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	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>I have been creating&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been in my craft room creating something other the a bigger mess!  I have learned how to make puffy hearts for necklaces.  Thank you Debbie of Artistic Ambitions for teaching me.  I took it one step further and cut them in half to make some really cute barrettes.  I have two baking and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barrettes from another Tin</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[These barrettes came from the same tin.  It was a small tin and I was only able to get four barrettes out of it.  The two that are similar in shape are from the sides.  The fourth barrette is the same as the one with the three flowers.

The oval barrette is the only one that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barrettes out of Tin</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I finally got some of the many tins that I found at thirft shops, flea markets and antique store cut into barrettes.  I had to go and but some clumps to hold the barrette backs on the tins so that the glue would set.  The tin that was used is thick and does not bend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Alcohol Ink Barrettes</title>
		<link>http://www.justbarrettes.com/blog/398.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Both of these barrettes are from the same combination of alcohol inks.  The first one I decided not to trim with copper clay.  I like how it looks.  The leaves seem to blend together with just a little bit of white to separate them.

This barrette has the copper clay trim.  I think that it looks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Fall Leaves Barrette</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This is one of the new fall leaves barrettes that I made.  I colored the white clay with three different colors of alcohol inks and added a copper additive (also alcohol ink).  The texture is done by pressing some of the leaves that mother nature drops in my back yard at this time of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barrette topped with Glass Beads</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I have it all done and ready to wear.  The glass beads add a dimension to the barrette that just the flowers does not.

I like that the flowers still show through very well.  The glass beads create a muted look, like you where looking through a rain covered window.  I am thinking of other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finally Spent Time in the Craft Room</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[After a lot of delay and saying that I should spend so time creating and playing with my polymer clay, I have finally done so.
What actually got me into the craft room was an order.  A customer wanted two of each of the barrettes that she ordered and since I usually only have one, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating time to Create</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This is something that I really have had a hard time doing recently.  I have all these wonderful ideas to try with Polymer Clay and designs for barrettes, but I haven&#8217;t done anything with them.  I have this wonderful craft room that is just waiting for me to open the door and step into it.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Things to Think of When Doing Classes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was talking to my friend about the class that I taught for her, she opened my eyes to stuff that I never thought of.
When doing classes, you need to really think about the age of the students that you are teaching.  With the kids that I worked with at the Library, they would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Last of &#8220;Creating Clay Bugs&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It took a while for the young lady that made this wonderful snail to finished.  She even had to &#8220;borrow&#8221; some of her friends left over clay to create the flower.
  This is a close up of the snail.  Isn&#8217;t his expression great!
  Here is the snail, enjoying the shade of his favorite flower.
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		<title>Creating Clay Bugs Continued Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[  I know that the one bug is a dragonfly.  I do LOVE the eyes on the other bug though.
  Later on, this snail was joined by many other &#8220;buggy&#8221; friends.  He even got a great pair of eyes added.
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		<title>Creating Clay Bugs Continued</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The kids that I was working with seemed to really enjoy themselves.  What impressed me the most, was their imaginations!
Look at some of what they created!
This bug is the creation of a young girl and her Dad.
  This &#8220;bug&#8221; maybe a cross between a bug and a crab.  I forgot to ask the young man [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating Clay Bugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.justbarrettes.com/blog/?p=378</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I had the pleasure of filling in for a friend of mine who teaches polymer clay to children.  The class is organized through the local libraries and is usually an hour to an hour and half long.  I got there early to set up and met with the librarian that was in charge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another set of Tin Barrettes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I have working on cutting some of the tines that I have had around the house.  These barrettes are from the same tin but are different sizes.

I think that this one turned out really well.  I like how I got the large blue flower centered.

This is on one of the small barrette backs.  I think [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Field of Flowers and Twin Butterflies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Butterfly with Herkimer Diamond Chip</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Tins to Make Barrettes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the week end, my husband and I where out of town for a wedding.  We decided to do some &#8220;shopping&#8221; while we had time before the wedding.  So we went to visit used bookstores and Antique stores.  My husband collects books and I look for things that I can turn into barrettes.
We stopped first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trying out a Glue</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Inspiration</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.justbarrettes.com/blog/?p=366</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many days that I want to working in my craft room but don&#8217;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&#8217;s that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Glitter with Polymer Clay</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Jewelry making and Polymer Clay]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have always loved things that sparkle and glimmer.  I have been using glitter on some of the barrettes to halp create that effect.
My earlier ones where simply braids of polymer clay covers with glitter and then sealed with a finish.
I have been playing with creating more dimension with the glitteriness.  I will say that [...]]]></description>
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