Christmas Hairstyle - Easy

We've had a request for an EASY and quick Holiday Hairstyle that doesn't involve french braiding. I think this one should be doable for everyone!
Start by making 3 sections in the front.
This step is optional: Make a pull though going towards the top of her head with each of the side sections.
Now thread a ribbon through the elastic on each of the side sections and make sure the ends are the same length. (It may be easier for you to thread the ribbons through the elastics before you do the pull throughs.)
Take the ribbons and wrap them around the ponytails on each side. Then add both side ponytails in with the ponytail in the middle.
Add a cute Christmasy bow and you are done!

The Princess thought this hair style would be cute with a candy cane bow. I agree! We might make one IF we get some extra time before Christmas.


If you are going to a special holiday party or Christmas program or church and want to take the extra time to curl her hair, you could do that too. :) This Christmas hairstyle took all of 5 minutes!

Holiday Hairstyle

This would be a cute Christmas hairstyle, a holiday party hairstyle, or for any time. You could just change up the colors of the ribbons in the braids for your occasion. This really isn't difficult or as time consuming as it looks either. You just need to know how to french braid. See the "how to" video below.....
As a side note, this Christmas hairstyle would work on short or long hair. If your hair is long enough for a small french braid, you're good to go. And... can you believe how long her hair is getting? It grew back out after her hair cut quicker than I thought it would.

The hairstyle video tutorial:
These "Christmas ribbon cornrows" held up pretty well. We actually kept this holiday hair style in for several days! A Christmas bonus. :)

2 Strand Ribbon French Braid - Easy

I think this has to be the easiest french braid ever! So, those of you who have trouble braiding (especially french braiding).... give this one a try. You might surprise yourself! :)
I actually stumbled upon how to make this braid accidentally. I started out with a completely different idea and it just kind of turned into this. Now it's one of our favorite hairstyles. Love it when that happens! Here's the hairstyle video tutorial: It really is simple! Only 2 strands to work with and no braiding skills involved. Only twisting and wrapping.....
I've found that strips of fabric or thick/soft ribbon work best to create this braid. I'm thinking this would be a darling Christmas hairstyle with some red/green ribbons or Christmas fabric. You could even add in some holly or other Christmas decor if you wanted to.

French Braid With Beads Hairstyle

I'm thinking this french braid hairstyle would be perfect for a holiday or other special occasion. Maybe a Christmas party or New Years? The best part is that this hairstyle looks fancy, but it's fairly easy and quick (if you know how to french braid.) :)
A side ponytail with some added bohemian braid flair!
If I do this hair style again, I'll probably start the braid closer to the side part and more towards the front of her head (so that the braid and beads are more noticeable from the front.)

Here's the video instruction, tutorial. (You will need a necklace to complete this hairstyle. We found ours in the toy section at Walmart for less than one dollar.) As a side note: I have not tried this hairstyle on curly hair. The necklace slipped right out of the princess's hair when we were done and didn't tangle at all. BUT I can imagine with curly hair you may have a problem with the necklace getting tangled up and giving you trouble, so be careful. :) You could also use a ribbon instead of a necklace if you wanted to.

Have fun with this holiday french braid hairstyle!

Heidi Hairdo - Christmas Style

Ok, so I lied! I thought I was done posting until after Christmas. But, we did this hairstyle today and it turned out so cute. So, how could I not post it? :)

I only have one picture of the steps (sorry.) I wasn't planning on posting this at the time I was doing it! It's actually very easy though. Just make some pigtails and braid in a ribbon or scarf on each side. (I didn't have two scarfs available, so I added one to only one of the braids. Whatever works for you!) Leave out some of the scarf hanging on both the top and bottom of the braid to make bows later. Next, position the braids over the top of her head and sew them into place with a plastic needle and ribbon. Tuck the ends of the braids in with bobby pins of you need to. Then, make some bows on each side with the leftover ribbon or scarf. This took less than 10 minutes!



