This was my first more complex attempt at soutache. One of the reasons I love it is that you can achieve exquisite and complex designs and still get lightweight and wearable jewellery.

I love this hair clip, it took me a while to learn all the techniques I needed to make it just the way I wanted. Never before I had encased a cabochon in a beaded mesh, but I managed to get it quite quickly.

The central stone is agate and the rest are various beads, the pink ones are Gutterman and the rest -- Czech glass. It is leather backed and was my favourite for quite a while.

I have cut my hair though, so now it is for sale on Etsy.

One of my friends saw what I was making and asked for a copy. As I make a point of not duplicating anything I've made the copy in baby blue: