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3 mini twists

If I had my way on this hairdo, I would have taken a little more time to make sure that they all made it to the center of her head. However, Piper was a little impatient this day so it is a little crooked, but still cute. Click here so you can know how to do the twists.

* I used Piper's natural part for this style. (on her right side)
* I parted down each side from the back of the original part.
* I did the twist on the right side and secured it with a rubber band.
* I divided her left side into two sections and twisted each one of them, securing them with rubber bands.
* When all three were completed I gathered them into one ponytail and secured with a rubber band and added the bow.

* This took about ten minutes.

We got a lot of compliments on this one.

Bug Pyramid

This is another one that I use the topsytail on, but you can do it without, click here for a great tutorial by blackeyedsue on how to do a "knot" or as we call it a "bug."

*I part her hair down the middle into two sections. (You will notice that I didn't part far enough back on this day, Piper's cowlick on her left side shows.)
*Then from the end of the part, I part down the sides, but not all the way, I left some hair down on either side. I stopped about an inch and a half above her ears.
*Of course, I put all of the remaining hair in a ponytail holder so it wouldn't get in the way.
*For some reason, I always start on her right side. I started with the top section and parted it about an inch down from the original center part, then into three sections.
*I put each of the three sections in a rubber band and did a bug.
*On the next section, again I went down about an inch from the second part and then divided it into only two sections. I included half of the middle bug and the entire left or right bug in the next two pony's, then turned them into bugs.
*On the final section, I included both bugs from the middle section into the final pony and then turned it into a bug.
*I then repeated everything on her right side.
This took about 15 minutes.

Tuck and Roll

This one was done before the haircut. She named it the "Tuck and Roll" because I tucked it under and it rolled out. I used the topsytail on this, only instead of putting the topsytail through the top of the ponytail, I did it through the bottom. You can totally do it without the topsytail. It's just a "knot" or a "bug" with all of the hair instead of just a little hair. click here for a tutorial by Babes in Hairland. I thought this looked so pretty. I curled it a little bit. I decided that I liked it better without the flower.

Double Criss Cross

This hairdo is called "The Lattice" on She does Hair. Some of our names are a little silly, but remember, Piper names them.

I have always loved this, but Piper's hair is too thick for the little rubber bands, and it looks silly with big ponytail holders, so I thought that I would just do the top half of her hair in two sections and do the bottom in messy ponytails. This was the fourth of July hairdo! I bet that Trash ties would work great for this hairdo for thicker hair.



Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. If you go to my family site and read my Utah Art's Festival post, you will see why I haven't posted in awhile.

Also, I have a bunch of hairstyles in a folder on my desktop labeled "piper's hair." I have noticed that some of the other hairdo sites have some of the same hairdo's posted, so I have been a little reluctant to post them. However, I think I am going to because we all learn from each other right? So keep checking!

Oh, and I will be doing tutorials....I promise.

And the winner is........

Tonya said...

I love your blog! I love finding new hairstyles for my 6 year old daughter. Bows are always a plus!! (I was not gifted in the bow making department either!)

July 2, 2008 11:29 AM

Tonya, could you please e-mail me? Check my profile.



Everyone, thank you so much for commenting. This was really fun for me, and I can't wait to do another giveaway!

My friend Amber now has a blog dedicated to Brynn's Bows and Blossoms. It will also always have a link here on the blog.

Also, yes...Piper's hair has been cut. I really tried to talk her into not "wanting" so much cut off, but Piper is a little bit stubborn (gee, I wonder where she gets that from). Her reasoning was..."I really want to see what it feels like to have shorter hair." Needless to say, she got it cut. And, it looks beautiful and healthy and it is still long enough to do stuff with. And, most importantly, she LOVES it, and so do I.

However, it is going to be a little hard for me to do some of our old standbys. I also know that Piper's hair grows very fast and it will be long again in a couple of months. Yes...I did cry, but I didn't let Piper see me cry, I wouldn't want her to feel bad or guilty for something as silly as getting her haircut.

Our "ponytail" posts may dwindle because her ponytail isn't as long anymore, but we did a cute one today, and I loved it. I will still be able to do A LOT of great things.

Before the haircut. Sunday with a simple "bug" for church.



During the haircut. (My cousin Melanie, she is absolutely FABULOUS!)



After the haircut. Doesn't it look so healthy and beautiful?


BY THE WAY...What in the world are all you ladies doing up in the middle of the night?

Wednesday Giveaway!

Are you all so excited? My friend Amber made these bows and flowers just for this giveaway. I was definitely not blessed in the bow making area, trust me, I've tried with no avail. Amber makes beautiful bows.

So, start commenting. Commenting will be discontinued at 8:00 p.m. I will announce a winner tomorrow morning - Thursday July 3. And morning is really anytime before noon! (sometimes it's hard to get up and get going when you have nothing to do!)

I will be selecting a random commenter through random.org.

I'm not sure when the next giveaway will be, but it will be on a Wednesday, and I am VERY excited about it!

By the way, you may all have a heart attack when you see my next post. Just a hint...I wasn't expecting it to be so short.