Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Criss-Crossed Dutch Braids~ my first post in 2013!

Happy New Year, everybody!!

I hope your 2013 is off to an amazing start!

 
 
 
A friend commented on my circle French braid thread, and in my reply I mentioned that most times Dutch braids turn out a little smoother for me than French braids. I love both, though~ it's such a quick, easy way to dress up your hair! Here are a few pictures of one of my favorite things to do with Dutch braids:
 
 
 
 
 
Seeing these pictures makes me want to braid my hair like this again~ maybe I'll try it tomorrow. If I do I'll be sure to post pictures :-)
 
Good night, all, and a very Happy New Year!



Monday, December 31, 2012

Another personal favorite~ Pig-Tails for Long Hair

2013 is less than an hour away!

Happy New Year, everybody!

While I'm sitting here waiting for the clock to strike, I thought I would post another of my personal favorite hairstyles~ pig-tails for really long hair!  I have so many pictures and a hard time deciding which ones to leave out~ maybe I'll just post them all...

 
 
 
 
 
(Not quite all...believe it or not I did leave a couple out :-)
  
Thanks for dropping by, and I hope you have a wonderful start to the new year! I guess this will be my last post for 2012...
 
 

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Easy Lace Rope Braided Updo

Hello everybody,

Happy New Year in advance!  Only a few days left in 2012...

I was in a rush this morning and wanted to fix my hair in a pretty yet easy style.  So I did two rope lace braids and braided them together in an English braid, then put that into a braided bun.  Here are some pictures of my finished look:







I first learned how to do this lace braid from a braid book that someone sent me years ago. It had black-and-white pictures of a girl doing different French braids and buns, and other simple hairstyles. When I make these lace rope braids, I take a small section of hair from one side above my eye, and divide it into two equal sections.  Then I take the outer-most section and bring it up and over the inner-most section. The inner-most section is now on the outside, so I add a little hair to that and bring it up and over, etc....

The trick is to keep the first lace braid from unraveling while I'm making the second braid. To do this, I keep braiding the rope braid even after I've stopped adding more hair, until it's long enough for me to hold the end of the braid in my...mouth, actually!

Thanks for stopping by!






Friday, December 28, 2012

Circle French Braid

 
The girls in Russia certainly know how to braid hair! I discovered this video on YouTube today and would so love to try it out. I'll have to see what I can do...

In the past I've tried a similar look~

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Now to figure out how to do the double version...
 
 

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Length picture~ animated with Lunapic

Hello!

2013 is just a few days away~ I hope you're having a fun week-between-Christmas-and-New-Year's.

A friend told me about Lunapic.com, an on-line picture editing website, so I took a look for myself. It is mesmerizing! You'll have to visit when you get time~ I was amazed at all the different picture effects and animations they have available. Not only that, but it's free and easy to use!

I tried the rolling animation effect on this collage hair length picture (taken this summer):




There are so many other effects to try out~ this is one of the more basic choices. Just in case you're getting dizzy, I'll upload the original picture with no animation. I don't want to make anyone sea-sick!


 
  
Thank you for dropping by to look at my pictures. I hope you have a good night and a fun New Year's!
 
 

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