No one does beads quite like Susan Alexandra, the eponymous accessory line of candy-colored earrings and handbags strung with the kind of acrylic orbs you made friendship bracelets with as a kid.

The actress said her "DIY ego" had been "spectacularly boosted" after people asked her where the baubles were from Kirsty Hatcher is an Associate Editor on the People.com Morning Team. She has been ...