Make your own clip-in extensions

For this you're going to need:
* Some human hair weft
* Weft clips
* Hair Dye
* Tint Brush
* Scissors
* Needle & Thread

I can't tell you how much it creeps me out to work with human hair that isn't attached to someone's head but for the good of Hair Crazy I overgame my creeped-out-ness to show you how easy it is to make extensions.

Let's save ourselves a lot of time and bother by buying the weft in pale blond. This way there won't be any bleaching required. Make sure you're buying human hair (synthetic won't take a colour) and check it's from an ethical source. For mine I'm using plain Euro hair. If you're going to be wearing yours a lot I recommend getting remi (remy) hair which is silkier and more durable.

When you open your weft you're likely to have quite a lot of hair there all sewn together in a strip. You won't need that much so snip off a section the same width as your weft clip. Weft clips come in a variety of sizes and in colours like black, brown, blond and silver. Pick one to match your current hair colour if possible. It won't be very visible but it's a good idea to try and match it in anyway. You can see here that the weft wasn't thick enough by itself so I've doubled up to create a thicker strand.

Sew the two strands onto your weft clip. Place the weft on top of the front of the clip (the front is the side that has a bar across the comb part of the clip and is a convex shape). You'll find there are two holes either side of the comb to sew onto. I've used beading thread because it's super strong but ordinary cotton thread doubled will do just as well; just make sure you use a natural fibre like cotton rather than nylon as you'll be able to hide the sewing by dyeing it later. Knot it up when you're finished to make sure the weft is secured.

Now for the fun part!

I recommend raiding your leftovers box for hair dye or if this is your first hair dyeing adventure buy a couple of colours you like.
You can really go crazy here because if you don't like the colour combination you can just unclip it so it's not like you'll have to live with it for the next 4 weeks.

The type of hair I'm using is really thirsty since it has no cuticle so the dye is really going to sink in well. To apply the colours just lay your weft out on an old magazine or newspaper and using the tint brush paint on your colours. Spread the hair out to make sure you get good coverage and when you've finished one side flip it over and fill in any areas where the colour didn't sink through.

You only need to leave the colour on for about 15 or 20 minutes before rinsing in warm water as you would with your own hair. Since this is human hair you can condition the hair for extra softness and to add that extra bit of shine rinse in cold water.

The wefts can be styled much like normal hair but if like me you're using hair without a cuticle go easy on the heat styling.

You can really go nuts with the colour choices. Here I've gone for Fluorescent Glow with Turquoise. I wouldn't normally sport these colours in my real hair but it's fun for the occasional night out. If you've given this a try let us know in the comments section below!