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/other-information/more-pandora-style-lampwork-beads/ http://www.gailnettles.com/other-information/more-pandora-style-lampwork-beads/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:41:32 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=441 Yep, more Pandora-style lampwork bead information and photos!  This time, created with my own two hands.  Along with glass and a torch and...you get the idea! If you're not up to speed on what exactly Pandora beads are, take a look at my lampwork Pandora bead post -- it will give you the "hole" story! [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/other-information/more-pandora-style-lampwork-beads/feed/ 0 http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/another-weekend-more-handmade-lampwork-beads/ http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/another-weekend-more-handmade-lampwork-beads/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:35:57 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=432 Another weekend has passed, and I have more lampwork beads to show for it.  I wish I could do some lampwork during the week, but I rarely have time (except for maybe making twisties and stringers).  But on Saturday and Sunday...time to torch! Here's something I want to make into a set.  I call it [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/another-weekend-more-handmade-lampwork-beads/feed/ 0 http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/handmade-lampwork-beads/ http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/handmade-lampwork-beads/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:49:14 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=420 Handmade lampwork beads are a thing of joy to behold.  They are also fun to make most days.  Then again, there are days that every bead is hard-won.  For me, that happened to be yesterday. The Joys and Tribulations of Lampworking Sometimes ideas, glass and coordination all line up and beads seem to make themselves.  [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/handmade-lampwork-beads/feed/ 0 http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/lampwork-pandora-style-beads/ http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/lampwork-pandora-style-beads/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:37:17 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=413 Lampwork Pandora beads go by many names.  Sometimes they are called Murano beads, sometimes glass beads.  Ah, but once you've seen artisan handmade lampwork beads, you may never want to go back! Step right up and learn about the gorgeous handmade lampwork beads that await you! First -- What Are Pandora Beads? If you're not [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/lampwork-pandora-style-beads/feed/ 0 http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/making-beaded-jewelry/ http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/making-beaded-jewelry/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 23:04:16 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=321 Making beaded jewelry has been part of my life so long.  And when I realized I'd been feeling kind of blue lately, I remembered that I hadn't made anything in a few months. Horrors!  Can it really be that long, at least 3 months since I've had beads in hand?  No wonder I have felt [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/making-beaded-jewelry/feed/ 0 http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/beaded-bead-bracelet/ http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/beaded-bead-bracelet/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:03:02 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=181 I decided to try a beaded bead bracelet, since I found three of my lampwork beads that were hanging out and not doing anything. I immediately saw that they used two of the colors from my coraling bracelet (which I am slowly but surely working on), so I got the idea to make a beaded [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/beaded-bead-bracelet/feed/ 0 http://www.gailnettles.com/beading-books/beading-books-reviews/ http://www.gailnettles.com/beading-books/beading-books-reviews/#comments Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:06:25 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=103 Beading books have been a staple for me, ever since I became interested in bead jewelry.  I've mentioned before that I don't have much in the way of bead stores near to me.  And unfortunately, a lot of their classes are held during the day when I'm at work.  While they do have weekend classes, [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/beading-books/beading-books-reviews/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 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 http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/lampwork-beads-turned-into-art/ http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/lampwork-beads-turned-into-art/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:28:39 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=40 I am always so very thrilled when people send me photos of what they've made from my beads.  Today I am honored to have my friend Jennie send me some pictures of some of her lovely items. Here's the first photo, and it's my favorite as I bought it!   And it's as much fun to [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/lampwork-beads-turned-into-art/feed/ 0