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Alison Skirtboston

Skirt! Boston editor

Skirt! is evidence that the universe is paying attention: I spent the last six years at mach speed, whether finishing college (Emerson) while writing full time for Boston Globe West (2001-2004) or editing the Boston Parents’ Paper during the day while holding down the steady gig writing for Globe ...

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Bead Envy

Alison

If this photo makes you go all gummy inside and you want to reach out and touch the strands, handling the different sizes and textures while your mind goes wild with all of the possible combinations you could create, you need to know something.

The once-tiny Bead and Pearl shop in Newton Centre has moved ... and G-R-O-W-N! They’re now at 1883 Walnut Street in Newton Highlands.

They never had enough space to set finished pieces and the boxes of beads out like this before. Or enough space for the classroom area now in the shop. See their web site for info on classes from silk knotting to wire wrapping.

So, let your imagination run wild, in technicolor!