Staying up on the latest baubles and bangles can be cost-prohibitive. Nonetheless, budget-conscious fashionistas need not slump into frump–as long as they’re willing to head to their corner bead shop ...

ON the long, lovely necks of ramp models, sewn onto chic evening bags and worked into intricate needlepoint designs, beads are back. Actually, they never went away. But they have been making a big ...

Jewelry artisan, teacher fills a need with shop , For lovers of beaded jewelry, walking into Island Creations, 's newest bead store, is like walking into a candy store. But instead of the jawbreakers, ...

“Making jewelry, in addition to being a small business, serves as therapy because it is very absorbing,” says Virginia Castro, owner of the aptly named Bead Shop. After mounting the first jewelry ...

"We're all pretty devoted and dedicated to bead work, and it's fun learning from each other. And it's a challenge. That's the best part for me. I do it for pleasure, but it's nice to get together with ...