Or, unsnarling the tangle (of hair accessories)

I did a thing. 

So, it started with the headbands. My daughter has single-use headbands. Never heard of them? That’s because she made them up!

1. Buy new headband. 
2. Wear the headband. 
3. Take the headband off. 
4. Drop it on the floor!
5. Step on the headband. When you hear the “snap”, it’s perfect. 

Voila! A completely useless, vaguely headband-shaped piece of trash!

Pinterest told me that I could make something like this:

So far so good. Just an oat-carton-shaped container with some decorative tape. 

But then I noticed headbands weren’t the only thing I was buying over and over again. Ponytail holders and clips / barrettes / bobby pins were also discarded on the floor to never be seen or used again. 

So I got out some acrylic paint and a few thrift store finds and got to work. 

The dots are made with a cotton swab. Easy, even for artistically-challenged me. 

I used hot glue to help hold the thumb tacks and string in place.

Now I just need to figure out how to make sure the hair stuff ends up on/in these organizers, because the next day I stepped on another headband. 

Le sigh.