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✨ My Story — The Heart Behind InstaTinsel™

Hi, I’m Deborah Blair, creator of Tape-In Tinsel and owner of the FunHairShop.
My joy in life is simple: help people shine. I believe every person carries a unique, God-given “Special Sparkle,” and nothing makes me happier than helping that radiance spill out for the world to see.

⭐ How It All Started

My adventure into the world of hair bling began back in 2008, during the wild days of bling string and rooster-feather extensions. I taught myself how to install them from YouTube, and before I knew it, salons and beauty schools were asking me to teach them. Stylists were earning hundreds of dollars tying in a few strands at a time, and women everywhere were glowing with joy.

I sold feathers and tinsel after work, driving to salons across the county with my trunk full of sparkle—because my mission was bigger than the trend. I gave half of those earnings to Compassion International, and the other half helped take my family to Thailand to meet our sponsored children. That season filled my heart with purpose and unforgettable memories.

💡 From Feathers to an Invention

Years later, with leftover reels of tinsel and a mind that never stops creating, I started dreaming again. I remembered everything stylists taught me about hair extensions and how much I loved tape-ins for my own fine hair.

One day it clicked:
What if hair tinsel could install like tape-in extensions?

After many hilarious failed experiments (glitter glue = never again), I finally found a method that worked. My brilliant husband built the machine I designed, and we patented the very first Tape-In Tinsel Extensions.

My students became my hair models, my helpers, and my biggest cheerleaders. My hope is to teach more young entrepreneurs and hire local youth who need opportunities to grow.

💖 Why I Keep Doing This

By day, I’m a teacher. By night and weekend, I work joyfully on this little sparkle business because it allows me to pour into people:

• Pink streaks for women after breast-cancer walks

• Gold tinsel for childhood cancer events

• Decades of sponsoring children through Compassion International

• Teaching street-impacted kids healthier choices and life skills

• Providing work opportunities for teens and families rebuilding their lives

I believe we’re all meant to overflow—to pass on love, skills, encouragement, and a little sparkle wherever we go.

🎉 What’s Next: Sparkle Parties!

I’m dreaming up community Sparkle Parties where girls can create, build confidence, identify their own gifts, and of course—decorate their hair with glittery joy.

✨ Thank You for Being Here

If you’ve made it this far, thank you. Truly.
Your support helps me continue a mission that’s bigger than hair tinsel. When you wear InstaTinsel, you’re joining a circle of generosity, creativity, empowerment, and simple, radiant fun.

Let’s shine on purpose. Let’s overflow into others. Let’s sparkle—inside and out.

I hope you absolutely love InstaTinsel™… and I hope you share your sparkle with us.

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— Deborah Blair

Bling string, hair dazzle, sparkle strands, hair shimmers and fairy hair are all the same thing - Hair tinsel. But not all hair tinsel is the same. Do not install strands by tying them on one at a time, you will have to pluck out hairs to remove them, if they do stay in at all. Stop using a threader to clamp in beads holding harsh streaks of tinsel onto clumps of hair. Try InstaTinsel stick-on strips! They are removable and reusable! You can wash and heat style your hair for weeks with them in. They last up to 6 weeks, yet slide right out when applying common rubbing alcohol or hair healthy oil (coconut, olive, argon...) to the adhesion. Attach 150 sparkling, dazzling strands in 5 minutes on 8 easy to apply strips under a light layer of hair! Or you can cut just a half inch of one strip to put in a dazzling sparkling streak or two Perfect for special events, festivals, parties, costume, sports fans, school colors, dances, parades, exotic evenings, cheerleading, for entertainers and for every day. Adding brilliant bling strands for a celebrity, glamourous look that gets plenty of attention. Instantly attach or remove hundreds of strands waterproof. heatproof. reusable. We carry 30 colors - 7 holographic colors, 5 natural metallic hair colors, and plenty of vivid bright neon colors. We even carry two kinds of rainbow colors: neon rainbow and pastel rainbow. Still timid? Then try our clip-in hair tinsel strips. Eight clips in a package. Over 15 strands per clip. Use one or put them around the crown of your head for delicate shiny threads shimmering throughout your hair. Only available online. Custom crafted by Funhairshop.com

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