Friday 4 June 2010

Need Maternity Coverage?

I just wanted to post this tidbit, if any of you are in the same bind we are--needing affordable maternity coverage??
There are supplemental insurances out there that will pay out a tidy sum to you after you deliver your baby in a hospital, regular or Cesarean. We've searched high and low for an affordable plan since we have a personal health insurance plan, and as such, have a hefty maternity deductible. If you live in Utah especially, many supplemental health insurance companies have pulled out their benefits altogether. BUT, we found 3 plans that we can sign up for, and they all will help us out, in the event we have another baby. It's so great I wanted to pass it along to all of you. You don't have to live in UT either to benefit, since this agent is licensed in almost every state. If you want to find out more, call and be sure to mention you saw his name on my blog!! Hurry and call, at least one of the plans is pulling it's maternity benefit out on June 15!

Rob Wilkinson
801-573-9471
robwilkinson1@gmail.com

Hope it benefits some of you!

Little Girl's Hairstyles -- How to make a 3 rosette headband 10-15 min

This headband was my inspiration for this hairdo. This was made by yours truly, and yes, it should have 3 roses, instead of 2, but my rose sizes went askew, and so I layered my biggest and smallest, and heck, I just liked how this looked better..BUT, the idea is to have 3 roses, in the hairdo.
                                      
This was my first attempt of the day, on my older daughter. Her twist buns or rosettes were closer together than in the hairdo that illustrates how to do this, but you'll get the idea.
                                            
Part from ear to ear.
And comb over to one side, making the front part damp. The damper the hair, the better and longer it stays in the twist bun.
Divide the front section into 3 ponytails. Try to put the ponytails as close together as you can, by centering the middle section's elastic, and bringing the two sides elastics as close to the part as possible. The right pony pictured is close, but the left side could have been closer.
Begin twisting the ponytail
and then wrap it around the elastic, but not tightly. You want to wrap it flat against the head, but close enough together to fill in gaps.
When you get to the ends
Take a mini pin and secure it tightly. The mini pins are great because they fit in these little rosettes or twist buns.
Continue with the other two ponytails and make them twist buns/rosettes. Use more bobby pins or mini pins to make them secure, and try to wrap them so they lay as close as possible to each other.
After I made the three twist buns/rosettes in front, I did corkscrew curls in the back of her hair.
This works well on those shorter lengths as well. If the hair is not long enough to make a twist bun, then do 3 half pulled through ponys, and bobby pin them down flat if possible. I apologize I don't have a head with shorter hair to demonstrate on!  Have a marvelous weekend!