To 11/7: Mapping out First Fridays Nov 3, 2008
There, you can buy $5 sunglasses, $2 strings of beads, handmade necklaces and small paintings. "In the beginning (of the night), it's families, high-school and college kids," said Celia Chavarin, 34, who was selling homemade handbags at a recent First Fridays evening. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Starter Wife’ needs a get-up-and-go wardrobe Nov 2, 2008
To keep them from looking stuffy or stodgy, try layering jewelry pieces of different sizes and with varying sizes of beads. Black turtleneck or a sleeveless black turtleneck, depending on climate. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Reuse and Rejoice: Eco-chic Gift Ideas that Give Back Oct 31, 2008
For example, clean out your used The Body Shop bath containers and decorate with collage, beads and other items to make a personalized storage container. Not very crafty. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Jewelry Demo, Trunk Show This Saturday At The Art Center Oct 30, 2008
She also has co-authored several other books and appeared on national TV shows, including "The Carol Duvall Show Beads, Baubles and Jewels" and "Shop at Home.". Belcher is president of the National Polymer Clay Guild. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Winter Wonders Holiday Glass Show: One of a Kind Shopping Experience Oct 24, 2008
The Birmingham Unitarian Church is located at 38651 Woodward Avenue on the corner of Lone Pine Road in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Beautiful and unique glass art objects will be available for purchase: handmade glass beads, jewelry, ornaments, fused tiles, sculptural and blown glass pieces ... Handmade beads and jewelry will be raffled every hour ... Using textiles, metal working and precious-metal clay (PMC) techniques transforms glass beads into wearable art. (PR Newswire)
What are ATL housewives up to now? Oct 23, 2008
Beads on braids went out of style like early 2000. If Venus and Serena can give them up I think you should take that mess out of your daughters hair and she deserves a trip to the salon. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Homegrown artists Oct 23, 2008
Klar, a Mystic resident, has been creating wearable art with beads for a decade and a half ... Klar and Thomas, who is married to blacksmith Clint Wright, have created unique lampwork glass beads that will be on display and for sale at the Open House ... Lampwork glass beads show layers of different colored glass to create a desired look. (Westerly Sun, RI)
New life in retirement Oct 20, 2008
Retirement offers her the opportunity to continue to travel to collect gemstones and beads around the world and to spend more time with Muse IX.. "I don't have a lot of anxiety about the business because I feel good about what I'm doing, and I don't feel pressure to produce more," she says. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Just bead it Oct 18, 2008
For crafty folks, today's Bead Affaire is a great place to buy beads and "borrow" jewelry ideas. As for folks with 10 thumbs (like us), they can simply admire the beautiful beads (like Beth Williams's silk heart bead with gold granules, below) and scoop up gorgeous necklaces, earrings, and other beaded bling. (Boston Globe)
Mount Lemmon vistas Oct 14, 2008
And Debbie Fagan's Living Rainbow gift shop now sells fire-fused beads and jewelry alongside the 350,000 undamaged beads she painstakingly gathered from the ashes ... Photos at her new shop show her standing amid the rubble and sifting through the ash for her glass beads ... She now sells the fire-fused beads as art. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Styles hit runway at Women's World Fest Oct 11, 2008
From shawls to chapeaux, Kensei draped and embellished the models with beads, embroidery, tulle and feathers. MARCIANO OPENS AT ROYAL HAWAIIAN center. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hard days, crafty ways Oct 11, 2008
Purveyors of scrapbooking supplies, yarn and beads want to draw those shoppers -- adding classes and stocking more inexpensive items ... This week, she learned how to make a "bauble ring," a wire ring with beads threaded into the top. (News & Observer)
HOLIDAY BAZAARS Oct 3, 2008
This event offers glass beads, live demonstrations, a make-it-take-it table and stunning beadwork on display and for sale ... Permanent Fund Celebration Bazaar, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Dimond Center, 800 E. Dimond Blvd Spend that extra money on Christmas gifts at this bazaar featuring stained glass, original art, photography, Native art, Alaska authors, pottery, ornaments, jewelry, fabric art including fleece, flowers, body and bath, candles, wood art, metal art, crystals, beads, wind spinners,... (Anchorage Daily News)
HOLIDAY BAZAARS -- Mat-Su / Kenai Oct 3, 2008
