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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Easter Basket Hairstyle!!

I love how this one turned out! And don't worry, it looks like it may be difficult, but it's really not. It's easy and fairly quick! The best part? Only one elastic to take out when you're done!!

Apply a little gel/putty/pomade (whatever you use) to everything and start with a simple part like this.....About an inch into the part, make a box.Pull the hair around the box into a half pony, then continue with the part through the box so that you end up with 2 sections on top. Put one section in a temporary elastic out of the way. Thanks to some of YOU I discovered these nifty plastic (not sharp) needles! Thank you, thank you! You can buy a package of 4 for $1.50 at Walmart in the craft section. (I would recommend getting the biggest ones they have, the smaller ones are harder to thread.) You'll also need a piece or string or dental floss (that's what I used) to make the threading a snap! Thread both ends of the floss through the eye of the plastic needle like this....Then, section out a small piece of hair at the front of the part, slip the hair through the loop of floss and pull the floss and hair through the needle to thread it.Now comes the fun part! Coming straight down from the part, weave the needle in and out of the hair in the half pony. Continue pulling down and the hair will follow. I was a little worried this was going to pull, but it didn't. She didn't complain from pulling at all during the whole process.So, here's the first section all finished. Keep going all the way along the part, alternating with going over first, then under first to make the woven pattern.Here it is with both sides completed.Now for some curls, here we are about halfway through the curling process. I curled the pieces left from the weaving and the hair in the pony, leaving the underneath straight.
Of course we needed to add a cute Easter Bow to finish it off!




I'm thinking this is THE hairstyle we'll be using for Easter Sunday. We both love it! Who knew a hairstyle could be inspired by an Easter Basket? Now I need some chocolate, or maybe some peeps.....
For other Easter Hair Do ideas go here: Hairstyles for girls 1, Hairstyles for girls 2

53 comments:

Diane said...

wow! that's just gorgeous!

you are so creative!

Malinda said...

That is fabulous! I can't wait to try it out.

Julia said...

That is so BEAUTIFUL! I love it and I would have never thought to do that on my own. This is one of my favorites! I just hope I can make it look as pretty as you did.

Girly Do's said...

I did this one several months back and never posted it because by the end of the day it looked like poo. those strands were just too lose on Beans hair. does it hold up better in thick hair? Because I loved how it looked to start with, but it just fell apart easily on her hair. Did you have that problem? Oh-- and I weaved the hard way---- that needle is brilliant!

The Pollocks! said...

I want to go re-do my girls hair RIGHT NOW! This one is awesome. . .I can already hear the comments at church on Sunday!

Brynn said...

I LOVE this! Not sure I'll be able to get it to work on my Princess, but definitely worth a shot. Very very cute!

CathyBB said...

Okay I must admit, I looked at the picture of the finished 'do... then I read the part where you said it's easy and I thought HA!

BUT, your description was fantastic and I think I may actually be able to do this! THANK you! =)

The Petersons said...

Jenn, That's hilarious you did this too! And here I thought I was being tricky, LOL. It actually held up pretty well. I put some gel in before I started, then sprayed with hairspray when I was done. Also, I did the hair in the half pony pretty tight which helped hold everything together, I think. It probably made a huge difference that I did this one on a Sunday so she was mostly sitting in church and not out on a playground as well. :) Good luck with it if you try it again.

Seth and Natalie said...

That is amazing! I'm thinking there will now be at least 2 little girls with that hair come April 12:) Thanks for the instructions! My girl is a wild one all the time, even at church, so here's hoping it'll hold.

Lindz_e said...

That is really cute! I like that needle

momma2thestrainkids said...

wow..how cute.. how do you get her hair to curl like that? so you spray any thing in her hair before you curl it and do you use a curling iron or hot rollers??

R Clan said...

That is just gorgeous.

Janessa Couch said...

Oh wow! I love this and I love the step by step instructions, they are so helpful! Thanks for your cute site and for your imagination, since I dont have any. :) Now my Princesses have gorgeous hair every day.

Tiffany said...

I love it, it is so pretty. I am going to try it next time we have a dress up day. thanks.

Joann said...

Well, I'm not sure about the Peeps, but I could go for some CHOCOLATE! That hairstyle is SO inspiring (in a chocoalte way)! I think we'll give it a go for Easter, too! Thanks for the fabulous idea!

The Petersons said...

