Beading for Beginners - Beading is common to every continent:

Beading is common to every continent and most cultures of the past and present. Basic beading of jewelry is a fairly easy to learn craft. Beading craft is a trend in fashion, accessories and home decor. If beading is nicely done, it creates an elegant fashion statement. Put simply, beading is more than a craft, but art and history as well. -

For those with a hunger for more (Chicago Sun-Times)
• • For those who have tired of caviar in its usual form, finer jewelers now offer for $2,000 a whimsical 18-karat gold ring with caviar-style granulated beading that "effortlessly transitions from day to evening."

Winning words, art and music of four area veterans highlighted at a national arts festival (Rapid City Journal)
They are four western South Dakota veterans who served during different eras, who endured physical or emotional wounds and who come from a range of cultural and life experiences.

Q2 can have extra grip with Alfa (Independent Online)
Alfa Romeo has launched Q2 - a new, self-locking front differential - on some 147 and GT models.

A Quick Look At Beautiful Native American Bead Jewelry
With Thanksgiving coming up I began thinking about Native American Indians and how they could really be considered the first American bead fanatics! This is a no-brainer to lovers of Southwest art and design and people who live near Native American populations and reservations. Here on the East Coast we ...

Durfee-Dew (The Ithaca Journal)
Amber Lorraine Durfee and Jayme Douglas Dew were married April 8, 2006 at First Baptist Church in Trumansburg followed by the reception. Reverend Pete Hood conducted the ceremony.

Arts & Entertainment (East Bay Express)
We combed the East Bay for the best locally made products and found unique gift ideas from bath and body products to jewelry, olive oil to arm warmers. Or make your own gifts. No matter what your taste or how large your wallet, there's sure to be a local product for your fickle loved one.