5-Star on the Side

This one is a little different because it is lopsided, but I actually meant for it to look that way. I began by sectioning off a large square of hair on top of her head. I parted the large section from side to side near the back, and though it is difficult to tell from the photo, the part is on a slight downward slant from right to left. Reserve the back section for last. With the large front section, part it down the middle once, then part each of those 2 sections down the middle, making 4 sections total. Comb each section back and fasten with an elastic. The section on the farthest left should be the longest section due to the diagonal sideways slant created earlier, and the section on the farthest right should be the shortest section (from front to back). Gather the 4 tails together with the reserve section of hair, and fasten with an elastic directly behind the 2nd elastic from the right so that the resulting ponytail is off to the side. Add some cute clips or bows or both for a finishing touch.

Elegant Twist with Zigzag Part

Begin this hairstyle with a zigzag part. Gather a thin, long section of hair from one side of her face and twist it clockwise all the way to the back of her head. Secure it temporarily with a clip. Do the same on the other side. Remove the clip and combine the 2 section of twisted hair together at the back of her head. Fasten with an elastic. Add a bow. If it seems like the twist will not stay in place, adding a clip to the twist on each side of the elastic also looks nice.

Triple Threat French Braid

If you know how to French braid, this one will be a cinch. Square off a large section of hair on top of her head. Separate into 3 long sections from front to back. French braid each section to the ends and secure with an elastic. Gather the 3 elastics together and secure with a 4th elastic above the other three elastics. Remove the original 3 elastics, comb out the tail, and add a bow.

Valentine Heart Hairstyle

We had fun coming up with a Valentine hairstyle for school. This is what we ended up with...a heart right on top of her head. I started by parting her hair down the middle. About an inch back from her forehead I pulled a small section of hair from each side of the part into a tiny ponytail, leaving the hair at her forehead out (there was hair all around it that was not in the ponytail, so it looked kind of funny, but it made the inner point of the heart). Beginning on one side of the part, I added the hair closest to the forehead to half of the hair from the first ponytail and fastened with an elastic. The ponytail should be going towards her face at this point. I then added to that another small section of hair from the forehead to the part and fastened with a 3rd elastic, pointing the ponytail the right direction towards the back of her head. I pulled back 1 more small section in the same way, following the part from the 3rd elastic back along her head. Then I repeated the whole process on the other side of the original middle part. When I finished both sides, I pulled up a section at the back, following the part from the 3rd & 4th elastics. I added both ponytails to that section and fastened the whole thing with an elastic, then dressed it up with a bow of her choice. Happy Valentine's Day!

Poofy Pullback

I started this hairstyle by sectioning off a long rectangle of hair from the forehead almost to the tip of her head and securing with an elastic. I then sectioned off a long rectangle of hair to the right of that one and fastened it with an elastic. I did the same on the left side of the first ponytail, then did it once more on each side so she ended up with 5 separate small ponytails. To create the curly-q's, I gathered half of the middle ponytail with the 2 ponytails on that side, then added more hair from the top of her head, following the part from the ponytail closest to her ear. I then fastened it all into one elastic and created the curly-q. I did the same thing on the other side and fanned out the ends under the curly-q's for a finishing touch.

Simple Twistaway

I needed something simple and quick today just to get her hair out of her eyes. I grabbed a small section of hair at her forehead, twisted it until it was tight against her head, then secured it with one bobby pin. We added the barrettes for some color but they are not holding anything in place. Definitely sweet and simple.