40 Brilliant DIY Hair Accessories

Clips, combs, tiebacks, and headbands can not only keep your hair out of the way, but they can also show off your personality and add those perfect finishing touches to a great outfit. Designer hairpieces are expensive and low-budget accessories are often boring. However, with just a little effort you can turn a boring hair accessory into an eye-catching accent.

New accessories can also be created from everyday items: dress up chopsticks to make hair sticks, weave feathers into your hair to create colorful extensions, or make a hair wrap with embroidery floss.

Check out these brilliant DIY hair accessories right here.

 Hanging Chains Headband
Add chain accents to your hair with this do-it-yourself headband.

 

No Sew Headband
Make a cute cloth headband with absolutely no sewing.

 

Scrappy Leather Headband
Use leather scraps to create a charming headband.

 

Flower Headband
If you love flowers, add one to a headband for a floral touch.

 

Ruffle Headband
Be ruffly with this ruffled headband.

 

Dolce & Gabanna Tiara
Look like a million bucks with this Dolce and Gabbana knock off.

 

Skinny Ruffled Headband
Add some frills to your hair accessories with this ruffled headband.

 Swarovski Pins
Dress up plain bobby pins with beads with this tutorial.

 

Anthropologie Knock Off Bobby Pins
Get the Anthropologie look without the price with this tutorial.

 

DIY Chanel Hairpins
Add some class to your hair with these hairpins.

 

Flower Hair Clip
Give your hair a floral touch with a flower hair clip.

 

Glitter Bows
Give your hair some glitter with this homemade clip on hair bows.

 

Lace Floral Pins
Add subtle floral accents to your do with lace pins.

 Speech Bubble Pin
Have some fun by making speech bubbles you can pin in your hair.

 Feather Extensions
Add some feathery extensions to your hair!

 

Renaissance Hair Taping
Going for elegance? Use ribbon to create a look from the Italian Renaissance.

 

Wire Bow
Going for something a little less elaborate? Accent your hair with a simple wire bow.

 Pearl Hair Piece
Add pearl strings to your hair with this elegant accessory.

 

Colorful Hair Wrap
Jazz up your hair with a colorful hair wrap.

 

DIY Hair Wraps
If you prefer less obvious wraps, try this one. It uses the hair at the back of your neck and can be easily hidden or shown depending on your hairstyle.

 

Embellished Hair Combs
Transform simple hair combs into elegant accessories with this tutorial.

 Studded Hair Comb
Give your hair comb some studs for extra hair flair.

 

Gold Leaf and Bejeweled Hair Combs
Add jewels or gold leaf to simple hair combs with this dual tutorial.

 

Pearl Hair Combs
Simple and elegant, these pearl hair combs are wonderful for a wedding.

 

Floss-wrapped Hair Comb
Give your hair combs some color by wrapping them with embroidery floss.

 

Beaded Hair Comb
Add a simple line of beads to your combs to create a subtle dash of color.

 

Bridal Comb
Transform an inexpensive plastic comb into a stunning hair piece suitable for a bride on her wedding day.

Easy Scrunchie
Learn how to make your own scrunchie with eas.

 

Beaded Hair Elastics
Jazz up simple elastic bands with glitter thread and beads.

 

Crocheted Hair Ties
If crocheting is your hobby, you can crochet yourself some hair ties!

 

Crocheted Scrunchie
Or take on a slightly bigger project and crochet scrunchies.

 

olorful Elastic Hair Ties
You can also make colorful hair ties from strips of elastic.

 Cloth Scrunchie
Make a lovely cloth scrunchie from leftover scraps or old clothing.

 

Button Tieback
Use buttons to create simple and stylish tiebacks.

 Beaded Hair Sticks
Make your own beaded hair sticks !

 

Dangle Hair Sticks
Use dangle earrings to create dangle hair sticks.

 

Carved Hair Stick
You could always carve your own hair stick out of wood.

 

Jeweled Hair Sticks
Create these fashionable jeweled hair sticks with this tutorial.

 

Pierced Hair Sticks
Make trendy pierced hair sticks with this how-to.

 

Wire Wrapped Hair Sticks
Decorate chop sticks with beaded wire to create dressy accessories.

 

Fancy Hair Sticks
Metal also works for hair sticks.