A Messy Mess w/ a New Bow

We were playing outside and Alex wanted her hair fixed. She brought me two elastics and a bow...

Yeah, this one is really messy, but it actually turned out okay. ;) I started by making two french braids along the front and down - some call it a braided headband, but I left a small section out.

I pulled it all together in a low ponytail.

Then, guess what... a messy bun! I know, I took you off guard didn't I?! I never do those! --Lol! That was sarcasm, by the way. ;)

We added a bow, which I managed to not get that great a picture of... But Alex added the smile and that's all I really care about! ;)

Fireworks Hair

Extra post today... I realized I better get this out right away if you all were going to see it before the 4th. ;)

Alexandra asked me for fireworks hair and this is what I came up with...

I originally wanted a flag look, but Alex fell asleep and then asked for the fireworks. Anyway, I started, as always, by parting the hair into sections and pulling back the ones I wasn't using.

I did one french twist braid and switched to traditional french braids, not sure why. ;)

On the other side of the hair in front, I made puff braids with lots of sections. Pretty simple really. I didn't have white elastics, but considered using some white ribbon to do stripes.

 I haven't had this problem before, but a few of the elastics broke. You can see the places they should be... Anyway, there is a third row here. I thought it would look neat to make rows all the way across the back and then pull it all together into a low side ponytail/bun. We ended up tossing everything up into a messy bun and then I stuck a few pipe cleaners randomly into it. They stayed on their own just fine!

In the end, it looked really adorable and fun. And we got quite a few compliments at the Wet'n'Wild days at our Zoo. ;)

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! ;)

Messy Bun with Braids and Flowers

This is a pretty simple style, but it looks really cute. It is just perfect for days when you're in a hurry.

She was super-cute yesterday, so I uploaded lots of pics! ;)
Okay, so this is how I started. Part the front however you want and put the elastics in the middle of each section. Then, do a pull-through knot with each one.

I like a side bun for this style. Just brush or comb the hair slightly to one side in the bottom section of hair and secure with an elastic.

Next, simply braid each section of hair from the top and add them to the side pony with additional elastics. Now, make a messy bun or finish however. ;)

Finish with flowers or a nice bow, etc.

And there's the sweet, relaxed look that is perfect for any day. If you want something dressy, just add curls to the ends...

And a happy girl is, of course, the best part! ;)

Mixed up braids & Three Little Piggies

Alex asked me for something really fancy today, so I just took my time on this one. Actually, I had no clear idea of what I was doing until about half-way through. ;) Well, this is how it started...

I parted the top section of hair at a sharp angle and then parted the right half. I made a french braid from the middle and going out to the far right piggie. Then I took half of the hair from the right ponytail on the bottom row and added it to the far right middle piggie too.
I did basically the same thing on the left side except that I made a french twist braid this time.

Next I took the remaining loose section and did a regular braid, but I started it near the bottom. I crossed it over to the middle piggie.

I did this on the right too, but swapped it again and did a twist braid.

There are still two pieces of hair sticking out from the bottom ponies. I pulled these up to the middle piggie. Then I made messy buns. I added flower clips, but apparently didn't get pics of the finished 'do. Oops...

Still, it was adorable. And Alex loved it! ;)

Rockstar Invites and Scene Hair ;)

So here is the finished invite, minus personal details;) I was pretty happy with! Now, off to Walgreens to use their photo printer. At 8 cents a copy, these will be really inexpensive invitations! Below are some of the pictures I didn't use for the invite...

This is one of the shots that I posed... she was such a ham yesterday, I could have snapped shots all day;)
Lol! This one was all Alex; I guess she hangs out with her 12yr old cousin too much;)

This shot really shows off the bump we did. I actually took the guitar picks first and then just too the zebra clip from the front and pulled the top of her hair back in the middle. Super fast change and it looked WAY cute!

This was in the middle of our little shoot... she was a little bored I think;)

She was hot(at 102 outside, who wouldn't be?), so she asked to take her jacket off... these are literally just in the moment shots. Hahaha, she's a natural I guess.

And there's that smirk;)

Jonas Brother's hat(she borrowed this from earlier mentioned cousin;) which was at the recent concert in KC and even got foamed!

And the sweet princess smile... she hides all that attitude well, don't ya think?!

Twist and back and twist and back... piggies;)

This one turned out so super cute! ;) I think I may do this for her upcoming bday... I think it is one of the cutest I've done and Alex just loves wearing "parkles" and her candy bows, so this was a win-win;)

And, of course a gazillion pics because, well, that is one of my favorite parts of this whole deal... you know, the fun pics of my girl;)
Especially this one... I think she got it this time!!! Lol, too bad I am using my old "baby" digital for close-ups right now. It turned out just a tad grainy...

Okay, so this is the start. I started with a zigzag part, though hindsight what it is, I will tell you an easier way;) I suggest parting the sides out all the way down, leaving what could be a mohawk out. Go ahead and put the sides into elastics.

Next you'll want to take the first two little section from one side of the zigzag and do a twist braid with them, secure with an elastic.

Next, use the end of that pony and the next section on the same side of the zigzag to make another twist braid, secure with an elastic.

Continue this 'til you reach the bottom section and add all of it to the piggie.

Next, I made the piggies messy by teasing(yeah, I've been doing that a lot lately) and then I added those "parkles". This would be the two bottles of spray glitter that are left over from LAST Halloween! Hahaha, we've gotten a ton of use out of these;)

I added her streamer candy clips and that was that! As you can probably tell, she dressed herself again.

This next one is her "cwazy" face!

And a sweet, sweet smile!

;)