Pigtails At The End Of The Rainbow

A recent rainbow was the inspiration for this style.

First I five half french braids into her hair,

And then put her hair into pigtails.

By using a plastic needle (purchased in the craft department at Walmart), I weaved the ribbon into her hair.

This is what it looked like:

The loose ends were tied into bows at each pigtail.

And Aubrey got her rainbow!

Knotty Curls Updo

This is a really quick updo that does not require any braiding.

If you can tie a shoe, you can do this style!

side view:

We started with damp hair.

I seperated her hair into two pony tails, leaving out the front section. If you are in a hurry or if your daughter's hair is thin, I recomend just making one pony.

Then twist and secure the front section to a pony.

Ribbon was threaded through the two pony tails.

Next, seperate a section of hair into two (at this point I added gel).

Procede like you are tying a knot.

Do not pull tight and continue to make "knots" until you have a long string.

When you reach the end, gather your string of knots on the top of her head and pin.

Repeat with the rest of the hair. For Aubrey, I made three strings of knots in each pony tail.

After her hair was up, I finished the style by "sewing" the ribbon into her curls with a plastic needle just like in our Dressed Up Ballerina Bun tutorial.

And added a side clip.

Total time: 10 minutes without the ribbon

In June my Mom wore this 'do to a banquet.

These pictures were taken afterwards that evening.

Thanks for stopping by!

Loops, Braids, & Ribbon....oh my!

For her first day of dance camp Aubrey wanted a
fancy  'do.

We combined Girly Do Hair Style's  For Kimberly 'do with Princess Hairstyle's  Patriotic Ribbon Cornrows and our own style. This is what we came up with.

To start, I braided a "X" on the top of her head and again on each side.

Then, divided the remaining hair into three ponies and attached the braids.

After that the ponies were made into loops using our Topsey Tail just like our  Super Easy Up 'Do . Lastly, the ribbon was added.

It actually was a pretty simple 'do and lasted through not only dance but the next day of YMCA camp too!

Double Twist

Aubrey wanted a fancy 'do for kindergarten graduation, so this is what we came up with!

To start, I parted her hair from ear to ear and made two small ponies.

Next, I divided the remaining hair in half and secured the top section temporarily.

After watching the video tutorial over at Shaunell's Hair, I attempted a side twist braid. I ended it by anchoring it to one of the small ponies.

Then I took all the hair from the temporary clip and made another side twist braid. With this one I started on the opposite side of her head and ended at the other pony.

Next, I laced it up with ribbon.

Last, I just made some messy buns and added matching bows!

Total time: 25 minutes *This took a little long because I am still learning how to do a twist braid.

All ready for graduation!

Thanks for looking and happy hair doing!

Dressed Up Ballerina Bun

We came up with this cute 'do for dance class!

To start, first I pulled her hair back into a pony tail and then made a sock bun just like in our post Quick and Easy Barbie Bun

I wrapped her hair around the base of the bun and pinned it into place.

Got out my plastic craft needle and ribbon.

And began sewing the ribbon around the bun. The ribbon really helped to hold it into place. **I found it worked best to sew going into the middle of the bun and come out the sides.

At this point I wrabbed and tied a wider ribbon around the base.

You could just tie that ribbon into a bow and leave the ends hanging down. I happen to have a large matching clip.

Then I snipped the ends of the ribbon.

I added a little gel and hairspray to make sure that it lasted through a day of school and then dance class!

I think it also would look cute if you made "X's" with the ribbon around the bun.

Total time~ 10 minutes!