Learn how to make stretchy beaded bracelets with elastic cord and glass beads, plus tips for tying a secure knot that actually holds! Skills Required: None. Even if you’ve never crafted before, you’ll ...

In the seven years since the family launched her namesake venture, Emily has spent four to five hours each day creating handcrafted beaded bracelets, totaling an estimated 30,000 so far. Her themes ...

Mardi Gras participants throw beads to celebrants on Bourbon Street on Feb. 21, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras participants throw beads to celebrants on Bourbon Street on Feb. 21, 2023 in ...

Each year during Mardi Gras, one image reliably surfaces in pop culture portrayals of New Orleans: revelers baring their chests in exchange for strings of brightly colored beads. For some, it is ...

The beads are increasingly viewed as a problem, but a Mardi Gras without beads also seems unfathomable. That is why it was a ...

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LSU students have produced 3,000 PlantMe Bead necklaces for 2026 Carnival parades ...

It is Carnival season in New Orleans. That means gazillions of plastic green, gold and purple beads are being tossed to crowds.

Viral Mardi Gras footage showed Black dolls with noose-like beads, sparking backlash and the removal of two Krewe of Tucks riders. Learn more.