Welcome to Chainmaille By MBOI we create handcrafted chainmaille jewelry that you don’t see everday. All our jewelry starts as raw wire that we hand coil and cut to make jump rings. These are then woven one at a time to design our unique creations. All our jewelry can be customized to your needs, if you don’t see the weave or metal your looking for just contact us and we get to work on your masterpiece.
Just wanted to drop a quick note about a couple of very talented artists Kitzbitz Art Glass and Jewelry By NaLa.
Both of these talented artists are members of the Handmade Artists’ Forum and participate in supporting handmade.
NaLa does creative jewelry creations such as these Cafe Mocha Flower Earrings

Kitsbitz makes these beautiful Handmade Beads like these Mojito with Violet Roses Lampwork Bead Set

Make sure you stop by and check out their shops and show them so love!
Special Order Do Not Buy unless you are Thomas

This necklace is made with stainless steel and bronze rings and is 25″ long. There is no clasp as this piece is one continuous loop.
These Scherzo Earrings are an open weave with some intricate little blossoms. They measure an 1 1/4″ from the bottom of the handmade sterling silver ear wire. These earrings are made with solid sterling silver wire that has been coiled and cut to create this pattern one ring at a time!

This sterling silver Viperscale bracelet is made using solid sterling silver wire in the very intricate chainmaille pattern. the bracelet measures 8″ long and is held solid using a sterling silver filigree clasp. The bracelet is a perfect for a night out or for everyday, if you interested in this pattern but would like it in another metal or type of jewelry such as a necklace or earrings just contact us and we’ll get to work.

I’ve been looking around Etsy and various venues at the handmade vendors that are out there selling their wares, and find that most artists I like but there are some I don’t. That’s expected I’d say I always been critical with what I call beads on a string. Some of the jewelers are just that beads on a string, how boring, but not Megan of Casto Creations her work is beautiful. It makes the beads on a string people, well look like beads on a string. It must be her vision to make that transition from stringing beads to a masterpiece. I especially like this necklace as it’s bold and elegant in the same breath. 
You can also visit her blog to at http://www.castocreationsjewelry.blogspot.com/
I’ve been amazed about the quality of artists that have joined the new Handmade Artists’ Forum as they truly are in love with their work. Stop by and take a look at their creations and also check out the new HAF Blog.
What would you rather buy, something made by a person or a machine. The person will put a whole bunch of TLC in the product where a machine has no feelings. The handmade artists’ work is also original where the machine stamps out piece after piece as fast as you can see. What about the outsourced items that a massed produced in countries that are impoverished and the workers are treated poorly and underpaid just to make the manufacturer rich with their blood, sweat, and tears.
What about the state of the nation with the economic crunch that the entire world is facing.
These are the questions you should be asking yourself as I do. should I support massed produced? It’s cheaper right? Or should I support handmade?
Well I’ve made my decision along time ago and we have stopped going to alot of the big chains that are know to be into slave labor and machine punched junk. Our family supports handmade as much as possible.
I ran into another artists’ site recently S & T Creations and just reading through their site you can tell they support handmade. Teri also has an Artfire Shop and a Flicker account where you can see some of there handmade creations.
It’s artists like Teri and those on the Handmade Artists’ Forum that are keeping handmade alive and well for your kids and grandkids.