Begin with a section parted from ear to ear and a side ponytail. Speaking of side ponytails, did anyone else notice that the eighties styles are coming back in? (Even for moms.) I actually went shopping for the first time in a LONG time the other day and ended up buying some "stretch pants" and a long sweater dress thingy! I swear I had the same outfit in 3rd grade. And.....it's a good thing the sweater is long. (Because well.... lets just say that the stretch pants are not as flattering as I remember them being in 3rd grade, lol.) Anyway, back to hair.......
Don't go all the way down to her ear with the "strip of hair." Leave the sides as they are for now.
Make a loose french braid from one side to the other with the remaining hair. With this braid, only take hair from the front. And what I mean by "loose" is; hold it out across the back part as you're braiding. You want it to cover the part later. End the braid with a clear elastic by her ear and add the ends to the ponytail.
Using your finger as a guide......
Thread the twist braids up through the french braid.
Ooops I missed a spot, oh well. Anyway, as you can see...... all the twists are threaded through the braid. Notice that you can still see the part. We'll fix that in a minute.
If you made the french braid loose enough, you should be able to sort of pull it down over the part by gently tugging on the twists as you add them to the ponytail.
If you want to cover the elastic where you ended the braid, add a cute flower to the side. Oh and of course we had to add some bobby pin flowers to the ponytail as well.
We braided in a few more twists in the ponytail at different lengths, just for fun.
The end.The accessories used in this hairstyle came from Every Little Detail.
BEAUTIFUL!!! OMGoodness you do such beautiful styles, will try this on both my girls!
ReplyDeleteAnd again beautiful!
I love this one!!!
ReplyDeletehow do you get the twists to stay and NOT come undone?
they are a thorn in my backside! i need a trick :)
That is awesome. Once again I can't do since I am patiently waiting for my sweetheart to grow her hair out again. UGH!
ReplyDeleteThat is fancy! And very pretty.
ReplyDeleteSo Cute and very CREATIVE! Love it!
ReplyDeleteWow that is beautiful! I love your blog!
ReplyDeleteYou can be pleased to know that, when I saw the first photo, I thought, "HOW did she DO that? That looks SO HARD." But when I read the directions, I realized it's not hard at all! I can't wait to try it on my little sister.
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How do you get her hair to stay so put and slick looking? Do you keep spraying it down with something or do you put a product on it before you start?
ReplyDeleteholy smokes ... that is insanely clever! I can barely manage a regular braid. Ponytails are more my speed. I have two daughters and they're constantly bemoaning the fact that I am hair challenged. The one time I tried a french braid, I wished for an octopus to come and help me.
ReplyDeleteVery cute!
ReplyDeleteI almost bought one of those sweater dresses this weekend too. But I just can't bring myself to do the stretch pants again. lol
Seriously...you have go to be the best Mom to be able to do that!
ReplyDeleteKori everytime I come to your site you amaze me!
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HOW do you get her to sit still for all your hairstyles. THis one is super cute I luv it wish my daughter had long hair
ReplyDeletekori, how do you do the twists w/o them unfolding?
ReplyDeleteThat is so pretty with the flower to the right! You are so talented!
ReplyDeleteSooo cute!! Will you do my hair? LOL!
ReplyDeleteI just love all of these
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty! I love it
ReplyDeleteWow, this looks great. I never knew how to make those twist braids. This is such a creative hairstyle and I love the flower an beads added!
ReplyDeleteWow that is too cool. My kid would never sit still long enough.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! I am regretting cutting my daughters bangs again. Some of the styles look much smoother when you don't have the bangs. I am going to try again, it just bugs me lol.
ReplyDeleteAnyways, love the style, we will be doing this one.
Brianna
www.girlscurlshair.com
I love this! So simple and it looks like it isn't as easy as it is--- did that make sense?
ReplyDeleteI have a questions: How do you get the hair sooo smooth without the little "flyaway" hairs pocking out everywhere?
ReplyDeleteCaryManda and Hassiegirl, I think the trick to keeping the twists together is twisting the individual strands first before you twist them together. I have a video showing how to do twist braids here if you haven't watched it.
ReplyDeleteMarla and Nicole, my daughter's hair is naturally straight (and long) so I don't need to use a lot of product on it. I almost always braid it while it's wet and add water as I'm going as needed. I sometimes use pomade as well, depending on the day.
Night Owl Mamma, she is used to having her hair done, so sitting still really isn't a problem for her. :) I try to keep the hairstyles under 20 minutes and she usually has a book to read or a video to watch.
I wish I was that talented.
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Finland!
ReplyDeleteI founded here when I was looking hairdo for ballet to my two girl. Thank You so much for cinderella hairstyle! It make my day :)
I'll put your link to my blog so me and all other finnish mothers could find here again.
Love it. My daughter wears a side pony every day. lol, My youngest wears the strechie and long top look.
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing!
ReplyDeleteThis style is definitely one of my most favorites I've seen!
ReplyDeleteWow! This is my 1st time visiting your blog! Love it:)
ReplyDeleteThis is a great summer looking one! Great job! :)
ReplyDeleteWow! You are so talented.I can't wait to grow my little girl's hair out, so I can try something like this on her some day.
ReplyDeleteI just want too take time too Thank all the people for doing what you do and make this community great im a long time reader and first time poster so i just wanted to say thanks.
ReplyDeleteLove this! you are very talented indeed!
ReplyDeletewe did this one Kori....and it was a hit! i posted pics on your FB page too. i do agree "twisting braids" are way much easier to do then french or dutch braids. but i love dutch braiding too! :)
ReplyDeletewe did this one Kori....and it was a hit! i posted pics on your FB page too. i do agree "twisting braids" are way much easier to do then french or dutch braids. but i love dutch braiding too! :)
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