Little Girl's Hairstyles - Daisy Chain Braid with a WAVER 10-15 Min

Here's a zippy and cute do that is doable before school! I did it one morning AND took pictures, and got her on the bus. Sorry abut the bluish tint to my pictures here. My bathroom lights stink for picture taking. But the show must go on...

For this fun and fancy one, I started with a side part back to her crown.

I then angle parted the larger section, and clipped off the middle area. I did spritz these little sections with water before I began my braid.

I did a daisy chain braid down to her ear and put in an elastic.

I did another braid in the middle section, angling towards the same direction as the first.

And then, I got out my WAVER. And yes,  I LOVE it! I found this one in a clearance bin at Ross, and you would have thought I'd found a $100 bill buried in that bin. You see, long ago I had ye old crimping iron (1980 called and wanted it back), and I have since yard saled or DI'ed it, and have regretted it ever since. I didn't love the crimpled look, but I just loved the idea of the crimper. Nice, evenly distributed waves, not induced by an hour and a half of braiding. I've searched high and low for one that I liked (I don't like, I repeat, I don't like using the 3 barrel thingamajig) and was easy to use. SO, I'm telling you all this so that when the day comes and you find your waver buried in a bin, you will be as happy as I was! They are FABULOUS! Here's what Bessie (this is what I've named her since she's so beloved now) looks like:

See the nice deep waves? And it has temperature settings so you adjust it according to the type of hair you are using it on.

To begin waving I parted off her hair into small  sections. I comb the hair out first, and lightly mist that section with hairspray, comb again, and then pick up my first piece to wave.

This waver gets extremely hot, so to protect her little noggin, I place the comb right next to her head when I use the waver up close.

Do each piece evenly, and always spray with hairspray before. This will help keep it in throughout the day. When you have waved all her hair, very lightly comb through from underneath, and only if necessary. If you've combed the piece out beforehand, it shouldn't need much.

And voila!

Little Girl's Hairstyles -Top 3 Worries of a Mother -- OH the Hair!

Kodak (who claims, with some clever ads on my sidebar, that we can at least partially knock off our economic worry with a printer) and JuiceBoxJungle sponsored me to write this post, and they asked me to talk about the top and/or bottom 3 things I worry about as a mom.

Ay me, WHERE DO I START?

So, since I think many of you ARE moms, and because you are a mom, you can find at least 90 different ways to feel GUILTY about something throughout your day! Am I right? RIGHT?! Well, I know I do. So, let me share with you a few of my worries, in this oh so relevant setting, about being a mom to one in particular strong-willed stubborn little gal, whom I adore and cherish.

My worries: (and these are NOT my most pressing worries, but are ones I deal with currently and daily, so here they are).
How do I get my 6 year old up and ready for school (clothes changed, HAIR DONE, teeth brushed, breakfast eaten) in a willing and happy manner? This has been an ongoing issue for us, and since she's our oldest, we find we are just winging it, and approaching it with every creative tactic we can think of. My sweet little princess will sit on her bed, on the floor, or wherever she ends up coming to a standstill in the morning, and REFUSES to budge. Our rule is that she has to go to school, no matter what, even if she's in her PJ's and her hair is a mess. THIS is what kills me! Hair! A mess!? What!? But her stubborness deflates all reason, and out the door she goes, Pigpen hair and all.

I worry: Will her teacher think I'm a negligent mother? One that sends her daughter off to school unprepared and without a decent breakfast?
I worry: Will her classmates think that's just how we roll in our home? Blithe and carefree about our personal hygiene?
I worry: Will my angelic and level-headed daughter start to think it's OK to look like a Neanderthal?

Goodness me. I know my little one was sent to me so I could learn a valuable lesson here. I'm hoping I figure it out soon, and not ruin her independent spirit in the process!

More hair to come!

Winner!!

Thanks to all of you who participated in the giveaway!! The winner is.........

Stephanie Dickson!!

Congratulatons to Stephanie!! Let Amy know your address at amy@flowerzinherhair.com. Enjoy your cute new bows!!

Watch out for my next giveaway!

Little Girl's Hairstyles - Makin' me proud!!!

My friends! I love nothing more than hearing feedback from you, and how you like certain things, and how you've tried them out, etc. But, what I love MOST, is when you send me pictures of hairdo's you've tried, and they've worked, and you share how happy you are about i!! It makes us mommas happy to make those little gals beautiful, and I'm so thrilled we can share it all together!
So that's enough of my cheesiness, I wanted to share with the rest of you some of the adorable pictures I've recently received:

Says her mom: ooo so excited! We just tried the curlers out you suggested, big hit! Take a look.

To see the post she referenced, look HERE.

And I received a great comment where an excited mom posted on her blog about her gal's hair. Take a look at her blog:  Tammy's Two Cents.

To see the post she referenced, look HERE.

Thanks for sharing these with me!! You made my day!

Don't forget to check out the awesome giveaway too--it's a great one!

GIVEAWAY! Flowerz In Her Hair!

Have you seen Flowerz In Her Hair? If not, and if you love big beautiful ribbons and bows in your little gals' hair as much as I do, then you really should be over checking out Amy's (the mastermind) stuff. I will be sharing some of the adorable items I have from her in the coming weeks. It's high quality stuff ladies--and her variety of things to choose from!-you could spend all day looking at her blog!
Amy is offering a $20 gift certificate to her blog for those that wish to enter. Here are all the ways you can get entries (and you should definitely enter more than once!)

1. Follow Pretty Hair Is Fun To Do and Flowerz In Her Hair on Facebook.
2. Add a Pretty Hair Is Fun To Do link or button to your blog.
3. Add a Flowerz In Her Hair link or button to your blog.
4. Send a tweet about PHIFTD and FIHH.
5. Send an email to a friend telling them about this giveaway and cc girlzhair@gmail.com.

When you have done one or more of these, leave us a comment telling us what you have done! The drawing will take place on Friday, Feb. 5, and the winner will be announced on Sat. Feb. 6.
GOOD LUCK!!!