diy: easy headband holder.

after a week haitus...im back! so here's this weeks sunday funday project!

i've always worn headbands, its come to the point where i feel naked if i leave the house without one. so over the years i've collected a ton of headbands but nowhere to put them. so when brother recently finished the oatmeal a light bulb went up  when i saw the empty container. so here is my version of making an easy headband container.

what you'll need... (plus a sharpie or paint)

                  what you'll need:

• an empty oatmeal container 
• spray paint (color of your choice)
• a black sharpie or paint to decorate (i don't have a steady hand so opted for using a sharpie)
• glitter spray paint (to add some pizzazz)
• spray can of glaze (not totally necessary but it'll leave a nice finish and will protect the paint.) 

how to:

• empty container entirely. make sure there isn't any oatmeal left.
• when spray painting the container make sure to do it over newspaper or on top of cardboard. i opened up empty boxes of cereal and laid them out.
• evenly spray the outside of the contained until you can no longer see larry (apparently that's the name of the quaker on the boxes. and all these years i thought it was ben franklin.) i gave it another coat so it looked even and there wouldn't be any drips. spray the inside as well. 
• let it dry before spraying the glitter on the container. 
• use a sharpie to draw swirls all of the container (or any design of your choice). i practiced on paper before drawing on the actual container. let the ink set and dry properly before the next step. 
• spray on the glaze. make sure to spray evenly so the glaze doesn't drip which will effect the swirls if you're using a sharpie (the ink will start to drip too!).
• let that sit and dry entirely. and voila you now have someplace to store your headbands!
• the inside of the container can be used to store elastic headbands or any other hair accessories  but make sure its completely clean before using it as storage. 

it didn't take too long to draw on and
it looks fine.

once all the headbands are on you can't
really see the design but its underneath it all.