Another 'Do

I have been asked to do a class on hairstyles for our ward Relief Society, so I have been working on trying to figure out some ideas by reviewing old styles we have done, and adding the newer ones I haven't posted, so bear with me.
I have been organizing them on my Pinterest hairstyles board (which is completely amazing).

This style is a waterfall braid done on my youngest. I decided that it wouldn't stand up to a day of playing at school, so I combined it with an inside-out, or a Dutch braid, using the "fallen" pieces added in to the top of the braid. It turned out to be very pretty and relatively easy, although I wasn't completely happy with how I finished it. The bus was on its way, so we had to hurry.

Christmas Hair

Yep, I know I haven't done much with my blog, but I did these cute styles as the kids were headed out the door for their Christmas program at school. The bus was coming down the road as I took these shots, so forgive the blurriness.

We tried some new things, some worked; some not so much. But they were fun.

We had a wonderful Christmas and New Year, and I resolved to exercise more and blog more, so check back and I will try to catch up and keep it up to date.

A Waterfall Braid

I saw this braid on Adopt A 'Do. I thought it was so cute and wanted to give it a try.
It took a few tries, but I finally figured it out.
I like the effect: long and straight, but still out of her face.


She is a busy girl though, so it didn't last through an active Saturday.

Pretty Girls

I did this on the girls' hair Sunday for church. It turned out to be so cute, but didn't hold up very well. By the time they got home, the ribbons had moved around too much. I have a new plan to try to keep it in place, but I'll have to wait for a while to try it out because the girls weren't impressed with this 'do.
Here is my littlest munchkin's hair:

How about that cheesy smile? Love those girls.

I Love It

I came up with some festive valentine hairdos this week in time for the Valentine parties at school. They looked so cute on the girls.

This was Annika's. This one lasted for two days.


I forgot to get a picture that includes her face. And the hair is supposed to look like hearts if you can't tell.
This was Adrienne's Valentine's Day 'do:



She also had a cute heart hairdo in for her field trip:



I didn't think to take pictures of it until someone commented on it while we were there, so they are all blurry because she was too busy to sit still for me.

Happy Valentine's Day to my sweet little girls.

Pretty Laced Rainbows

I did this on Adrienne the other day and loved it. I have done something similar a million times before, but this one was really fancy and turned out beautifully.
It took a quite a while to finish. Adrienne was a very patient trooper. She read me a book and we visited while I worked on her hair. I got to hear all about preschool, primary, and her plans for the future (she is going to grow up and be a mommy). By the time we were done, I think she was sick of sitting. This one lasted only two days. She had a crazy night and the 'do didn't survive.

Cornrows on a Princess

It has been a while since I did a hairdo post. Here is a hairdo I tried out the other day. I was going to leave the ends of the braids out, but decided to braid them together down the row at the end. I was pretty happy with the result. The braids are a little crooked if you look closely, but what can you expect from a four year old?

I just clipped on a little flower picked out by the princess and Voila!
I couldn't get her to give me a good smile because she was practicing writing her name, so this is what I got.

Originals

I have been playing around with Adrienne's hair a little bit. It is finally thickening up a little so it makes for better experimentation.

These are some cute hairdo's I came up with on my own:

Getting ready for cool summer hair on a cutie.

New Hair Toys and Baby Chains

Yes, another post about hair. I figured I'd warn you so you can stop now if you are completely uninterested in hair.

But I love it.

I just got some new curlers for Annika's hair. They are really easy to use, and more comfortable to sleep in. The results were so pretty.




I ended up doing her hair and taking these pictures before she had changed her clothes for church, so she is still wearing her glam pj's when I took these "after" pictures:

I finally tried one of my favorite styles on Adrienne's baby hair the other day. It turned out really cute, despite the constant movement of the head. There are a few little fly-away wispys, but I think it looks good for a 3 year old. (It only lasted about 3 hours, and was not nap-proof, however).

A Basket Case

Okay, despite the fact that I am indeed a basket case, the title of this post actually refers to a really pretty hairdo I did on Annika for church this morning.
Again, I can take credit only for getting her to hold still and actually doing the hairstyle itself.
Well, maybe the holding still part is owed to VeggieTales (and a little "Phineas and Ferb" we sneaked in when daddy wasn't looking).
The idea came from The Story of a Princess and Her Hair. There is a link to her blog in my sidebar. She is great for inspiration, and has really good instructions. As a matter of fact, I did a variation of this hairdo on Annika Friday and went to the mall with the girls after school. We got so many compliments, one woman even asked if it was Annika's real hair! Annika thought that was hilarious.

Anyway, here it is. Unfortunately, after jumping on the trampoline after church, and changing her clothes about 25 times this afternoon, this 'do will not be salvaged for school on Monday.