Crossed and Wrapped Braids

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Before I start this post I realized my pictures were not the best. If anyone wants me to provide better instructions e-mail me or leave a comment saying so and I will re-create it with a better step-by-step. Sorry and I hope it makes enough sense:)

This was done the day after this hair-do. Which made this go by super fast because the braids were left in from yesterday's do. Go check it out to see how this Hair-do originated.

I started with these 9 braids. She slept in them so they are a little frizzier than I would like but I am not about to re-do them either.

Pull the braids out of the way and clip them together.

Take the remaining hair and put it in a side ponytail.

Un-clip the braids.

I had 9 braids because they were left over from yesterday. But, if I were doing this for the first day and didn't already have the braids in, I would have done 10 braids so it would be even.
Start with the braid in the middle and grab the braid next to it. Wrap them around each other.

Then I grabbed the braid on the other side and did the same thing.

Do this with all of the braids. The pieces on the right side I hooked into her ponytail with an elastic. The second to last section I put an elastic in to hold it's shape. When you get to the last braid on the left side you will need to tie the braids in a knot.

After you tie the braids in a knot add an elastic at the bottom of it to keep it's shape.

Take these last 2 sections and tie them together in a knot.Then hook them into the ponytail.

See how on the right side I also put an elastic in the last section to hold it's shape?

Then I put her hair in a messy type of bun. Then I added my hair thing and it was done. The instructions make this seem like an extremely long hair-do, but it took me under 10 minutes.

Close-up of how the braids are wrapped around each other.

Back View with a messy hair thing!

Back/Side View

Front view!!!!!

I love doing this...if for nothing else all of the pictures I have taken of her cute smiling face!

Three day weekend-do # 3

Okay so this is the third day I have left her hair in! I normally do not EVER leave it in this long and I made her shower that night. But we were busy doing stuff that weekend...so I let it go. I did hate washing her 3 day hair sprayed hair!!!

This is leftover from this hair-do (day 1) then this hair-do (day 2) Now this is day 3 of using the same base for the do's!

Check out this hair-do for the instructions to the first half.

Then I made the 2 twists in the bottom 2 sections and pulled it all back into 1 ponytail.

I curled it under and that was that! I hate when I forget to take a front view....but what do ya do?

Giveaway Winners and Double Weaved X Twists

So I guess we'll start with the giveaway winners!!! Thanks to anyone who participated or helped spread the word. I will be starting part 2 of my summer giveaway sometime in the next week, so make sure to come back and check it out!

The winner of the $25 Gift card goes to.....(drumroll)...#6 The Lines Family!
You did not leave any contact info. Please e-mail me with an address to send the gift card. (you have until Wednesday on June 10th 11:59pm otherwise I will draw a new winner).

I had several people post about my giveaway but only 1 person say who sent them. So the $10 gift card goes to...Meeghan @ Hairreactions.blogspot.com. Thanks for posting about my giveaway. Now onto the hair!

This is day 2 of the last hair-do I had posted. She had actually slept in it and we just took out the elastics holding the x's in place.

We left in the original 6 ponytails (see here). I took a small comb and sprayed the sections and combed the frizzy parts down smooth.

Next I took one of the front ponytails and put 2 twists in it securing them with elastics. Repeat on the other side.

Take the 2 twists on the left side and cross them over and secure them to second ponytail on the right side.

Take the first twist and weave it under and then over the 2 secured twists.

Do the same thing with the second twist. But this time weave them opposite of the first twist. So you will go over and then under.

Now secure those twists the same as you did the first 2. Take out the remaining twists from the new sections. It should look like this.

Repeat the same thing with the bottom section.

When I got to the bottom ponytails I only did 1 twist on each side. Secure each with an elastic.

Next I tied them in a regular knot by wrapping one twist around the other.

Then I secured it with an elastic.

Now it is time for some hair bling, or whatever sort of accessories you want to add. She wanted something fancy because it was memorial day and we were going to put flowers on Grandma's grave.

Back View

Front/Side View

Last but not least..after that very long post...the Front view

A doo from the zoo times two!!!

Here we are...the same style as the last post. It is just going to double as a second style. I really liked the way it changed the look. We went to the Zoo and had pulled it up cause she was getting kinda sweaty. Pulled back it was a little more sturdy. If you want to do this style just scroll back to the last post. Or Click here.