Little Girl's Hairstyles: Off centered braid and twist hairstyle no. 3: 15-20 min

My last example (for a while) of the off-centered braid and twist. This is the basic beginning that I shared in my first post in this series. (Check out my last two posts).

I begin with the french braid, and the twist on the side, and join them in the back. I used my waver again on the rest of her hair. You could also do some flat iron waves, or corkscrew curls, or just flat iron it straight as well.

This is another cute one for Easter, and gives you great hair to show off some of those great big flowers or bows that match their dresses.

 This is it friends......for on Wednesday (at the latest) I'm going in to have my baby girl! I have some posts with videos planned however, until I can get back to doing hair and hopefully being normal again! Have a great week and wish me luck!



Little Girl's Hairstyles: Off-centered french twist braids 15-20 min

Got any big plans for spring break? Ours is coming next week, and it will just be baby land in our house. My girls are so excited to be little mommy's helpers and take care of their baby sister they are about ready to burst. It is so thrilling for me to see their anticipation. :)

Here's the second hairstyle I promised using the off-centered braid and twist idea that I shared in my last post.

Off centered french twist braids:

 I split the larger parted off section into two equal parts, and instead of doing a french braid, I did a french twist braid (see my video on how to do french twist braids). I crossed the top twist over the second when bringing it back to the center (or off center) of her head.  I did the same regular twist on the smaller side, like in the previous post, and joined them together.

 I used my waver to finish off the rest of her hair and added a big bow.  She's all ready for preschool!

 A pretty and fun Easter hairdo to keep in mind!



How to do girl's hairstyles: Low Side French Braids into braided ponytail 15-20 min

So Christmas is right around the corner!! We just got a whole ton of snow, and my girls' have been out playing and attempting to build a snowman this afternoon. There's nothing better and more magical than a beautiful white blanket on everything outside. That is, until you have to go out and drive in it or shovel it off your driveway, right! Even still, I love seeing how pristine and clean the snow makes everything look. It just seems fitting for this special season and holiday. So what I'm saying is, I'm grateful for the snow! I am also looking forward to not having to send off my kids to school or dance or anywhere else for a few weeks and just have the chance to hang out and have fun!

Did I mention we are expecting girl no. 3 this spring!? I gotta get some good one on one time with my girls now before Mom is totally swept up in baby! We are so excited to have another little princess and of course, more hair to do!

So, on that note--here's another little hairdo to try out. I must really be in the pioneer-type-hairdo mood lately, as this is another one that reminds me of young girls from that era. I just think it's a refreshing change to see little girls look like little girls, rather than putting grown up hair on them. Who needs them to grow up any faster than they already do?

Low Side French Braids

 I started with a center part, dampened hair, and began my regular french braid down low and close to the ears.

 I continued them all the way to the back of her head.

 And same on the other side.

 This is where it can get tricky. After finishing both braids, I took out both elastics holding the braids, smoothing the hair so both braids were hanging straight down in my one hand. I tried to meld the hair together into one bunch, without losing any of the braiding, so I could begin a fresh braid.

 Once I did that, I just finished off with a backwards braid all the way to the ends.

 Tie it off with a ribbon (I like mine up higher, rather than at the ends..they seem to stay in better for me there) and smile!

 Here's wishing all you wonderful moms and your families a wonderful Christmas! Enjoy those magical moments with the little ones. I've made a goal to NOT let messes get me in a dither and to just take a deep breath and ENJOY myself. They'll only be these ages once! Merry Christmas!

Little Girl's Hairstyles - How to do different hairdo's with a Daisy Chain Braid! 15-20 min each

So on the days when I decide to 'do some hair' I realize the pressure I've put on myself by creating this blog! I'm forever trying to create a new hairdo to teach or show, to give you ladies the ideas you want. And don't get me wrong, I LOVE playing around with new hairstyles, braids, ways of twisting the hair, etc. I am always striving to create something cute and different, but that doesn't take an hour and a half to do, and requires 7 hands! So, most of the time I attempt variety by combining hair tricks/styles I've already shared. We all know there are literally thousands of things you can do with hair, but half the battle (for me anyway) is SEEING something really awesome and saying to yourself, "hey, I can do that!"
So, here's two I did the other day, using braids I've shared previously, and therefore, braids and tricks that you all are already pros at!

