Artistic Beading - Reader�s would learn the Beading Basics

Reader�s would learn the basics of using Stretch Cord for beading and use this fun cord to make quick stretchy beaded bracelets or beautiful beaded illusion necklaces. This instructive book, teaches you the basics of beading and more. Beading For Beginners is a great book for anyone interested in starting out in beading. The new beading beginner should consider adding this terrific volume to their beading archives. -

Before stylists, Motown girls put glamour in play (Naples Daily News)
Mary Wilson was 13 and an aspiring pop diva with little cash to spare and even fewer role models. But she had a notion of what a star should look like. “I used to think I was Doris Day,” Wilson said. “She was cute and perky and that was me. For a while in our group, I was the blonde.”

Romy’s fashion show plays to packed crowd (Fort Morgan Times)
A packed crowd watched eagerly as Romy’s Closet models walked the stage in a fashion show Friday night at Cafe Lotus. “It was an awesome turnout,” said Sommer Bellender, owner of Romy’s in Fort Morgan.

Learn How To Create Bead Jewelry With Kits from Beadsphere
One of over 250 bead jewelry kits available at Beadsphere.com A friend who is starting to get into stitch bead jewelry told me about this great site where you can get some really beautiful kits to help you learn how to make some amazing pieces with beads and stitching. It's ...

At the BMA, let there be light (Carroll County Online)
Lighting can often make or break a work of art. Some paintings use light to effectively display an image or convey an emotion; some require artificial light to be shone on them.

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 ...

Technology helps get shoppers by nose (The Arizona Republic)
WASHINGTON - When Joanne Wallace of Waldorf, Md., smells cinnamon, it feels like Christmas. Every year, her family keeps a pot of water and cinnamon sticks simmering on their wood-burning stove.