These cute hair ties seem to be all the rage these days.  They claim to not leave a crimp in your hair- and I do see a big difference from regular hair bands (or wimpies as I grew up calling them).  They are so simple and inexpensive to make, too. 




For a few bucks and a few minutes, you can make a drawer full of cute hair bands.




Materials:
* Fold-over elastic.  Can be purchased from any fabric or craft store.  I've found it in a variety of sections so take a minute to look around.  It's there in lots of colors...I promise!
* Sharp scissors.

Directions:
* Measure your elastic to desired length.  I measured loosely around my wrist, because let's face it, we all wear them there.  For me, it was about 9-11", depending on width of elastic.  You want it to fit around your wrist with about a 1" tail. 
* Fold in half.
* Tie a knot about 1" from the end.
* Cut the ends on a sharp angle.
* You can use fray check or burn the end with a candle flame if desired.  But I find that using sharp scissors, it doesn't really fray all that much.  Or not enough to bother me anyway.










**Note.  I used 1" wide elastic so I cut my length a little longer to make it easier to tie a knot and then trimmed a little more off the ends.  I just ordered some 5/8" and I think it will be a bit easier to knot.