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Blue Buddha Boutique Giveaway Winner!!!

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013

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March 2013 Not only do crafters like to craft, they like to help other crafters craft. They even enjoy encouraging non-crafters to craft. They’re crafty like that. I consider myself pretty crafty but I’ve never tried my hand at chainmaille. I love it and marvel at it frequently but had never actually tried it until…I [...]

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Appreciate a Dragon Day!

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013

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There is something magical about a dragon…and today is the perfect day to celebrate that magic than with handmade on National Appreciate a Dragon day. Kitsune vs Tatsu 8×10 print Absolutely mind blowingly beautiful from the talented hands of Tatsushop! Bright and fanciful print from an original drawing featuring Kyubi no kitsune fighting with a [...]

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Posted in Handmade, Handmade Artisans | 5 Comments »

Featured Artist Alixandra of The Alchemists Vessel

Wednesday, October 24th, 2012

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Crayons, play-doh, painting, knitting, anything to keep her hands moving; this is how Alixandra describes herself from the very beginning. Born and raised in sunny San Francisco,California; Alixandra spent her childhood surrounded by the wonderful art of the area whether is was going to the Japanese Tea Garden or the California Academy of Sciences or [...]

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Makin the Best Of It and Chainmaille By MBOI

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

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Andrew and Kimberly are the husband and wife team behind HandmadeArtists.com and have an obsessive passion about creating and buying anything handmade.  Kimberly’s love of handmade was carefully and enthusiastically fostered by her Grandmother who believed fully in making due and making it yourself.  She taught Kimberly to sew, knit, crochet, cook, can, and do [...]

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European Box Bracelet

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

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I thought and thought and thought and just could not devise an unique chain pattern of my own, so I sat down and made a European Box chain with 6 mm ID rings (hand cut from 18 gauge round copper wire).  The result is a 7 inch bracelet here displayed on a flocked hand. The [...]

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Posted in Handmade Harbor | 2 Comments »

Future Jewelry

Saturday, November 26th, 2011

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In order to create my art, I first cut the stone that will go in the piece, then design around that.  Here are two stones cut in the lapidary in the past week.  The first is a piece of Lapis Lazuli about 2.5 inches long and it is very heavy.  Will probably use it in [...]

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Posted in Creative Breakroom, Handmade Harbor, Spread the Love | 1 Comment »

Handmaden Designs

Friday, September 30th, 2011

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There is something very exciting, and at the same time, terrifying about following your passion.  Laura, AKA Narrina, AKA Handmaden Designs chose just this path and is steadily turning her passion into a successful business. Laura was born in Ireland where her parents were missionaries for 13 years.  This start probably fed her love of [...]

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A Book Review of Chained By Rebeca Mojica

Sunday, December 12th, 2010

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Well our long time friend and member of the forum Rebeca Mojica,  from Blue Buddha Boutique,  is now a published author of what I found to be a  great book about chainmaille. We were lucky enough to get an advanced copy of  “Chained” so that we can give it a once over and make sure [...]

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Posted in Creative Breakroom | 100 Comments »

Haffina Creations – Amazing Talent, Amazing Person

Monday, September 27th, 2010

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I know that there is plenty of talented people in the world; there are many that are multitalented, now imagine finding a multitalented Australian mother of 5 (yes, you read that right…5 kids!) and still finding time to follow her passion for creating beautiful things from beads and Polymer clay! Haffina is just such a [...]

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Posted in Handmade Harbor | 2 Comments »

Eye Candy by EyeCandyChainmaille

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

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On top of being a really cool business name, EyeCandyChainmaille’s driving force is actually named Candy!  She has been painstakingly creating amazing work since 2009 and is fast becoming a chainmaille artist to take notice of. I am such a chainmaille junkie; but there is nothing better than finding a maille artist that really adds [...]

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