Sunday, November 29, 2009

How to buy a hair barrette


Most people think that buying a hair barrette is a simple task. Go to a store, spend a couple of dollars on a barrette and you are done.

Unfortunately, there is a key step that people miss when buying a barrette. If you ignore this step, you will end up wasting your money on barrettes that fall apart or slide out of your hair.

Make sure that you are buying a barrette with a Made in France quality barrette back.
Most hair barrettes you find in a store or online do not use made in France barrette backs.

You can tell if the barrette back is made in France by the stamp on the middle piece of the barrette. Also, the middle piece will not move. All the hair barrettes at Byrd Designs are made in our studio and use the higher quality made in France hair barrettes backs.

Once you've made sure that the barrette back is made in france, the next step is to decide what you want your hair barrette to do. Are you looking for a barrette to hold all your hair in a ponytail or a French twist? Perhaps you only want to wear a barrette to the sides of your hair. Maybe you just have to hold a couple of wisps. Below is another example of how you might want to wear your hair.



The most common sizes of hair barrettes are 80 mm (3 and 1/4 inches), as well as 60 mm (2 and 1/4 inches). The 80 mm barrette is best used for holding all your hair back whereas the 60 mm barrette is best used to hold the sides of your hair usually worn at the top of your head.

In addition, there are smaller sizes. Byrd Designs carries 40 mm (1 and 1/2 inches) barrettes that are perfect for holding a few wisps of hair from the sides. These are fun hair accessories that can dress up any wardrobe.

Any way you go, the French quality hair barrette will hold all types of hair and you can be creative in all the different types of hair styles you can make with the right hair clip.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Congratulations to our Winner

We wanted to thank everyone for making our $50 Giveaway such a success. We may just have some more specials and treats coming up so if you haven't already subscribed to our e-mail list, make sure to do so now!

Congratulations to To Duy!

Friday, October 9, 2009

Byrd Designs hair accessories and handcrafted jewelry $50 dollar giveaway




As a promotion and gift to all our new and existing customers we are offering a chance to win a $50 giveaway of our handcrafted jewelry and hair accessories. Winner will be contacted via e-mail on the week of November 2, 2009. Details on how to enter the contest are below.

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Byrd Designs hair accessories and handcrafted jewelry interview

Our handcrafted jewelry and hair accessories designer Jaime Byrd is proud to be featured in this article on LoveToKnow.com

Excerpt from the interview:

People who admire Victorian style jewelry will find Jaime Byrd's designs an innovative and fresh approach to Victorian replica jewelry. LoveToKnow had the pleasure of interviewing jewelry designer Jaime Byrd of Byrd Designs and Around the World Gems.

Read the entire interview here.
http://jewelry.lovetoknow.com/Victorian_Style_Jewelry_Interview

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Byrd Designs hair accessories and handcrafted jewelry new blog


Byrd Designs has decided to create a blog to keep some of our loyal customers informed of some of the great new things that are happening with Byrd Designs. This is a great way to learn more about our hair accessories, hair jewelry, hair clips and handcrafted jewelry

We have been actively building a social network and have many different ways for you to interact with Byrd Designs. Each way has it's own special perks so make sure you are connected.

Facebook has been a really great way for us to stay in touch with our customers. You can post photos of yourself, or just learn about some of the exciting events that might be happening at Byrd Designs. We just posted some of our customers showcasing some of their favorite items. Here you may see one of a kind items or just learn on different ways to wear our hair accessories and jewelry. Become a fan and visit us today.






Youtube has been a great place for us to post videos highlighting some of the ways to use our hair accessories and handcrafted jewelry. There are many great videos here and there will be more to come. Make sure to head over to youtube and discover some of Byrd Designs hair accessories and jewelry videos.





Make sure to subscribe to our youtube channel here.


Twitter has been a fun and exciting way to stay in touch with your friends. Byrd Designs has started twitter and now we even share some of our favorite customer pictures. Make sure to follow us on twitter as we will be announcing special tweets.


As always, we offer high quality hair accessories and handcrafted jewelry made to order. Try one of our elegant designs and discover why people have been fans for years.
Byrd Designs hair accessories and handcrafted jewelry