Beading Resources - 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. -

Virgin Mary Tree-Stump Shrine On The Move (WCBS-TV New York)
Drivers zooming by a highway overpass may only see a tree stump, but hundreds of Roman Catholics who believe they see an image of the Virgin Mary there consider it worth a pilgrimage. Now, the site is getting a permanent shelter to replace the plywood lean-to that the city dismantled two months ago.

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N.J. Virgin Mary Stump Gets Shrine (WPVI-TV Philadelphia)
Hundreds who believe they see an image of the Virgin Mary in a tree stump in New Jersey will soon be able to take shelter.

Twiddle me this: Hand warmers for comfort, therapy (The Plainfield Sun)
A Naperville resident has created TwiddleMuff, a fuzzy muff that holds therapeutic accessories such as a stress ball, a strand of ribbons and wooden beads. Margaret Light has formed her own company to sell her creation, just the thing for keeping hands warm and active.

Virgin Mary shrine at tree stump gets permanent shelter (phillyburbs.com)
PASSAIC, N.J. - Drivers zooming by a highway overpass may only see a tree stump, but hundreds of Roman Catholics who believe they see an image of the Virgin Mary there consider it worth a pilgrimage.