Front French Braids into Side Ponies
February 08, 2010
**Note from Mindy: Get ready for an amazing hairstyle from a fantastic single dad! Lance is the perfect “Little Girl’s” Daddy, and has a cute little girl at that! Congratulations to Lance for being our February’s Hairdoer of the Month! Here is Lance’s hairdo and a quick bio…
My name is Lance, and I am a single working dad. My adventure began when I moved to Singapore six and a half years ago to teach at an American school there. Living in S.E. Asia provided me many opportunities to travel all over that part of the world–Cambodia, Indonesia, India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia. I was amazed at the beauty of these places, but at the same time, I was heartbroken at the great number of orphaned children I encountered. Precious little ones in need of loving homes.
After spending a great deal of time in prayer, I began the process of adoption. Not an easy task being a single dad, but nonetheless a burden that God had placed on my heart. I was quite surprised when the adoption officials in Vietnam sent me a referral of a six-month-old baby girl! But I took one look at that picture, and she completely stole my heart. I completed all the final paperwork, and traveled to Vietnam to bring my daughter home when she was nine months old.
Now my little one is a happy, chatty, and precocious three and a half year old—my, how time flies! After six years in Singapore, I felt it was time to move on. I do yearly mission work in Central America and have a heart for that part of the world, so we are currently living in Guatemala, where I teach at an international school and where my daughter and I are active in a local church. Although we are not the “traditional” family, we are just as happy as can be, and I know that my daughter and I have both been blessed through the miracle and gift of adoption.
Front French Braids into Side Ponies
Items Needed: Brush, comb, 2 small rubber bands, 2 large ponytail holders.
Time Requirement: About 15 minutes.
Skill Level: Easy
Step-by-Step Instructions: I like to start by wetting my daughter’s hair. Then part the hair equally down the middle…
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Happy Hairdoing!
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The Braid-Wrapped Ponytail | Cute Hairstyles
January 14, 2010
Time Requirement: 5-8 minutes.
Skill Level: Medium
Begin by wetting down the hair slightly (you don’t have to do this, I just think it holds the hair into the braid and ponytail better)…
Section hair at the top of head into a rectangular shape…
Now, French Braid (to view, click link) this section and finish it off with a regular braid. Have your DD hold the braid…
Now gather up all remaining hair and create a nice ponytail. Secure with rubber band…
Take the braid and begin to wrap it around the ponytail holder till you run out of hair. Now secure the braid to the ponytail with another rubber band…
Finished! So easy!
Happy Hairdoing!
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December 15, 2009
This hairdo is pretty simple to do, and is quite cute. To begin, I prepped my daughter’s hair with two French Front braids.
Now, how the wrap around looks will depend entirely on the length of your daughter’s hair. Go ahead and watch the video and then I will offer a suggestion for those of you whose daughters have hair slightly shorter than my girls…
OK. For shorter hair, I have done the following and it looks very cute. Instead of starting with the two French’s on the front, you simply pull all the hair back into a ponytail (or do a small flip under or something to accent the front) and then rubber band it off.
Then take two small sections from the top of the ponytail and braid each of them, rubber banding them as well. The last step is to take the two braids and follow the same wraparound pattern I used in the video.
Enjoy!
Items Needed: 2 small rubber bands, 2 ponytail rubber bands, waterbottle (if necessary).
Time Requirement: 5-7 minutes
Skill Level: Medium
Happy Hairdoing!
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October 29, 2009
Okay, now this one is an easy one and everyone is seeing this hairstyle made famous by Lauren Conrad from “The Hills” on MTV. (I even saw a few variations the other night on Dancing with the Stars.)
Items Needed: One rubber band (preferably small and clear), and a couple bobby pins.
Time Requirement: 5 minutes.
Skill Level: Easy
There are likely 101 ways to do this braid… pinching off with a rubber band just after the French right above the ear, braiding through as I have done (with a bobby pin tuck), tucking the braid behind the ear, etc. It all is a matter of preference and hair length. Try each out and see which works best for you.
Many of you may think that this was too simple or common of a hairdo to post here, however this was a special request from Samantha (a fan of the site who is only 12 years old). Sam, this one’s for you!
Enjoy, and Happy Hairdoing!
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