{"id":16849,"date":"2013-04-04T03:05:34","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T10:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=16849"},"modified":"2013-07-03T17:52:24","modified_gmt":"2013-07-04T00:52:24","slug":"french-barrettes-polymer-clay-tutorials-vol-059","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/french-barrettes-polymer-clay-tutorials-vol-059\/16849\/","title":{"rendered":"French Barrettes | Polymer Clay Tutorials Vol-059"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=16849#video\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" alt=\"Pt 1 Polymer Clay Barrettes - Polymer Clay Tutor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2013-04\/04-90364-pt1-polymer-clay-barrettes-059-1.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">6 Videos #364 to #369:<\/span> Unique metal rivet\/eyelet construction, much more durable than glue.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">After receiving so many requests from many of you, I thought it was about time I showed how to make French style hair barrettes that can be made in any size, any shape, using almost any polymer clay technique that you can think of. <em>And<\/em>&#8230; your barrettes will be constructed in a way that is not only strong, but very professional looking too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this Polymer Clay Barrettes Vol-059 tutorial series, I will demonstrate a couple of new techniques that can be used for making beautiful barrettes&#8230; lessons that will also come in handy for many other polymer clay projects as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this series there will be lots of opportunity for you to let your creativity run wild. You will end up with your own one-of-a-kind barrettes and jewelry items that you&#8217;ll be proud to wear, give away as gifts or sell to customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">You&#8217;ll learn how to work with both cold rivet fastening techniques as well as metal eyelet construction. Easy, strong, durable and beautiful!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Posted just below is a Sneak Peak and overview of this months Polymer Clay Barrettes Tutorial. The rest of the 6 part video series will be posted tomorrow (Friday, April 4th, 2013) in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-059\" class=\"external external_icon\" target=\"_blank\">Vol-059 Section<\/a> at the Polymer Clay Tutor Library.<\/span><a name=\"video\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">BTW, if this <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/bPUxZ3ikMtU\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">French Barette Tutorial<\/a> looks exciting to you, please do click that YouTube Like button. Many of you have been giving the Thumbs Up to the weekly YouTube videos, which is great&#8230; <strong><em>Thank You!<\/em><\/strong> However, these monthly <em>intro<\/em> clips need some <em>love<\/em> as well. When they don&#8217;t get as many <em>likes<\/em>, it makes it look like they are not appreciated as much&#8230; which surely can&#8217;t be true with all the nice comments you all leave :)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bPUxZ3ikMtU?rel=0\" height=\"323\" width=\"575\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-059-1: Video #364: <span style=\"color: #800000;\">Introduction:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> In this 6 part video tutorial series, you will learn techniques and tricks that will have you creating beautiful, unique and professional looking French style hair Barrettes in any style, size and surface technique you wish. Lessons learned in this tutorial include, silk screening, molding, texturing, layering, using canes, riveting and setting eyelets in polymer clay.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-059\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" alt=\"Pt 2 French Barrettes - Polymer Clay Tutor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2013-04\/04-90365-pt2-polymer-clay-barrettes-059-2.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-059-2: Video #365:<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><br \/>\nSilk Screening On Polymer Clay:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this video I will show you the technique of silk screening on polymer clay. It can be done on both raw and baked polymer, and can be used for making the Butterfly Barrette demonstrated in the video. This is a very useful technique to add to your general polymer clay <em>bag of tricks<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-059\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" alt=\"Pt 3 French Barrettest - Polymer Clay Tutor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2013-04\/04-90366-pt3-polymer-clay-barrettes-059-3.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Vol-059-3: Video #366:<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><br \/>\nMolded Cherry Blossom Barrette:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this video I will show you how to use texture plates and silicone molds to create a beautiful sculpted barrette. You can use the techniques learned in this tutorial with all kinds of texture plates and molds that you have access to. The possibilities are truly endless.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-059\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" alt=\"Pt 4 French Barrettes - Polymer Clay Tutor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2013-04\/04-90367-pt4-polymer-clay-barrettes-059-4.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-059-4: Video #367:<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><br \/>\nCanes &amp; Othr Surface Techniques<strong><\/strong>:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Polymer clay barrettes are very well suited for using your own cane designs with, as well as any other polymer clay technique that suits your fancy. Previous tutorials such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/faux-labradorite-polymer-clay-tutorials-vol-057\/16619\/\" target=\"_blank\">Faux Labradorite<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/faux-flaking-rust-polymer-clay-tutorials-vol-056\/16558\/\" target=\"_blank\">Faux Rust<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/vol-045-feb-2012-back-issues-polymer-clay-library\/15139\/\" target=\"_blank\">Faux Wood<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/aurora-technique-northern-lights-polymer-clay-tutorial-video\/12521\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aurora Technique<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutorial-easy-kaleidoscope-canes-video\/8194\/\" target=\"_blank\">Easy Kaleidoscope Canes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/halloween-pirate-cane-pt1-polymer-clay-tutorial\/14288\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pirate Canes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutorial-animal-prints-leopard-cane-video\/9778\/\" target=\"_blank\">Leopard Canes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutorial-zebra-cane-animal-prints-video\/9975\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zebra Canes<\/a> are all excellent candidates for making into great hair clips. This video deals with the design challenges you may face when using your own polymer clay ideas and how to plan ahead for the best end result.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-059\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" alt=\"Pt 5 French Barrettes - Polymer Clay Tutor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2013-04\/04-90368-pt5-polymer-clay-barrettes-059-5.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-059-5: Video #368:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Nail Head Rivets<\/strong>:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">One awesome way to fasten your polymer clay art to a barrette blank is riveting. I will show you when, where and how to use this great little connector so that your piece not only looks great, but functions great too!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-059\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" alt=\"Pt 6 French Barrettes - Polymer Clay Tutor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2013-04\/04-90369-pt6-polymer-clay-barrettes-059-6.