Born and raised here, Mardi Gras has always been an important event for Kevin Fitzwilliam’s family and friends. “We love Mardi Gras, we all participate and have our same traditions we’ve had our ...

Pat Sparks will present a program titled “Handmade Felt Beads” at the next Humboldt Handweavers and Spinners Guild meet Thursday at 6:45 p.m. at the Wharfinger Building, 1 Marina Way in Eureka. Sparks ...

In this video, you’ll learn how to make handmade jewelry with wire and beads, using simple techniques to create beautiful, ...

Materials : Soft copper wire : 20 gauge ( wire diameter 0.8mm ) : 40cm ( 16 inch) about 5cm for each detail 4 cm ( about 1.5 inch) for each ear hook Crystal beads 4mm (green, white) ...

Elsie Chartier of Shelby Township likes to keep busy. The 91-year-old Australian-born crafter moved to the U.S. as a newlywed in 1944, and she enjoys spending much of her time crocheting and knitting ...

As the jewelry factories of Providence began to shut down in the 1980s and 1990s, Debbie Goyette collected what she could. In 1996, she started an online business selling her findings. Encouraged by a ...

What she makes • Crozier makes glass jewelry including earrings, necklaces and bracelets, using handmade beads, fused glass, singular statement pieces and lampworked elements. Her Glass Gardens series ...

Since 2004, BeadforLife has changed the lives of women struggling in Uganda In 2011, Teddy Namuyiga was desperate. She was living with her three daughters outside Kampala, Uganda, on less than $1 a ...