Share this:Finally. After years of listening to our customers, learning from ourselves and from you, and amassing data along the way, we’re bringing you an updated Frequently Asked Questions section. This is VERY exciting to us—we’ve wanted to update our FAQ page for years. With 80+ questions, our new FAQ should be invaluable to you…. Read more »
Category: B3 General News
Step by Step Wire Jewelry – June/July 2010 issue
Share this:We’re thrilled that Blue Buddha is all over this issue of Step by Step Wire Jewelry magazine! Our weaver/instructor Vanessa Walilko has a fabulous chainmaille project based on Japanese 8-2 cubes. The project is called Squares with Flair, and it also uses some of the new Crystal Squares on our Beads/Findings/Specialty page. This bracelet… Read more »
Eight Year Anniversary of Making Maille!
Share this:Eight years ago today was the first time I picked up a pair of pliers and linked jump rings together. More than a million rings opened and closed in 2,922 days of maille. I knew as soon as I created my first piece that I wanted to make a living doing this. I am… Read more »
Taking over the world one jewelry book at a time…
Share this:Check out the bold red necklace on the back cover of Lark’s upcoming 30-Minute Necklaces book. Yep, that’s Rebeca’s large fringe necklace, featuring our 12ga anodized aluminum that will debut this autumn, to coincide with the book release in October. Woo!
Doing our part to help the Earth
Share this: Happy Earth Day from all of us at B3! Protecting our most valuable resource—the planet—has always been important to me. Ten years ago, before it was “popular,” I was using my backpack to carry groceries from the store, and most people thought I was nuts. I’m excited to see that nowadays, its not… Read more »