I have very long hair that is very straight and flat against my scalp. I suffered though multiple stinky perms and body waves at the hands of my mother when I was young, and all washed completely out within days. I've learned to go with the flow when it comes to my hair and I use accessories instead to add volume. So, barrettes are tied with underwear as the things that I wear most...that is to say I wear them every day.

The letters are from Paper Valise and the barrettes are from Metalliferous. I colored the metal with permanent markers.

I'm wearing the 'M' barrette right now. I colored it in an alternating pattern of long and short strokes to give it a wood-grain pattern. The coating of permanent marker ink probably won't hold up to much wear and tear, so I'll eventually have to coat them in mod podge or some other fixative.



I can even spell out messages using my hair. I think I'm going to make a matching set that spells out 'NO' for my Ladies' Margarita Night on Friday.

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posted by Alison 5/13/2009 10:34:00 PM : (0) comments : splink