Hairstyle #9 and #10! Finally done!

This 10 for 10 challenge was really quite a challenge for me.  It kept me posting on a regular basis and I had to make sure that I did my hair differently for 10 days.

This weekend we went from one side of the state to the other so I had limited internet access and didn't really have time to post.  I also recreated my hair style from Sat. because I forgot to take pictures.

Here is hairstyle #9 (recreated):

From the front

From the back

Sat. morning we left for the west side of Michigan for a wedding.  It was nice to have a break from the kids but I did miss them.  This hairstyle took me about 5 minutes to do and I created it in the car right before we walked in for the wedding.  I just didn't think that it would survive a three hour car ride with the windows down.  And no, the air conditioning on my car does not work.  :-(  

Hairstyle #10:

Nothing fancy, just a headband and a low tucked in ponytail.

So there you have it!  My first 10 for 10 finished!  I can understand why people are so relieved after they finish one of these challenges.  It's a lot of pressure.   Since I am finished I am going to have a giveaway for some hair accessories!!!   Stay tuned tomorrow for details of the giveaway!

hairstyle #8

Here is today's hairstyle:

View from the front (with my son)

View from the back

It's a half up bun.  This took me about 5 minutes to do.  Super easy and cute! 

I let my daughter take pictures today and these are a few of the pictures that I got.  I think that she did a good job for an almost 3 year old!  Here is another shot:

Off with her head!!!

I think it's a cute pic of my son but not so much of me. 

So my 10 for 10 is coming to an end soon and I want to do a giveaway when it's over!  My first giveaway, super exciting.  I am thinking some hair accessories......  Watch for details of the giveaway in the next few days!

hairstyle #7 and a new toy (thrift store find!)

Here is yesterday's hairstyle

Pigtails!

I know pigtails are boring but I think they are cute so I decided to throw them in my 10 for 10.

Yesterday, I wanted to try to hit up some garage sales but it was pouring for most of the morning.  So the kids and I hit up some thrift stores instead.  One of the stores was having a 1/2 off clothing sale and I was able to get a few shirts for myself and some cute dresses for my daughter.  (I will blog about those in a later post!)  We also found this toy:

It is an educational clock that is suppose to teach the kids how to tell time.  The kids can move the hands around and it will tell them the time or it can quiz them to see if they can move the hands in the correct position for a certain time.  I thought it was a fun toy.  My kids love it, even though it is a little old for them right now.  I think this was $2 well spent!

hairstyle #5 and #6

I didn't take a picture of hairstyle #5 because all I did was throw it up in a ponytail.  It actually looked really cute, I will have to do that more often. 

Here is hairstyle #6:

View from the side



View from the back (sort of)



I think this hairstyle turned out really cute!  I originally had a totally different hairstyle planned for today.  I really wanted to try out a french braided style on my hair.  I have never done french braiding before but it looked cute in some of the pictures that I found.  I found a tutorial on one of the other blogs that I follow and it looked easy enough.  Needless to say, I tried three or four times and it just was not working.  For today though, I still wanted to have a braided style and decided to go with braided pigtails.  When I was finished, they just didn't look all that good on me so I pinned them back on my head and this is what turned out.  Below are the steps for this hairstyle.  I could do a picture tutorial if anyone is interested.

Step 1
Split all your hair in half like you would for pig tails and braid them.  Use ponytail holders at the end to hold the braid.  (Note: make sure that the braids start in approx. the same spot.  One side was lower then the other when I did mine, so it turned out a little lopsided)

Step 2
Holding one braid, cross it behind your head to the other side and pin with a bobby pin.  Take the second braid and cross it on top of the first braid to the other side, and pin with a bobby pin.  At this point, each braid should cross your head in the back, one above the other.  You will also have the ends sticking out.  My ends stuck out right above my ears.

Step 3
Tuck the ends of the braids into the hairstyle and pin with bobby pins.

All done!  This hairstyle only took about 10 minutes and I think it is one of my favorites from the hairstyles so far.

New hairstyles and a 10 for 10

Pretty much since Christmas, I haven't really done anything with my hair.  I always just leave it down because that is the easiest way for me to have it.  Occasionally, I will put it in a low ponytail but that is only when I am working out.  My hair is long and straight.  I got 2 inches cut off about three months because I had BAD split ends.  Lately, I have been inspired by other blogs to do something with my hair.  There are many great hair style ideas out there and I really want to try a few, so I have decided to do a 10 for 10 thing on my blog.  This is the first time I am trying anything like this so hopefully it will work out.  I am going to be doing 10 different hairstyles for 10 days, starting right NOW!!!

This is the hairstyle that I did today:


View from the side





View from the back

 

View from the front/side

 We are going to call this hairstyle the "cinnamon bun".  Who doesn't love a good cinnamon bun?? 
This hairstyle took me only about 15 minutes to create.  Please excuse the frizziness.  This picture was taken after we had been outside at the zoo for two hours during a play date and it decided to rain/drizzle the entire time (even though weather.com said it wasn't suppose to rain until noon).  I probably should have taken a pic before we left. 

A great tutorial for this hairstyle can be found here.  Suze does such a great job and her hair looks so cute in this style.  *Note* - I put mousse in my hair while it was still wet and used hairspray when I was done.  I didn't have a single problem with it falling out.

This is actually the second time that I have done this hairstyle.  The first time was for a wedding about a month ago and this is how it turned out:

I don't know if anyone is interested in sharing hairstyles but if anyone is, I could set up a blog linky party on the last day of my 10 for 10 so that we all can swap hairstyles and you can show me any of the ones that you have tried out that I posted or any new ones that you have been wanting to try out.  Leave a comment below if you are interested!