Local and statewide artists, craftsman, photographers, fiber and clay artists displaying native artwork, antler carving, botanical syrups, fleece outerwear, pottery tableware, etched glassware, jewelry, iron work, original artwork, handmade soap, head-to-toe fur, Christmas ornaments, candles, packaged specialty foods, metal sculptures, stained glass, lamp-work beads and more ... Look for local crafts, beads, pottery and other unique creations. (Anchorage Daily News)
Thousands attend Caswell Chamber's 27th Annual Hoedown Oct 3, 2008
"I love the atmosphere," Anita Briggs of A K Briggs Beads and Wear Jewelry said. "Last year was my first year as a vendor I had a really good time and decided to come back this year and do it again.". (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)
Summer Festivals Oct 3, 2008
The fun: Samples of azurite and other copper-based minerals, turquoise, malachite, diamonds, beads, ivory and jewelry. Hot dogs, snow cones, fresh food. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Homeowners turn old windows into yard art Oct 3, 2008
She s glued recycled items such as buttons, beads and bottlecaps on others. She has created mosaics by cutting up old gift cards. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
North End Artists open show Friday Sep 19, 2008
" His contributions to the show include "payasos" (clowns), plus functional ceramics and experiments. Luna, originally from Washington, has a bachelor of fine arts from Eastern Washington University and a master of fine arts from the University of Idaho. He's a professor of fine arts at Arizona Western College. Another in ceramics, Debra Perius applies her talents to creating masks, from clay, painting them with acrylics and adding beads. "I have been intrigued with masks since I was a child.... (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Texas Student Told Rosary Is 'Gang Symbol' Sep 17, 2008
A Texas teen claims she is forbidden from wearing a rosary around her neck in school because the Catholic prayer beads are a gang symbol, MyFOXDFW.com reported ... On Monday, the same thing happened when she again came to the school wearing the beads ... Ruiz and her mother, Taire Ferguson, said they had no idea that rosary beads were a gang symbol. (Fox News)
ABCs become part of ArtWalk Sep 11, 2008
The World Link: ABCs become part of ArtWalk. ABCs become part of ArtWalk. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Artists use window panes to frame their art Sep 9, 2008
She's glued recycled items such as buttons, beads and bottlecaps on others ... This piece by Ollenberger features glass beads and jewelry. (Fresno Bee)
Craft Revolution Sep 6, 2008
Kathy Bell makes jewelry out of beads, metals and found objects ... Whether it's a painting that infuses magazine cut-outs and acrylics, a bracelet with beads and bottle caps or a collage of old game boards and hardware, Natalie Hansen, Laura Koepplin and Kathy Bell are three Lodi women making art and jewelry that run the gamut known as mixed media ... The outcome is a beautiful mixture of metal and vintage beads. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Artists host open studios Sep 5, 2008
Linda Holcomb-Bryant, flame-worked glass beads and jewelry Holcomb-Bryant will demonstrate how to make a brooch pin, using beads. Paula LaMont, acrylics, collages and watercolors, giclee prints, cards, aprons and cookbooks. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Bunch of beads: New store allows customers to make their own jewelry Sep 4, 2008
Thousands of beads are neatly displayed throughout the store along with some magazines to help the jewelry maker who may be experiencing designer s block ... At The Artful Bead, customers can hand select beads and stones to make their own jewelry, including bracelets, earrings, pendants and necklaces ... The selection includes Czech glass beads in a huge variety of colors and shapes; Chinese glass novelty beads, lucite and acrylic beads; pearls in all shapes, sizes, and colors; semi-precious... (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Beckham boosts sex with jewelry Sep 2, 2008
The Los Angeles Galaxy soccer star, who is married to former Spice Girls singer Victoria, wears the libido boosting beads around his wrist. The necklace, made by Energy Muse, is made up of gems and crystals and includes a scroll promising the wearer better sex, health and work success. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Classes available at recreation department Sep 1, 2008
Pieces will be enhanced with crystal beads, gemstones and pearls. Projects will include a choice of rings, earrings, bracelets, pendants and creative functional objects such as decorative boxes, key chains, napkin rings, dog collar pendants, hair sticks and more. (Burlington Union, MA)
Thanksgiving Craft - Indian Corn Je... Sep 1, 2008
Small seed beads or even seashells would work well too. This is a great craft to reinforce hand - eye coordination. (Suite101.com)
