While making the background for the barrettes using the Herkimer Diamonds, I had left over sheets of cane slices to make other barrettes. Here is one with two butterflies floating through the field.
The barrette back is one that will work very well with thick hair. It is only three inches long, like the ones that i use for most of the barrettes I make. The difference is the opening where the hair is held is over 1/2 inch wide. This allow it to comfortably hold more hair then the others.
The glue is dry and the barrette is finished. Without any further ado, here is my new Herkimer Diamond Chip Barrette.
The flowers in the background are from canes that I got in a e-bay auction last fall. The butterfly cane I made as part of a yellow and black challenge. (We where challenged to create something using only yellows and black as the colors.) The Herkimer Diamond Chip is the body of the butterfly.
This butterfly is made from another cane that I made using blues and blacks. Again the butterfly body is a Herkimer Diamond Chip.
Today, I got some glue that was recommended to use with the Herkimer Diamonds and polymer clay. I will try some out tomorrow and see how it does.
I, also, got the hair sticks that I ordered. I am excited to work with those as well. I am planning on wire-wrapping some of the smaller Herkimer Diamonds and hanging them off of the hair sticks. I can do charms out of polymer clay as well to add some interest to them.
The really fun stuff that I got was all of the Kato Polyclay that I ordered to play with! I have to wait though to do so. I am off to a wedding this weekend and have just started classes at school. Next week I start a new job as well. But I will find time to play! Hopefully on Tuesday.
I can’t wait to try the Polyclay. I have plans on making a petunia cane out of some of the colors. I have heard that Kato Polyclay is the best to cane with. I will be trying it out for myself. I am excited to see if I can reproduce the beauty of the petunia. If I can only get half of the beauty to come across in the clay, I will be happy.
There are many days that I want to working in my craft room but don’t really know what I want to be creating. Recently, I have just been getting by doing sheets of clays covered with the numerous flower canes that I have.
Then I look out the window and see the wonderful Petunia’s that I planted in on of the boxes on the deck. I really like the colors that Mother Nature put together. I am going to start making canes to match. Or at least I well try to get them to match.
I also see the beautiful day lilies that are just opening up for the summer. I think that I will do petal canes to create them in clay. I could even add Herkimer Diamond chips in the center to create a little details.
There are many things that I can try to imitate. I am getting to the point where I want to try. I just have to set down and do it.
That in and of it self can be hard. But at least finally I am getting the ideas that I need!
I was given a gift certificate for a mail order place that carries Kato Polyclay. I have heard a lot of good things about the Kato Clay and decided to order some to try.
Kato Polyclay was developed by Donna Kato, who is a talented artist and instructor. She developed the polyclay to over come the problems that many people encounter with the other clays that where on the market. To find out more about Kato Polyclay, check out their website at www.katopolyclay.com
I am excited to try it and hope that it is as good as I have heard it is. I will find out in a week or two, since I am waiting for it to arrive.
Along with the Polyclay, I have order more barrette backs and some hair sticks. I am thinking that I could add charms to the hair-sticks, or even wire-wrap some of the gem stones that I have dug to decorate them.
Always more things to create!innclude: consistency of feel throughout the line, ease of conditioninopy transfers, and increased strength and resilience of the final product.