Wood Violet hair barrette is a fairly large, just light enough not to slip out your hair and it holds a good amount of hair, holds all of mine and I have medium thick hair. For those lucky gals that have super thick hair it won't hold all of your hair but it can be a great accessory for holding back a portion of it. . All Earthly Creature Designs are created in the artist's workshop located on the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia, Canada.