Halloween Favorites

It's getting close to Halloween and we have several fun hairstyles just right for this fun time!  You can click on the label over on our sidebar called "Halloween" for the full collection but here are some of our favorites.  Simply click on the name underneath the picture and it will take you right to the original post.  Happy Haunting!

The Mummy

Dancing Skeletons

Candy Corn

Spider Web

Haunted Hairstyle

Spider Rings

Monster Eyes

The Great Pumpkin

The Coffin

Pumpkin Patch

Unbe-WEAVE-able

This hairstyle turned out really cute and I wish these pictures did it better justice but we were in a condo on vacation and these were the best shots we could get.  

Make sure you start with wet hair and create a high part going from one ear to the other so that you have a "headband" like section in the front.  Now you are going to create 8 small sections out of that front section you just created.  (4 on each side.)  Secure each of those 8 sections with a small elastic.  

Now you've got 8 little ponytails that you will pull out of the way and have your princess hold for a minute.  Divide the remaining hair in half by creating a part directly down the center of the head.  Pull each side into a low ponytail. 

 Now bring those 4 ponytails from the left side of the head and add them into the ponytail on the right side with a new elastic.  

You will now weave the 4 small ponytails from the right side through the left side ponytails using an alternating over and under method.  (I used a Topsy Tail to make it a bit easier.)  Once they have been weaved through you can secure them into the ponytail on the left side with a new elastic.

I've included this picture to show you what my weaving looked like in the back once I finished.  You can see that they are not crossing directly over that center part like they should so I just adjusted them with my fingers a bit until they all cross over that center part and then sprayed them with hairspray to make sure they stayed put. 

You can leave your two ponytails loose or finish them off however you like.  I've done a 5-Strand Braid out of each and you can find the instructional video for how to do that here.  

School Starts Style

School started this week and my little princess has been so excited to get back and see her teachers and friends.  I have been excited for a routine to set in so I can get back to posting on this site!

This was her hair for her first day back and it was a simple, yet darling style:

Begin by creating an off-centered part at the front of the hair.  Create a section on both sides going from the part down to the ears and secure each with an elastic.

Now create a Regular 3-Strand Braid out of those two small ponytails and have your princess hold onto each once they are done.  Divide the rest of the hair into two areas by creating a part directly down the center.  Begin with the left half and gather it all together into a ponytail - making sure to bring across the right side braid and include that into the ponytail as well.  

Do the same with the right side, remembering to bring across that left braid and add it in.  Comb out any remaining braid on each side.  You should now have two ponytails.  Create another Regular 3-Strand Braid out of each. 

 Bring the bottom of one of your braids up to the last elastic and create a puppy dog ear by securing it up with a new elastic.   Puff out any excess hair over the elastic.  Do the same thing with your other braid and you're all done! 

Princess Piggies is TWO!!!

I can't believe that we have been doing this blog for two years now.  It does not seem like it has been that long.  We started this blog as a way to share some fun ideas with ladies around the neighborhood that kept asking about the princess's hair.  I can't believe what it has grown into and what wonderful followers we have!  Thanks for all your comments and ideas and for the pictures that you share on our Facebook page.  You guys are all so wonderful! 

Happy 2nd Birthday to us!  :)

Happy Mother's Day 2012!

I just wanted to give a shout out to all my lovely ladies out there in blog world.  I hope that you have a wonderful Mother's Day and take it easy!  Here's a style from last year for the big day:

It says "MOM" and you can find that original post here.  Sorry I did not have time to get a video up for this one as requested but there are written instructions on the post that will hopefully help.  :)

Have a great day all you wonderful moms!

Friday's Film: French Braid

We've gotten many requests for a video tutorial on how to create a French Braid.  I figured I better post this one as soon as possible because it's a standard that we use in a lot of our hairstyles here at Princess Piggies.  Hopefully the video will help and give you some tips to make it easier for you!

Pulling it back from ear to ear is a good tip for you beginner braiders.  This will help give you a good chunk of hair to work with.
Also, if you're a fan of the HUNGER GAMES movie, here are some French Braid hairstyles that we've done in the past that appear on the movie:

These are our Low Frenchies as worn by Prim.  The only difference is that hers are not combined at the bottom.   

This is our Slanted style that seems to be getting more and more popular thanks to the movie. 

Easter Hair & Contest

We have a contest going on over on our Facebook Page "Princess Piggies" and we're looking for creative Easter hairstyles.  My princess will choose the winner on Saturday, April 7th. 

The winner will be receiving these beautiful hair pins which are the exact kind that we use in several of our hairstyles. 

Here are some of our Easter Hairstyles in the past:
(Click on the links to go to the original posts.)

Basket Case

Easter Basket Bun

A Little Something EGGstra

Easter Wraps

Basket Braids
Hopefully this will give you some fun ideas and hop on over to our Facebook Page to add your own and be entered to win these fun hairpins!

Dance Do

I've done several dance hair styles before but this one has a bit of a different twist on it so I thought I would post just in case any of you have little dancers out there and are stumped on hairstyle ideas.  Make sure you begin this style with wet hair for better hold. 

