Pull Through's & Left over Curls

Sorry it's been a bit longer than I thought it'd be getting back here. This whole vein stuff turned out to be a bit more painful than anticipated and so I've spent much more time w/my foot up and just takin' it easy that I'd anticipated. But we're back in school now, and life goes on as we know it - so the days of taking it easy are over! :)

A couple weeks ago, we'd used the Curlformers in Goose's hair for Sunday, and when she woke up Monday morning, she still had quite a bit of pretty wave/curl left, except for close to the roots and towards the back of her crown from where she'd slept. So not wanting to let good curls go to waste, this is the simple thing we came up with. It was quick & easy - and you can obviously wear it straight or w/curls, but this is a good one for a school morning.

Part the hair off center on the right side. Then part down to the right ear. Take that section and put it into a ponytail, and then do a pull through. For a refresher on those - go HERE.
On the left side of the head make a part from your off center one on top of the head, down to in front of the left ear. Make another pull through. Behind that, part off another section of hair, with the part coming down behind the left ear. Incorporate the hair from the front pull through into the 2nd section. Make another pony & turn it into a pull through.
You will have 1 pull through on the right, and 2 on the left. Part off another section of hair on the back part of the head - angling in a V down from where your pull through's ended.

Include the hair from the front pull throughs and then make a ponytail & another pull through - but for this pull through, flip it from underneath. Don't push the hair through the top, but from underneath to give a bit more bounce or oomph on the back of the head. Remember, I was trying to use left over curls here so I wanted that extra volume.
From the back:
Right side view:
I realize this resembles this previous post, and you certainly could do that previous post with pull through's as well, but I liked this one because no accessory was needed. And truth be told, our fabulous new navy blue bow we'd gotten recently from All Things Ribbon was tragically lost at Lowe's somewhere so it was a good day for no accessories! :)

Lost a Bow?

So, this hair style isn't necessarily one to write home about - it was more one of necessity -- for a couple reasons. I'm hoping I'm not the only one out there that either -

A - Has a favorite bow or flower - but only has ONE;

B - Had a set of bows or flowers, and now 1 is lost or gone who knows where- in the mounds of Barbies, dress-up and toy boxes (please say I'm not alone in this!);

So the above reasons are one reason for this hair style. The 2nd reason is due to the length of Bee's hair. You may wonder what I mean, because most people say she has fairly long hair for a 2 year old. Well, that's mainly in the back - but her sides are shorter than the back and she still has fine whispy baby hair by her ears and up around her temples.

So to simply pull her hair back into a half pony (parted from ear to ear & pulled into a ponytail up on top) still isn't much of an option for us because once nap time is over both sides of her hair are basically no longer where they should be and it's a huge mess -- leaving just a bit of hair left in the rubberband on top. I really try not to plaster her too much with hair spray, etc. so hair coming out is a problem at this point.

So this hairdo was my solution for the 3 problems - either only have 1 bow cuz that's all I got, one is lost, and because her hair is too short to just pull it up into a half pony or full ponytail. This was also a great one when her hair was just barely long enough for the 2 ponytails to touch in back. I would make a 3rd little pony in back so it seemed like she had "more" hair! So here is your simple do for the day:

Part the hair from ear to ear - like you are going to make a 1/2 pony. But then also part it in the middle - or off to the side. As always, I prefer a part set off to the side. She wouldn't let me take a pic from behind at this point! Then make 2 ponytails. Now, see - this is the simple do anyone can do - 2 ponytails - cute and done, right? WRONG! I don't always have 2 bows or flowers that I want to use - and it would be ghastly for me to NOT put in a hair accessory right?! Ha! Well, for this exercise - yes! (And on a side note - I've just got to say how much I love this picture! I can't believe how big she's getting!)
So once you have 2 ponytails secured w/rubber bands, part of another section of hair in a triangular fashion. I start from behind each rubberband and go backwards at an angle until my parts meet up.
Once you've got the hair divided out - add the 2 pony tails from the front, comb it smooth, then secure with a rubber band.

