$19.99
This is a listing for a Dragonfly engraved leather hair barrette.
Engraved with the Queen of the Woodland Glade, each hair pin features a detailed Dragonfly on the front!
Customize your hair pin to comfortably fit your hair's volume and style!
Design your Dragonfly to make the barrette uniquely yours with your choice of hand-dyed brown, black, fawn, tan, red, green, blue, or purple leather!
Short Story:
The Dragonfly whizzed through the air like a hovering jewel. The four men leaning conspiratorially over the table never noticed the sylvan creature. If they had, they may have wondered why such a creature was in a village tavern rather than a forest glade. But they neither saw nor wondered, and the conniving carried on uninterrupted. Gossamer wings carried the Dragonfly out the tavern's window and through cobbled streets to a large oak whose great limbs shaded the central market from the sun's gaze. A woman leaned against the grand tree's trunk like they were two old friends having a conversation. The Dragonfly landed lightly on the oak's gnarled bark and twitched back and forth in the way of insects. Finally the woman took notice and pulled her verdant hood back to reveal pointed ears and hair pinned into a pony-tail with a piece of leather curiously missing an outline of a Dragonfly at the center. The creature in question leapt from the tree to its place on her hair pin and settled into place. For just a moment, anyone watching may have seen the strange wild woman's eyes flash as green as her cloak before settling back to a darker hue. "So that's what they're after." She murmured, "Thank you little friend."
*Features:
- Leather hair pin engraved with a gorgeous Dragonfly
- 5" wide leather oval
- Solid, real wood pin
- Made from genuine, cow hide leather
- Customize with your choice of color in brown, black, green, blue, purple, or red
- Hand-dyed with eco-friendly, skin-safe leather dye
- Rubbed with Neatsfoot Oil to help maintain soft, pliable leather
- Finished with a water resistant coat to help repel water
- Handcrafted by Leather Artisans in the USA
*Leather Care:
To maintain soft leather for a long time, I recommend re-oiling the hair barrette with a leather conditioner every 6 months or so. Leather conditioners I use and recommend are Fiebings, Lexol, and Neatsfoot Oil. Simply rub the leather with a small amount of oil or conditioner and allow to cure for 24hrs. If the leather gets wet, allow it to dry in a cool spot away from direct sunlight or a heat source. This could dry out the leather too quickly and cause it to crack.
3-5 business days
I'll do my best to meet these shipping estimates, but can't guarantee them. Actual delivery time will depend on the shipping method you choose.
Buyers are responsible for any customs and import taxes that may apply. I'm not responsible for delays due to customs.
Just contact me within: 14 days of delivery
Ship items back to me within: 30 days of delivery
Buyers are responsible for return shipping costs. If the item is not returned in its original condition, the buyer is responsible for any loss in value.
Please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
Yes! Everything in our shop is made with 100% genuine cow leather. Specifically 8/9oz Vegetable Tanned Cow Hide, for my fellow leather nerds out there.
Unfortunately, we don't have the equipment to engrave on the metal currently. We're still happy to stamp a name on the leather using traditional brass stamps!
We can fit a name and phone number on any of our 1.5" wide or 2" wide martingales! Please send us a message to confirm if the name and phone number you have will fit on any of the 1" wide collars. They can be a little trickier, because space is more limited.
Yes, you can! I can engrave two lines, three lines if you don't mind small print, on the nameplates.
All of my items are hand-made in a traditional leather-worker fashion (one-on-one with a hole-punch), in my small shop nestled in the woods in upstate NY! Because of the attention I give to detail and the made-to-order nature of my work, my current creation time to shipping is 3-5 business days.
If you need it faster, I do offer quicker shipping available during check-out or you're welcome to send me a message!
If you live near Ithaca or Spencer, New York, I do also offer pick-up by appointment with a bonus shop tour!
Yes, I do! You can select faster shipping options for an additional cost during check-out. The extra cost goes to USPS for their Priority and Express shipping options. (Note: these options only speed up the shipping times after I've finished and sent your order out.)