One of the things I enjoy about having a little girl is fixing her hair. Now that she finally has a “big people” head of hair to play with, I’ve spent a lot of time fixing super-cute hair styles.  Of course, the more hair products you buy, the more storage solutions you have to come up with.  Headbands are the most annoying hair accessories because they get caught on everything and they get lost in the drawer.  One of the classic solutions is an oatmeal canister. We bought a super-sized amount of dish detergent capsules at Sam’s that came in a similar container, only larger and sturdier, so I used that instead. And of course, it has to look a little cuter than a bulk canister.

100_5691Nothing too fancy, but I like it.  A couple of pieces of scrapbook paper and some Mod Podge… a really easy project, and one that I worked on while Evie was doing a crafting project of her own. She’s funny about Mommy’s craft projects. She approves, in a general sense, but she has no vision about what I’m going to do. I told her that I was making something to put in her room, and she looked at the container like I had suggested that I was going to wallpaper her bedroom with boogers.  She always loves it when it’s done, though.  On the other hand, if I attempt to do something that strikes her as interesting, she will quickly lose interest in what she’s doing and try to take over what I’m doing instead.  :)

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The container with headbands on it. She doesn’t have that many, truthfully, but what she does have is now organized and she’s worn them more often now than she ever did before. There’s a lid on top, creating an area inside for her scrunchies.  Evie was thrilled when I put her in charge of putting the headbands on.  Being “in charge” of anything is a big deal to a child her age.