Wreath Twist/4 Strand Braid

Wreath Twist/4 Strand Braid

I'm back with the other style we did for Christmas but it can be used anytime. This is very simple and can be done two different ways. For Christmas, we did this one, sorry no step by steps but it is so easy they aren't really needed (if you still need step by step let me know and I will be more then happy to do the pics for you, just let me know)  Start out with wet hair and add gel throughout, comb it smoothly back into a fairly low ponytail and secure. If you want the effect like above what we did was use a Christmas scrunchy with these little furry balls lol or you can attach a bow with a clip either just if you do a crunchy, make sure to put that one in before braiding. We usually  use one good elastic with a decorative scrunchy aver it. Next, split the ponytail hair into two sections. Now do a 4 Strand Braid one each section *tip. try and braid as far down as you can so there is less ends to hide. Now wrap one braid up, over the head to make a half circle and secure with bobby pins. Now take the other braid and wrap around the opposite side of the head to complete the circle, but make sure you are covering the ends from the first side and tucking in the ends from the second side, then secure with bobby pins. I also used a plastic craft needle to thread ribbon through the braids. Spray with hairspray and you're done!

The top view.

Now this is the other version I mentioned. The only difference is I sectioned the hair into two sections and did Twist instead of 4 Strand Braids. Both have a nice effect.

Let me know what you think of these styles and thank you for reading :).

My Absence, a Style, and The Nissan Leaf

For starter,I hope everyone had a great Holiday and a wonderful New Years!  I do have a few reasons I have not posted, one is because my laptop died and I have to replace the motherboard which really suck! Two is because I have been super busy but I have some new stuff to post. My daughter and I tagged along with my dad to go test drive the new Nissan Leaf at the special promotion they have been doing which this time was in Tempe at the Arts Festival.

I was really surprised and impressed with this car so I thought I would share a bit of info and pics. We got there, signed in and they walked us through a presentation. It looks nice and comes with lots of amenities like an awesome navigational system that tells you when your getting low on power and then finds you a place to charge up! You get about 106 city miles or 92 highway miles per full charge which isn't bad for local driving (a little more of a challenge for people with long commutes until there are plenty of charging stations) and it is priced at $32,780 ($25,280 after a $7,500 federal tax incentive). It drives smooth and is very responsive, overall I really like the car and I am considering purchasing one. To buy one you put a $99 deposit down from what I remember and make an appointment for them to come out and talk to you about setting up the charging station. There are a lot of orders going in so you have to wait for production though so until this coming Fall you wont be able to really walk in to the local Nissan and drive off the lot. I think its worth the wait though especially with the price of gas going up constantly! So go check out the Nissan website and let me know what you think!


This is just a cute shot I got while we walked through the art fest after the test drive :)
Here is the style I was talking about, we like this one
It's almost like this one but a little different.
Now here is her model pose! Talk about Nissan advertising lol!
Hope you enjoyed the post even though it was only partially hair related and keep a look out over the next week for more HAIR post to come with a little bit of the other stuff too :)

Ren Fest Braids Step By Step

Sorry this took so long to get up and I hope these pictures are descriptive enough. If anyone still has problems with it I can do a video. It is hard to be doing the styles and have a free hand to take the pictures at the same time. So here goes.

First, separate the hair down the middle and then across the crown. Apply gel through out hair.

Start where these 3 pieces of hair are in like a V at the corner and make your dutch braid kind of at an angle and stop where the hair was separated.

It should look like this. Now secure with a clear elastic.

Now make another ponytail like this.

Do a twist braid or a regular 3 strand braid, I like it better with the twist braid.

Wrap it around the elastic into a bun going counter clockwise.Secure with bobby pins.

Now separate the side ponies into 2 pieces.

Now make 3 twist braids with the bottom half and a 4 strand braid with the top.

It should look about like this so far.

Now take the right side 4 strand braid and wrap it around the bun and secure with bobby pins. then going in the opposite direction wrap the left side 4 strand braid around the bun and secure with bobby pins.

Now for this part you can do it 2 different ways. You can either take the 3 twist braids from the left and cross them over to the right and wrap the ends around that elastic like in the pic or you can take the 3 twist braids and cross them over to the bun and wrap the ends around that and secure. Then cross the right side over to the left and do the same thing for which ever way you chose. Secure with bobby pins and cute clips, curl the remaining hair (or leave straight) and your done. Spray well and use plenty of gel.

This is what it looks like from the top.

The side.




And a hello from Chelina :)