7 Little Ponies Hairstyle

We recently were at our State Fair and as the girls were riding one of the rides, I saw a little girl about Bee's age sporting this hairdo.  She had bright rubber bands in it and she had beautiful long dark hair.  It looked so cute.  I love this one because if you've got a baby with enough hair or a toddler this will work great too.  Nothing hard here, just parting things out takes the time.  

Part out 1 small ponytail at the top center of the head.  Don't make the square of hair too big though.

 Then make 2 small ponies on the right & the left side of the head.  Once you are done, you should have 5 little pony tails around the top of her head.  The colored rubber bands are what make this one so cute I think.  Again, don't part too far back - make sure your part is just barely by the ear & not past it.

 Once you are done with the 5 little ponies, divide the top middle one in half.  Make a part in the middle of the head straight back from the split pony tail.

Then part down from that middle part to behind the ear.

Now pull the 2 side ponies and the half of the middle pony into that section of hair you just parted out.  Combine them all & secure it with a rubber band.  Repeat on the other side.

That's it.  Nice & easy!

 A look from above.  It's always so hard to capture all of the pony tails around the head in a picture!

 She really liked this one - but wondered how to make the letter in sign language since it looks like there are M's and W's in this one!  She was a bit disappointed when I told her there wasn't a sign to go along with this hairdo!

  

This is a great one to have for a couple days, or mix up by adding braids or a few more ponies.  Maybe we'll post a variation of it another day!

Letter F Hairstyle

"F" is for Fairy

Obviously this one is just one part different from our Letter E hairstyle, and I was tempted to just do them both at the same time and take pics, but I wanted to do something different than twists so I did this on a different day.  Looking at things now, however, the twists are much more tight & defined than the uneven 3 strand braids.  But that's ok!

Part the hair in the middle and then part out a section of hair down to the top of the ear.  Make a little ponytail.

Continue your middle part further back on the head & then part out another section of hair and make another pony.  Make sure you get this pony tail higher than I did!

 On the left side of the head, section out hair parted down to the ear as well.  Make another pony tail.

 Back to the strand on the right braid the section and pull it across to the left pony tail.  (This is where your preferences can come in!)  I opted for an uneven 3 strand braid.  Secure your hair to the pony on the left with another rubber band.

Braid the hair hanging down on the left part way down.

Braid the other pony on the right & pull it over to the left & combine the 2 with a rubber band.

Then continue braiding down the hair that remains.

 And because I spaced those 2 parts of the F out a bit too much, I felt like the left braid needed to be a bit longer than just ending at the nape of the neck.  I made a side ponytail with the remaining hair hanging down on the left.

 I braided a bit further down & then secured it to the ponytail with another rubber band.

And to make sure it stayed put, I put a little bobby pin down the back of the braid into the ponytail.

 

 And there is your fabulous letter F!  I think this one definitely needs a bit of ribbon or something to make it pop a bit more and stand out as the letter F.  I didn't have time to do that though!   The only thing I'd change about this one is I got the braids a bit too far apart for my liking. Just be sure when you do this one that you get the bottom line from the F a bit higher when you make the 2nd pony tail on the right.

 

And as we continue with the sign language - here is her letter F!

Be sure to check out all of our ABC Hairstyles if you haven't yet, and if you do any of these, we'd love it if you shared them with us on our Facebook page!

Knots and Twists

This one was inspired by a picture that one of my readers posted on our Facebook page.  I hadn't done anything with these knots in quite a while and I just love them - so this is just a quick one that I did one day for Bug just before school started.

Start by parting out a rectangle of hair on the very top of the head - I parted straight back from the temples.  Then divided it into 2 sections (not very straight I might add!) and made the basic shoe string knot.  I used these in one of my favorites from years ago - Single Knots Criss Cross -- so if you need to know how I did the knots, step by step pictures can be found HERE.  But you are tying the hair like you would when you start tying your shoe.  Then hold them in place with a clip.

On the right side of the head take the 2 tails from your knots and make a rope/twist braid.  Secure it temporarily for now.

With the hair hanging down on the right side, section it off, parting right by the ear & make another rope braid.  Temporarily secure it so it won't unwind.

 At this point you can take your 2 twists and form a Hawser braid if you wish ...

 But I just opted to leave them apart & not twist the 2 together.

Repeat the twists on the left side of the head & then bring all 4 twists together in the back & secure with a rubber band.  Now you can remove the clips that are holding the knots together.

I used my flat iron to smooth the rest of her hair out and curled the ends under just a little bit.  Then we added one of our favorite bows from All Things Ribbon to finish it off.

 

This is a great one for school days because it is quick & easy & you can mix it up so many different ways!  Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Letter E Hairstyle

"E" is for Elephant

Welcome back to our next ABC hairstyle.  As always, this is just how I did ours, but do what works with the cute little head of hair you are working with!

Part the hair almost dead center from the forehead back to the nape of the neck.

 On the right side of the head, part out 3 sections of hair & secure them with rubber bands so you have 3 pony tails. 

 This next step is optional -- the twists I mean.  You can make them puffy braids, regular 3 strand braids, or just pull them straight across eventually.  I did rope braids & temporarily secured them at the bottom.

Then on the left side-- part from the ear up to your middle part.  Make a little ponytail & secure with a rubber band.

Then take your top rope/twist braid from the right side and pull it across the head and secure with another rubber band into that pony tail on the left.

 Once you've secured that top twist, continue making a rope/twist braid with the pony on the left.  Don't go down too far though.

Once you've twisted far enough down, add the middle section of your E into that twist and secure with another rubber band.

Repeat the process, twisting the ponytail down on the left & then once you get down far enough, add the bottom twist into it & secure it with a rubber band.

Once all 3 twists from the right are secured on the left, take the remaining hair that hangs down and form it into a side pony at the nape of the neck adding in the twists from your letter E.

 Her hair was fairly damp after a bath & so I dried her ponytail & curled it a little with my flat iron.

 And that's it -- there's your Letter E!

And for a splash of color we added 2 cute little bows we got from Flowerz in Her Hair.

 Here's the entire look -- I just wish the bottom twist had been a bit thicker - but she loved it & that's all that counts!

Just for another view on how this can be done here's how Laura did her dd's letter E -

Photo used with permission from Laura W.

 Bee found the letter E much easier to make in sign language than the D!  Have an Excellent day!

And since she's sporting her favorite red shirt with the flag on it - I just wanted to mention if you didn't get a chance to see our post on the Healing Field - go HERE to read about it.  For more information on Healing Fields, you can check out their FB page HERE -- if you're interested in hosting one or want more info they'll be able to help you.  If you "like" them you'll get the updates on where they will be held in the future as well as support a fabulous organization!  Definitely a cause worth supporting!