I often go online to get an idea for inspiration, and then I start making a “Pet.” I created an elf all on my own. I have to choose which beads I want to use for my design as well as the string.

Hilton, N.Y. — Our Bright Spot shines on 7-year-old Caylee Smith, who made her mom proud by making beaded animals at the Joy Shop at Quest Elementary School in Hilton. She sold her little animals at ...

'Art is patience stitched in tiny beads,' and Vera proves it with every loop and twist. She shared this clip of the moment she made a beaded lion. ''I started to make tutorials for beaded animals two ...

It all started with George the Giraffe, which Nana Julie made for her grandsons Seb (7) and Ralph (5) at the start of the first lockdown in England. She has now made more than 200 bead creatures. This ...