Decorating a live Christmas tree is a tradition that started in Germany in the early 1800s. White pine was the tree of choice, and almost every family cut a live tree each year. Some decorated with ...

Judy Enright, 54, is a professional artist, currently exhibiting in Chicago. Usually she works in oils. But recently she tried something a little different: genuine bird feathers. Like much artistic ...

BELLEVILLE, Pa. — The office of Robert K. “Buck” Metz looks like the den of an avid sportsman. Mounted on one pine-paneled wall is a huge, brightly speckled 6 1/2 -pound brook trout he caught in ...

Feathers, unscratchable gold, bamboo and even straw. Adorning watches with regular gold and silver is rather boring these days, as designs at the 2012 Baselworld watch fair showed. Displays sparkling ...