Bring Back Those '80s Retro Ribbon Barrettes!

When I was a girl, I wore my hair long, actually very long. My claim to fame was my hair that reached my waist at one point, and for having a swinging ponytail that swished back and forth as I walked (bounced?) to school. People probably thought I was weird, but what are you going to do? I still am weird! HAHA!
 
Anyway, I wore barrettes in my long hair, and at times I still wish I could wear barrettes because I really like them. Remember barrettes?! The best ones were fashioned with braided ribbons that dangled a bit and had a bead tied at the end. You could go downtown to the craft store (I forget where, I just remember that there was this magical craft store that my mom would take me to sometimes), and we'd get ribbons and make barrettes. 

OOH. The Ultimate Ribbon Barrettes Party Pack, from a lady on Etsy!

All my friends who got Cabbage Patch Dolls for Christmas and tied friendship pins on their sneakers wore ribbon barrettes. We had doll houses (mine was the Smaller Homes and Gardens model, one time I found my pet hamster loose and roaming around in my doll house, what a kick!) and we read Beverly Cleary books. Those were the kinds of barrette-wearing girls that we were.

Glorious ribbon barrettes! The same lady is selling them in a six pack of assorted colors

Anyway, so even though I don't have daughters, I do have a pretty little niece now (Yay!!) which I think is rather neat. She's too young for barrettes now, but just you wait.

So what do you say, let's bring back those ribbon barrettes! You can get some ribbons and Goody barrettes (I know they still have them at the pharmacy or grocer store, don't they? Those barrettes will be on the shelf forever!). Or, you can head on over to Etsy where cool crafters have already made them for you, and have even packaged them up into convenient party packs!

Ribbon barrettes for all seasons and occasions, oh, sweet girlhood bliss.