Crafty things to do with old ties

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Hey there! I've been a lurker here for quite some time and admired everybody's work without actually getting up the nerve to post. Well, I think now is the perfect time to join because I'm in a crafty mood and I've just obtained a number of old ties that I don't really know what to do with. I've been thinking about making them into belts, but I don't really know how. Any other ideas?