A braid with a twist

First, I have to show you all these darling bows. It is coordinating ribbon tied around a hair elastic. Pretty clever, right? Super easy to make.

I started by parting the hair off to the side & putting it into rubber band. This will go into the right side of the pony.

I LOVED to do this on her when she didn't very much hair & it was hard to keep her hair in a pony tail. It keeps all that under hair into the pony tail by the end of the day.

Part the hair down the middle, & pull the pig tail that you are not working on, out of the way. Part the side you are working on (the right in this case) & part it horizontally. I like to clip the top part up so it is out of my way. Smooth the lower part into a pony.
Add the lower part into the top to make a piggy tail. Do the same to the other side.

Braid the pony tail, but leave out a chunk of hair. After you have braided the hair, twist the chunk left out & twist it. Wrap it around the braid evenly until you are at the bottom.

This is what it should look like after you have wrapped the hair around the braid. Do it to the other side.

Front view

Back view: Add some cute bows to finish it off

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Something so quick & easy

I noticed that I have been doing more time consuming styles the last few posts, so I thought I would throw in a fast one this time. I was in such a hurry today & we were going swimming, so I wanted her hair to stay all day & be out of her face. Braids are always so good to do for swimming or outside play.
I don't have a picture of the front view, but I started the part on her SIDE & then moved the part to the middle so that the braids were more even. Braid the braids UNDER instead of OVER. Spray the hair to stay in place all day. (if your little girly's hair is not long enough to just do braids, do two low pigtails first & then braid them, so they will stay in better)

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4 LITTLE PIGGIES

4 little piggies is super easy. It looks best when the part is as straight as possible.

Do a straight part all the way down, keeping the part to the side instead of middle.

Now, part the hair in half vertically & do your top two ponies.

Then, do your two lower ponies.

front view
back view:

I did the messy buns that I showed in a previous post. But you could do anything you want here: braid the ponies & wrap them into buns, just regular buns &/or don't pull the hair all the way thru & leave it that way.

I added some cute ric-rac that I had in my scrapbooking supplies.

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Braided Criss-Crossies

First, part the hair down the middle & make 2 half pony-tails. After you have put the rubberbands in, then braid it down.

Keep parting the hair down the middle. Make your next set of ponies, but criss-cross your braids into them. Take out the rubberband that was holding the braid.

Rebraid those ponies.

Part down the middle one last time & make your last set of ponies, remember to criss-cross the braids & add them to your last ponies.

I braided the end pieces & tied them up. Spray the ends so they looked curled over.

If you scroll down further, you can see a picture where I did this but you make your way up, instead of down. Cute both ways.

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Click on the Link below...

...to show you how to FRENCH BRAID, INSIDE-OUT FRENCH BRAID & FISH TAIL BRAID. This was easier for me than trying to figure out how to post it on my blog (did that on my personal blog & it took FOREVER). But it's easy. Just click on the link & it will show you my playlist & you can watch what video you want on it. Hope it helps!! Let me know if you can't view it.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=0A3D7FFB13A10BEA

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TiPs oN SofT HeADs

I know it's the fourth of July & I promised myself I wasn't going to post anything today because it's a holiday...right? Well - my kids are still sleeping so I thought it might be okay.

I've had a few moms tell me their little girly's heads are just SO sensitive, that when you take a brush to it they just cry. So I wanted to give a few tips that maybe can work for you.

**Once your little one gets more hair (no more mullets) treat it just like you treat your own. I have found that BABY shampoo/conditioner in one DOES NOT work on my little one. I use on her the shampoo & conditioner that I use on my hair. That way, when I brush through her hair, it is very EASY & not so tangled. Use a detangler if you feel necessary.

**Continuing on with the above: treat her hair like you treat yours, DO leave in conditioners. They keep the hair healthy, soft & shiny looking.

**I use this CHEAP comb that I got when she was a baby. I have used other combs, but for some reason I always resort to this one!! So find a comb that parts well, but that you can also brush her hair through with.

**When her hair is WET, brush her hair with a COMB, starting at the ENDS of the hair & making your way up to the scalp.

**I do my little girl's hair when it is wet. I notice when it is dry or if I redo it at the end of the day, she pouts more. It's easier to slide those elastics in & not pull stray hairs when it's wet.

**The last thing I would suggest is using "soft" elastic bands. If "soft" is possible. This is what I use. They stretch SO good & are EASY to get out. They are only a one time use, but who cares when they are only a couple bucks at Wal-Mart in the baby section.


Hopefully this can be of some help to you moms that are struggling with those softy heads! Try these & see if they work for you.

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Thursday - Waterfall Pony

I prefer to do this when her hair is damp, but if you bathe her the night before, I think it would be fine to do it dry. That would save you time on having to blow dry it, although just drying a pony is very quick. It's easier to smooth back all the hair into a pony when it is damp.

Pull all the hair into a pony tail. Remember the tuck-under knots from a few posts ago? You are going to do it on this, just pulling the hair through the opposite way, so the hair sits on top. Divide the pony with a comb, right in half.

Now that it is divided in half, pull the pony right through it.

This is what it should look like when it is all pulled through. After it is pulled through, pull the pony tight, so it is close to the base of the head & not loose at all. After you have done this, get a comb & smooth the hair everywhere so there are no bumps.

Blow dry the pony & curl the ends of it & there you have a cascading waterfall!!

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