You may remember Perler beads from first or second grade; these small plastic beads are placed into a peg board and then ironed to produce a solid multicolored piece of plastic. Recently, Perler beads ...

“Amazon Bag” by Nico Williams is one of the pieces included in “Radical Stitch,” now showing through Aug. 3 at the Eiteljorg Museum. The exhibition is one of the largest collections of contemporary ...

Need a fun craft idea? These 34 free Perler bead patterns include animals, games, and more. Grab your beads and start creating something awesome. Are you ready to unleash your creativity with Perler ...

Centuries before Europeans arrived with glass trading beads, Native people who lived in what is now Minnesota were making beads from stone, shells, teeth and bone. Dakota and Ojibwe women used these ...

The first step in making Maasai bead jewelry is sourcing the right materials. Traditionally, beads were made from natural ...

When she was eleven, Anisa Murshed began bead art as a simple leisure time. Little did she know that her hobby would one day turn her into a Guinness World Record holder for the "Longest Thread of ...

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 ...

Tama Distler, the arts facilitator at Rudolph Matas Elementary School in Metairie, is never afraid to take on large art projects. Rusty Costanza, The Times-PicayuneSophia Williams applies beads to an ...