http://www.gailnettles.com Beads, Jewelry, Tutorials & More! Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:45:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/what-inspires-you-for-jewelry/ http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/what-inspires-you-for-jewelry/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 13:55:40 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=660 Just what is it that inspires you, when it comes to making jewelry?  Is it color?  A pattern on a piece of fabric?  Something from nature?  Perhaps found objects? I did something yesterday that I rarely do -- went to the beach.  Even though I live fairly close to the Florida coast, I prefer quiet [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/what-inspires-you-for-jewelry/feed/ 0 http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/whats-up-with-jewelry/ http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/whats-up-with-jewelry/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:48:51 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=637 I got to thinking about what's up with jewelry the other day.  We've run into some chilly weather and it's too soon to start the veggie garden.  Time for jewelry, perhaps? The Curse of the Peyote I should say organic peyote, because regular peyote is pretty easy to teach.  After I finished up my viking [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/whats-up-with-jewelry/feed/ 0 http://www.gailnettles.com/other-information/lampwork-beads-for-sale/ http://www.gailnettles.com/other-information/lampwork-beads-for-sale/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:40:38 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=540 I have a very special sale going on from right now through midnight of Tuesday, September 15th 2009. Sale Amount 15% off everything!  This includes Pandora style beads, bead sets and jewelry (all handmade by me). How it Works When you put the items in your cart, you'll see the full price, as well as [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/other-information/lampwork-beads-for-sale/feed/ 0 http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/vintage-costume-jewelry-necklace-redoux/ http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/vintage-costume-jewelry-necklace-redoux/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:51:48 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=308 OK, I took a little detour from my previous post, where I talked about what I planned to do with memory wire toe rings and vintage jewelry.  I prepared some Christmas bracelets for my friends using memory wire, then decided it was time to try my hand at vintage jewelry redoux, making a necklace.  So let's [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/vintage-costume-jewelry-necklace-redoux/feed/ 2 http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/beaded-jewelry-something-old-something-new/ http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/beaded-jewelry-something-old-something-new/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:14:17 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=232 One thing about beaded jewelry fascinates me, and that is what's new is also what's old.  I guess it's the same for fashion in general, but beaded work certainly. I've mentioned that I've been haunting the vintage costume jewelry auctions on ebay, looking for both vintage jewelry and for inspiration.  I'm amazed at home some [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/beaded-jewelry-something-old-something-new/feed/ 0 http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/bead-buying/ http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/bead-buying/#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:23:51 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=99 I don't know about you, but I love virtual on-line bead shopping. And yes, I do very much enjoy going to bead shows and fondling the merchandise, there aren't a whole lot of shows where I live. For that matter, there aren't many bead shops close by, either! Lampwork and Swarovski So, the internet, and [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/bead-buying/feed/ 0 http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/bead-jewelry-and-choosing-your-supplies/ http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/bead-jewelry-and-choosing-your-supplies/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:23:16 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=77 Bead jewelry - is it in your blood? If you're reading this blog, you probably love beads, in one form or another. Maybe you like making them, from glass or polymer or silver clay. Maybe you like making bead jewelry -- lampwork, seed beads, Swarovski, gemstones -- it's all fair game. Or perhaps you just [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/bead-jewelry-and-choosing-your-supplies/feed/ 0 http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/hand-beaded-bracelet-turquoise-and-silver/ http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/hand-beaded-bracelet-turquoise-and-silver/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:28:06 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=31 A hand beaded bracelet is fun to make (or at least I think so).  This kind in the photo takes me about 2.5 hours, start to finish, due to the number of strands I use (I like more substantial bracelets in general).   I think I used either 8 or 10 strands for this bracelet, [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/hand-beaded-bracelet-turquoise-and-silver/feed/ 1 http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/sterling-silver-pendants-with-pearls/ http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/sterling-silver-pendants-with-pearls/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:56:09 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=59 These sterling silver pendants with pearls came about from a forum.  I'm a member of quite a few forums, and in one (I'm ashamed to admit I forget which one), I was introduced to the work of Eni Oken.  Eni is a jewelry maker after my own heart, producing one-of-a-kind work in a semi-organic style [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/sterling-silver-pendants-with-pearls/feed/ 0 http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/more-lampwork-jewelry-photos/ http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/more-lampwork-jewelry-photos/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:50:21 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=52 Here are more lampwork jewelry photos, courtesy of Jennie.  Like I said in the previous post, I'm always thrilled and touched when people send me pictures of their creations, made from my beads. I really liked what Jennie did with this one set of beads.  I think I named them "Storm Warnings", but she did a [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/more-lampwork-jewelry-photos/feed/ 0