Abstract: Aspects directed towards hair ties are disclosed. In one example, a hair tie includes a branding component coupled to a substantially circular component comprising a flat surface area and comprised of elastic material. In another example, a hair tie includes a substantially circular component comprising a flat surface area and comprised of a polyester-based elastic material that includes a sublimation print. In yet another example, a method is disclosed, which includes obtaining a rectangular-shaped piece of elastic material, and printing on at least one side of the rectangular-shaped piece of elastic material via a sublimation printing technique. A first end of the rectangular-shaped piece of elastic material is then attached to a second end of the rectangular-shaped piece of elastic material to form a substantially circular component comprising a flat surface area.