Waterfall Headband

*For a reference on how to do the two braids included in this hairstyle, you can visit "Waterfall Braid" and "5-Strand Braid" over on our side bar.* 

Begin with a small amount of hair right by your princess's left ear and begin forming a Waterfall Braid.

  Make sure that your braid follows the hair line along the forehead to create a "headband" look. 

Once you get down to her right ear you can stop gathering hair and just finish braiding a traditional 3-Strand Braid. 

Gather the fallout strands from the Waterfall Braid, along with the 3-Strand Braid and the rest of the hair into a ponytail on the back of the head. 

 Divide the ponytail into 5 pieces and create a 5-Strand Braid. 

Now you can add a couple flower clips wherever you like. 

This hairstyle holds really well and was just as tight at the end of the day as it was at the beginning. 

I Love You Tons & Buns

I'm finding new uses for the bun molds every day.  You can pick them up at Sally's and they're very inexpensive.  You can also use rolled socks but I find it easier to bobby pin things down with the actual molds. 

Begin by parting the hair in half horizontally. 

 Now simply make a ponytail with the top half that is a bit off-centered to the left.  Do the same with the bottom half but have it off-centered to the right.

  Now pull each ponytail through a bun mold.  Spread the ponytail around each mold and wrap another elastic over the hair and the molds. 

 There should be some excess hair coming out around the bun mold and you'll want to separate that into two equal groups. Braid the two groups and wrap the two braids around the bun.  Secure them down with some bobby pins. 

 Follow the same steps with the other bun. 

Now you can add some flowers in the middle of the buns to finish it off.

Princess Pull Back

These waves were made from yesterdays braids but you can also use a curling iron or wave iron for a similar effect. 

Start by parting just the top of the hair down the middle.  Now make three small Corkscrews along the hair line on each side of the part.  Make sure you leave a bit of hairline next to each ear. 

Now gather all the Corkscrews from the left half of the part and bring them over to the right side of the head.  Combine the Corkscrews with the bit of hairline next to the right ear and secure with an elastic. 

Now you're going to weave the first Corkscrew on the right side through the three left Corkscrews.  Do this with the second Corkscrew on the right side but make sure you alternate the over under pattern from the first one.  Do the same with the third Corkscrew on the right and then combine all three with the extra bit of hair line on the left side.  You should now have two small piggies by each ear. 

 Make each piggie into it's own Corkscrew and then join the tow together at the back of the head and secure them with an elastic. 

You can add hair accessories to all three elastics or just to the back elastic.

First Day of School Do

My princess insisted on walking to her first day of school and I knew how hot it was going to be outside so we chose a hairstyle that would be up off of her neck.  We started by dividing the hair into 4 equal parts - 2 on top and two on the bottom.  

Then you'll want to pull each of the sections into an elastic and use a Topsy Tail or comb to create a Pull-Through.  (On the bottom half we made Inverted Pull-Throughs.)  Next you'll want to braid each section and secure them with elastics. 

 Grab the two braids on the left half and join the ends together with another elastic.  Do this with the two on the right side as well.  Now pull the two left ends over to the right side and pull the two right ends through the left ones and over to the left side. 

 This will create a criss-crossed look on the top and bottom.  (Hopefully that's not too confusing.)  Use bobby pins to secure the elastics to the hair. 

 Now you can take the ends of the hair that is left over and create Barrel Rolls just inside the joined braids.  Bobby pin those down and well and make sure to use plenty of hair spray to keep the hold. 

Add some little clips on each side to hide the elastics and that's it!

Over the Rainbow

Pick out your favorite ribbons or coordinating ribbons for this hairstyle.  You're going to also need a thick plastic (usually light blue) yarn needle.  (Usually found in the yarn section at your local craft store or Wal Mart.)  You may also want some colored elastics like we've used, or you can use clear ones. 

Start by grabbing 1/2 inch thick pieces of hair from the front of the head and tie each off with an elastic a couple inches from the hair line. 

Do this all the way to each ear so that you create a headband of elastics. 

Now part the hair in half using whichever part you like.  (This is the "Blocks" part.)  Divide the hair from the elastics to each side equally and make a piggie on both sides of the head.  You can leave the piggie straight or finish it off with your favorite braid.  (This is the Uneven 5 Strand Braid.) 

Tip: Grab your yarn needle and a piece of dental floss.  fold the dental floss in half and then feed the bend through the eye of the needle.  Now put your ribbon through the floss, pull the floss back out of the needle and now your needle is threaded with the ribbon.  This make getting the ribbon through the eye of the needle much easier! 

 Do a weaving pattern with the ribbons - going above and below - along the elastic headband line.  Make sure you have some hanging ribbon next to each ear.  Thread your second piece of ribbon and weave it through as well, making sure to alternate the directions from your first ribbon.  Continue adding as many ribbons as you like until you've completed the look. 

 Now take the ribbons hanging by each ear and wrap them around the elastic of your piggie. Now you can tie them into a bow. 

You can add ribbons to the bottom of your piggies if you've braided them and you're all done!

Meet in the Middle

I just came across these pictures and I think this hairstyle was done sometime in January.  It's fairly straight forward but there are some helpful tips for you. 

Start by parting the hair down the middle.  (I've pulled some of her bangs into one side in the front as well.)  Now that you have your vertical halves, divide each into half horizontally so that you now have 4 sections.

  Tie off 3 of the section with elastic and begin to french braid the 4th section.  Braid all the way to the end of the hair and tie it off with an elastic.  French braid all the sections and tie them off.  (Tip:  for the bottom French Braids, have your princess lay on her tummy on her bed so that her head is upside down over the edge of the bed.  This will make doing the upside down braids MUCH easier.) 

(Okay - this part could've definitely been straighter! ha ha) Now that you have your 4 French Braids completed you'll want to combine the top and the bottom on each side by twisting the two braids around each other and forming a bun.  Secure the bun with a tight elastic.  Do the on the other side as well.  Now just choose your favorite ribbons and wrap them around the bun, creating a bow,  to finish off. 

Rock Star

My daughter decided that she wanted to have a "Rock Star" party for her birthday this year.

  I instantly knew what she was going to wear and how her hair was going to be done.  She has a bunch of fun faux hair clips that we picked up at Sally's a few months back.  (I didn't know if we'd use them much but she LOVES them!) 

We started by parting the hair and then clipping the fake hair to the front of the head .  I then twisted a small bit of hair around each of them to hide the clips. 

I continued twisting the hair until it met right over the part and I connected the two sides with an elastic, then covered the elastic with a small claw clip. 

 No she doesn't really have a tattoo and three earrings.  :)

Then I pulled each side into an Indian Braid - making sure to include the faux hair. 

I tried to get a little bit of faux hair in each of the strands of the braid.  Both braids looked a bit different but still similar. 

We finished it off with some glitter spray and some Rock Star bows.