I got some time this afternoon and did some playing. I made two very nice roses, I just have to attach them to the barrette back. I also made what is called a Damascus Ladder Cane (Got the lesson from www.polymercalycentral.com, it is taught be AlanVernall.) Lots of work getting all the colors conditioned and “wasted” clay but well worth it. Mine turned out very nice. I just have to create it into a barrette. The “wasted” clay actually got turned into more beads and a few color swirled barrettes. (In my craft room, nothing ever goes to waste!) I think that I will repeat the cane with different colors. I really like how it turned out. The roses where actually pretty easy to do, I can’t wait to get the pictures done to show them off. I may turn one into a pin for my Mom and maybe my sisters, since they do not have long hair like I do. I even may try to make smaller roses and put more then one on a barrette.
I finally got all of the completed barrettes pictured and ready to put on the website. YEAH! I have a few more to add to the website but the photography is done. Then I get to create more. I have a few new techniques I want to try. I am waiting for some new clay to arrive so that I can play with it. I am really excited about getting the already made barrettes pictured. (I will admit that the harder part is to name and describe all of the barrettes. I have to be in the “right” mood to do that.)
I will be spending the rest of the day playing and claying and sewing. I figured out how I want to make the fabric hair bows so that the barrette can be taken off and the bow washed. I just have to make it happen, so I will finish that today (I hope) and get pictures of those bows on the site.
I also want to make a barrette holder. The ideas are swirling around in my head and hopefully one of them will end up in clay today.
I guess with that said, I am off to play!