What you will need to get started

Have you ever seen someone wearing a beautiful beaded barrette and thought, "I wish I could learn to make one of those"? Well, you can!
Loom beading isn't that complicated. With a little time and patience anyone can do it. As with anything, the more you practice the better you get at it. And here's the good news, the barrettes last 'forever'. I still wear the first one I  made, fourteen years ago.
To get started making your own barrette, you will need a few things;

• Beading loom (see photo below)
• Beading thread  (see photo below)
• Scissors
• Seed beads (your choice of 5 different colors, 1 background (such as black, white, or brown) and 4 complimentary colors)
• Bees wax
• Hair Barrette (see photo below)
• Beading needles
• Super glue gel
• 1 square of felt (color should match your background)

All the above items may be purchased at any craft store such as Hobby Lobby, or Micheals and also online at http://shop.hobbylobby.com/ or http://www.firemountaingems.com/.
A few more things you may want to have;

• A divided plate or tray (for your beads)
• Beading graph paper-- this can be downloaded free at http://www.firemountaingems.com/pdf/seedbead_graph_loom.pdf

Note: If you decide on a dark bakground color it is best to use dark thread also.
Gather all your supplies together and next time we will begin our first project. I have chosen one of my personal designs that I call "sunburst" (see photo below).

Happy Shopping!