I've been thinking about jewelry-making lately. Not silversmithing, metal clay or fused-glass jewelry. Nothing that requires kilns or torches, drills or bits, stamps or blades. No goggles or fire ...

While science and crafting may seem disparate, Lawther — the owner of String Bead, a beading and jewelry-making supply store in Chico — said there’s more commonality between the two than one would ...

A broken necklace can be repaired easily with stronger string to prevent future problems. Keep beads sequenced to make restringing easier. When you take them off the existing string, make a channel ...

Strings of colorful light bulbs are indispensable decorations during Christmas. Colorful bracelets and necklaces will be the ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — Laker Fatuma’s big smile threatens to turn up the wattage in the already bright Ugandan sky as she rolls bright-green beads in the shade of a mango tree. Fatuma has reason to smile: ...

Who doesn’t love a new necklace to update your wardrobe every now and again? With this DIY hand-painted wood bead necklace tutorial, you’ll have a beautiful new accessory in your midst that will have ...

People living on the Israeli coast 120,000 years ago strung ocher-painted seashells on flax string, according to a recent study in which archaeologists examined microscopic traces of wear inside ...