1001 uses for scrunchies

[Sara Noel]

http://www.angelfire.com/biz/bythehook/uses.html

[Mom23boys]

I didn't know there were so many other uses for scrunchies. Thanks Sara.

[voodidit]

Thanks Sara!!

[Michelle]

Some of those ideas are really cute and some are ones I already do. But LOL, there are only 77 ideas there.

[CAGmomof2]

Uses for Scrunchies

Put them in you hair like normal people, or if you don't
want to be normal see below
Put around flower bouquet
Tie on gift package
Put around bottle of something for a gift
Use as decoration on a yarn jam jar
Hold decks of cards together
Put on the bottom of drinking glasses to catch the drips
Decorate jars of preserves
Dog collar for Chihuahua (be creative with size, make one
for your dog or cat with an everyday or holiday theme)
Napkin Holders (make matching ones for your glasses)
Scarf holder
Flower pot decoration
Bracelet
Anklet
Curtain Tiebacks
Gear Shift decoration
Car Finder (put on aerial to find car in parking lot,
make a small one with long fringes)
Use them for anything you would use a rubber band for
Hold together pencils (a cute back-to-school present for
a young friend), crochet hooks, frequently used recipe cards, etc.
Very large one could be a headband (i.e., baby's headband)
Collars/bracelets for stuffed animals or dolls
Scarf ties (Drape the scarf around your neck and use the
scrunchie to "tie" the front pieces together)
To hold scrolls of paper (certificates of
appreciation/recognition/whatever)
Put them on your door knobs
Use them to hold together thin skeins of yarn
Use them instead of twist ties on bags
Could hold a pair of socks together
To keep appliance cords from getting tangled
To keep your Christmas tree/holiday lights neat
Give them as treats at Halloween to your female trick-or-treaters
To hold the ends of sleeves up (or down!)
Cut squares out of material, put potpourri in the middle
and use the small bank scrunchies to fasten them at the top
A bookmark band - make an elastic band which will stretch
to fit the height of a book by using thin elastic cording. Tie
cording tightly so it will not come undone. Now crochet your
scrunchie using this band (a very large scrunchie indeed). Try
to make the design out of thread or thinner yarn so that it
will lie pretty flat and not have tooo much bulk.
Decorative band for lamps (or anything else you want to decorate)
Use as a cat's toy (Make sure your cat does not eat the yarn.)
Try one for holding the corner of a t-shirt (t-shirt tie)
Use around the base of a votive cup for candles
Take several scrunchies and twist them several times.
They look like flowers!!! Use them for any decorative purpose!
In a vase, in a basket, on a package as a gift, as a pin, etc.
Jar lid remover
Decorate your Christmas/Yule tree (or any other house plant)
Basket decorations - stretch them so they fit around a basket
right at the edge
Put one on your rear view mirror
Use as gear shift decoration
Use them to hold back long floppy dog ears
Take several scrunchies and tack them together in the center so
it will not be noticeable and can be used as earmuffs (put the elastic
ring around your ears)
Attach a couple of small scrunchies (or a long scrunchie)
to some hair combs and wear them this way (can be used in short or
long hair)
Hold kids overall straps together
Baby bottle cover/handle
Baby wrist toy/teether - won't fall off!
Hold purse/tote bag straps closed
Loop several scrunchies together, thumbtack to the wall to make a
tie/scarf holder
Keep one looped around the visor of your car for holding important
papers, toll money, etc.
Loop several together, then around favorite toy for a leash in
the stroller
Use cotton ones with no beads for teethers - wet and freeze.
Babies love the stretchiness of the elastic, along with the cold.
4 scrunchies + a large square of fabric + a pillow cover. Fold
fabric in half, place pillow inside, use a scrunchie on each corner
to hold the fabrid in place! (Perfect for Christmas!)
Fold the scrunchie (a full ruffly one) in half, bring the
folded edges together in circle, lay a ribbon inside the fold
and tie in a bow (forms a wreath) Perfect decoration for the
tree and an easy, quick party favor/gift!
Keep one in your bag/car for a "reminder." If you
need to remember, take the scrunchie out and place it on your
wrist. It will help you to remember!
Use to hold the straps on the grocery cart seat (for infants)
together
Store them in the bathroom covering those unsightly
hairspray/conditioner/mousse containers!!!!
Attach to a pull chain for a ceiling fan or light fixture
Keep 2 with your video game system to hold the
cords together!
Put one on your beer at a party so you don't lost it!
Cover your old, unattractive (yet useful)candlesticks
with a pile of scrunchies! (Keep away from the candle flame!)
Decorate your phone - one of the most overlooked
(yet most needed!) utilities in our homes!
Attach one to your keyring - guaranteed you won't lost
your keys that way!
Business Card holder - that says it all!
Cover a can with scrunchies for a wonderful craft room
pencil cup!
Slide them onto your mouse to cover that unsightly cord
A "case" for a pool cue. Use 2 scrunchies to keep the butt
and the shaft together.
Put a scrunchie around both pieces of the car seatbelt so
it doesn't cut into your neck. You can slide it up as far as you want!
Using the smaller pony tail holders, use them at the end
of a hair braid.
Using the smaller pony tail holders, use them for 2 pony tails
in your hair.
An "it's a boy" or "it's a girl" scrunchie for the new mom.
A stork scrunchie to announce the big event.
A leather/chain scrunchie for the Harley crowd.
After pulling hair back into a barrette, stretch
a scrunchie around the outside of the barrette. This allows
the barrette to be 'framed' by the scrunchie! One can get all kinds
of combinations this way from fairly basic barrettes and
scrunchies.
Put the scrunchie around a mason jar top - or use any jar!