So now that I've started this blog, I notice that whenever I shut my eyes, I see hair. Hair this way, hair that way. And for some funny reason, I keep seeing puffy braids in the shapes of letters. Maybe it's because I'm doing preschool at home with this little one, and we are learning how to write the alphabet. So, here we have it. My attempt at the letter A. Maybe I'll try all 26!
Start with wet hair and parted in a small square about 1 1/2 inches all the way around.
This is just to show the next section of hair that I parted off, another larger square.
Divide that section down the middle and part existing pony in half and split between the two new ponys.
Next, part another larger square on one side, as shown, and pull top pony in. Next, part a middle square, like the very first square, and pull half of previous pony in.
Finish with completing the last square, as shown, pulling half of middle pony in, and the pony above it.
Split remaining hair down the center, and pull two remaining halves of bottom ponys into a stuffed bun (see how to do a stuffed bun). If her hair is long enough, like my girl's here, just keep stuffing second half in and adjusting hair so it doesn't look like just two halves, but more messy and unprecise. I will stuff in with one finger and then another, sorta like typing. :)
On the other side, do the same thing. Here I wasn't happy with how my 'stuffing' turned out, so here's a fix:
Adjust the hair so it's more rounded and even, and then slip a clear elastic around it, and if necessary, you can stuff more hair into that.
I like it looking more 'piecey' rather than two big folds.
Stick in some pretty bows....give it a good spritz of the 'spray....
And it's "A" winner! Okay...so it's more of a triangle. We'll have to manage.
This top part would also work great for shorter hair. You can skip the bun part and just make little ponys.
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