'50s Head Scarf

 

Today was HOT. The air conditioning units were definitely on before lunch in the Spanish room. I took precautions and chose a hair style that would be as cool as possible. I always imagine all of the housewives in the 1950s vacuuming the carpets with their hair up in a scarf. Or maybe that's just all of the Mad Men episodes talking. Anyway, here's my version.

Pick your favorite scarf. I raided my mom's collection from when she was my age and found quite a few that I really liked.

Fold the scarf in half.

Starting at the point, fold your scarf the width that you want it to be as your headband.

At the end, it should look like this.

Put the scarf around your head. Tie the two ends of the scarf in the front of your head so that the knot looks like this.

Tuck in the ends of the knot underneath the rest of the scarf so that they are hidden. At this point, you might want to use a few bobby pins in the back to make the scarf stay in place.

You're all done! Now go put on your pearls and meet Betty Draper for cards (sorry, last mention of Mad Men, promise).

DIY Leaf Hair Clip

I've had a little bit of a leaf fetish ever since my fall wedding, and it's extended into a lot of the crafts I've done lately. My latest one is leaf hair clips. 

 

 You will need...

felt, scissors, embroidery floss, large needle, glue gun, hair clip

Cut a leaf out of your felt that is the same length as your hair clip

 

 

Sew a line of embroidery floss down the middle of the leaf

 

 

Glue hair clip to the back of the leaf

 Enjoy your hair clips!

No Heat Curls

Remember my Headband Hair Roll from a few days ago? 

Well, I found another use for it! Basically, use the same technique, sleep on it overnight, and take your hair out of the headband in the morning, it will make your hair nice and curly. I tried this last night and it really does work. It cut my "hair time" in the morning in half.

Check out The Paper Mama's blog for a video tutorial of the technique!

Headband Hair Roll

My good teacher friend Staci (check out her teacher blog- it's adorable!) saw me with this hairstyle one day at school and asked how I did it. I thought I'd share it here, too. I found this style in another blog, but she didn't really go step by step on how to create it, so I just figured it out on my own.

Headband Hair Roll

Grab a stretchy headband of your choice.

Wear it like you're a hippie, with the band over your hair instead of under it.

Take the front section of hair in your hand.

Tuck this hair inside your headband,

Grab the next section of hair.

Tuck this section inside the headband as well. 

Continue grabbing sections of hair until you have all of your hair tucked in. 

Use a mirror to tuck in any extra pieces or sections that are falling out. I usually have to tuck in my hair a little more than I did initially to get the look I'm going for. If your hair is shorter, you'll probably need a few bobby pins.

You're all done!

 

 

Confession: My hair was extremely dirty when I did this. Here's another option besides a ponytail...or a hat, in my case sometimes. :)

Maiden Braids

I'm always looking for super easy and creative ways to do my hair. I'm usually at school by 7 am, so I'm all about a 5-10 minute hairdo. I found a maiden braid tutorial through one of the blogs I follow (it's becoming a part time job to stay up on all of them) and have used it quite a bit lately. Go here to learn!