A crafter by trade, Tan transforms recycled paper into paper bead accessories such as earrings, necklaces and bracelets.

When you’re done with that magazine, don’t toss it. Clever crafters today are turning pages into pretty: beads, bowls, baskets, photo frames, mirrors and more. It’s all made by rolling strips of shiny ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Don’t be intimidated by the lengthy instructions below. This popular handmade gift idea from art instructor Kippi Mack-vonDuhn is surprisingly easy and quick ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO)- A major bulk of the beads you catch during Mardi Gras are the plastic ones from China, but a group called Our Place Promotions “Throw Me Something Green” is hoping to change the ...

Making your own beaded jewelry continues to be a trend rolling its way back and forth across the country. Stop at almost any outdoor art fair or peek into any bead store, and you’ll see exquisite ...

Devi Chand of Papermelon is a big fan of sustainable, recyclable materials. Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It’s impossible not to be struck by the colorful beaded necklaces and bracelets that Joan Ahimbisibwe and Teddy Namuyiga are wearing. They’ve layered on what ...

Ndereka shows a sample of the clothes she is working on with artisans to sell in the mainstream market. Remarkably, Margret Ndekera is not that hung up about her most well-known innovation, the paper ...

He summarily abandoned this trade and invented the now famous paper beads. He believes this technique has played a momentous role in recycling materials and thus mitigating environment degradation as ...