Beaded Cab Barrette

I have made a few barrettes where I beaded around a cab and then glued this to a metal barrette. Whenever I wear them, I get compliments. You can use all kinds of cabs for this project including stone, porcelain, or fused glass. You can even cut the shank off a button and use that as a cabochon too. In this project, I used two fused glass cabs and two freshwater pearls that are flat on one side and round on the other.

To make this Beaded Cab Barrette, you will need the following tools and supplies:

*Lacy’s Stiff Stuff
E6000 glue
Pencil
Scissors
Ultra suede or piece of leather
Choice of seed beads
2 Fused glass cabochons
Ruler
Beading needle/thread

*Most companies who sell seed bead and seed bead supplies will carry Lacy's Stiff Stuff. While you can use thick interfacing instead, which is normally used for sewing, this product works really well with bead embroidery like you do around these cabs. So I recommend it if you can get it rather then regular sewing interface.