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-059-6: Video #369:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Using &amp; Setting Eyelets<\/strong>:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this final video I will show you the ins and outs of setting eyelets in polymer clay, while helping you to put together a finished barrette using the silk screen butterfly we made in Video #365. Here you will learn design and technique tips that will help you to create strong connections with your eyelets that look great on the front as well as the back. As an added bonus I will show you a neat and easy way to add a little bling and sparkle to your eyelets using Swarovski Flat Back Crystals.<\/span><br \/>\n<script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=V20070822\/US\/hubp0da1-20\/8001\/30b76248-ae73-47c5-bfa7-ddca500228d6\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p><noscript><A HREF=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fhubp0da1-20%2F8001%2F30b76248-ae73-47c5-bfa7-ddca500228d6&#038;Operation=NoScript\">Amazon.com Widgets<\/A><\/noscript><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\nOther Supplies:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Please note you may or may not need all the supplies on this list, or the suggested list above. It just depends on if you decide to do all the different techniques shown, or not.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Playing cards for measuring thickness settings on pasta machine as well as for riveting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Paper towels.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Dish of water.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Pencil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Old hammer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Scrap Wood or thick softer plastic block for drilling and hammering on.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Old plastic gift card.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cutting board or other surface suitable for cutting polymer clay.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Acrylic Paints. I prefer artist grade acrylics because they are thicker.<a style=\"font-size: medium;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutorial-sanding-micromesh-abrasives-video\/10711\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">By the way, many of the <em>&#8220;shopping&#8221;<\/em> links I provide for the various tools and supplies used in my tutorials, are <em>&#8220;affiliate&#8221;<\/em> resources. That means companies like Amazon and the other suppliers I refer, pay me a small commission if you click on the links <em>and<\/em> end up making a purchase at their site. It&#8217;s not a lot, but every little bit helps in keeping the cost of my tutorials down. And, the prices for products that you may purchase through my links, are exactly the same as what you would normally pay, even if it is a <em>&#8220;sale&#8221;<\/em> price. So please feel free to click whenever you need to pick up a few things for your studio. Thanks so much for your support.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The full video series for the <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Polymer Clay Barrettes <\/strong><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">tutorial described above, is available in Vol-059 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-059\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Polymer Clay Library<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If you would like to receive 3 free beginner videos right now, plus some free color recipes that get sent out each week in my Friday email newsletter, please click this link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Polymer Clay Tutorials<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>***********************************************************************************************<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n[wp_ad_camp_1]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8230;<\/span><strong> Please Note:<\/strong><\/span> A general prerequisite for all of my monthly library tutorials is that you have a good understanding of the polymer clay basics, including: conditioning clay, using a pasta machine, clay blade and other simple tools, making Skinner Blends, baking clay, as well as sanding and finishing. If you need help in these areas, my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/crse\/01-more.html\" target=\"_blank\">Polymer Clay Beginners Course<\/a> will get you up to speed quickly. There is also plenty of free information on this blog. Use the search box at the top of the page to find articles on specific topics.<\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>***********************************************************************************************<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #808080;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large; color: #000000;\">Customer Feedback About Membership Value:<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I love your videos Cindy. I&#8217;m just a beginner but have already learned so much from you. You always have such beautiful professional looking shapes to your pieces. <\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Kathy-T<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy your ingenuity is amazing. You think of things that are way outside the box. Thanks so much for sharing your ideas with us, and in such great detail. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Freda-K<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">It&#8217;s wonderful to be at Polymer Clay Tutor site. I for one, would never leave here!!! Welcome to all the newcomers &#8211; hope you enjoy it as much as the rest of us. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\"><strong>~Patt-W<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I had worked with polymer clay for about a year but just couldn&#8217;t get anywhere until I joined Cindys PCT site. It was the best decision I ever made. Hi to all the new clayers &#8211; welcome to the greatest spot on earth. We love having you join our community. After I joined, I spent hours reading and looking at everything. I also purchased all the back videos. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~DixieAnn-S<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The full video series for the <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Polymer Clay French Barrette <\/strong><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">tutorial described above, is available in Vol-059 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-059\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Polymer Clay Library<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If you would like to receive 3 free beginner videos right now, plus some free color recipes that get sent out each week in my Friday email newsletter, please click this link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Polymer Clay Tutorials<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 575px;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 200px;\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cindy Lietz Signature\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/cindy-sig.jpg\" width=\"114\" height=\"99\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Tutor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutor.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"26\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6 Videos #364 to #369: Unique metal rivet\/eyelet construction, much more durable than glue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2664],"tags":[2673,2608,2670,1162],"class_list":["post-16849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-polymer-clay-tutorials","tag-polymer-clay-hair-accessories-nailart","tag-faux-textiles-fabrics-patterns","tag-grommets-eyelets-rivets-sleeves","tag-molds-stamps-stencils"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16849\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}