Double Rope Braids

My girlie's hair is just getting oh so long! I can't get her to cut it. I think she would look darling in a bob but she loves her long locks too much so we opted for layers, or "lazers", as she call them. She went up to our hair dresser & said will you cut Lazers in my hair? He looked at me like what???? Layers. They are long layers so it gives enough texture that when we curl it - it holds better & looks better. Also, because they are longer, when we braid or pull her hair up - the layers aren't sticking out with every braid.

So here's our new post:

Start by dividing the hair in half horizontally. Clip the top part up.
Begin to TWIST braid the hair. Unfortunately, I cannot find the tutorial that I have put up here on how to do this twist - so looks like there will be one coming soon. If you haven't learned this twist braid - you will love it - it seems to be a constant in our home.

Next, twist the top section - bringing the 2 together to make a side pony

I pulled the pony 1/2 thru an elastic. This left a good way for me to do a messy bun. I then pinned in to let the bun take it's shape how I wanted it.

I then curled the ends that were left hanging

& you're finished!!

front/top view

a fun summer do

Because you do have to braid each pony tail, this does take a little longer. So if you want it to be quicker, I would just do one row of the twisted braids. But it's super cute & I have to admit - I've NEVER had my girlie sleep in a hair do & wake up the next morning to wear the same thing - but she woke up this morning with the braids still in tip top shape so we just redid the pony tail parts (& curled them instead of braided them & pulled them up) & it looks just as cute as yesterday - so since this took a little longer - I was excited she could wear it 2 days in a row!!
Start by doing 4 piggies right in the front (sorry -can't see the 4th piggie)

Braid each one. The middle 2 though - you are going to divide in half & braid 2 out of one piggie. The far 2 side though, just get one braid out of it.

Do another row of piggies directly behind the first. If I was going to do this again, I would put all my piggies up first then go back & braid.

This is the easiest thing ever. I've done it before with the pony's straight but the braid just adds that much more to it. So grab 2 braids that are right next to each & go right over left (just like you are tying a lace) & pull.

This is what it looks like. So now I want to add them to the piggies that are already there. The best way to do this is by pinning one side so you can work one side at a time without the other wriggling around everywhere. Do ALL of your braids just like that. 2 of your piggies will have 2 braids to it since you split the middle down. You will see once you get going.

If you feel like that took you too much time - stop there & keep the hair down or whatever you feel would look cute. But if your feeling ambitious - do another row. It's totally worth it - it just looks too cute not to. You do the exact same thing you did with the first row.

You could probably even go one more row but I stopped there. Braid each piggie now.

Pull them up so that loop & secure with an elastic. Then I curled over the hair so that it was curling over the piggies. I had some ribbon but I thought it started to look like way too much going on. So we kept it without bows or ribbons in her hair today.

Super cute, right? LOVED it.

All you need to know is how to braid for this & you've got it!

corkscrew twist tutorial

I really do hate hearing myself on camera but I'm doing this for the good of my blog followers - so you have to suffer with me...sorry!!

I hope these tutorial are helpful to you who are trying to learn. The key to doing it though is PRACTICE. I've had lots of practice to perfect it & so it's fast & easy for me. You'll just get better & better each time you do it and you learn your own mistakes along the way so don't feel discouraged!!

twisting the day after...

I had her sleep in her twists & not get them wet when she bathed. We took them out & this is what it looke like:
I pulled it into a pony, curled the ends & this is how it turned out:

twIstIng

This did take a little bit longer because of the twist braids but I think it turned out cute. If you have 30 minutes to spare - do it!!
So start by parting the hair everywhere. I started at the top, just dividing it in half, but on the side part.
Make your way down, doing the next row.

Go all the way until all the hair is sectioned into little ponies.
Start twisting. I did 2 for every pony which is time consuming. Do one per pony if that's faster for you.
Do the twists all the way around. & you're done!!
front view:

Braid Twist

Remember how to do twist braids?? Then this will be extremly easy to do.
Divide the hair into 3 sections. Do twist braids in each section.
Then just braid your twist braids together like a normal braid.
I parted her hair on the side so it wasn't slicked right back.
Add a cute bow & you're finished!!

a "FUNKY" do

This is such a funky but fun do. & it's SUPER quick!!

I started with her hair down. Apply polmade to it. This is the polmade that I use for EVERYTHING!! I love it.

After you have applied the polmade, do random twist braids throughout the hair.

In between the twists, grab little sections & wave them.

See how easy? You are done!!

Side Pony Twists

This makes Adde look like she has more hair than what she really does.

So start with your side pony tail.

Do twist braids all around. To do a TWIST braid: Grab the section that you want included in the twist. Split it in half & twist each half (like in picture). I twist the right piece to the right & the left piece to the left.

Start wrapping around each other. You need to keep twisting each piece as you wrap around the hair though. This is what keeps the hair twisted.

There you go. I can never get a perfectly smooth pony. So after it's pulled up - spray it a little with hair spray & smooth it out with a comb. Works every time!!

Tuesday's Quickie

I know this doesn't look like a quick do, but it really is. & it is SUPER easy. If you want it to be even faster, cut the zig-zag part & go for a straight part. I personally think a zig-zag is faster (once you've done it a few times) because it doesn't have to be perfectly straight. This took me about 5 minutes to do!!

Start by zig-zaggin' the part & add two ponies at the top.

Continue going down with the zig-zag part. (Hint: whenever I do this part, I zig-zag all the way down, pushing the hair to the side it will go on as I go. Then I just grab the left side & do a loose pony, without even brushing it yet. That way, none of the part from the left will get into the pony on the left. Then I go to the right pony & comb it smoothly into the pony. Now, go to the left side & do the same thing.) Make sure you criss-cross the two ponies on top & add them into your ponies.

You could just braid these if you wanted to. But a twist braid it much faster, if you know how to do it. Working on one pony: divide it in half. Twist each of the halves & then begin twisting them around each other, making sure you continue to also twist each piece, otherwise, when you put the rubberband in- it will just go straight. Twisting it as you go is the key. I didn't pull the hair all the way thru. Spray the ends a little so it looks like you curled it without having to.