Hair lacer using buttons

More buttons on Etsy and a few more ready to list. :)  And more coming in the mail, too.

I promised to keep adding more uses for mismatched buttons, so here's a new one. :)

Hair Lacer:
You'll need
-a length of cord or ribbon twice as long as the finished lacer, and the finished lacer needs to be as long as your ponytail. 
-one shanked button for every two inches of the lenth of the finished lacer, plus two more to tie at the bottom.
-a ponytail holder (no metal).

Fold the cord or ribbon in half, and put the folded edge through the ponytail holder to make a loop.  Then, hold the two ends together, and put them through the cord loop.  Pull tight around the ponytail holder.

Choose the order your buttons will be in, and draw both ends of the cord together through each shank. 

Tie each end around one of the bottom buttons. 

Now, you have a ponytail holder with a doubled length of cord attached, and buttons that slide  along it's length.  The ends seperate at the bottom to two more fixed buttons.

To wear it, slide all the buttons to the bottom.  Pull your hair into a ponytail, and put in the ponytail holder.  Then, grab the cords of the lacer, and cross them under the ponytail holder.  Slide up a button, and cross the cords again.  Keep that up 'till you've slid up the last button, and wrapped the whole ponytail.  Then grab the two bottom buttons and tie a knot under the last sliding button. 

If that's too confusing, let me know, and I'll take some pictures to post.