People, Places and Beads in the News
By Jerry Smith -- Jerry Smith Beads

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• Unbridled Brides - Expressing individual style is a top trend in wedding gowns. Bridal gowns and accessories are right in step with the overall fashion trend toward choice and self-expression at the 20th Annual London January Bridal Show...  [ January 24, 2006 ]


• Jewelry line is a true gem - Laura Whayne and Stef Perry showed up for an interview prepared to talk about their business. They wore necklaces...  [ March 2, 2004 ]


• Colors key in designers' new lines - For the past five years, New York-Southampton jewelry designer Jennifer Miller and Paris-based fashion designer Susan Sutherland of Style Paris have brought their stylish collections to Palm Beach..  [ February 24, 2004 ]


• Beads on the beach. - The couple sold 10,000 necklaces, bracelets, anklets and rings last year from a 9-foot-by-12-foot kiosk in Kenwood Towne Center in Cincinnati.  [ February 15, 2004 ]


• Sisters turn jewelry hobby into Web gold. - Now there's a website for the girl who has everything. Founded by sisters Susan Hurley of North Andover, Massachusetts and Lisa First of League City, Texas.  [ February 12, 2004 ]


• Lydia's passion for beads - Creating beaded jewellery started out as a hobby for Lydia Sheridan but became her "saving grace" during a period of convalescence from back surgery....  [ February 12, 2004 ]


• Sporty bracelets, charms a hit with hockey crowd. - Championship medals and trophies aren't the only things glittering these days at local hockey tournaments.  [ February 8, 2004 ]


• Stringing Them Along. - Karina Kimpell, opened her business in June 2002 in her home. She was teaching about 200 customers at home; now she has a crew of 10 instructors and five part-time employees.  [ February 8, 2004 ]


• Booming bead business. - Whether it's because they're not as expensive as stones or because of their unique qualities, beads are popular with the public. Tucson's bead shops have grown from two to a dozen in just six years.  [ February 3, 2004 ]


• Tajiks jail three for pyramid scam. - Tajikistan, more than 60,000 work-at-home beaders were taken for over $41 Million (USD).  [ January 5, 2004 ]


• Betting on beads. - A $1 billion-plus industry nationally, beading is blooming. New bead stores are spurring more people to take it up as a hobby, one that often turns into a home-based business.  [ December 23, 2003 ]


• Unique Gems Pyramid Beading Scam. - 1997 Unique Gems International used a Ponzi Scheme to fraud 11,000 beaders in the South Florida Area.  [ May 23, 2003 ]


• Esther Howland - How One Woman almost single-handedly started the Valentine's Day Card Business.  [ February 5, 1850 ]