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 ...

Beads – and lots of them – are the perfect accessories for this year’s popular hippie and grunge gear. And the best beads are the one-of-a-kind kind that you string yourself. Stringing beads (and ...

“Do you need help, Alex?” Dominican Sister Annunciata Hawley asks the boy at the desk below the American flag in classroom 5B. Yes, he does. Alex Caison, 10, a fifth-grader at Our Lady of Mount Carmel ...

Fans of the colorful and quirky String Tings say they generate joy. By Vivian Morelli Does your phone really need a strap? Or perhaps you do — at least that is what some of the reviews on the String ...

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: ...