Beads – and lots of them – are the perfect accessories for this year’s popular hippie and grunge gear. And the best beads are the one-of-a-kind kind that you string yourself. Stri… ...

Jeri Bellini-Bicking wasn’t quite sure how a store full of beads would go over. Indeed, the bead guru from whom she sought advice in early October 1997 told her — in no uncertain terms … ...