Fashion forward Aug 30, 2008
Jewelry is gold and black a gold necklace with black beads, a gold bracelet with a black leather strap. There s gold on shoes. (Amesbury News, MA)
Lee teenager builds jewelry business Aug 29, 2008
"I filled out a 30-page grant application, presented my ideas and jewelry to a panel, and was given $1,000 in seed money to start Beads for Needs a business combining my passion for jewelry making and community service.". Auger bought the necessary supplies and began teaching classes in May 2007 at New Generation Shelter of Greenland and Girls Inc. in Rochester. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Bamboo inspires annual fest Aug 25, 2008
"I discovered that the branches are hollow between the joints and decided to make beads and jewelry out of them.". Meckes' beads were central to the sea of handmade bamboo crafts, garden and home accessories, watches, clothes, knickknacks and instruments available for purchase. (The Daily Texan, TX)
Rings exhibit showcases long-lost collection Aug 24, 2008
" Both Pearse and Callahan commented on Kate Bauman's "Till Death Do Us Part," which connects four engagement rings. The piece reminds Callahan of brass knuckles. That's appropriate since men, Pearse pointed out, are usually more reluctant to approach women who're wearing sparkly diamonds on their left hands. "It comments on the protective role of the engagement ring," she said. Many of the rings are lovely in a traditional way. Yael Krakowski's "Flower Ring" made of glass beads, silver and... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Sifting for sapphires - Find precious stones at Gem Mountain near Philipsburg Aug 22, 2008
And sure enough, when Hervo flipped over her screen box, four glasslike beads sat in the center of the gravel, shining in the sun. Further picking though the gravel uncovered two more. (Missoulian, MT)
> Indian Market rules are strict for a reason Aug 21, 2008
For example, items not allowed in jewelry include color-treated materials, imported or non-Indian handmade stone or shell beads and fetishes, and items assembled from non-Indian or manufactured components ... Artist Shannon Carr-Stevens is unable to enter at all because her jewelry involves pre-cut or pre-made beads. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Artistic bent is realized in jewelry Aug 19, 2008
I love to put together different combinations of beads and wires ... " Haveson's workspace is portable: a small cart of stacked, plastic boxes that she can wheel around her apartment from room to room. She knows which containers hold which beads, metals and wires. "I have thousands of beads and have a relationship with every one of them," she says. With friends living in locations from New Zealand to California sporting her jewelry, Haveson has received orders from all over the world. She makes... (NJ.com -- Times)
Thousands come to powwow Aug 17, 2008
Just a few feet way, American Indian dancers - wearing buckskin, colorful beads and equally vibrant feathers - lost themselves in the rhythm of their heritage. "It's been a great day," said Nansemond Indian Chief Barry Bass, surveying the horizon of Lone Star Lakes Park, where the tribe's annual powwow was held Saturday. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
Designer showcase: Common thread is fashion Aug 17, 2008
Micha Design: Bright and eclectic jewelry that mixes large gems with chains, beads and feathers: designbymicha. com. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Stone Age Graveyard Reveals Lifestyles Of A 'Green Sahara' Aug 16, 2008
On the surface lay harpoon points, potsherds, beads and stone tools. The site was pristine, apparently never visited. (Science Daily)
Bree Gallery is a sparkling addition in Roslindale Aug 14, 2008
Her necklaces, bracelets and earrings feature three-dimensional pieces of silver with varying finishes, accented by baubles such as crystals, pearls and beads. In addition to what Richey features in her display cases, she also customizes pieces in almost any color imaginable, perfect for bridesmaids gifts and one-of-a-kind accents. (Rsolindale Parkway Transcript, MA)
Were you inspired? Aug 14, 2008
"(Braids) were not something that were considered right for career women, and the movie helped take them out of a box. Angela Bassett was like a black Bo Derek. She showed that braids were right for a woman in her 40s and over, because there was a time when they were only associated with kids, like Venus and Serena Williams with the beads going. But after the movie, people were realizing that you could maintain your hair that way as a career woman and keep it nice and neat.". Related Subjects. (The Palm Beach Post)
McCain, Obama: different styles, similar jewelry Aug 5, 2008
