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French Fish Braid Video

Someone on our Facebook Page (thank you Brandi) found and posted this hairstyle and was wondering how to do it. If you want to see the original version of what I was trying to recreate here, you can go to our facebook page and look under the "fan photos" to see it. I didn't dare post the picture on our blog because I'm not sure if it's under copyright or whatever. :) Anyway, I think it's adorable and HAD to try it out.

I did this with wet hair. I'm thinking if you want it more tousled looking (like the picture) dry hair would probably work better. Or, if you're lucky enough to be working with naturally curly hair, even better!

Btw, the princess is really into flowers right now. We got this adorable one from Pomegranate and Pink. I think it gives this hairstyle just the right finishing touch.

So, here's the video. As usual, I had to rush because I knew my camera was going to shut off at 1 minute! Hopefully this quick/non-verbal (sorry I have a cold) video will help someone? LOL. Basically you begin with 2 sections and start the same way you do a regular fish tail (taking a small piece from one side and crossing it to the other.) Then, after the first two pieces have been crossed, you continue with this same pattern, just taking your pieces from the sides instead of from the original sections the rest of the way down. That didn't make sense, did it? ;)

I think if you can figure out how to get this started, the rest will be a cinch!

Thanks for sharing the cute idea with us, Brandi!

Gathered Twists

This one is actually very simple. I thought it kind of ended up looking like a french braid. But, no french braiding skills required! If you can do a twist braid, you can do this. Go here for twist braid instructions if you need them. (Or you can do regular braids instead if you want.)

Start with a part down the middle. I did hers coming from a slant in the front.

Start parting out sections and do a twist braid in each one. Go all the way down (doing this on both sides.) Make sure you have the same number of braids on each side. (We ended up with 4 on each side.)Take the first two braids in the front and bring them together at the part, with an elastic.Take the next two braids down and gather them together at the part, including the braids from the previous sections.Continue this all the way to the bottom. Then, make some more twist braids in the final ponytail.

You can leave it like this..........

Or, if you're like me and don't know when to stop......add some bows, rags, or ribbons.

Easy and fun.

5 Minute Hairstyle

Need to be out the door in 5 minutes? This one's for you! (And literally, we had 5 minutes to do this one, so don't mind the crooked parts and frizzies. :)

Part out a box on top of her head and split it in half diagonally. Put the half towards the back of her head in an elastic.
Split the front section in two and tie a knot like you are starting to tie a shoe.Bring both ends back to the elastic and secure with another elastic over the same spot.Add a cute bow. This one came from Kayte Bug Boutique.

The rest of her hair was wavy from a French Braid the day before. We didn't even touch it.

I'm guessing this hairstyle would work for short hair as well!