Pretty Princess Hair.

So... tonight I am taking C-chan to a princess party.  She has to look extra special because little girls that dress up, get a free dinner tonight.  She has picked out a great dress to wear, I will post pictures after the party so you can see the full look.

As usual, you will want to start off with wet hair.  Section the hair so that all that is hanging out is about an inch and a half around the entire hairline.  Start your braid on the underside, so you can hide the rubberband later.   For the next step, you will need a needle of some kind.  Many people use the fat plastic ones you can get at walmart, but I use an extension weaving needle.  I prefer the rounded-ness of it.  I looped a bit of thread on the end and slid the ribbon into the loop

Following the braid all the way around, weave the ribbon over, under, and over the pieces that you pulled into the braid.  Do this until you make your way all the way around the head.  I use two pieces so you get a more "headband-ish" look.  You can do as many or as few as you like.

Once you have made your headband, tuck the ends into the braid and you are ready to start the middle.  I loosely curled the entire middle section except a small bit at the top near the braid.

 

After you have this all curled, start pinning the curls up in random places.  There really is no right or wrong way to do this, just try to keep it balanced.  

 

Form your poof  by back-combing at the scalp, and then roll downward towards the head from the ends.  Secure with bobby pins.  Place your bow where the roll meets the curls.  

And there you have it.....Pretty Princess Hair.

C-chan's hair~ Knotted ponies

I have another hair do for ya..... This is how I "fancified" C-chan's piggies today.  I was in a hurry, this took me about ten minutes.

It's pretty simple to do.  First you want to section the hair into thirds, vertically down the head.  Like so:

Then you will make a small horizontal part.  Take that part and separate it into halves.  Like so:

Here is the slightly tricky part.  Tie those two pieces into a knot.  Before pulling tight, loop the ends around one extra time.  It should look like this now:

Continue all the way down the head, adding the extra pieces to the piggies.  It makes for a fun look at the end.  Happy stylin'!

New Baby Carrier.

So, I had seen a few people sporting these "wraps" and I decided I would give one a try.  I am an avid "ring sling" wearer, but this seems like it would be a tad more comfortable for those all day trips to Disneyland that we are going to make on occasion.  It's pretty comfortable and J-kun seems to like it so far. Because I am a firm supporter of baby wearing, I have decided to start making baby slings for profit. They are sooo great to have!  I'm figuring out how to make different styles, so I can offer people a variety to choose for themselves what works best.  Should be fun......

Anyway, here is the pic of the new carrier.

And here is my new business card.

Until next time~

C-chan's hair....First of many posts....

Ok.. Today I liked the way C-chan's hair turned out.  Next time I'll take pictures of my step by step in case you decide you would like to try on your own kiddo.  Here is the picture.  She was going to a birthday party, so we decided to fancy it up with the cute bows (from Claire's accessories)  Isn't she the cutest little model?

First post

So, I decided to keep a blog of all my random creative ventures. It may be hair one day, and cakes the next. Today, I'm uploading some of my favorite obento creations from my time in Japan. These are special lunches that I made for my daughter while she was in yochien.

These are my strawberry roses.  They were my favorite.