I started searching her archives for a tutorial on how to do it (unsure if she even made a tutorial or just simply blogged about it). I was unable to find it so I had to kind of come up with it on my own, with a little tweak. I remember that all of the holders I've seen only cater to the hair ties that clip on. None of them had anything for pony tail holders, headbands, etc. So I came up with a solution and took pictures step by step along the way in case any of ya'll were interested in doing it for yourself. It would also make a super cute baby girl shower gift or birthday girl gift too!
The dimensions of mine is quite large 24" X 30" because I have two daugthers with different hair needs. I also thought it would look super cute if it had a distressed frame around it, but I don't have an extra at the moment. I may add it later. So anyways, here's the tips!
- 24" X 30" pegboard
- 1 package of 7/8" cup hooks (my package had 100, I think I ended up using about 34 or so)
- Scissors
- Sewing machine
- Hotglue gun and sticks
- Ribbons of all sizes and colors long enough to run over the height of your board you choose
- 1 yd. felt
- 1 yd. fabric for background
Cut felt and fabric around the perimeter of the board leaving an excess of about 1 1/2" all around.
If you're using masonite pegboard like I did, you'll need to sand what will be the backside of your board around the perimeter so the hotglue will adhere to it nicely and not "pop" off sometime in the future. Make sure to clean it well after sanding.
What I chose to do was sew a diamond pattern with my fleece and fabric. This step can be entirely eliminated if you choose. I just chose it because I felt like it.
Next I sewed all my ribbons on with an approximate equal spacing between them all. I sewed both ends and trimed the rest off.
Then I had my older daughter help me hotglue it onto the backside. Super easy and quick part. I would approximate about 3 small sticks worth. I used 1 1/2 long sticks of glue.
This was my alteration and solution I made for the other miscelaneous hair accessories that everyone else seemd to leave out. I added the hooks to hang all kinds of things on. Of course, for the masonite, I had to pre-drill the holes then find them again after hotgluing the fabric on. LOADS of fun. But it worked out in the end. Maybe somebody out there would have a better solution to the hole issue.
Finished project! Now I don't have to search and search for "just the right thing" anymore =]
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