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?

The buttons come in a dizzying array of colors, sizes and materials -- from porcelain and mother-of-pearl to celluloid, stenciled tin and Bakelite. The "flapper girls" are china buttons made in ...

Have a box full of old buttons at home? Don’t throw them away. With a little creativity, you can turn those buttons into beautiful handmade Jewellery. It’s a fun and easy DIY project that helps you ...

Stray buttons seem to multiply like rabbits in the junk drawer. We all save them, but rarely do we actually use them. Dig them out (or go buy some fun new ones), and make this fun bracelet in less ...

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 ...