Momma2.....
I actually use a flat iron to curl her hair. The curl seems to stay in much longer that way. Also, I spray a little hairspray before and after curling. I haven't made a tutorial for curling with a flat iron yet, maybe someday. But, I remember seeing a really good one over on "cutie pie hair creations."

Katie said...

That is so adorable, and I love how easy it seems to do and what a fantastic result it gives! WOW!

Kimberly said...

I think I have found the style for Mushies hair for her sisters communion, I just hope I can convince her thats what she wants LOL beautiful!!!

JuliaVP said...

I absolutely love this one!

Julie said...

Very beautiful! I think I may have to try this one. I also have one of those rambunctious girls, but it is too beautiful not to try!

Theresa C said...

You are super creative, and I love seeing what you come up with next!

Marisa said...

That is such a cool idea! TFS!

Diamond said...

This looks great. I love it, and think the needle is even more genius.

Bridgette J said...

You are amazing! That is beautiful!

LIFE,MARRIAGE AND KIDS said...

I cant wait to try this out onmy girl.!!!!

CJ Sime said...

I know miracle grow works on plants, but do you think it would work on my daughters hair?!

Jacob and Mindy T. said...

This is so beautiful! you are truly a creative genius!

Coqifejeux said...

Congratulation for your blog.

Tim said...

It is soooo crazy how good you are with hair. R U getting paid somewhere for this? If your not you should.

Love and Prayers,

Tim

Shimmy Mom said...

Oh, that is the CUTEST thing EVER. But my daughter is in the middle of trying to grow out her bangs and they wouldn't reach all the way around to the half pony in the back. I'm going to have to take a mental note and remember it for next year. Thanks again, so much for all the cute ideas.

*hugs*

JanMary said...

This is beautiful, but I don't think I or my daughters would have the patience for this one!

ginny said...

This is really cute!! I can't wait to try it.

Marie Reed said...

This is a wild blog! I'm totally bookmarking it:)

Cindi ~ Moomettesgram said...

These are the most beautiful hairstyles I've ever seen! I tried when my girls were little, but nobody had patience! They did have thick hair though. My 2-1/2 yr old granddaughter has hardly any hair & it's thin!

Thanks for sharing!

Lisa said...

all I can say is wow, Im so jealous ! I love your daughters hair

Abbie said...

Absolutely LOVE IT! I'm going to try it when I have time!

MrsAshley said...

Such a cute idea for a blog! I found your site through Mom Dot. Wow, too cute. I don't have kids yet but this would be a great resource when I do.

Ashley
Beauty4Moms.blogspot.com

SimplyHappyMe said...

Wow! I admire how you can style little girls hair so nicely! Will try it out on my little princess :)

Shasta said...

I have all boys but that is just beautiful!! Amazing!!

awellcraftedlife said...

Wow! What a great little girl to sit through getting that pretty style done! I have to admit that I like having a son because I don't even have to comb hair ever, it is nice for me.

Yarn Princess said...

Just a small peep like button glued to the center of the bow... beautiful!

I'd love to do this with my princess but she is bed bound and fancy hair styles just don't cut it. :(

Mary@Holy Mackerel said...

That is awesome!! Love it! You're very talented.

Tracye said...

You're so creative!

Miranda said...

Oh my gosh, there is no way I could do this one, but WOW does it look GORGEOUS!!

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Tierra said...

That's amazing! Looks great. If only my kids had so much patience!

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Robin said...

Thank you so much for putting this style on. I did it for my girl's hair on Easter and got so many comments!

janel said...

That is amazing. Nice work! Thanks for the ideas.

Mayank said...

Awesome.

chellekay said...

I really like this one. I am going to try doing this one on Sunday

Zack and Paola said...

Just stumble unto your blog, love this hairstyle!! I'm so going to try it on my girls for our family Christmas pictures.

Cindy said...

I totally did my hair like this for my wedding day (5 years ago). I loved it and got so many compliments! And I got good enough at it that sometimes I whip it out on myself still, but I get too many comments and it embarasses me. I can't wait for my daughter to have enough hair for me to do this on her!

K and H said...

I know I am a year late, but I am so thankful that another mom told me about your site! i absolutely love it, I learned of your site last Friday, and my 2 1/2 yr old daughter has already worn three of your hairstyles and we can't wait to try this one out tomorrow! We are heading out early to get the needles!

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