Daisy Chain Braid Ideas!

For this hairstyle, I first did a side part, then did an angle part on the large side, from one temple back to above her other ear. Next I did two small Daisy Chain braids back to the same point, and ponytailed them off.

I then combed the rest of her hair into a side ponytail, and included the braid's ponytails, and put it in a stuffed bun on the side.

For this hairstyle, I did an angle part in front, dividing all the hair in front in half, and did two small Daisy Chain Braids back to ears, and ponytailed them off. Then I pulled the rest of the hair back into a ponytail, and did a 4 strand braid in her ponytail.

This one was not a happy camper about having her pictures taken. Having cute hair does not equal having a cute attitude!

I hope these inspire you! I'd love to see what you come up with using the Daisy Chain Braid!

Little Girl's Hairstyles - How to do a Triple Braid 15-20 min

How was the holiday for everyone? I hope that no eyebrows, eyelashes, or (heaven forbid!) hair was singed off in any manner. We escaped unscathed (all except for a tumble off of a bike during our 4th of July bike ride. Not me. Only small knees were injured. We are good.)

And we are off with a new hairdo! This was an experiment (aren't they all!?). This hairdo incorporates 2 inside out french braids, with a smaller regular braid. For your gals with shorter hair, you can join the three braids together higher up on her head, rather than at the neckline.

Start with an angle part from forehead to neckline.

Then part off an angled section at the bottom of the first part, leaving enough to do a small braid.I clipped off the two top sections for ease.

Braid the small section into a regular braid.

Next, do a French or inside out braid in the top sections, angling them toward the small braid, so they all meet at the same point.

Braid it down to the ends.

Do both top sections so it ends with three braids.

Next, braid the three braids together for your triple braid. For this hairstyle, I did backwards/inside out braiding on everything, including the triple braid. Sometimes I mix regular with backwards too. Basically just do whatever works or looks best!

And yup, she's in her PJ's. It was just one of those days. Most likely I was still in mine as well.

Little Girl's Hairstyles - How to do an American Flag Hairdo 15-20 min

Well, here's our attempt at being patriotic! I thought about attempting a fancy star hairdo, but that involved way too many elastics for my taste or my imagination. So, when posing the question to my 6 year old about something festive hair-wise to do, she said, "How about a flag mom?", and so here we go. I was just grateful I had the right colors of ribbons in my ribbon bag (since I'm not the type to run to the store to buy the right colors for a hairdo!). These odds and ends worked right nice together methinks.

So here's to you little sparkler fiends--keep those away from the ponytail and you'll be doing fine. Have a wonderful 4th of July!

I started with a side part in the front with very damp to wet hair.

I gathered the small side of the part, down to her ear,

and put it in a twist bun.

I then wrapped a bright blue ribbon around it. You could also bobby pin this bun flat, instead of wrapping it with a clear elastic, like I did here, if you don't want it to stick up. This is the "stars" portion of the Stars and Stripes.

Starting from the front of her head, I then parted the hair into four equal sections, going from ear to ear, and down the back of her head. I angled them all, and this happens pretty naturally when following the curvature of the head, to end behind her ear, since I gathered them into one pony at the end. I then did an inside out french braid in each section, braiding down from the head a few inches so I could gather the ends together.

This is where I gathered it all together into one ponytail.

I added a red and white ribbon around the elastic, and there you have your 'stripes'!

My gal was not feeling so patriotic when photo shoot time came around.

I hope this is something fun for you festive ladies! I'm not sure my littles will let me touch their locks on the 4th. All my hard work was shown off at the dentist office. Ay me. But it got a lot of compliments! (And then of course she was smiling). :) Happy Holidays! Please share any fun things and/or do's you did!