Craft Shows

New York Daily News – Popular Chinese-made arts-and-crafts sets were pulled from the shelves Wednesday following reports that the hundreds of beads included with each kit release a potentially lethal drug. Two children in America and three in Australia have been Read more here

Albany Herald – The sale will start in Fort Gaines and stretch to Camilla, offering various yard sale items, vendors, food, beverages, crafts and more. Individuals, groups and Read more here

Wall Street Journal – Aqua Dots sets, which were expected to be hot sellers this holiday season, are arts-and-crafts toys that feature small beads that stick together when they get wet. The CPSC said a 20-month-old child swallowed several dozen beads and became dizzy and Read more here

AZCentral.com – Artists, artists and more artists – that’s what you’ll find at the Fountain Festival of Arts and Crafts. More than 500 artists are expected to have their work on display in Fountain Hills. The event also includes food and live music, to keep you full Read more here

San Diego Union-Tribune – Some 10 to 15 similar crafts have been found in the last six months between Imperial Beach and Del Mar, Mack said. Customs officials believe that the practice of using and then abandoning an inexpensive boat to ferry people across the border is a Read more here