Pin it. Do it. Week 4.

Pretties for your Hair

I'm a hair accessory snob.  Not because I'm snobby about how it looks; rather, I'm all about the function.  I cannot tell you how much money and time I've wasted looking for and finding an accessory I like, only to find out it doesn't stay put.

I need my pins, barrettes, and hair bands to do their jobs, people.

So I use a lot of my tried and true favorites:  the humble bobby pin.  But, seriously, bobby pins aren't very exciting.  When I wanted to spice it up a little, I ordered a beautiful chrysanthemum pin from Etsy, which I love.  But it slips, so I end up putting another pin across it to make it stay.  I figured I would have to choose between form and function, and let me tell you, I always choose function.

But lo and behold, I can have it both ways!  And with materials I have oodles of at home.  

I found this tutorial on pinterest and thought

Duh.  Why haven't I done this before?

So I did.

You should read the original tutorial, but basically it goes like this:

1. Find a cool button.

2. Thread it to the end of a bobby pin.

3. Put a dab of glue so it doesn't slip.

Done.

I've decided that this pinterest thing makes me seem way more creative than I actually am.  But  more than that, no more wasting time and money looking for hair accessories.  I'm repurposing buttons without a home (and who doesn't love cool vintage buttons???) and the hundreds of bobby pins I've got lying around, and my effort is only a few minutes.  Doesn't get much more frugal than this.  Pinterest wins again!