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		<title>Another set of Tin Barrettes</title>
		<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>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.justbarrettes.com/blog/field-of-flowers-and-twin-butterflies.html</link>
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		<title>Butterfly with Herkimer Diamond Chip</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.justbarrettes.com/blog/butterfly-with-herkimer-diamond-chip.html</link>
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		<title>Finding Tins to Make Barrettes</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.justbarrettes.com/blog/finding-tins-to-make-barrettes.html</link>
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		<title>Trying out a Glue</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.justbarrettes.com/blog/trying-out-a-glue.html</link>
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		<title>Finding Inspiration</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.justbarrettes.com/blog/finding-inspiration-2.html</link>
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		<title>Using Glitter with Polymer Clay</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.justbarrettes.com/blog/using-glitter-with-polymer-clay.html</link>
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		<title>Trying Kato Polyclay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.justbarrettes.com/blog/trying-kato-polyclay.html</link>
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		<title>Working with the Herkimers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, I have spent some time creating barrettes that will show case some of the Herkimer Diamond Chips that I have.
I have been working with a number of flower canes that I have gotten off of e-bay and ones that I have made to create a field of flowers for the background.  I have then [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.justbarrettes.com/blog/working-with-the-herkimers.html</link>
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		<title>Barrette made from Tin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A while back I found some really nice barrettes that where made by cutting them out of decorative tins.  I bought one that I wear often and get wonderful comments about.  I have also been looking for and buying tins to recycle.
I got one cut out and glued on a barrette back today.  I like [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.justbarrettes.com/blog/barrette-made-from-tin.html</link>
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		<title>First Barrette with a Herkimer Diamond</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well,  I finally got a barrette made with a herkimer diamond.  I am pleased with how it looks but the Herkimer did crack a little in the process.  The crack is hard to see but it is across the center of the stone and I am very aware of it.

I will find a glue that works [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.justbarrettes.com/blog/first-barrette-with-a-herkimer-diamond.html</link>
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		<title>Herkimer Diamonds pass the Heat Test</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This afternoon I put a small chip of Herkimer in the clay oven at the temp that I bake polymer clay at.  I put the piece in a white paper box that I made for it.  (I was concerned that it might explode undet heat and damage the oven.)  I let the oven warm up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.justbarrettes.com/blog/herkimer-diamonds-pass-the-heat-test.html</link>
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		<title>Gemstones and Polymer Clay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have many questions about using the gems that I found in North Carolina and the Herkimer Diamonds.  I need to do some resource before I include them in barrettes.
I have questions about how well the stones will handle the heat if I bake them with the polymer clay.  I know that some gemstones will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.justbarrettes.com/blog/gemstones-and-polymer-clay.html</link>
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		<title>New and exciting things coming</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well,  I thought that I could handle going back to school and keeping up with the blog but then I had some medical issues also hit me.  I am mended, school is going great and I am back in the craft room creating.
The spring my husband and I tried some mining.  After watching the show [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.justbarrettes.com/blog/new-and-exciting-things-coming.html</link>
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		<title>Rock Tumbler Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, after trying the rubber bands on the tumbler form Harbor Fright and having the piece that holds the band in place be destroyed, my husband went to have it replaced.  When we had bought it, we paid the few dollars extra for the extended warranty.  The clerk at the store asked if my husband [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.justbarrettes.com/blog/rock-tumbler-update.html</link>
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		<title>Slicing Blocks of Mokume Gane</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You can see the patterns that you create in the block of clay by doing the distorting and stacking in the blue and purple blocks.  The red block has not been sliced yet but I am sure that I will find really nice patterns in it as well.

Once I figure out what background color to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.justbarrettes.com/blog/slicing-blocks-of-makume-gane.html</link>
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		<title>Another Way to Make Mokume Gane Continued</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I then reform the block and press it thinner.  I do this all by hand or with tiles but never send the clay through the pasta machine.  I then do the distorting and reforming the block a few more times.  Until I think that there is enough interesting patterns inside.
This are my current blocks of Mokume [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.justbarrettes.com/blog/another-way-to-make-makome-gane-continued.html</link>
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		<title>Another Way to Make Mokume Gane With Polymer Clay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the technique that I use the most to make mokume gane blocks out of polymer clay.  Once I figure out what colors I want to use; I start conditioning the blocks of clay.  I will use four to six different colors for each block.  Sometimes I will also add metal leaf between a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.justbarrettes.com/blog/another-way-to-make-makome-gane-with-polymer-clay.html</link>
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		<title>Polymer Clay Challenge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am active on a polymer clay forum and have started a challenge.  Each month or so we will be trying a different technique, color combination or what ever to help us develop new skills.  The challenges are set at the first of the month and by the end of the month, we just have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.justbarrettes.com/blog/polymer-clay-challenge.html</link>
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		<title>Examples of Mokume Gane and Polymer Clay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These are two of the barrettes that I have made using the technique that I described in the previous post.  This technique is credited to Lindly Haunani, who is one of the originators for using it with polymer clay.
Both barrettes are made from the same block of mokume gane.  I use translucent clay with gold [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.justbarrettes.com/blog/examples-of-mokume-gane-and-polymer-clay.html</link>
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