braided rope

I had a duh moment with this. I had my camera sitting next to me & forgot to take pictures - so sorry about the no step by step instructions. You get the after effect. I started by parting the hair off to the side (a little further than I normally would) then part back to the ear bo make like a...

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slanted frenchbraid

If you know how to inside-out french braid, this is a must. So, so easy & just a little twist (or slant:) to make it not look like your traditional french braid. Start the braid on either side of the head. Begin inside-out french braiding down the head - making sure it stays on a slant. Pretty...

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Something for the long hair...

This kind of looks like a bow tie on it's side. You really need longer hair to do this - but you may be able to simplify it somehow & use it for short, also. Before I dried her hair, I put Garnier Fructise's Mousse in it to help make it not so soft after it was dried. Then I teased her hair just...

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Low Pony

I parted the hair down the middle. This doesn't have to be perfect - just kind of loose looking. I twisted one half of the pony tail.Twist the other half, also. Bring them together in a pony tail with an elastic. Grab a piece from the pony & wrap it around the elastic so you can't see...

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twisting the day after...

I had her sleep in her twists & not get them wet when she bathed. We took them out & this is what it looke like: I pulled it into a pony, curled the ends & this is how it turned o...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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3 Braids

I thought this was pretty explanatory just by looking at it, so I didn't do it step by step. Just divide the hair into 3 sections, french braid each one & then bring them all together in the middle.Barely pull any of the hair through & what is left hanging straight, wrap around the rubberband....

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