We hung out with my gorgeous and savvy sister-in-law, who blogs at Fashion Edible. She had these gorgeous bracelets that the girls (and me) were gaga over. It was a simple knotted band of spandex. She used the band as both a thick bracelet and as an emergency hair band.
Girly Things
We happened to have a pair of swim tops that the girls outgrew. They found new life this summer!! As “Hair Bracelets”. These bracelets took a mere 15 min to make several dozen, the girls love them, and have already given a number of them out to their “besties”.How To Make a Hairband
Instructions: Grab a fun patterned suit. Cut any edging off. We used pinking shears as I liked the zigzag edge. It is not necessary though, the swim suit material should not fray.Upcycle Kids Swimsuits
Make strips with the fabric roughly 1/2 – 1 inch wide and 6 inches long. Knot the ends together securely.
Hair Accessories
We even made a couple of extra long “rings” and used those as headbands (Note: we made them an inch wide and really wish for head bands that they were a bit wider – go two inches wide if you are making headbands and let me know if it works!!). Our girls love their summer wrist art. Thanks Aunt Grace for inadvertently inspiring us!
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They are coloring pages that can be downloaded from our eNewsletter! They are in black and white.
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I love that you made your own! So clever to make them out of old swimsuits too – much more exciting than the plain old-fashioned bands 🙂
I love this idea! I was just looking at these in the store today to put in goodie bags for my daugther’s birthday, when I decided I didn’t want to pay that much for something so simple, then I saw this post!! Thank you for sharing 🙂
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