Have you ever gone to the store to buy some non-slip yoga gloves or a non-slip headband and been blown away by the price?! Who would have thought that such a little extra detail such as non-slip would make things so expensive! Especially when you consider how long these last, which is not long in my experience. Once the grip starts to wear off, they’re just like wearing a pair of regular gloves. Non-Slip yoga gloves are one of my must haves for workouts because they my hands from slipping while doing pushups, in plank or downward dog, or just giving me some extra security while using dumb bells. And having the non-slip headbands help keep those straggly hairs out of the way and make things less annoying. Who wants to pay a pretty penny for such things when you can basically make the same thing for a fraction of the cost? So, get out your hot glue guns because yep, that’s what we’re using. Hot glue.
;) Really simple! Just get a cheap pair of gloves, some glue sticks and a hot glue gun. I got my gloves from the dollar store. I've had the glue gun for years and years but you can pick them and the glue sticks up at about anywhere. I used sparkly glitter glue sticks because everything is better with sparkles and glitter and I got them at Walmart. You can cut the tips of the gloves or you can just let them go. I’ve personally not cut the fingers off of my gloves, but the yoga gloves I did buy were fingerless. It's up to you and what you like. If you do cut off the fingertips of your gloves, they might unravel. You can try to make a special design with your hot glue, or you can be like me and give it a good effort but still just squirt glue out in random places! Either one works at the grip. The glue might not last forever, but that's been my experience with yoga gloves also, and this is way cheaper (and works just as well). And the cool thing is that you can add more when you need to.
This is how I made the headbands, too! Hot glue. I just got some cheap headbands from Walmart. Mine are about an inch wide and I wish I had gotten a little wider but I wasn't thinking. I don't think it really matters, I just personally like them a little wider. I got a pack of six for under $3, and tried to decorate the headbands by writing words or drawing little designs. Some came out better than others!
You can decorate the underside and keep the outside that shows plain or you can go the extra mile and decorate it all! One thing that might help here is to put your headbands on a piece of cardboard or something so they’re stretched a bit, but it’s not necessary if you don’t have cardboard. I just noticed that when I went to stretch these on my head that it was hard to stretch because of the hot glue. But they stayed on my head find and didn't slip any more (or less!) than what I've bought in the store. Since making them myself was way cheaper than going to the store and buying them and they work just as well, it's a win! A wallet win, and a win for me. :D.
There ya go! DIY Non-Slip gloves and headbands. This would work on socks also to make some non-slip socks. Isn’t it crazy how something so simple seems to be super expensive in the store!
So what do you guys think about something like this? I love, love, love DIY and crafting and when I can tie it in with fitness, it’s just extra great. Got any ideas you want to see?
