Gymnastics Hair

Alex is wearing her Gymnastics shirt today and wanted hair to match. ;) We did a simple style, but it works well to keep the hair out of her face.

I started with a puff-braid headband by parting the hair down the middle at the front and going all the way around her head. I pulled the back-middle together with the ends of the 'headband'.

Next is the section on top right behind the 'headband. I just parted out 3 little sections.

I pulled all of the hair together into a ponytail... There really isn't anything fancy here, but it looked cute and Alex was happy with it! ;)

We do a lot of "all-up" hair dos during the summer and this was a nice change from our typical ponytail. We'll probably do the same thing for dance next year, but I might part the front differently...

She had to try a cartwheel, of course! ;)

 

I'll have another gymnastics do tomorrow, from that show everyone is always talking about. ;)

Surfer Girl Simple 'Do

It was Wet'n'Wild Days at our Zoo again, so Alex needed an out-of-her-eyes-do. However, she asked to leave her hair down, and even with bangs, it still gets in the way when she plays in water. So, I gave her a classic surf girl style.

These first two pics are after she had played in the water... twice. So her hair had been soaked and dried again two times and was still out of her eyes and, I thought, looked cute. ;)

Okay, to start, we had some wavy hair left over from her style the day before- a french twist on each side. You don't have to have waves/curls, but I think it's cute for this style.

Brush the hair straight back and let it fall into a natural part. Next, make a braid on one side, leaving out bangs or a small strand near the face, if desired. I think this makes it look more natural.

Have your little one hold up the top half of her hair and secure the bottom of the braid to a small section underneath, right against the scalp. This is commonly done for "hair-headbands". You can then let the rest of the hair fall back down.

Do the same for the other side. Alex still has some very short pieces from her brother's styling attempt, so I started hers as a french braid just at the top and then switched to a straight braid. (I know, I talk about the hair fiasco with Alex's bangs all the time... probably because it drives me nuts EVERY time I fix her hair! ;)

So you let all the hair fall where it might, which will at least be out of her eyes thanks to those braids. ;) It would be pretty to add a few spirals throughout, and I might have had we not been heading to get soaked by a fire engine! ;)

Just for fun! ;)

Okay, so there is no new hair style here, just a fun little accessory. ;) We found this ponytail holder with fake twists on it at Walmart. It is an unbelievably close match! Lol, no way we could order anything that way!

Alexandra said that if she wore this someday people might think her hair grew this way... butterflies, glittler and all! I just giggled! ;)

Okay, there is a trick to these! You want to start with a regular ponytail, bun, whatever, using your normal elastics. Then I recommend putting the"hair" pony around just once if possible. We had to do it twice on Alex's thin hair. Secure it with a couple of bobby pins and you're done!

So fun! ;)

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Orchid Clips

This style is a little out of order... I actually did this one right after Alex got sick the first time. It is simple and quick. Btw, she picked out and planted the flowers all by herself! ;)

I had made some new purple orchid clips and desperately wanted to use them! ;) I simply twisted the hair and then clipped it out of the way. I did the same thing with a piece of hair just behind it. It really was pretty. I had wanted to leave the other side down, but Alex added the other flower and I didn't argue.

Lol, my goofy girl gave us all kinds of looks that day! The last one is of course my favorite! ;)

Red Villa Headband

Don't know if anyone will love this headband as much as me, but I was just pleased as punch! ;)

I made this to match a new outfit of Alexandra's from the Red Villa Baby Gap line. There's a funky and simple style here too...

First, for the headband... I used organza ribbon in crimson and just off-white to make a huge bow. It is attached to a mega thin headband and topped off with a crocheted butterfly. So pretty! ;)

For the hair... This took less than 5 minutes, really! I just grabbed a section of hair, no parting, and twisted it. Fold the twist over itself and wrap an elastic around it. I did this all the way around her head, leaving pieces sticking out all over the place! A little crazy and super messy, but we got more compliments than almost any other hair style I've done. ;)

She wore this style to dance that night and tumbling... it stayed up and out of her face and everyone thought it was cute. Bonus! ;)

Can you tell who picked the shoes?! ;) ~ Alex was being really sweet that day, so I just clicked away. And then she had to throw some diva in there... yeah, this last one is all Alex! ;)

Little Ponytail, Big Bow

Thank you everyone for your kind comments and emails after my last post. Alexandra has been doing much better and we have lots of hair styles, bows, and clothing sets to share! ;)

This is one of my favorite styles! Lol, really it's just a mini ponytail right on top of her head. Then I add a big bow to hide the fact that I did nothing! ;) But really, Alex frequently asks me to fix her hair like this because it is so quick and it really does look cute...

