Friday, 12 September 2008
Thursday, 11 September 2008
What you can do with tiny French braids
I have this current fascination with French braids that have only been pulled from one side. For example: you start a normal French braid but instead of pulling hair from the right, you pull it under from the left and only add in on the left side. For styles like the one below, it makes the hair "POP" just a bit. LOVE THAT!
For this one, we parted her hair and I pulled the excess into a ponytail to keep it out of the way.
Braid each side down as far as it will go.
I am getting stingy with my elastics, so I held each braid with a clip while I finished the other side.
Pull the excess that you had in the ponytail out and wet it and smooth it into a low ponytail in your hand. Remove the clips and add to the ponytail.
Secure the ponytail with an elastic, but when you get to the last time you are going to pull it through, only pull it through halfway.
Tie a ribbon over the elastic.
For this one, follow the same directions to the part where you have each braid into a clip.
Remove the clips and hold each braid at the bottom.
Pull the two braids together tight across the hair.
Secure with an elastic.
Curl the hair with a flat iron or curling iron.
Add a ribbon.
If her hair is fine like this little ones, spray the hair to stay down.
P.S. I have a little something coming up on Friday...here's a little teaser.
For this one, we parted her hair and I pulled the excess into a ponytail to keep it out of the way.
Braid each side down as far as it will go.
I am getting stingy with my elastics, so I held each braid with a clip while I finished the other side.
Pull the excess that you had in the ponytail out and wet it and smooth it into a low ponytail in your hand. Remove the clips and add to the ponytail.
Secure the ponytail with an elastic, but when you get to the last time you are going to pull it through, only pull it through halfway.
Tie a ribbon over the elastic.
For this one, follow the same directions to the part where you have each braid into a clip.
Remove the clips and hold each braid at the bottom.
Pull the two braids together tight across the hair.
Secure with an elastic.
Curl the hair with a flat iron or curling iron.
Add a ribbon.
If her hair is fine like this little ones, spray the hair to stay down.
P.S. I have a little something coming up on Friday...here's a little teaser.
Monday, 8 September 2008
Thursday, 4 September 2008
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Friday, 29 August 2008
Braid Flower
I came across a blog a couple of days ago where the woman made a comment in regards to my blog..."she probably thinks that she thought of these hairstyles herself."
So let me set the record straight on that. I don't think I thought of these myself. I watched my mom do my little sisters hair. She had AMAZING ringlets that her sweet daughter inherited. I had stick-straight hair and very little of it so I was always coveting those curls. I watched her braid it, fish-tail it, etc. I started doing little girls hair when I was about 9 years old and I started babysitting for a hairdresser. I was able to do her three daughters hair. She taught me a lot. I learned from her. I learn from watching movies, especially teeny-bopper shows. I see hairstyles in parks and libraries and my daughters schools and I emulate them. I learn from friends, neighbors and family members. Some times I will think I have thought of something myself and I see it being done already. It is hair. Saying I thought of it first is like saying there is only one great chocolate chip cookie recipe. It just isn't possible.
So today, I will show you one that I used from another blog. First I saw THIS post by Jenn, who has become a wonderful friend, and I loved how she did the loops. Then I saw THIS post and loved the braids. So I combined the all up into a ponytail and then did the braid flower. See...not original. But it fulfills the purpose of this blog...and what I assume is the purpose for all of the other hair blogs that are surfacing...to share ideas.
Basic Instructions:
Pull the hair into a tight ponytail
Using pomade, braid the hair into five equal sized braids...make sure to end the braids the same distance down
Pull the braid into a loop and push the ends of the braid through the elastic...as shown HERE
Repeat with each of the braids.
When I had them pulled through, I used my flat iron and curled the ends and then I used a pliable putty (by Garnier of course) and pieced them out.
So let me set the record straight on that. I don't think I thought of these myself. I watched my mom do my little sisters hair. She had AMAZING ringlets that her sweet daughter inherited. I had stick-straight hair and very little of it so I was always coveting those curls. I watched her braid it, fish-tail it, etc. I started doing little girls hair when I was about 9 years old and I started babysitting for a hairdresser. I was able to do her three daughters hair. She taught me a lot. I learned from her. I learn from watching movies, especially teeny-bopper shows. I see hairstyles in parks and libraries and my daughters schools and I emulate them. I learn from friends, neighbors and family members. Some times I will think I have thought of something myself and I see it being done already. It is hair. Saying I thought of it first is like saying there is only one great chocolate chip cookie recipe. It just isn't possible.
So today, I will show you one that I used from another blog. First I saw THIS post by Jenn, who has become a wonderful friend, and I loved how she did the loops. Then I saw THIS post and loved the braids. So I combined the all up into a ponytail and then did the braid flower. See...not original. But it fulfills the purpose of this blog...and what I assume is the purpose for all of the other hair blogs that are surfacing...to share ideas.
Basic Instructions:
Pull the hair into a tight ponytail
Using pomade, braid the hair into five equal sized braids...make sure to end the braids the same distance down
Pull the braid into a loop and push the ends of the braid through the elastic...as shown HERE
Repeat with each of the braids.
When I had them pulled through, I used my flat iron and curled the ends and then I used a pliable putty (by Garnier of course) and pieced them out.
