Gaudy RickRacky Cork Screwed Braid

This one turned out kinda crazy but fun for something different. We started by parting her hair on the side with a zig zag part. We then sectioned off three separate parts and made side ponies out of them.

Split each side pony into two and do the twist/corkscrew braid with each of your 3 little ponies. We added pink and white rick rack to the strands as we twisted them together. Secure each twist braid with an elastic. Braid all 3 twist braids together and secure again with an elastic.

Funky Diva Do & How To:

I have NO idea what to call this knot, but was asked to explain how it is made...This is how I do it!

WARNING...this knot is not MY knot!
I HAVE seen this done on other hair blogs, like this fun blog and I am SURE many others have done it before too.

I apologize for taking forever to get this done...My dd was sick and throwing up... "every" time she starts throwing up her little body will NOT quit until she goes in to the clinic for I.V.'s and phenergan ... so, yet again we took her in as a live pin cushion... poor kid! Any way she is feeling much better now and is again willing to let me play with her hair...

Start by sectioning off your first piece of hair.


Then section that part into two pieces.


Take those two pieces and cross them just like you would when tying a shoe. It'll look like this...


Now you should have two strands of hair that look like this, and instead of pulling the strands tight right here, you want to take the left strand and wrap it up through the hole you have created. Then take the right strand and loop it over and through again. It should look like this...





Now you pull the strands tight to make this...


For this funky diva do we started by parting the hair down the middle. Take a small section on either side and section it off into your two smaller sections, tie it up, and cinch it tight. We did this 3X on each side. This leaves you with tails in the middle...

With all the tails we did a twist and added the extra tails in as we went toward the back. After getting to the back of each of these knotty rows, we tied it off with an elastic.
We then took the tail from the other side of the knot and made a twist on each end of them then swept them up into a pony tail and finished that off with a messy bun.



I hope this explanation helps...if not, let me know and I will record a clip showing the process.


Now, on to another How To:
Squishy Braids

WARNING: This is not MY braid!
This, I call a squishy braid. I have also seen it called the "rick rack" braid here...

I learned how to do this when my dd was just a toddler without enough hair to even do it on but LOVED it and couldn't wait until she had enough hair to try it.

All you do is a simple three stranded braid making sure you don't braid the hair tightly. You want a loose braid. Practice makes perfect!


Braid down as far down as you can. Then you will pinch together two strands in one hand and the remaining strand with the other hand.

With the fingers pinching the two strands together, slowly start to push/slide the braid upward toward the roots of the hair all the while holding the single strand in place.



After you squish your braid secure it with an elastic band and style!
hint: to eliminate little frizzies use gel of pomade etc before braiding

I hope this explanation worked...If not make sure to comment and I'll try to get a short clip posted!

Quarky Crisscross Braids

Make two sections on each side of the head as far back as you want. Then you'll make smaller block like sections within the first two sections. make a twist or braid etc and crisscross. Add the next section and again twist going all the way back.

we added a messy bun in back, but you could leave the hair down and curl or put into two piggies or any other variation you may like.

Mini Pullthru's Into Twisted Updo

I started by Sectioning the front off from ear to ear. I then sectioned this front section into 5 equal parts and finished each with a mini pull thru. Then make a twist at the end of each pull thru have your dd hold each end as you finish or you can secure it with an elastic. (BUT... if you secure each one with elastic, it would look better to take them all out after finishing your last twist and use one elastic to hold all your twists together...I didn't in this picture because we are always in a rush to get Kennedy off to school and didn't have the time to re-do anything. I think the little floof at the top would probably look better too).

Next secure it to the crown of her head with a couple bobby pins

Add a bow or hair accessory of your choice... I am not too fond of the clip we ended up using to finish this off, BUT...like I said before we were hurrying to get her to school.

And finish the look with a touch of curl on top...
I really want to try this one again soon and get a much cuter result!
Sorry for the messy do, but at least you can get the idea right? ;)

Criss Cross Twist Braids Into Messy Buns

First off let me apologize for the terrible pictures... Some days I can't get a clear picture to save my life.
I started by sectioning off the front and then parting it diagonally, then make two twists.

Secure your twists into a messy bun