She looked a little sad in that picture ... Daddy told her to take a break. ;) 

We did a lot this day... fishing with Papa, a birthday party... Her hair lasted the whole time, even through an outfit change. ;)

Okay, this last picture doesn't really show off her 'do or bow, but she's just so stinkin' cute. ;)

Old 'do, new bows. :)

This is by far my favorite style for toddlers when mom's in a hurry. ;) I have done this one with two or three, or even four little piggies. I just parted out the top of her hair and put it in little piggies. On the last time around with the elastic, I pull the hair halfway through. Then I just kind of scatter the ends a little. Add some clippies and voila!

Here is a shot from the back, doesn't really tell you anything more... Anyway, when I made these clips I thought I was being so super creative. Then I found a lady on etsy who uses the little puffballs quite often... still cute, I think. :)

Both Gymboree and Gap have popular Apple lines, and I originally was just wanting something simple for my Alex to wear. I really liked how these turned out, so I am adding them to my shop too. ;)

Thanks for stopping by... I have some exciting styles in the works... oh, and I kidnapped my hubby's camera, so at least the pics will be in more than 2mp. ;)

Sunflower field. Not a new style... yet!

As I was going through last month's pictures to see if maybe I missed a hairstyle - I didn't, dang! - I found these. ;) This is out by the sunflower field behind our church. Okay, so just a ponytail, but she does have a new flower in her hair, which is going up in the etsy shop soon. ;)

This first picture made me laugh because she was scared of the bugs. She refused for quite a while to take her hands out of her pockets.
And then I just loved this last one... not sure why, I just really like it. ;)
Okay, thanks for visiting another off-topic post... actual hair posts coming soon!

The Party's Over! ;)

Lol, okay, so I have to admit that I am relieved to be finished with Alex's bday party;) I don't have any super-fancy hairstyles to post, but I thought I'd share a few pics from the day. But first, I wanted to show some of the bows I listed in my etsy store today. I just started it up, so it is pretty bare and boring right now;) But I promise to add more items and fix up my profile/store stuff soon! Okay, so first is a pair of my streamer clips... And next is a large black and orange satin baby/toddler headband. These would both be cute for Halloween!;)

Now, I did have plans to fix Alex's hair crazy and fun again, even some crimping. However, our Jeep broke down that morning and then she slept until I woke her up after all the guests had arrived. So, she just had a quick little side pull-through to keep the hair out of her face;)

Okay, so these aren't the best pictures, but I didn't really go through them all yet. This was after presents when all the girls were dressing up like rockstars.

And here is the pink guitar... a present from Grandma. Too cute!

Easy Peasy Messy Bouf

Before I start this hairstyle I wanted to say a big huge Thank You to my followers and fellow bloggers for welcoming me back! I appreciate your comments

I included a bunch of pics today... Alex was really hammin' it up today;)

If you remember the last post, I did french braids along the top of her hair. This left super cute crimpy hair all over her head...
In fact this picture shows just what it looked like when I took the braids out... Lol, my own little Alex Einstein!
Anyway, I just made a little bump by teasing the front part from underneath. It didn't take much because the crimp had already added a lot of body.

I just used a little clip to hold the hair in back and another on the side to hold back her bangs.It turned out super cute! Becuase her hair is so short, I didn't have to do anything to the bottom. But for longer hair, you could put braids in the rest of the hair the night before and make sure they're wet. In the morning, all the hair will be nicely crimped.

This last one is my favorite of the bunch!

My goodness... too much sass for me;)