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Home » DIY » Gift Ideas » Easy DIY Elastic Hair Ties

Easy DIY Elastic Hair Ties

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Handmade DIY Elastic Hair Ties - a great summer DIY

The secret behind this easy DIY is finding the right supplies. I didn’t find elastic that I liked at my local craft store, so I took my search to the internet. I found exactly what I was looking for on Amazon. And dang it was so cheap! I went crazy and bought a yard of each color, which basically left me with a lifetime supply of elastic hair ties.

Handmade DIY Elastic Hair Ties - a great summer DIY

Once I had a huge pile of hair ties, I realized I needed to share them. I thought they would make the perfect party favor for my birthday celebration and to make them presentable, I cut a stiff piece of white cardboard into 3×5″ rectangles and decorated each with a homemade gem stamp that I had made for another project.

Handmade DIY Elastic Hair Ties - a great summer DIY

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Easy DIY Elastic Hair Ties

Materials

Elastic ribbon (find it here or here)
Ruler or measuring tape
Scissors
Stiff cardboard
Exact-o knife
Rubber stamp (similar here)
Ink pad

Instructions

1. Cut the elastic ribbon into 8 to 10 inch sections, depending on hair thickness. Fold the ribbon in half and tie a knot at the approximated ends. Pull taught.

2. Use a straight edge to cut the cardboard into 3×5″ rectangles. Decorate as desired with rubber stamps. Pro tip: I absolutely love this Martha Stewart alphabet stamping set that lets you create a phrase stamp instead of futzing with individual letter stamps.

3. Slip the hair ties onto your cardboard rectangles and watch as your friends go crazy for this easy and inexpensive gift!

 

More DIY Party Favors and Recipes  from my birthday party:

DIY Lip Balm in Vintage Pillboxes
Homemade Whipped Body Butter
Easy Tassel Photobooth and Confetti Table Runner
Chai Cake with Maple Frosting

Painted Wooden Coasters
Turn an Old Necklace into DIY Drink Stirrers

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June 16, 2014  •  Filed Under: DIY, Gift Ideas, Things To Wear 3 Comments

Comments

  1. Sarah @ Snixy Kitchen says

    June 20, 2014 at 1:32 am

    Good choice on the elastic – I think we need to make matching headbands out of it!

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    • Kelly says

      June 22, 2014 at 5:55 pm

      That would be too cute!

      Reply
  2. Amanda says

    June 24, 2014 at 11:23 am

    Oooo! I may need to make some for my oldest daughter.

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