an apparatus for securing items includes a twist tie and a stretchable end for the twist tie , the stretchable end molded around the twist tie . the stretchable end includes an aperture , a narrow slit in the stretchable end . in one configuration , the aperture may stretch wider and longer than a starting shape . the stretchable end is made of thermoplastic elastomer and has a durometer between 30 and 100 shore a .