30 Days, 30 Ways: Day 10

Most of you know that Ella donated her hair two years ago, and that she is set to donate again next October. Right now, she's got some pretty long hair and we're always looking for new ideas to style it.
Thankfully, there are some great ideas right here and we're going to try them all out!

Woohoo, we are one-third of the way through!

Day 10: Braided Bangs
We used: A brush, a clear elastic, and a little clip
Ella's verdict: "I like this! This is really cool."

30 Days, 30 Ways: Day 9

Most of you know that Ella donated her hair two years ago, and is set to donate it again next year. She's got pretty long hair now, and we're bored with the same old, same old...good thing there are a bunch of lovely tutorials on this site and we're committed to going the whole 30 days.


Whew! What a day. We literally just did this style. Yes, after 8 p.m. (Eastern time). But guess what? My "easy work day" turned out to be not so easy after all, and that's just the way the cookie crumbles, guys.

Day 9: Tiny Buns.
Well, bun. The way Ella's bangs fall, it's more flattering with one bun.
We used: A brush and some bobby pins.
Ella's verdict: "This is awesome!"

30 Days, 30 Ways: Day 8

Ok, Ok. You got me. It's after midnight in the great state of NC. I've had one heck of a day (just busy, nothing bad...) so this is when I have a moment to breathe and post.

As most of you know, Ella donated her hair two years ago, and is set to donate again next October. As it stands, her hair is pretty long right now and we're in need of new hairstyles, stat. Luckily, I found a great bunch of tutorials right here and we're committed to trying them all.

Day 8: The French(ish) Braid
We used: Detangler, a brush, two elastics, some hairspray, and major prayer on my part.
Ella's verdict: "It's so pretty!" Also, we got lots of compliments on this hairstyle today, from friends to total strangers while we ran errands this evening. This did a lot to boost my confidence, as I am a little (ok, a lot) afraid of complicated styles like French Braids.

37/52

37/52: When you're away on a work-overnight with Mom, you just can't do without a good-night phone call from Dad :)

37/52, Sunday: You can't see them that well, but that dress has silver maple leaves on it. It's our homage to Autumn coming in 4 days.

30 Days, 30 Ways: Day 7

As most of you know, Ella donated her hair two years ago, and she is set to donate again next October. That's a loooong time for a girl with already very loooong hair. So, to beat the hair blues we've decided to try a different hairstyle every day for a month. We found the tutorials here and as of today, we've made it through a week!!!!

Day 7: Two Twisted Buns
We used: A comb, some elastics, bobby pins, and some little clips.
Ella's verdict: "YES!" (I'm guessing she likes the buns)
Side note: The lower the buns are positioned, the less of a chance you have of looking like Princess Leia.

30 Days, 30 Ways: Day 6

As most of you know, Ella donated her hair two years ago, and is set to donate again next October. Right now, her hair is pretty long, and we're on the look out for some cute ways to style it that are not the basic ponytail/braid/bun/blah.

Luckily for us, there are some pretty awesome hair ideas right here and we're nearly a third of the way through. I think that they start off simple and get progressively harder as the days go on...yikes!

But, we are determined to see it through!

Day 6: Wrapped Pony

We used: Detangler, A brush, an elastic, and a bobby pin
Ella's verdict: "I love this one too!" (I'm hoping her love of these styles won't change too much as we get into the harder ones, I'm going to need her for moral support!)
Gram saw her hair today, too, and she loved it as well.

30 Days, 30 Ways: Day 5

As most of you know, Ella donated her hair two years ago. As it is right now, her hair is pretty long and we're always looking for ideas for cute hairstyles.

We found an awesome bunch of tutorials here and are now making our way through the 30 Days, 30 Ways.

Day 5: Simple Braid
We used: A brush, some detangler, and an elastic. Easy!
Ella's verdict: "As usual, I love it!" (I think she was just glad it was simple)