These are great.

I have been making and selling them for a couple of years now, since my oldest daughter was into hair bows (of course now she has grown up into a short haircut).

I have done them with ribbon, crocheted yarn around the elastic, and even crocheted and beaded yarn around it. The best thing is you can make them to your own color combos.....I sold a ton of Indianapolis Colts color ones the other year when they won the super bowl (since we live in Indiana) and then also for the local traveling girls softball team, beacuse they can't wear metal barrettes, but they have to pull their hair back.

Michelle