Then just add your 1 lonely accessory & you're done. This one happens to be a fav of ours & it comes from Every Little Detail. All my girls love this one because of the soft fuzziness of it! You can also make that pony in the back further back on the head if you feel like the bow/flower is sitting too far on top of her head.
I know, it looks off center - it's because of the part - and I actually like the non-symmetry of the whole thing! So you do what suits you best! You can also do pull-through's in the front instead of plain old piggys if you want too. Change it up & have fun w/it.
And her "I'm ready to be done" smile! (notice the difference in her smile here than her first front smiling shot!!!)
Anyway - that's it. Simple, but serves a double purpose for us -- keeps her hair looking tidy and in order and solves the problem of the 1 bow/flower issue!! Hope it helps a few of you!

Hippy Hair #2

What can I say - I did this one the same day as the last post - Hippy Hair was in the air! :)

Another fairly quick and easy - and definitely simple one here. Part the hair wherever you like on the top. Mine was off center to the right. Then part down from that part to the ear, sectioning off a small amount of hair. Make your basic 3 strand braid - or whatever is your favorite. Repeat to the other side.
Join them in back with another rubberband.
Flip the braid forward temporarily so you can smooth the remaining hair down a bit, then bring the braid back down so you can include the tail into the rest of the hair. Then braid all the hair that had been hanging down in back and tie off with a rubberband.
A view from the side.
You can add a flower/bow (this one is from Flowerz in Her Hair) either up at the top braid, or down at the bottom if you like. Sorry, no pictures from the front this time ... she was being so extremely silly everything I got of her front view is blurry!
We ended out leaving it plain & simple this time though. I couldn't believe neither of my girls sported a bow or flower the day I did these! Gasp! :)
There are many ways you could change this up - do twists instead of braids, or flip the thick braid up, make a bun at the nape of her neck - whatever. Just have fun with it!

Hippy Hair

This post is in honor of a dear friend of mine that recently took to calling me a Hippy - although I am far from one! :-) It's a dumb story and not one you're really care about, but because of her calling me hippy a lot, we did this 'do on Goose the other day. It's quick & easy & a great one for a rushed school morning. Goose has been wanting her hair down a bit lately - despite the heat, and it still drives me nuts when it's totally down & in her face, so this was a great comprimise. This could be considered bohemian or hippy-ish - minus braids I guess. But what do I know??!! I wasn't born in that era!


Start by making a part - I did mine off center on the right side (as always.) Might be more hippy-esque if you did it smack dab in the middle. From that middle part, part a very small section of hair out down to the ear. Make a tiny pony tail & secure it with a rubberband.
With that same section of hair add 2 more rubberbands further down the ponytail. Depending on the length of hair you're working with will determine how far you space them.
Repeat to the left side as well. So each ponytail has 3 rubberbands (counting the 1 closest to the head.)
Join them in back with another rubberband. You can leave it as loose or make it as tight as you want. If you enlarge the picture, you can see I didn't do my rubberbands all tight in one spot - I spaced them out a little bit. There was no exactness with this do. I also ran my flat iron through her hair to make it a bit straighter. You could certainly curl this one up to make it fancier. (Her hair really isn't cut crooked - it's just the way she's standing!)
I don't know why, but whenever I try to have her just look "natural or serious" she looks all bummed or sad in these next couple pictures. Oh well - she really isn't!
Of course - add the hand made beaded choker that Goose made & you're all set for the full hippy look! :)
Ta-da -- quick, easy & out the door in a flash!
You could add little flowers to each spot where you put rubberbands - or put a bow smack in the back - whatever to embelish it - but we just left it as is & it did the trick!

Button Button ...

Button Button - Who's Got My Button?

NO ONE!

That's right - NO ONE!

Up until now I had a smaller version of my header - minus the girls picture, that, upon request, I'd given people to link me on their blogs -- but that was 3 of you ... seriously three - yup I'm truly sought after aren't I!? :)

I know I'm behind the times with getting one ... because you "totally are not in if you don't have one" and it's a long story so I won't even go into why I didn't have an "official" button. But I've had plenty of e-mails requesting my button to post on their blog -- so I'm please to say I finally have one!

