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Turn Chinese takeout into a lasting hair fashion!
So I was in Chicago recently and I went to Chinatown there. I happened upon this little shop that sold chopsticks for $0.10 a pop, so I picked up a bunch. Upon getting home, I decided to spruce them up with a little color.

Posted by Kalli from U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, United States • Published 7th July 2008 • See Kalli's 13 projects »

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Step 1
Get your hands on some cheapy chopsticks.
Step 2
Remove from packaging.
Step 3
Break apart.
Step 4
Using acrylic paints, go over the chopsticks one at a time. Since most hairstyles using chopsticks only require one chopstick, you can do both of them in different colors. Although if you'd prefer to have two of a kind, go for it.
Step 5
Once you've gone over the chopstick with the acrylic paints once, let it sit and dry.

I recommend that you do at least 2, maybe even 3, coats of paint to each one. This gives the best results.

Once again, let dry.
Step 6
If you're daring enough, you can do some sort of design on these babies. For example, I did one in black and white strips. For that I started with a white base coat, then went over with the black. It turned out wonderful and is officially my favorite hair piece now. It kind of reminds me of a spider leg...creepy.

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peekaboo · 2 projects 2nd July 2010

Awesome idea! I'm really pumped to make some of these now.

Kalli · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US · 13 projects 5th February 2009

I'm actually not sure if I can put my hair up with chopsticks anymore...I just had it cut off a couple days ago lol. But once I get the chance I'll figure it out. If I can, I'll be sure to How-To it. It's really not that hard. Glad that everyone likes these though!