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5-Minute Hair: 3 New Ways to Style Your Ponytail. Every so often, we like to take it upon ourselves to reinvent the ponytail.

5-Minute Hair: 3 New Ways to Style Your Ponytail

From adding chain to it to creating a cascading side pony, the possibilities for new ponytails are endless. Here is our latest series of dressed up ponytails from runway-inspired style to just playing around here in the office to see what we can invent. Best of all, you can create each of these styles in under five minutes.

Printed Dry-Erase-Doodle Pillow. This project is a perfect way for kids to help make gifts for their parents.

Printed Dry-Erase-Doodle Pillow

You can let their imaginations run wild with an expo marker in hand. Then, transform their doodles into prints that will last for years! My niece and I had just as much fun making this project as we did giving it to her dad for his birthday. She especially loved watching the print develop in the sun! T-Shirt Blanket. Dedicated to all of you that are a sentimental hoarder and are used to collect all sorts of inanimate objects that remind you of any type of activity that was somehow important for you, this is a DIY project that is meant to put a lot of memories together into this big “memory picture”: The T-Shirt Blanket.

T-Shirt Blanket

You will need: - lightweight fusible interfacing; - sewing machine; - ruler and scissors; - lightweight blanket for the middle to make the blanket thicker; - fabric for the back; - iron; - t-shirts. Directions: Make a template, square or rectangle shape, and cut out this same shape out of each of your t-shirts. Now iron these t-shirt shapes onto the fusible interfacing, this way it will be easier for you to cut the same template of fusible interfacing and fixate them to the t-shirt pieces.

This will ensure that your t-shirts don’t stretch and modify theyr shape therefore not match properly. Photo courtesy: starsforstreetlights. Easy Hair Trick: No Heat Curls. I always love the look of big messy curls, but I have very fine, straight hair that makes it pretty difficult to achieve that look.

Easy Hair Trick: No Heat Curls

Lookbook Hair Tutorial: The Unicorn Braid. When I first saw our Sidewalk Safari lookbook my eyes went straight to the above left image and I thought: “Unicorn!”

Lookbook Hair Tutorial: The Unicorn Braid

The braid, that is. There is something so striking about this look that we instantly set out to see if we could re-create hairstylist Amy Farid’s awesome creation. We were excited to find that if you can do a french braid, you can easily recreate this look at home! Here, FP Brigette shows how to get the look. Start by gathering a thick section of hair at the top of the head to french braid. Hairstyles For Girls - Hair Styles - Braiding - Princess Hairstyles. Four Strand Braid Or "Jewel In The Middle Braid" Video Tutorial This braid is called "jewel in the middle" because of the strand that runs down the center of the plait.

Hairstyles For Girls - Hair Styles - Braiding - Princess Hairstyles

We have shown french braided versions of this braid in a couple of our videos before, but not the regular braid until now (which surprises me because it is actually one of our favorite braids and the Princess wears it all the time!) To see a french braided version we call the "pleated ribbon braid" click here: 4 strand french braid And a lace braid version here: 4 strand lace braid How to 4 strand braid video tutorial: As shown in our video, the middle strand of hair in this braid can be replaced with ribbon, beads, fabric, leather, a braided strand... whatever you want! In the photo above, we braided in a beaded necklace. The photo below is the braid with an added ribbon as the middle strand.... The next two hairstyle photos shown are of a side braid, without adding an elastic to the top and braiding the middle strand. Elsa’s Snowflake Hair Barrettes.

A Deb Shops Blog. Known as the rope (or twist) braid, this easy hairstyle is perfect for the days when you might have hit that snooze button one too many times.

A Deb Shops Blog

Tumblr_mkjodwO7aR1s49av1o1_500.jpg (202×750) Tumblr_mf5asckFLC1ry1c6eo1_500.jpg (500×500) How to do ladder braid side ponytail hair style for medium to long hairs step by step DIY tutorial instructions. You might be wondering why I like hairstyles so much.

How to do ladder braid side ponytail hair style for medium to long hairs step by step DIY tutorial instructions

Why? Here is the reason: One’s hairstyle reflects his/her attitude to life. You might not have your dream body shape; you might not have a face as good looking as you like; but you can make your hair as lovely as you can. And you know what, nice hair styles deliver positive energy, attract a lot of attention, and bring in many new opportunities. How to braid 11 different cute scene hairstyles step by step DIY tutorial instructions.

Fabric Maiden Braids Tutorial. Some of my favorite hair tutorials are the ones that simply put a spin on something I'm already good at.

Fabric Maiden Braids Tutorial

I mean, sometimes it's nice not to have to learn a new technique to switch up my look. Maybe that makes me sound lazy, but hey, I'm a busy lady! Anyway... I love maiden braids. As I was pinning my braids and adding a scarf around my head this week, it dawned on me: I could just incorporate the scarf into the braids. Step 1: Divide your hair into two sections and pin the scarf into the back of your hair. Happy braiding! How To Get Perfect 3 Strand Twist Out Results on Natural Hair.

Dry Shampoo 101. Oh, dry shampoo.

Dry Shampoo 101

I sorta feel like this post should be a love letter to dry shampoo. Where do I even start? Well firstly, let's talk about what dry shampoo is, in case you don't already know. DIY Karma Shampoo (extra delicate!) & chat on betaine. Hello everyone! :D I was already in love with a shampoo recipe but I have “upgraded” it thanks to “betaine” (this is the INCI name, but to not confuse it with surfactants we better call it Trimethylglycine or TMG). Wikipedia says: “Trimethylglycine (TMG) is an organic compound that occurs in plants. Trimethylglycine was the first betaine discovered by science; originally it was simply called betaine because, in the 19th century, it was discovered in sugar beets”. So what is all the fuss about this ingredient? This recipe will give you a highly conditioning and delicate shampoo, very thick thanks to the use of surfactants ;) (sles + betaine… remember?

Fashionbydiana - DIY: Two-colored bows. Spring is blooming soon... 3 Ways to Fancy Up Your Basic Ponytail. We know, we know. An ornate ponytail? But for real, the trend of the upgraded pony is all over fashion and celebrity gossip mags alike. We’re totally digging it. With a few textural tricks, see how we turned your regular old gym ‘do into three chic, sophisticated styles. Stacked Waterfall Braid Side Ponytail Hairstyle For School. How to do a Waterfall Braid. Start with a 2 inch section at the crown of the head, near a center part. You are going to start by sort of following the hairline. Separate into three strands and start your braid. Take the strand closest to your face; put it underneath the top strand. Take the strand closest to the top of your head, and do two turns. So, braid the hair normally for about a half an inch to an inch. Okay, here is where the waterfall comes in. THE MINI FRENCH BRAID.

Wait! DIY Hair jewelry. What's nice with long hair is that you can try different hairstyles ... when you know how! I'm pretty bad at it (I'll pass the episode when I tried a brushing and the brush remained tangled in my hair) so I usually ends with a ponytail or a clip ...so original! I saw some nice hair jewelry, simple and pretty. DIY Hair Bow Pictures, Photos, and Images for Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, and Twitter.

How to Color Your Hair with Eyeshadow : Rainbow Loom Hair. Paper Cosmo Flower Hair Clip. A long time ago... way before The Paper Mama blog, I made and sold a bunch of paper things. Waterfall Braid Wedding Hairstyles for Long Hair. Holiday hair: Learn how to halo braid your hair in 6 easy steps. Beauty. DIY Long Hair Style Pictures, Photos, and Images for Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, and Twitter. DIY Dry Shampoo For Dark Or Light Hair.