Hair Ribbon It only takes a few minutes to make an adorable hair ribbon. These are great to have for your squad, and the extras can be sold for fundraising. To buy these from catalogues, you can spend up to $7.00, plus the shipping and handling. These are very inexpensive to make at home. This is 18 inches of ribbon in the example, and it only cost $1.65. You can put your ribbon on a barrett or a ponytail holder.