Thursday, 17 August 2017

barette in the making

This photo show a barrette before assembling.  The step after this is glue the two part together and let it dry.  It is the quickest part of doing a finished barrette.  Well, there is nothing to do for the long drying part.  The bolts are tied together by a macrame cord.  The bare barrettes had been bought in a craft store.  I think that this model of barrette, with the bolts, are the coolest ones that I have ever done.  I had many comment on them when I get them in my hair.

It is a relatively quick project.  It is not as quick than the earring I had done latey.  The part that is the longest to do is assembling the bolts together.  After glueing, I can forget about them funtil the next day.    I usually wait for 24 hours for the glue to dry.  It is usually enough for the two part to be stuck together for a long time.  I also put the extra macrame strings in the holes of the barrette before blueing.  I makes a knot also because I fine it help secure the two part together.  It can be handy if there is a malfunction.  The holes in the barrettes are barely visible on this photo but they are there.  They are at both end of the barrettes.

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