A system for interchanging ornamental sticks and their decorative portions is disclosed. The ornamental sticks may be used as hair sticks or chop sticks. The decorative portions of the ornamental sticks are easily and readily interchanged with the structural support sticks to create many different designs. These designs may be quickly changed because of the unique retention mechanism utilized. For example, the retention mechanism may utilize threaded components or magnets to retain the decorative portions on the structural support sticks.