I started by sectioning out the bang area on the front of head and creating a Dutch Braid.  (A Dutch Braid is basically a French Braid but you have your plates go underneath instead of over the top.)

I did not have the Dutch Braid go all the way down to the ear but rather just to the end of the bang line and then I just finished plating the hair I had gathered into a Regular 3-Strand Braid. 

I secured that braid at the end with an elastic and then set it aside for a minute. 

Pull the remaining hair tightly back into a ponytail.  You can make the ponytail high or low depending on the look you are going for.  We've place this one right over the crown of the head.

Now go ahead and create a Barrel Roll from the hair used in your ponytail.  You can find a video tutorial for the Barrel Roll here.

Once your Barrel Roll is completed you can bring your original braid down around the back of the bun and tuck the ends underneath.  Use bobby pins to secure it into place and then give it a good spray with hairspray to ensure hold throughout the dance performance.  At this point you can spray the hairstyle with craft spray glitter as well if you want that sparkly look.  We usually do this but did not have any glitter on hand at this time.  Add some fun hair accessories if you like as well. 

This hairstyle holds very tightly and is perfect for keeping that hair out of the face while your princess is dancing! 

Supply of St. Patrick's Styles

St. Patrick's day is fast approaching so I thought I would post some of our previous Green-Day styles so you can pick and choose any that you like. 

This is our "Pot O' Gold" hairstyle and it's definitely our most popular.  You can find instructions for this here.

Next we have our "Lucky Clover" hairstyle and this is one that I think needs some new improvements on so I plan on redoing this style this month.  You can find the original instructions here and maybe recreate it the way that you would like as well. 

Our "Irish Rainbow" hairstyle is fun and colorful and always gets lots of compliments.  Instructions for this style can be found here.

Finally we have some ideas for cute hair clips that you can make to dress up any style for St. Patrick's Day.  I wanted to get this post out a little early so that you had time to make any of these if you were interested.  Hope this helps with any ideas and have a great St. Patty's Day!


Friday's Film: Long to Short Without a Cut

Today at school it was "Dress As Your Favorite Dr. Seuss Character" day. 

My princess chose to go as Daisy-Head Mayzie and she was so excited. 
In the past we've done Cindy Lou Who and you can find directions for that here.
The only problem we had with Dayzie-Head Mayzie is that her hair is short and my princess has very long hair so this is the solution we came up with:

We've done this before with our Junie B. Jones hairstyle.

We even added some fake bangs on that particular day.

Here is her new "short" hair.

This is what it looks like from the side.

We were able to hide her ribbon with the headband but it would be cute with just the ribbon as well.

Here is my little Dayzie-Head Mayzie all ready for school!

Superbowl Football

It's that time of year again! SUPERBOWL!  It's kind of a big deal at our house and we decided to do a fun hairstyle in honor of that.

You will need some 5/8" white ribbon and some 3/8" grosgrain ribbon that you will make your football stitches with.

I just hot glued the ribbon the way that I wanted the stitches to look and then added some bobby pins on the back of the stitches so that it would hold in place on the hair.  (You'll notice that in the actual style I cut off one of these stitches because I had made it a bit too long.  Learn from my mistake and measure first.)  :)

You will want to work with wet hair.  I decided to make a little goal post design on the top of the hair by sectioning out a small square in the front middle that I created a Pull-Through out of.  Just behind the square, a divided the hair in half by creating a part directly down the middle of the head.  Pull each half into it's own piggie - making sure to add in your Pull-Through to the side that it is lying on. 

 Make a braid out of each piggie and braid it as far down as possible before securing it with an elastic.  Pull the right braid over to the top of the left braid and add it in with another elastic which will lie directly over the top elastic of your left braid.  You don't want to pull that braid too tightly over because it needs to be able to create a little bit of an arch for the top of the football.  Use bobby pins to hold that arch in the position that you like.  Now pull your left braid over to the top of the right braid and, using a Topsy Tail, pull it right through the very first plate of your right braid.  This will hold it in place while you bobby pin the bottom arch of your football into position. 

 Now take the ends of your braids and tuck them under the elastics and braids however you can to hide them.  Use bobby pins to keep them nicely tucked under.  Go ahead and spray the whole head with hairspray at this point to give it that extra hold. 

 Now grab your 5/8" ribbon and cut two strands that will be long enough to wrap around the ends of your football.  Use your Topsy Tail to feed the ribbon through both braids on the end of your football and then pull the ends of your ribbon up on top of those braids and tie the ends into a tight knot.  Cut off any excess ribbon from beyond the know and then twist the ribbon so that the know goes under the bottom braid and is hidden.  Repeat the same process on the opposite end of your football.

  Your final step is to position your stitch clip into place directly in the middle of the football. 

 Now you're finished and all set for the big game!  My princess wore this style to church and it was great because usually the women come up and comment on her hair but today it was all the men coming up and commenting and taking pictures with their phones.  Too funny!