"Beads are statement pieces." ... By choosing pearls and beads instead of diamonds, Stephenson adds, Obama and McCain are avoiding questions about cost ... Burr recalls seeing Obama in black beads - a sign that she likes clothes with a little more drama and flair. (AZCentral -- Style)
A Sumerian Myth: Queen Inanna's Des... Aug 3, 2008
at gate 2: the lapis beads are lifted from her neck. at gate 3: the gold breastplate worn across her heart removed. (Suite101.com)
Once Upon a Tile Jul 28, 2008
Using circles, ovals, and rectangles of medium-density fiberboard, or MDF, as her canvas, she hand-paints each one with images both fanciful and serious, from Moorish motifs to world leaders to African animals, and often sprinkles them with colorful gems and beads. "What makes my tiles different," she explains, "is all the stuff I put on them.". (Boston Globe)
Shaped in the sea, shining in the sun Jul 24, 2008
She was already a jewelry maker who worked with beads until I needed something different, and longtime friend Ritner provided it. Ritner s bond with sea glass began in childhood, with a bowl full of sea glass belonging to her grandmother in Northridge. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Semi-precious stones lead artist to healing and new career Jul 22, 2008
"In California beads are huge," says Valente ... She works with semi-precious gems, shells, crystals and glass beads, using toggle claps. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Digging for diamonds, crystals Jul 20, 2008
Beads of sweat are already forming as Ranger Waymon Cook tells us how 3 billion years ago and 60 to 100 miles below the earth's surface, diamonds crystallized from carbon. A diamond-bearing volcanic vent thrust through to the surface here 100 million years ago, exploding into an 83-acre, funnel-shaped crater. (Florida Times-Union)
For owners, lifes still a bead after three years Jul 19, 2008
In addition to ready-made jewelry and classes, the store sells just about everything there is in beading, Carnevale said, including the beads themselves, string, tools, clasps, books and assorted accessories. Kits will soon be available on the store s Web site as well. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Brighton Collectibles designs new jewelry collection to empower women Jul 15, 2008
Brighton Collectibles is continuing its tradition of creating jewelry to support organizations that empower women by introducing a limited- edition necklace, bracelet and earrings featuring Kazuri Beads that are hand-made by women in Kenya, Africa. Through July 27, Brighton Collectibles stores across the nation will be selling the jewelry collection created by Brighton s team of in-house designers using beads made by Kazuri, Ltd. The organization was started by an Englishwoman, Lady Susan Wood,... (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Children's charm craft kits recalled Jul 13, 2008
e., charms, beads, wire, clasps) to assemble necklaces, jewelry accessories, or charms that can be hooked on shoelaces, backpacks, or used as zipper pulls. The item number can be found on the back of the package. (FOX23.com, OK)
Museum will put all its treasures online Jul 13, 2008
That collection, shown to the public in the "Rivers of Gold" exhibition in 2007, contains 120 gold artifacts including plaques, nose ornaments, pendants and beads, as well as painted ceramics and objects made of bone, ivory and semi-precious stones. Although the most famous treasures are on display in the museum on Penn campus in west Philadelphia, the vast majority are held in storage within miles of shelving and climate-controlled cabinets, hidden away in labyrinthine basements. (MSNBC -- Technology)
More of this story Jul 13, 2008
Shoppers perusing the area can find everything from necklaces and rings that go for tens of thousands of dollars to 8 strands of colored beads. The hardest-hit businesses in the current tumult, stakeholders say, are the lower to mid-priced retailers who largely occupy the district's malls and ground-floor spaces. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Creative Differences: Show at Ellwood lawn features many types of art Jul 7, 2008
Stefanoff works with old trade beads, sterling silver and semiprecious stones to create unique pieces of jewelry. She spends her winters making many of the pieces, and summers traveling to shows across the country. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Parade of color: Arlee celebrates with rainbow of hues - some meaningful, some just practical Jul 6, 2008
The bold shades on Saturday shone from beads, reflected off scarves and even decorated a top hat ... He wore red, yellow, blue and green beads embroidered into small triangles, an ornament against his buckskin outfit. (Missoulian, MT)
Crafty Ways to Keep the Kids Busy This Summer Jul 5, 2008
String beads to form necklaces and bracelets. Add wooden hearts personalized and painted, or found objects like small shells, sea glass or stones. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)
