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/seed-beads/christmas-earrings-coraling-stitch/ http://www.gailnettles.com/seed-beads/christmas-earrings-coraling-stitch/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:43:33 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=295 I just got in a findings order, and I decided to play around with what I got.  One of the items I received was an accident; the bag was labeled correctly, but the wrong findings were included!  Fortunately, when I called Customer Service, they sent me out the right item and said to go ahead [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/seed-beads/christmas-earrings-coraling-stitch/feed/ 0 http://www.gailnettles.com/seed-beads/peyote-tube-bracelets/ http://www.gailnettles.com/seed-beads/peyote-tube-bracelets/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:02:27 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=286 Here are the bracelets that I mentioned in my previous post.  I don't know what I did to deserve two of them, but they are gorgeous!  And much prettier in person; I couldn't get a photo good enough to show them in their true splendor. Jennie says that she got the idea and instructions from [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/seed-beads/peyote-tube-bracelets/feed/ 3 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/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/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/seed-beads/peyote-stitch-beading/ http://www.gailnettles.com/seed-beads/peyote-stitch-beading/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:57:50 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=122 Peyote stitch beading and I usually get along OK; at least, up until today.  Today...well, it was certainly an interesting start to my day! I have some lampwork and wired pendants that would look fantastic with a more substantial necklace from which to hang.  I mean, a small sterling chain or leather or ribbons just [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/seed-beads/peyote-stitch-beading/feed/ 0 http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/lampworking-glass-beads-and-jewelry/ http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/lampworking-glass-beads-and-jewelry/#comments Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:15:43 +0000 Gail http://www.gailnettles.com/?p=7 I enjoy lampworking, when the weather isn't too hot.  Lampworking, if you don't know, is the art of making glass objects (in my case, beads) with a torch.  In other words, I take rods of glass, heat them in the flame of a torch until they melt, then make beads. Here's one set that I [...]]]> http://www.gailnettles.com/lampwork-beads/lampworking-glass-beads-and-jewelry/feed/ 0