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/christmas-jewelry/and-a-partridge-in-a-pear-tree/ http://www.gailnettles.com/christmas-jewelry/and-a-partridge-in-a-pear-tree/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:01:26 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=272 Did you go out shopping on "Black Friday"?  The roads and stores around here are so jam-packed that I just order most of my gifts online.  And fortunately, my family as a whole likes gift cards and certificates, so most "shopping" is fairly easy. However, David and I ventured out yesterday (Saturday) in search of [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/christmas-jewelry/and-a-partridge-in-a-pear-tree/feed/ 0 http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/can-i-interest-you-in-boro/ http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/can-i-interest-you-in-boro/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:12:11 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=56 For awhile I worked with borosilicate ("boro") glass.  It's a different kind of glass from what I normally use (soda-line or "soft" glass). Boro lampwork beads are different in many ways than "regular" glass.  For one, boro is stiffer and takes longer to melt (quite awhile if you're on a Bobcat with 2 concentrators, like [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/can-i-interest-you-in-boro/feed/ 0