Sounds of summer Jul 4, 2008
Admission is free, but beads or flashing pens will be given to those who donate 5 or more at the gate. Sponsored by the Downtown Corvallis Association. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Fourth of July: Jul 3, 2008
Use red, white and blue beads to make patriotic necklaces. Guadalupe Branch Library, 9241 S. Avenida del Yaqui, Guadalupe. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Madam curator: Brit with love of swords leads Frazier history museum Jun 29, 2008
The Tibetan prayer beads around her other wrist say that she's a follower of the Buddhist teacher Sogyal Rinpoche, whose teachings she turned to after the death of her demanding but beloved dog, Maudie Manding. Her pinkie ring belonged to her late grandfather, Hilding Nyman, who, when she was a child, would often drag her to his favorite museums. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Steve Cahalan: New owner plans changes for bead shop Jun 29, 2008
The store sells beads, semi-precious stones, Swarovski crystals, local artists jewelry and tools and offers classes and jewelry repair. New hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
JIM DODSON: We All Need to 'Be Spirit' Jun 29, 2008
Whereupon Marissa (who is no relation to this grumpy editor but rather the lovely middle child of CCNC head professional Jeff Dotson and his wife Kristi) showed me a bracelet with attractive silver beads and pink stones ... Other bracelets featuring a variety of precious stones and silver beads went to Marissa Dotson, Ashlyn's Community Alternative Program worker Sharon Harris, and others who had been part of Ashlyn's amazing journey to a far more independent and normal adulthood than almost... (The Pilot Newspaper)
Madam curator Jun 27, 2008
The Tibetan prayer beads around her other wrist say that she's a follower of the Buddhist teacher Sogyal Rinpoche, whose teachings she turned to after the death of her demanding but beloved dog, Maudie Manding ... Burnside visited the wreck with a scuba-diving buddy, and as she knelt in front of part of the keel, contemplating its history, her friend put a handful of glass beads in her hand, beads that the slavers had received as payment for people. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Diane Von Furstenberg takes a summer cruise Jun 21, 2008
Behind the stone statue, the sun was setting, as a posse of pretty young ladies walked through the hidden Florentine garden. They could have been on the Grand Tour, skirts bouncing on their pristine dresses, stiffened with geometric stripes or occasionally softened with flowers. (International Herald Tribune)
Art festival to brighten city's birthday party Jun 21, 2008
The various workshops include paper mask making, recycling paper and making jewelry from beads. The movies to be screened at the festival, include Rumah Angin (House of Wind), depicting the Indonesian architectural journey; Jakarta Tempo Doeloe, depicting the city's past atmosphere; and Lightning Electrical Cyborg, an Indonesian science-fiction film. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
East Bay businesses deal with economic challenges Jun 18, 2008
Cooper runs and books 90 percent of her business from wholesale sales of mostly sterling silver findings, beads and other jewelry supplies. Now she will be lucky if her sales this year are flat compared with last year. (East Bay Business Times, CA)
OCEANSIDE: Annual powwow celebrates Mother Earth Jun 15, 2008
There were young tourists in toy headdresses watching dancers from ages 3 to 80 performing in elaborate regalia hand-fashioned with bursts of colorful feathers, beads and elaborately stitched boots, headdresses and clothing. Market booths featured American Indian crafts, Indian fry bread, jewelry and even a "Full Blood to the Bone" array of skateboards from Full Blood Skates, an American Indian-owned company in Pauma Valley. (North County Times)
Market Square Day offers music, food, culture and commerce Jun 15, 2008
Other vendors sold bibs for small dogs, Christian Science reading materials, $20 sundresses and jewelry made from sea glass, beads and cutlery. Soap was sold by the slice, new gutters could be ordered, masks were marketed next to mattresses and the smell of kettle corn mixed with potpourri. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Savannah smiles Jun 14, 2008
She now has a silver set dolled up by Dania De Bortoli, a jewelry designer and friend of Fleeman's, who added pink and purple beads to the bracelets holding the thumb splints in place. But mostly, Fleeman said, "It's all about preserving her body for the future. The more careful we are now, we're hoping the least amount of pain she'll have as she gets older, which is hard because second-graders want to play and be active. "It's just a constant struggle. (Fairfield Daily Ledger, IA)
