http://www.gailnettles.com Beads, Jewelry, Tutorials, Makeup & More! Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:40:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.gailnettles.com/beading-tutorial/peyote-bracelet-tutorial-new-ebooks/ http://www.gailnettles.com/beading-tutorial/peyote-bracelet-tutorial-new-ebooks/#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:40:49 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=688 I've got some new peyote bracelet tutorials for you!  One is free, and the other one has such a teensy price that it's almost free. So without any further ado, how about some ebook tutorials, for your peyote-beading pleasure! Peyote Bracelet Tutorials It doesn't matter if you have never seen the peyote bead stitch before, or if you [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/beading-tutorial/peyote-bracelet-tutorial-new-ebooks/feed/ 0 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 beaches; [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/what-inspires-you-for-jewelry/feed/ 0 http://www.gailnettles.com/mineral-makeup/adventures-in-makeup/ http://www.gailnettles.com/mineral-makeup/adventures-in-makeup/#comments Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:31:59 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=653 Adventures in makeup?  Yep, and I'm having a blast.  But first -- a little background so you know why I'm having fun. I'm getting to be a certain age...ok, I'll admit it, I'm 48 as I write this.  And because I've been telecommuting for the last 9 years, makeup (along with my nemesis, pantyhose) has been [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/mineral-makeup/adventures-in-makeup/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 knit tutorial, [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/jewelry/whats-up-with-jewelry/feed/ 0 http://www.gailnettles.com/viking-knit/viking-knit-chain-photos/ http://www.gailnettles.com/viking-knit/viking-knit-chain-photos/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:02:44 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=586 I know it's been longer than I had planned, to get you these viking knit chain photos, but I've finally had a chance to sit down and catalog what I had, and what you might like to see. First off, I've been making mostly bracelets, along with some necklaces.  So far, no earrings (that's my next [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/viking-knit/viking-knit-chain-photos/feed/ 0 http://www.gailnettles.com/viking-knit/finishing-viking-knit-chain/ http://www.gailnettles.com/viking-knit/finishing-viking-knit-chain/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:31:10 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=534 Finishing viking knit chain, to turn it into a necklace or bracelet, can be daunting at first.  You have this beautiful chain you've carefully knitted and sent through the drawplate...but what do you do next? (Don't forget, I have posts on directions for viking knit, using a draw plate, choosing wire and the relationship between dowels [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/viking-knit/finishing-viking-knit-chain/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 at the checkout.  What [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/other-information/lampwork-beads-for-sale/feed/ 0 http://www.gailnettles.com/viking-knit/viking-knit-chain-dowels-and-petals/ http://www.gailnettles.com/viking-knit/viking-knit-chain-dowels-and-petals/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:37:16 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=516 The next bit of info on viking knit chain will be on using what size dowel and number of petals to use for your jewelry project.  It might be a little confusing at first, but it will start to make sense in a bit. In case you haven't seen them yet, you may want to take [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/viking-knit/viking-knit-chain-dowels-and-petals/feed/ 0 http://www.gailnettles.com/viking-knit/viking-knit-part-3-wire/ http://www.gailnettles.com/viking-knit/viking-knit-part-3-wire/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:06:55 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=491 Today the topic is the viking knit wire you'll be using.  There are all kinds and gauges to choose from, and here's some information to help you choose best. You've probably seen part 1 and part 2 of my viking knit series; if not, you may want to take a look when you're done with this [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/viking-knit/viking-knit-part-3-wire/feed/ 0 http://www.gailnettles.com/viking-knit/viking-knit-jewelry-part-2-draw-plate/ http://www.gailnettles.com/viking-knit/viking-knit-jewelry-part-2-draw-plate/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:49:58 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=470 Welcome back to part 2 of my series on creating viking knit jewelry.  In the last post you saw the YouTube video that I used to start learning the process.  Today I'll talk about the draw plate. Just as a background, I tried viking knit for the first time about 3 years ago.  Tried and failed.  [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/viking-knit/viking-knit-jewelry-part-2-draw-plate/feed/ 4