5 Ways to Repurpose Your Bandana Scarf

A great purchase is one that can stand the test of time, and that reduces your CPW (cost per wear). Ever heard of that?

CPW is the cost of an item divided by the number of times you wear or use it.

A bandana scarf is one of those rare accessories that has so many uses outside of its primary intention, and it can be used all year long. Here are just five unique ways to repurpose your favorite bandana:

Sustainability: Gift-Wrapping

We all know what Christmas morning is like, after everyone has unwrapped their gifts. You all of a sudden have mounds of tissue paper and wrapping paper that needs to be thrown out. Skip the mess, and instead go that gift-within-a-gift route.

Our bandanas are a functional and beautiful way to wrap smaller gifts like a jewelry box or a book. Not only does it cut down on waste, but your giftee all of a sudden has another gift—and what's better than that?

Watch our tutorial here.

New Wardrobe Staple: Lightweight Summer Tops

Keep the luggage light and turn your bandanas into cute tube or triangle tops.

Tube Top: Fold one corner of the scarf to the opposite corner, creating a triangle shape. Tie the ends at the fold around your chest, and you're good to go.

Triangle Top: A chic way to put a spin on the triangle top and cover up your bikini by mixing different prints and colors. Take two bandanas, and fold them into triangles. Then tie the two bandanas together in three places: Behind the neck, behind your back and mid-chest. 

Styling bandanas as tops is a perfect for traveling and warm-weather destinations, and elevates something casual like jeans or shorts. It's also a fun and affordable way to revamp your wardrobe without buying more clothes.

Home Decorating: Add to your Art Wall

All of our pieces are first and foremost a work of art. From designing the print to the hand carving to the hand block printing, it's all in the name of art. If you're not a scarf person but love a particular bandana design, you can still enjoy the art of the print by stretching the bandana over a canvas, securing it on the back and hanging it up on the wall so you can marvel at it every day. This is a unique and affordable way to add one-of-a-kind art into your home. 

Bad Hair Day Hack: Tie it Into a Headband

We've all had those days. The hair is greasy. The bangs are not cooperating. Maybe you have some grays that you prefer stayed away. That's where your bandana comes in!

Fold your bandana, pulling one corner to its opposite corner creating a triangle shape. Then roll it, and tie it around your head under your hair at the back of your neck, and you've got yourself a headband. You can adjust the thickness of the headband by how loosely or tightly you roll it up. 

The Great Outdoors: Use It as a Face Mask

Headed to Coachella? Spending a weekend exploring a National Park? Bandanas are a must-have in your packing because they can transition from a headband to a scarf to a much-needed face mask when encountering dust, sand, bugs—anything you don't want getting in your nose or mouth. 

The beauty of a bandana scarf is its flexibility—it adapts to whatever you need it to be. Whether you're looking to enhance your wardrobe, add some color to your home, or just protect your face from the environment. 

Shop our current collection of block printed bandanas here. 

And I have to ask: How do you repurpose your bandana?