Little Girl's Hairstyles: St. Patrick's Hairdo: The Shamrock Hairdo 10-15 min

The Shamrock Hairdo

I've been browsing some other hair blogs to see their takes on the 'clover' (because, really, what else can you do for St. Paddy's? A leprechaun perched on their head?), and all the hairstyles were frankly just too complex for me! Perhaps because I'm pregnant, or lazy, or the combo of the two, so I had to do something a little easier and faster (they were all super cute--but just TOO much work for me!). You can do this with whatever kind of braid you are in the mood for. I opt for a twist braid because it's FAST!

First, I start with thoroughly dampened hair, and comb it all back into a mid-height ponytail.

 Then since I was going only for a 3 leaf clover, I did three twist braids. You can see my video on twist braids to learn how to do them if necessary. I did one twist braid from the top portion of the ponytail, and then split the underneath into two sections.

 I then made a 'stem' by ponytailing off a low section. Where you put this secondary elastic will depend on the length of your braids. I did my other daughter's hair, which is much shorter, and so her 'stem' is much shorter as well.

 I then brought the 'stem' portion up to the middle or base of the ponytail like pictured, and then laid the twist braids out like the leaves of the clover.

 I then used bobby pins to hold them in place. You may want to crisscross two where I show this one.

 Pin all three (or four if you want a 4 leaf) in place well.

 Then I stuck two bobby pins down through the base of the ponytail and the top part of the stem to hold it in place.

 I added a green bow at the top of the stem.

 Now for the short hair version: My older daughter's hair just touches the tops of her shoulders. Here's her twist braids pinned up into the leaf sections. Notice how short her 'stem' is. I bobby pinned these braids to each other, rather than to her head, and then down through the base of the ponytail again. I liked how they stood up!

 I may want to trim this ribbon before I use it again.....but it's all ok!

A Irish Wish for a Friend

Wishing you a rainbow
For sunlight after showers—
Miles and miles of Irish smiles
For golden happy hours—
Shamrocks at your doorway
For luck and laughter too,
And a host of friends that never ends
Each day your whole life through!

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you!

Little Girl's Hairstyles: GIVEAWAY WINNER!!

Pretty Hair is Fun wishes a big CONGRATULATIONS to:

TOSHIAM!

I used the http://www.random.org/ number generator to find the winner. Thanks to all of you who entered!! Make sure and enter again in our next giveaway!

We'll have Jenn at Kyla's Kreations get in touch with you Toshiam!

Have a super day!

Little Girl's Hairstyles: St. Paddy's Giveaway!

HI Gals! Can you believe it's March!? Let me tell you how happy that makes me, since I am due to have this baby NEXT month! Hip hip hurray! (That's the most up and down celebrating I can do since I feel completely immobile at this point....).
So, my friend Jen over at Kyla's Kreations (makes the cutest hair doo dads ever) has agreed to do a little giveaway with me and with all of YOU! She's giving away a $10.00 gift certificate for her hair accessories.


So here's the regs:

Pick four things to do from the following (with one MUST do at the end!).

1st- Follow her website blog (http://kylaskreations.blogspot.com/).


2nd- like Kyla's Kreations facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kylas-Kreations/112749278785055)


3rd- follow Pretty Hair is Fun.


4th- like Pretty Hair is Fun on facebook.


5th- post on your blog or facebook page that includes this link: (http://kylaskreations.blogspot.com/).


MUST DO: 6th- Comment below and tell us what 4 things you picked as well as your email address.


 Go check out her cute stuff and make your list! The contest ends March 13th (that's this Sunday) at midnight. We'll select by random number generator and let you know Monday morning!

GOOOOOOD Luck (that's the Luck O' the Irish for you!)

Little Girl's Hairstyles: How to do a Bumpy Uneven Braid Video Tutorial

Here's a fun one, and a variation on my before-posted Uneven Braid. Tell us what you think!

How to do Little Girl's Hairstyles: Twist Braids into Loops 10-15 Min

Some of you may remember my Loopy Do from awhile ago. This is an easier quicker version of that (which is always my favorite). I just really really like the twist braids pulled up in loops I guess (when you have long twist braids). I also really like the ends of the hair waterfalling over the ponytail-just love it!

I parted off the front section of her hair (from forehead to behind ears) into three equal sections. I put each section into a ponytail, and then pulled it all back into a mid-height ponytail in the back.

 I then did three twist braids in her ponytail, and then looped them up and fastened them with another elastic at the base of the ponytail. I ratted the ends of her hair a bit and hairsprayed them to 'waterfall' over the ponytail.

 SO easy! (If anyone has a problem with all of my 'easy' hairdo's, please let me know--and I'll try to come up with some difficult, time-consuming hairdos more often!). :)

Have a super week!