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!

Everyone is wearing braids (no matter the age) & they are SO easy & quick that most everyone can do it on themselves or on their girly. I saw this on Nicole Richie in a magazine but she had bangs & it looked pretty cute with the loose bangs in front. This would be darling for church or a wedding or something more fancy. This would probably only work on longer hair. Sorry!!
Start by doing a part straight down the center. Then back comb (tease) the hair & pull it into a low pony tail. Tug on the hair a little to give it more lift.

Split the pony into 2 sections & braid each section. Use clear rubber bands at the ends.

Pin each braid up the side & tuck to hide the rubberbands & ends of the hair. Do the same thing on each side. If she was to be a flower girl, you could add flowers all over her hair. Or if the ends don't exactly meet in the middle or are too long, you could curl the ends.

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This braid is super easy to do. I did not make it up - I learned it by accident but I've seen it on a little girl before. I like to call it the scrunchie braid. Do a loose braid, to the ends of the hair. Then put 2 of the strands of the hair on one side & hold the third piece in the other hand (sorry kind of hard to do with camera)

With the two pieces that you have over, start scrunching them up while holding the third piece steady (this is what the braid scrunches up around)

Go to the base of the head & add your elastic to hold it in. It looks like way harder than what it really is. ANYONE can do this!!

I braided 2 regular braids on the side & crossed them over into pigtails.

I then did a bunch of the "scrunchie" briads in the pig tails.

Curl each end of the braid & add 2 ribbons to each pigtail.

Pretty simple. Hope my instructions on the braid were clear enough, if not, let me know.

giveaways, giveaways

There's been alot of fun giveaways lately & I have to post about it so that you can all join in on the fun. www.OhSoGirly.blogspot.com is doing a really fun giveaway. It's more for us moms instead of your hair accesories. It's those darling watches with the cute beads for the bands PLUS a $10 gift card to Target (or her blog, if you prefer). Click on the website & it will take you over to the site so you can put your name down & see how you can win! But let them know I sent you so I can get in on the contest too:)

time for another FANCY NANCY party

We've had fun going to all the Fancy Nancy birthday parties - but I've had more fun thinking of a fancy do to go along with it.
I know. I know. She's naked but I tried to crop it & it won't upload what I cropped - even though it shows it's cropped in my folder. I tried not to get too much of her. We didn't want to get her dress on yet - so here's a bad mom moment.

I parted the hair on the side. Then I parted 3 slanted parts going from the side part to the ear & twist. I added an elastic to hold the twist (because once I got away from the base of the head - I turned it into a corkscrew twist) & then bobby pinned it in place while finishing my twists. Do 3 twists on each side.

Bring all the hair into a pony tail. I kind of pulled one twist from each side at a time so that I could make sure the twist was still twisted tight & good.

Now that we have our pony, I did a corkscrew twist just all over randomly in the pony.

Now, curl all the straight pieces that aren't in the twists.

Pin all the curls & all the twists to give a fun updo.

We added our must have spray glitter because she feels like she has to wear it anytime we do a fancy do or are going to a party. It does add a lot though.

front view:

We finished it off with a cute little tiara.

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