Making jewelry your own jewelry is a fun, creative hobby, but it can be hard to know where to begin. A jewelry-making kit can be a good investment for beginning and experienced crafters alike, and the ...

Baubles and beads • The road to her artwork and Stranded Glass started in 1998 when her son, Aaron, went off to college and her daughter, Marissa, started high school. “I had more than enough time on ...

Artist Kathleen Plate sees beauty where others see trash. Whether she’s sourcing post-consumer bottles from restaurants, friends, or the occasional dumpster, she’s ready to convert glass into ...

Gladly: I made glass beads. Thanks to the introductory “bead-teaser” class at Ottawa’s Flo Glassblowing studio, I now have some unique – if woefully amateurish – jewelry that my wife is almost willing ...