Buying materials in bulk is another great way to cut costs when creating African jewelry styles. Most suppliers provide ...

Creating eco-friendly African paper beads is a sustainable and budget-friendly way of crafting some unique jewelry ...

African waistbeads made by Tica Bowden are photographed in Oakland, Calif., Friday, July 29, 2012. The jewelry designer creates African waistbeads, which are gaining popularity.

Some people send money. But Jennifer Davis is hoping to improve the lives of the poor in South Africa one bead at a time. Davis runs a two-year-old jewelry-making business called Jennifer's ...

Beadjewelled : beads, gold, Africa & India : a passion for life / an original collection of beaded jewellery and beaded art by Ubuhle Beautiful Beads ...

Images of hippie-era love beads and Native American-inspired headbands can condemn beading in jewelry and accessories to appearing quaint at best. But the artisan level of contemporary beaders ...

A local jewelry designer has turned her love for exotic beads into an international business worn by fashionistas and celebrities alike.

OES beads are among the most common forms of jewelry found in pre-colonial southern Africa, having been found in contexts up to >50,000 years ago. The raw material from which they are made is ...

“There are places in Africa where beads have been around for about 45,000 years. I thought, ‘This would be an interesting endeavor for me to have a bead museum.'” ...