My extended family does a luck of the draw system for Christmas presents, but we exchange small gifts with everyone. This year I decided to do box chain chainmaille bracelets for my aunts.

Here's another bracelet from a kit at Blue Buddha Boutique. It's called Rapid Track and it was designed by Kat Wisniewski.

I discovered this weave on Pinterest and searched all over the internet before coming across a materials list. The weave appears to have been designed by Dylon White and he offers instructions for sale here. I ordered my rings from Blue Buddha Boutique as usual and quickly got to work once they arrived.

These earrings are another find from Rebeca Mojica's book, Chained. They're basically box chain using multiple sizes of rings. I was really bummed that there wasn't a supply list included in the book and thought I wouldn't get to make them. Luckily, the people over at Blue Buddha Boutique took this into account and started offering a kit with enough rings to make two pairs of earrings. I split the kit with my chainmaille loving friend and we quickly worked up some beautiful earrings!

This is the limited edition large size of Coiled Butterfly from Blue Buddha Boutique. This project came as a kit with enough rings to make 2 bracelets, so I split it with a friend. Be warned that the kit does not include instructions (though they can be found in the Fall 2012 issue of Wirework Magazine). I even had enough rings left over after finishing my bracelet to make some matching earrings (I used my own ear wires and 2 jump rings I had already since the ones included were too thick to fit through my ear wires).

Here's my first try at Japanese lace.  It's a pretty simple weave and looks great in bright colors.  I first saw the two row version in a book, but decided I liked the three-row variation better.