Technique---Knots

I have had quite a few requests for basic techniques. Here is one for "Knots"

I apologize in advance for the flash. I usually turn it off, but since it was starting to get dark, the flash needed to be on.

Start with her hair in a ponytail. This is straight-out-of-the-shower, so there is no hair spray or gel involved. I usually use the product. It makes for a smoother knot.

Slide the tail end of a rat-tailed comb under the center of the ponytail. It makes you feel better if your comb is pink, by-the-way.

Holding tight onto the comb, pull the elastic up, I'd say about 3/4 of an inch.

Now, follow through with your forefinger all the way through the hair.

Flip the hair up and


through the space where your finger is.

Pull the hair all of the way through.

Pick up the ponytail and

split it in half.

Then pull the two sides until the elastic is tight agains the twists.

Then I comb the hair smooth.

Ta dah! A knot!

A twist with well, a twist.

Remember THIS twist tutorial and THIS messy ponytail? Today we combined them.

It was super fun to do such a small twist on Tess's hair. We did this on her sister yesterday using all of her hair, but since Tess has shorter locks, we did it with only half of her hair.

One more...

I did the same thing to Miss Amelia's hair, but it just didn't feel right today, so we did some more...on the bottom. When I pulled the bottom hair together, we just pulled it up to the top twist and put another rubber band. To make it easier, you could just do two messy ponytails and tie ribbons around them individually. Oh, that would be cute! I may have to do that tomorrow. It would give a lot of length to a cute hairstyle!

Red buttons.

Today was a really nice day - aside from the fact that I slept way too long (ahem, untill one pm). I've only been doing evening shifts at work this week, and apparently shifting my own daily rhythm as well, going to bed in the wee hours and getting up at noon, or even past noon. I hope I can get back on track soon.
Nevertheless, I went to see a friend I hadn't seen in a while who has an adorable four-month-old daughter. I can't help wanting a baby of my own when I see extremely cute babies.






Cardigan: Benetton, dress: Forever 21, tights: Noa Noa.

The Thoughts That Surround You

Today the weather was strange - cloudy, but quite warm. Last week it was sunny, but rather cold. Makes me wonder if we'll ever have a real sunny and warm summer day. I wore the new top I bought yesterday, today.







The top, jacket and necklace are from H&M, the skirt is vintage, and the shoes are from Bronx.

Climbing Knots

Say hello to a new blog dedicated to more fun hairstyles. Piper's mom has some amazingly beautiful styles. On her blog they call these bugs, on my blog we call them knots. They are the same thing. I did this style from her bloggy on Tess this morning. Stop by and tell her hello!

Basics...Single Braid on Top

Basics...Indian Braids

Since summer is here, I am featuring some of our standby's for playing in the sun. This one is UBER cute under a bike helmet, swimming or just so your daughter can look little girly.