After work one Thursday, a group of women friends gathered for Chardonnay and goat cheese at a posh home in Los Altos. A veritable pirate's booty of colorful beaded jewelry was piled on the dining ...

The 11-year-old invited her classmates and neighbors to see - and buy - beaded jewelry made by women in Uganda. “My grandma got me a bracelet," she says, "and that’s when I got interested.” ...

The exhibit documents her beaded creations with portraiture of the women wearing their custom jewelry. The portraits of her mother and sister – ake’nihsténha and akhtsìa, as she calls them ...

The show, which opened on March 14, is titled My Big Bougie Beaded* Earrings. "I put … an asterisk because we ... Vallevand said beadwork can also be a survival skill, with women selling their work to ...

This dainty anklet is ideal for those who love gold-plated jewelry because it'll complement your collection beautifully. The chain design features black beaded details and a lobster clasp closure ...

I’ve made probably 2,000 beaded items, total, if not more. I’m actually launching my own jewelry kits that come with all of the ingredients necessary to make your own pieces (including some ...