I love Jessica’s ribbon idea for barrettes and clips. I already use a ribbon for my stud earrings.

I love that crocheted thing on Jeri’s post, too. Maybe a doily with large holes could be used similarly.

My scrunchies are just in a big, pretty box.

Another idea is egg cartons in a drawer.

I’ve also seen someone frame a square of chicken wire from which to hang French hook earrings directly and s-hooks to hold other things.

For hard headbands, you could get a vase or tall glass or jar with a wide mouth and just put one end into it, sort of like you put spatulas in a pitcher on a kitchen counter. The headbands would be sort of like petals of a flower whose center was the top of the vase.

The great thing about fishing tackle boxes is they are generally much more functional and less expensive than similar things like sewing boxes or bead boxes.

If the compartments are too full to accept more stuff, then either we don’t add new stuff or get rid of something old to make way for the new. (A nice way to impart Unclutterer skills from a young age!) After all, there’s only so much stuff my daughter can wear in her hair at one time, and now that she has a decent assortment of accessories we don’t see the need to add to it.

Best of all, this box can be stored (horizontally or vertically) on a bookshelf, in a drawer, or whatever space you have available!

You could get a paper towel holder, the kind with a weighted base that stands on the counter. I have one with a lovely pewter base. It’s portable and will sit in cabinet or on the counter, if you prefer.
Goodwill usually has a few on the shelves.

The towel roll drops down over the stem of it. Then, slip the headbands onto the towel roll. The rolls are variable sizes, so you can find jumbo rolls, or use a partial roll. The paper grips the headbands just enough that they don’t slide. If you don’t like the look of the paper towel, cover it with a sleeve of anything, including the cut-off sleeve of a pretty sweater, tie a pretty scarf to it, or make a cover from a cloth towel.

I also like the idea of a mug tree for bracelets. Thanks for the inspirations, everyone!

Fishing tackle boxes or craft boxes are good for small items.

I’ll say one thing about Caboodles – they’re durable as all get-out. I still have mine from high school, 15 years later. And they’re easy to clean – excellent place to store makeup.

You can also switch from hairbands which place stress on your hair and promote breakage, to jaw clips which just grip hair, and handily clip onto things for storage.

Metal barrettes also promote breakage.

Decorative salon clips are also an option, and easy to clip handy places.