Ever found yourself in a tangled mess, literally?! As I sorted through my children's toys last year, I was able to collect so many hair accessories mixed up among the toys. Having two daughters means I have accumulated double the amount of hair accessories that have been given to them as gifts, giveaways, prizes or as part of their costumes. I have searched a lot of stores for organizing systems that will not JUST store these items, but organize them in a such a way that the clips are visible and easy to pick out for everyday use.
#1 - The HEADBAND HOLDER
I tried lining up their headbands in rectangular boxes, a little bit wider than a shoebox, but the headbands would soon fall on each other, leaving me back at square one. I had to think of something cylindrical to wrap the headbands around and hold them in place. EUREKA! I saw my little boy's Nido 3+ milk cans and found that the circumference was just perfect to accommodate the headbands, with natural grooves to keep it from sliding to the bottom.
Two cans made just the perfect height. I found out later on as I was searching through decorating ideas that a lot of moms in other countries have been doing this using oatmeal canisters. They would decorate the canisters with tape and fabric, perching it atop a candle holder of sorts. I'll have to postpone decorating it to another time. Here's how I created our Headband Holders:
- Clean the inside of the milk cans thoroughly.
- Remove the labels.
- Dry the cans well to prevent rust from forming. I discovered that rust has already started to form at the label adhesives.
- Remove the lid and align the milk cans before connecting them with several layers of masking tape.
- Place the lids at the top and bottom of the cans. This provides a protection for my furniture from the bottom of the can. I used the top can as an additional container for my kids' sunglasses.
- Decorate!
#2 - The CLIP CAROUSEL
In 2014, I placed all of their clips on one of my old fabric belts and hung it up by the door. It wasn't sustainable because they keep pulling on it, dangerously catapulting the tack that holds the belt. I had another EUREKA moment and decided to create a "clip carousel" by putting ribbons on a canister. It's a good use for all the ribbons on the gifts you received this holiday season. This is how I created it:
- Find a tall food canister that has a screw-on lid.
- Clean thoroughly and remove the label.
- Cut the ribbons into lengths that would be long enough to cover twice the height of the canister and across the opening.
- Open the lid and arrange the ribbons criss-cross the canister's opening and secure them with masking tape along the thread of the canister.
- Screw on the cap. The ribbons and masking tape should make the cover fit more tightly.
- Trim the ribbons as needed. Arrange your clips!
TYING IT ALL UP!
I placed all the elastic hair ties in cute IKEA containers because I've run out of big glass jars to put them in. Another recycled idea to put the elastic ties in are empty Stikko bottles. For other small hair accessories like clamps and hairpins, I used transparent stackable containers I found at Japanese Home Centre.
Now, my girls can pick out with ease and easily organize hair accessories on their own!
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