WASHINGTON (AP) — Susana Daniel Chemakwany sits quietly under a white tent near the U.S. Capitol, stitching tiny, multicolored beads together into a colorful array of necklaces, wristlets and earrings ...

MOBILE, Alabama -- Mobile artist Spring Waldron's Mardi Gras bead creations have co-starred with Bruce Willis, John Cusack and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. Waldron said a styrofoam skull she adorned with ...

Some Acadiana residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities rely on Mardi Gras festivities for far more than a good time. They depend on the parades for their full-time, year-round income ...

Buyer beware. As fads go, this one promises to be fleeting. Beads and bead work have been around for a scant 102,000 years. As yet, there is no sign they’re gaining any traction in the culture. A memo ...

Two years ago, beading artist Yuliya Klochan was a prolific writer, armed with a newly minted master’s from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism. At the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy, ...

A Baton Rouge man is working with LSU to create Mardi Gras beads that won’t harm the environment if they are left behind after a parade. In the Big Easy, it's a normal to see beads hanging in trees, ...

Lately we’ve heard whispers about a book called Forty Beads and its seemingly magical powers to transform a couple’s sex life from “meh” to “ah-mazing.” So, obviously, we wanted to know: How does it ...

When it comes to beautiful jewelries, perhaps Africa is best known for its ‘handmade’ beautiful bead work. African beads are exquisite works of art. Beads are often worn while expressing art for ...

During the pandemic, I had a lot of free time, and I wanted to create a project that would allow me to use my own talents and interests to benefit a good cause. I created a personal project that ...