The Pineapple

1. Begin with wet hair and divide the hair from left to right and secure the top section with a large clip or rubber band for future use.
2. Take the bottom section and divide again into three sections from left to right. With the upper two sections now divided, secure them with a rubber band.
3. With the very bottom section, part it in half from top to bottom.
   
4. Take one side and smooth the hair with a comb and place a secure rubber band around that section.
5. Repeat to other side.
6. Release the section above the now complete bottom section and divide into three sections from top to bottom.
   
7. Take the bottom two hair sections and split the hair in half.
8. Take the first section in the second row and add half of the ponytail from below it.
   
9. With the middle section smooth the hair with a comb and the add half of each of the ponytails on the very bottom.
10. With the far right section of the second row add half of the bottom ponytail and smooth and secure with a rubber band. (At this point you should start to see the beginnings of a zig-zag pattern. Please refer to the pictures for further clarification.)
11. Now taking the third row divide the hair into four sections from top to bottom.
12. Repeat the process used on the last row.
13. Now beginning with the top half of hair you will continue what steps you used in the past three rows. The only exceptions are: After separating the top section of hair into TWO rows, the bottom row of the top section is only divided three times, and the very top row is divided at an angle into two sections. You will begin on the top row of the top section and work your way to the bottom of the top section. Keep in mind that all the hair has to end in the center of the head for a ponytail.
14. On the last row, once each section of hair is secure with a rubber band, take all the hair and gather in the center of the head and secure with a rubber band.
15. At this point you have a few choices, you can either leave it as a ponytail and be done, or take the ponytail and twist it into a "Ballerina bun", Braid the hair, or do as the picture shows and do a messy bun.
16. If you are looking to do a messy bun, first you take another rubber band and wrap it around the ponytail again except don't fully pull the hair all the way through, then continue to wrap the rubber band around the hair section in different spots. Next take some sections of the hair and pull on them to give the bun some dimension.
    
17. Add a pretty flower or ribbon to the ponytail, braid, or bun....You are finished!

 

Completion time: approx. 20 min.

What you need to begin:

Here is my suggested list of hair products and tools I use to create these fabulous hair designs:

• A comb with a pic (I bought mine at Sally's for $1.50)
• Large Bristle Hair Brush (Generally speaking, you can find a good brush for $3.)
• *(this is optional) Topsy Turvy ( these are great for weaving ribbons and making perfect "flip-through's", I bought mine of Ebay from China for $2)
  
• Mega-Hold Hairspray (I use Aquanet from Walmart for $1.75 because it is cheap and works great!)
• *(this is optional) Sparkle Hair Spray ( I buy this in the dress-up section at walmart for $2)
  
• Medium sized spray bottle filled with water (I have seen them at Walmart for $1)
  
• Clear/Colored snag-free plastic elastics (I buy mine in a pack of 200 at Target for $3)
• Variety of colors/sizes of ribbons ( I buy a 3 yard roll for about $2 at Roberts)
  
• Assorted Hair flowers/bows (you can find theses anywhere, however I enjoy making my own. If you're interested I have a crafting blog where next month I will spotlight the creation of Hair bows/flowers step-by-step.)
• Creativity, but most importantly, PATIENCE! :)

Here is a sneak peak of posts to come:

As a mother of 2 beautiful princesses, it is absolutely necessary to have them prim & proper at all times! Next to an outfit, hair is the most important thing! Here is an idea of what typical hair-do's you'll be seeing here on our blog:

I call this one the Side Roller-coaster Braid~
(FYI:It helps the girls distinguish which hair-do by giving them silly names)

There are four different angles shown above:

Step #1: Start with hair dampened (preferably after a shower), and separate the hair into 4 sections at an angle.

Step #2: Take the far right hair section and begin with head turned to the left side to start the braid. Braid 5 inches down and secure clear rubber band.

Step #3: Take the braid and the 2nd section of hair and continue the braid to the side another 6 inches. Secure with another rubber band.

Step #4: Repeat with the third and fourth section. With the fourth section continue as far down with the braid as far as possible and secure with a rubber band.

Step #5: Add a ribbon or flower to add a finished look. Voila you're finished!

Approx. completion time 20 min.