Baby makes three

Baby braids...

I couldn't log off without sharing some pics of my youngest kids hair. I love this look on her.

 I divided her hair into 3 parts and then parted those sections in half. I did cornrows on each side and had them meet in the center. Once I had 3 completed ponytails, I rubber banded them and put some pink beads on the ends. She love pink!

Here she is playing on day 3 of her hair do. It still looks good I just spray it daily with my homemade conditioner and she can play all day. Did I mention, it still looks good? Just checking.

Yarn extensions for everyone...

Yarn extensions for everyone...

I have tried and I like to think perfected the yarn extension. I have done both myself and my older girls' hair. Mine has always been the longer look, simply because if given the option, I always go for a ponytail. With the girls' however, I have done the short bob and the longer lengths on them I love them both and can't decide which look I like better. You decide...

First up my middle child's back view. I had posted the front but it was unflattering. Not because of the hair, but she refused to smile. I think she had just lost her front teeth, so there's that. 

Next up, my oldest with the short bob...

I had hers parted down the front so it fell pretty cute on her.

Now for the longer looks. Mine, and both girls...

I don't know if you can tell it in this pic, but I tended to keep my hair pulled into  a low-bun. But I love this look so much, I'm thinking about doing it this week.

My middle child, smiling this time...

My oldest really wanted to have her hair long for her birthday. It took me forever, but it was worth it. Not because she liked it, but because it lasted 3 weeks. Just kidding-kind of.

Crochet Braids

Crochet Braids

My mom sent me a whole bag full of these pre-braided micros. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with them. So, after I spent some time on Google, I decided to take a trip to my local beauty supply store. I bought 2 crochet needles and went to work. I braided her natural hair into small cornrows going to the back. Then I attached the braids to her cornrows. I think I ended up with 10 or better on each braid. It depends on how full you want it to look. Check it out below.

It looked, um, okay down I guess. I could not pull it up without showing all of her real hair in the back. I keep saying I'm going to revisit this hair-do now that I have a little more experience under my belt. Stay tuned for that.

More Criss-Crossing

More Criss-Crossing

This is technically my second attempt. I liked it so much, I decided to do it on my middle child's hair as well. Her hair was braided all the way down and I tried to use her barrettes on the ends of her hair, so as not to make it look too "boyish" from the front.

I did the straight cornrows next to her ears coming towards the front as a little twist.

Criss-Cross cornrows

Criss-Cross Cornrows

So, let's jump right in. This is my first attempt at criss-cross braiding and I think they came out quite cute.

This idea came from a picture I saw of Alicia Keys once. Of course hers was braided all the way down, and I think she had some beads added to it. I thought of making a kid-friendly version and, voila! I did 2 straight cornrows and then added the criss-cross sections in between. Not too shabby for my first time.

 The Beginning...

I have so many thoughts, ideas, and pictures I want to share. I am mostly self-taught with the help of several blogs and You-Tube instructional videos. I really wasn't sure where to start, so I'll just jump right in with some of my favorite hits, and misses. I hope you'll enjoy them and find some of them as inspiring as I do...Enjoy!