Handcrafted Ceramic Hair Clips, art to unruly tresses

Description

Add art to your do, with our handcrafted ceramic hair clips. Each is backed with a sturdy clasp to secure your tresses made in France. Choose a style from floral, retro stars or birdies as you get 2 per order. Color is incised in the pattern accenting each detail.  Tuck up those loose locks that bother you artfully. These are wonderful gifts, but trust me, if you do keep one for yourself, it will become your go to-to doll up your do.

Pressed & painted Handcrafted Ceramic Hair Clips

I made a series of stamps by incising, adding bits and carving clay to make a reverse image. These come in handy as I cut out each barrette, pressing it into different clay reliefs that I have used for other projects. Next I use my smaller stamps to further detail each rectangle of clay. The edges must be smoothed, before I place each carefully over a dowel, weighing down either edge so a gentle curve is created. Each blue bird barrette must fit the metal structure of the sturdy clip made in France.

After firing to bisque, so the clay hardens to a durable material, I begin the coloring process. The raised relief and incised areas will add interest to the surface of the barrette as the glazes flow. I use a mix of under glazes which do not flow, staying where they are placed and flow glazes. The flow glazes accent the hills and valleys of the pattern.

I employ my ceramic hair clips barrette nearly every other day. If I just want to gather a few wisps to gather the hair from falling in my face, it does that perfectly. The french clips are very well made. Feel free to give your barrette a work out. I make them to last.

Each barrette will vary a bit in size colors and patterning as I make them each individually. They average about 1.2 to 2″ long by 1.5 wide. Each comes with a nice tag and is signed by me:).

Get a discount when you purchase 5 sets of clips or barrettes! Just $50.00 . save $10.00:)