I have had the four strand braid and four strand french braid mastered for quite a while, but before today, I never knew there was a five strand. Then, on my daily dose of blogs I came by THIS POST. Basically, learn the braid. After you’ve got used to it do it french style. This one is obviously more complicated then the four strand. Of course, it takes time to get used to it. First attempts usually aren’t perfect remember, so don’t get frustrated. I wasn’t brave enough to post a picture of my first attempt. But now, I can do it! This post isn’t going to be strictly hair, though. I have to tell you awesome news. I got my own mixer! Yes! The other day my uncle gave me his nice, new mixer! I LOVE it! I borrowed it one time and was amazed. I love it! And now, it’s mine!! Yippee!

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For part one click HERE (or scroll down). This one obviously takes longer then the first one, but is still cute!

Part the hair to the left side. Wet it good.

Again, divide off a section above the ear, but this time do it to the other side, too!

French braid them both (I had the back in a temporary clip).

Pull the back into a ponytail leaving the braids out.

Bring your braids back and cross them over the ponytail. Secure with a clear elastic.

Side.

Back

Front!

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Let me tell you a little bit about “the ponytail request”. Many of you know about this, but this is for those who don’t. Every time I start to do Bethel’s hair, she asks for a ponytail. Now, I could not/would not do a plain old ponytail. I would break down. Stare at it all day thinking about how plain it is. I would..

Anyways, I figured I would do a series of the ponytail request. I know quite a few people that have the “ponytail request” problem. They are like me. Could not and would NOT do a plain ol’ ponytail. So, I decided it would help quite a few people if I were to do a series. This one is fast, easy, and cute. I have some more “dressed up” ones coming up, though. You need to know how to do a twist braid for the style. And some of you don’t. I’ve taken care of that with this:

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Begin by wetting the hair and parting it to the side. You can part it on either side you want.

Part off a section on the side with the most hair. I pulled the back up with a temporary clip.

Twist it. NOT A TWIST BRAID. Just a regular, old twist.

Have her hold the twist while you smooth the back, as though you were doing a ponytail.

Add the twist and put in your elastic.

Pull a section out of the bottom of the ponytail.

Do a twist braid (if you scroll up a little, there’s a video).

Rap it around the elastic.

When you get it wrapped around all the way, secure with a clear elastic. Your done! How easy!

The back

The side

The front

And here was my style for today:

Our base was this do, but to add our own fun twist, we substituted twist braids, for regular braids. I am teaching Mom how to do these cute hairstlyes. She did this one on me. She is doing really well!!

The side

The front

Closer side view

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Cassia

I got several positive responses in my last tip post, so I thought I would do it again.

1. A Tip For Heart Styles

This is a simple trick to heart hairdo’s like this. Late for this year, I know. The bigger the elastic the more it will look like a heart. I use the headbands. It bumps up more to create the heart shape. I tried it with the little clear elastics that look like this:

I love multi-colored!!! Anyways, back to the point. This did not work well. You couldn’t even tell it was supposed to be a heart! I usually use those small elastics, but in this case I had to go with these:

I like these, but I usually use the little ones! I used these for Bethel’s heart hair do. But, since Jubilee’s is thicker, I used headbands!

2. Wet Hair Before Styling

I almost always wet their hair before beginning to fix it. I makes it look smooth, the hair is easier to work with, holds in better, and reduces fly aways. I just bought an empty spray bottle from Dollar Tree and filled it with water. So easy!

Cassia