Tag: chicago

CRE8TIME to make what you love!

As busy adults, there are days when it can be difficult to find time just to eat lunch or respond to an email or even just to breath for a minute.  It may sound cliché, but it’s true we definitely live in a fast-paced world.  As such, we often find ourselves responding to the question,… Read more »

Attention future chainmaille students: Vote for your preferred class times & classroom furniture!

We’re moving into our new Edgewater location soon which means we will finally have space to start chainmaille classes, open studios and other crafty events back up – hooray!  We’re currently focusing on scheduling classes as well as furnishing our classrooms and we’d like your feedback to help us with both. If you foresee being… Read more »

Jumpstart the New B3: campaign update!

We launched our “Jumpstart” campaign almost two weeks ago to raise money to put towards the buildout of our new home and the future of B3 as a company.  We’ve received lots of positivity from customers, fellow business owners, family and friends and we can’t thank you all enough for the support you’ve shown.  We… Read more »

Through chainmaille, I have found my patience.

Clothes are a representation of our culture:  an expression of an industrialized society where repetition is used in the service of the assembly line.  In my pieces, the intensive handwork makes the process the most important part and gives me my inspiration.  Chainmaille has been the catalyst to every other medium I excel in.  All… Read more »