My daughter is going through the ponytail stage. Every day, a ponytail. Even though it is driving me crazy, I support her decision to be who she wants to be which means buying unlimited hair ties. If I don't keep her stocked up she steals all of mine :(
I decided to start making my own after purchasing some at Justice. The ones I bought were super expensive (because it's Justice, of course) and naturally they were all "lost" pretty quickly, as hair ties usually are.
I searched around and found this seller on eBay and I bought 8 yards of 5/8" neon colored fold over elastic for $7.60. Their site says that it will glow under a blacklight, super fun!
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| 2 yards each of neon green, orange, yellow, and pink |
DIY Hair tie:
Step 1: cut elastic 9 inches long
Step 2: fold it over, shiny side out
Step 3: tie it in a knot
Step 4: trim the ends at an angle and you get your finished product
Pretty simple, right?
The headbands are the same instructions except you cut it at 19 inches, a little more or less depending on your head size.
Out of 8 yards of fold over elastic I got 15 hair ties and 8 headbands. Pretty good for less than $8.
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| Here is the length comparison with a hair tie and headband. |
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| Here are the finished colors. |
This is a super cheap and easy DIY that both you and your daughter can do. Eve did have a little trouble tying the knots so I did the knots while she cut the elastic.
These are super cute! I must try them sometime. My problem is that my hair is super thick and super curly, so instead of losing hair ties, mine always snap!
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My hair is pretty thick and these do a pretty good job holding it up. Due to my hair thickness, though, the only time I try a headband is when it's already in a ponytail because I know it would never hold it alone, nothing will :) Good luck hope they help.
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