Blue Buddha Boutique Company Fact Sheet
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- Blue Buddha Boutique, a diverse line of chainmaille jewelry supplies and finished jewelry, is the largest supplier in the Midwest, serving customers in all 50 states and 40 countries worldwide.
- Launched by self-taught artist Rebeca Mojica in 2003, the firm was first operated out of Rebeca’s spare bedroom as a one-woman business, Blue Buddha has grown to a staff of ten full- and part-time employees, with interns and guest contributors helping the company thrive. Blue Buddha prides itself on outstanding customer service, fast turnaround and of course, amazing chainmaille designs.
- Blue Buddha Boutique products and full-color, step-by-step instructions are carried by dozens of retailers across the country and internationally.
- Blue Buddha Boutique strives to continually expand the presence of chainmaille jewelry by providing top quality products, expert customer service, and innovative, artist-driven designs.
- We offer an extensive line of high quality kits and full-color, step-by-step instructions designed by leading chainmaille artists. Along with the release of CHAINED we will begin rolling out kits for every project in the book and ultimately provide a seamless shopping experience that allows for customization of color, size, and metal for most projects.
- We pride ourselves in serving every level of chainmaille artist from complete novice to expert. Our products and services are accessible and customer service provided by chainmaille experts ensures that we can answer any and all questions from our customers whether they are new to the artform or a peer. Our innovative products and designs challenge artists at every stage to take their chainmaille to the next level.
- We specialize in providing high quality saw-cut jump rings for jewelry projects. Our rings come from the best ring makers we know, and we have many sizes custom-made just for us.
- One of our most popular items, anodized aluminum jump rings, are 100% Made-in-the-USA. The aluminum is melted in a Kentucky mill; the wire is drawn and spooled to our precise specifications at a family-owned manufacturer here in the Midwest; the spools are coiled and cut by expert chainmaillers; and the rings are colored by one of the most innovative anodizing companies in the country.
- Rebeca Mojica’s micromaille necklace Poseidon’s Embrace was a third place winner in the Finished Jewelry category of the international Bead Dreams 2009 competition—marking the first time a chainmaille design was juried into the finals.
- Blue Buddha Boutique products and designs are regularly featured in well-known jewelry publications such as Art Jewelry Magazine, Wirework, and Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry.
- In addition to publishing her own book, CHAINED, Rebeca Mojica’s projects have appeared in Chain Mail Jewelry (Lark Publishing) and 30-Minute Necklaces (Lark Publishing).
- Rebeca Mojica has been interviewed as a small business success story for countless print and online publications including SmallBizChicago.com, The Chicago Tribune, and the New York Times. She also recently appeared on the CBS show Monsters & Money in the Morning to share her success story.
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I love the new book! Although I consider myself an expert weaver, I still fond Rebeca’s book to be informative and there are a couple of weaves that I would like to do from her book. Nicely photographed and you knew exactly what angle to show a project from the student’s perspective. Well done Rebeca!