K, I posted this quick....... in record time! Hope it makes sense, lol. And now I'm REALLY done. I haven't even started wrapping (or cooking, or cleaning.) aaack

Holiday Bun

It looks like this will be the last Christmas hairstyle I will have time to post. We actually just got back from Disneyland! And now we have all the Christmas stuff to do. So, I'll be taking a Christmas break from blogging.

Just for fun, here's a little glimpse into our trip....... The Princess meeting another Princess!
And now back to the hairstyle....

Make a ponytail (We did ours on the side. The middle would work too if you prefer.) Split the ponytail in half and run 2 ribbons through the elastic at the top. (You can see the red ribbon here. We added white as our second ribbon.) Braid both sides of the ponytail and secure with clear elastics at the ends.Form one of the braids into a circular shape and using a plastic needle, sew the ribbon around the braid. Don't worry too much about the end of the braid at this point. You can tuck it in later.Starting on the other side, sew the remaining braid around the first one with the other ribbon.Tuck the ends in with a few bobby pins. Then, tie the ends of the ribbons into bows so that they don't come undone and finish it off with a cute Christmas bow.

I put some french braids in front before we started the bun just for fun this time.


Another day we did this bun without the french braids and added some elastic braids instead.

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and we'll see you after the holiday!

Christmas Hairstyle - Holly Berries

First of all, I want to thank everyone who joined us in the "candle for Bryson" post yesterday. The enormous support shown to the Ross family was awesome and brought a tear to my eye. :)

And now, another fun holiday hairstyle....

This one is very simple. Just some barbie bangs and 3 knots to form the "berries." (Make sure to add an elastic to the bottom of the knots to keep them tight.)We stole some "accessories" off an ornament on our Christmas tree!Sorry about the dark picture. Don't know what's up with that?

She had some braids in the day before which made some cute waves. We finished off the look by curling in some ringlets with our curling iron.

Christmas Hairdo - The Christmas Tree

K, we have quite a few Christmas hairstyles ready to go. The Princess has been wanting "Christmas hair" ever since we put our tree up after Thanksgiving! Hopefully I'll have time to post them all. It's been busy around here (as I'm sure it has been for everyone.)

I didn't do step by step pictures for this style. I decided it would take too long and I'm guessing everyone knows how to do these connectors anyway. Make them in the shape of a tree by starting with one at the top and adding one more to each row all the way down. As you can see...the sides are connected, but the ones in the middle are just sitting on top.



Before she went to bed we added some braids so that she would have waves in the morning. Although this one took awhile (almost 20 minutes) she actually ended up wearing it for 3 days! It was worth the extra time.

Christmas Hairstyle - The Present

Here's the look we're going for ....... :)


A cute and easy holiday hairstyle!

To begin, make 3 regular braids, nothing fancy.


Side view.....
Tie all the braids together in the back with an elastic. Then, thread a ribbon onto a plastic needle and bring it up through the elastic to begin sewing.Sew the ribbon across the braid on the left, stopping at the top of the braid......Now heading back in the opposite direction, sew across the braid again, back to the elastic.Sew up and down the braid in the middle and the braid on the right. The end of the ribbon should now be back to the elastic again.Tie the ends of the ribbon into a knot (so that it won't come undone) and add a cute bow to finish off the "package." Of course if you wanted to, you could just braid the ribbon right into the braids instead of sewing the ribbon on. That might be quicker. Whatever you prefer!

She makes such a cute present!
Oh and by the way.... My blogging friend (Trisha) over at momdot.com purchased our new hairstyling book last week and wrote up a fun post about it. She even modified one of our hairstyles from the book to try out on her cute daughter and did a great job! I love getting feedback and it's fun to see our little book highlighted on her amazing blog for mommy bloggers! To see what she has to say, and her cute version of one of our hairstyles, go here: http://www.momdot.com/howtohairstyles