Silver Hair Barettes

I'm growing my hair at the moment and don't have any nice hair clips so thought I'd make myself some silver ones.


Last time I made some clips, I was also growing my hair but it seemed as soon as I had made them, I had it cut short! Hopefully it won't happen again!


Anyhow - the joy of making my own is that they can be left-handed clips!


Just simple designs. These are the first two and one more is in the kiln.

I particularly like the flower one... might do another similar to that one....

Hair barrettes

It's always been one of my gripes in life how, if I'm going out for an evening, or just somewhere nice, I put on my nice jewelry, then go to clip something in my hair - and the clip is always so basic! It's either plastic or a base metal....and I've adorned my body with precious metal - and cheap looking plastic goes in my hair!

So finally I got around to using some of my silver clay to make some hair "jewelry". Barrettes came to mind and so I've tried a few different designs - the "flowers in my hair" one, pictured above; a more everyday one, like the "village" below; and the "love birds" below - but since starting on these, I have ideas for more elaborate ones with dangly bits as well.

Just making them pretty and with some movement too.... I haven't made any of these more elaborate ones yet.... - but that is what is in my mind! It's a great shape - just a rectangle to work with - you can add what you want for a design and I do attach them to a base metal clip - as it is a secure means of staying in the hair (- and is not visible!). Functional, but now jewelry for the hair!

So, of course, what happens? I went to my hairdressers this week...was a little fed up with my hair and hanging flat - so she cut it! So now I can't wear hair accessories in it any more!!!!


Well I guess we don't always design for ourselves...I mean, I make cufflinks occasionally!!!