4 braids+2 braids+1 messy bun

It begins like this...four braids along the front. I parted the hair from ear to ear and then down the middle. Then I split each side in half and made the braids. You want the braids and the right to angle toward the left and vice versa so they will criss cross.

I had very good intentions of getting step by step pics for this and then my camera battery decided to die. So....After I had all four braids done I continued the part down the middle of her head and made a section on each side but left hair on the bottom out. The part was from the middle to about the bottom of her ear. I made two pigtails and connected the 1st and 3rd braid to the left and the 2nd and 4th braid to the right. I wrapped hair from the pony tails around each to hide the elastics and pulled it through with my topsy tail. Next I took the hair at the base of her neck and combed it upward and added an elastic. The pony tail should be pretty close to the other two. Then I took the hair from the top two pony tails, braided them and connected them to the lower pony tail. I made a messy bun but it would look cute with the pony tail straight, curled or even braided. I topped it all off with a fuschia ruffle anemone from snapbandz.com It looked so cute that day! We went to the park after preschool and I got some pictures. She decided to be creative with her posing again...go figure. Enjoy!

Headband and side pony

This one was a little different. I thought it was pretty simple so I didn't take step by step photos.
I started with four small square flip under knots all flipped so they pointed toward one ear. They were arranged like a box at the front of her head. I took the remaining hair and pulled it into a side pony and added the headband betweeen the two rows of ponies. Then I took the hair from the two ponies on the left and "linked" them and secured the hair to the next two ponies. (I was in a hurry and just used whatever elastics I grabbed...would have looked better if I did them all the same color.) I took the hair from the two ponies in the front and made a rope braid and attached it to the large pony. (To make it the headband stay on even better you may want to do the knots on the bottom as well.) I wrapped a piece of hair around the elastic and pulled it through with my topsy tail to hide it. Have I mentioned that I LOVE this flower? Well I do. It is an eggplant gerb from snapbandz.com and is on a cream nylon headband. She looked too cute!

Practice braids

I am not that great at doing french braids. I haven't had a lot of practice either. So...I decided the other day to do 3 french braids in Emma's hair to get some practice in. I love braiding all of her hair and then taking it out the next day for the wavy look. For this I just sectioned off a middle piece and pulled the two sides out of my way. I braided the middle first and then the two sides. When I got done I decided to take the three braids and braid them together at the bottom. It made one big braid. I secured the end with an elastic, curled the ends under slightly with my flat iron and added a big yellow daisy on a clip from Snapbandz. She looked so cute but I forgot to get a couple pictures with the flower in....you will just have to imagine it. Then next day I took the braids out and did a quick flip under knot in the front to keep her hair out of her face and added a flower. I also used my flat iron and curled all the straight ends under for a more finished look. So cute!

Just because...

I took some cute pictures of the kids the other day and thought I would share. I LOVE the flower that Emma is wearing. It is the flame gerb from snapbandz.com under large flowers. I did a hair headband with one twist and one braid. The hair is secured with an elastic at the base of her neck. I thought it looked great with the "real" headband. Emma is wearing a dress that my friend Emily made. She has a shop www.sewdivineboutique1.etsy.com
Levi looks pretty cute too!

Twisted Attached Headband

This one took a little thought but it was so cute! I parted her hair about an inch or so back and to both ears. With the hair on the front I made 3 flip under knots.

Then I did the same thing at the base of her neck to her ears...3 more flip under knots (just make sure they "flip up" toward the pony tail.) After I had all six knots done I added the headband. I seperated the hair from the front middle pony in half. I took half the hair from the middle and the hair from one of the side ponies and did a rope braid and connected it to the large pony tail. I made sure that one section of hair was on the top of the pony and the other was on the bottom...this is what holds the headband on. I did the same thing on the other side and to the bottom of her hair.



With the remaining hair I just did a messy bun. I think if I do this again I will do ponies on the side of her head too so the headband stays a little better. The headband I used on this is a narrow green crochet headband with a turquoise ranuncula from snapbandz.com

Two Twists Headband.

This one was way simple and so cute! Start by parting the hair on either side. Part about two inches back and then to the back of the ear on each side. Take the rest of the hair and pull it back out of the way. Make a second part next to the first to make a box. Take that piece of hair and make a rope braid. Make another part and do it again. Make sure they are start in different spots so they are next to eachother and not over lapping.


I just had my little girl hold the twist while I made the second. Then slick the hair down on both sides and add the twist to the one side. Take the hair from the "headband" and bring it together at the base of her neck and secure with an elastic.

I added a brown dahlia on a clip from snapbandz.com. I LOVED this one. It would be cute to pull the rest of the hair up or curl it or something too, but I loved it just down and long. It was super windy outside and she was in a goofy mood...that explains the pictures! haha

Basket Weave

I saw something similar to this the other day and had to try it. I started by sectioning off a rectangle on the top and pulling it up out of the way.

Next I took the rest of the hair from ear to ear and slicked it back and secured it with an elastic. I think this works better with damp hair so you don't have fly aways.

With the hair on top I took it and parted it down the middle.

Then I took a plastic needle (you can get them at WalMart or other craft stores) and threaded a small piece of hair into it. To do this I used a piece of dental floss...made a loop and put through the eye of the needle...then put the hair through the loop and pulled so the hair went through the needle.


Then I just went in and out of the hair on one side and pulled it through. I continued this all the way back and on the other side. I didn't make it very even and will have to practice that a little. I just did it randomly and in a hurry.


When I finished all the weave I took a piece of hair from the pony and wrapped it around the elastic and pulled it through with my topsy tail to hide the elastic.
I topped this one off with a Spikey Purple Hydrangea from snapbandz.com It would be way cute to curl the back of the hair or just the piecies in the ponytail and the weaved sections. You could also do this with two pony tails. It was a little time consuming...but way cute!