By Emily Squance, Blogger Tucked away behind various trees on Shafer Street, there sits a colorful building with an eye-catching pink and blue sign. Upon first glance Beads and Things may just look like an ordinary bead shop. However, inside you will be immersed in a world of color and creativity. Founded in May of 1990, Beads and Things started out as a dream yet to come to life. Ohio University grad, Joe Merkle, opened the store on 400 dollars cash and few supplies on han

By Grace Dearing, Web Editor As someone who has never been very skilled with hands-on crafts and art projects, I’m always looking for simple ways to express my creativity. In honor of March being National Craft Month, here is a crash course for beginner knitters and crocheters from Bowling Green State University student, Tay Sauer, founder of Knits and Crannies ! What is knitting? How is it different from crochet? Knitting is done with two needles and crochet is done with on

Illustration by Olivia Dutkewych By Reagan Goldberg, Blogger We have all been in the situation where you get invited to a last minute Halloween event and you are in desperate need for a costume. Or maybe you can’t afford to put together a very lavish costume this year and need to create one on a budget. Even though Halloween looks different this year and most of us will be celebrating from home, here are some last-minute costume ideas that will not drain your bank account: A