When she's out of the classroom, second-grade teacher Mei-Ling Uliasz creates quirky "upcycled" jewelry. The NPR Ed team is discovering what teachers do when they're not teaching. Artist? Carpenter?

To Leah Williams, a tin of old buttons is a treasure chest. In her hands, old chains, charms and vintage buttons are transformed into wearable art — jewelry for the sentimental history buff. Seven ...

Mandy Roussel has received Grandmother's Buttons' endorsement. Well, the endorsement came before Grandmother's Buttons closed its 37-year-old antique button jewelry business in December, when Roussel ...

Making jewelry your own jewelry is a fun, creative hobby, but it can be hard to know where to begin. A jewelry-making kit can be a good investment for beginning and experienced crafters alike, and the ...