Thursday, 31 July 2008

Braided Piggies

Zig-zag the part from the top all the way to the bottom. Do puffy braids, starting at the bottom & making your way up by clipping the top hair out of the way. I did three rows of puff braid & then put into pigtails. Do 4-5 braids on each pigtail. Loop each braid up & then put one elastic...

Wednesday, 30 July 2008

Knots & Twists

Part the hair down the middle & do tuck-under knots. Grab the 2 pieces from the tuck under knots & tie them like you are going to tie a bow. This is what it should look like. Pull the knot all the way down to the base of the head.Put into pig tails including the ends of the knot. Do the exact...

Tuesday, 29 July 2008

Puffy Braid Wrap Around

Part the hair on the natural side. In this case, I parted it on her normal left side part, but kept the part going all the way down the head. Make your first little pony tail. Pull a small piece from it & wrap it twice around the pony tail, securing it with another elastic. You can see the elastic,...

Monday, 28 July 2008

Criss-Cross Head Band

If I wasn't lazy & in a hurry today, I would have kept her hair straight. But it went up today - which still turned out cute. Start by parting the hair on the natural side. Then part the hair from the part, down toward the ear. Now, part the hair into squares on each side & add two elastics...

Friday, 25 July 2008

Happy 24th!!

First off, love the closed eyes. We wanted to be festive for the 24th with her cute head band, but I also wanted her hair up & out of her face because of how hot it has been.Part the hair on the natural side. French braid each side, just half way. Criss-cross the braids and put them into pigtails....

Wednesday, 23 July 2008

KnoTs & WhaT KnoT

Knots, knots & more knots. Part the hair a little more off to the side than you normally would, because there is only one line, it looks better. Gel damp hair. It's easier to knot the hair if you start by twisting the piece you are going to knot. Wrap the hair to tie it into a knot. Pull the knot...

Tuesday, 22 July 2008

Monday, 21 July 2008

Braided Wrap Around Piggies

Every year, my husband's family has a tradition to do a "tea party" with all the aunts, moms, daughter, granddaughters. They do a theme & this year it was cowgirls - to celebrate grandpa who was a rancher out on the Arizona strip.You can't go to the cowgirl tea party unless you are dressed in your...