But -- if you feel so inclined -- feel free to snag one of the cute little things & add it to your blog -- they're over there in the right column -- you can't miss them. I didn't like just the one w/the pink background cuz, obviously it's the same as my background and it blended in on my page too much, so you can pick which ever one will show up better on your blog background.

Just remember you'll need to put your cursor over the text box area - click in the text box area somewhere, and then press CTRL & A to highlight the text to copy the code. .... at least that's what I'm told! :) Let me know if you have issues with getting it & I'll send you the code instead!

Anyway, thanks for all your patience with my slowness. I am HTML-challenged!

Oh, and I promise I've got more hair do's for you next week. With our whole family, except Goose getting the stomach flu, we were out of commission for almost a week & it just has put me behind in everything. Have a great Friday.

Crown of Curls

This turned out much different than I thought it would, because I forgot how long Bee's hair has gotten. I had wanted a more " fun/playful - spunky/punky" look when I had thought this out in my head, but in the end I think it turned more on the pretty and more formal end of the spectrum - maybe a bit too grown up for her little head - but pretty all the same! That's not bad - but if her hair had been shorter, it probably would have turned out more the way I'd envisioned. I'm still going to seek out a shorter head of hair to do a bit different version of this because in my mind it would be a fun one for a tween w/shorter hair. We'll see if that ever happens though!

Pardon my pictures on this. Bee is excellent about sitting still and letting me do her hair, but as a 2 year old does, she moves a lot sometimes, and so trying to get a decent shot of her head that wasn't blurred continues to be an issue - and trying to get her to realize she doesn't have to turn her head and smile at the camera every time I take a picture is also a hurdle when it comes to step-by-steps with her! Case in point:
Begin by making "bangs" if your DD doesn't already have them. In my case I sort of did a "comb over" bang- parting the hair a bit past the left temple clear over to behind the right ear. Then secure it with a rubberband behind the right ear.
Start on the left side of the head and part hair out in little square sections. I parted from the left ear and worked my way across the head - making 5 little pony's - securing each with a rubber band.
The top view:
The right side view. You'll have 5 mini pony's and then technically a 6th one that is from the "bangs" that you tied off by the ear. If you don't have to "make" the bangs, be sure to make a 6th ponytail by the right ear. Or I guess whatever # works across your little one's head.
Then with each little ponytail, wrap it around your finger a couple times to make a loop or circle curl and then secure it with a bobby pin or two so that the hair forms a loop that sticks off the head - leaving the ends of the loop sticking out all willy-nilly. Depending on the length of hair you are working with - you may have to wrap the hair more times around your finger - or just once if it's shorter hair.
I know I've mentioned small bobby pins before, but recently one of my readers, Vera, introduced me to some other great little bobby pins by Conair (that Bee is fabulously showing you!) that are actually a bit smaller than the ones I've gotten at Sally's. I'll share more about these in a later post.
Sorry I didn't get more pictures of how I secured the loops, but I needed both hands to do it so this is definitely where it would be nice to have a 3rd or 4th hand! So I tried to get some close ups of the curls/loops so you could see what I did. Don't know if this helps or not - sorry!
It doesn't matter if the loose ends that aren't secured down are sticking towards the face or towards the back of the head. This is what makes the style playful. I forgot, however, that Bee still has a bit of natural curl going on, so some of them just naturally curled here and there, and then I touched the rest of them up with our little curling iron. If her hair had been shorter and didn't have the curl my plan was to just let the hair stick out wherever it felt like!
This is after I touched some of the ends up with the curling iron. (I had to follow her around the house at this point to get a few decent shots!)
A view from the top/front.
From the right side:
And the left:
I had my flat iron on a low setting and gently turned up the ends on the back of her hair. You certainly could curl it a ton in the back if you wanted. I just wanted it more a drastic difference.
Blurry - but you hopefully get the idea. She looked so pretty in real life - the pictures don't do it justice! But what else is a mother going to say?! :) She called it her "Pin-cess" hair! I thought it looked like a crown or headband of curls. I didn't add any other accessories to this do but you certainly could play around with mini-flowers and the like if you want.