A REALLY cute hairstyle.

We went to a graduation the other day, and I did Rebek's hair up in a knotted bun!  It was my second time doing it.  The first time, it looked AWFUL, this time, it looked a little better. Although, around the bun, it looked a little messy. I put a scarf around it, which was cute and it also added a little Marianne Dashwood!  It is now her favorite hairstyle! 



I got it from Babes in Hairland.  She has a lot of neat hairstyles on there, and us girls have been having fun doing them!

This is what I followed. (and if you do, do it, make sure the hair is nice and damp!) I comment in pink.

Step 1 – I divided the hair into three pony tails.

Step 2 – Divide each ponytail  into three sections.

Since the top one had more hair in it (since I hadn’t pulled any out for the sides) I think I did four sections in it.

Step 3 – Then starting with one of those smaller sections, make shoe string knots.

So you’re taking two strands of hair tied into a knot – like you would when you begin to tie your shoe.

Step 4 – Tie the ends off with rubber bands

Once I’d tied 3 -5 knots in one of those sections I actually used a tiny clear rubber band to tie off the end to ensure I didn’t have little stray hairs coming loose or the knots coming undone. (We didn't do this, but I think I will next time) Plus, then I had something sturdy to slip my first bobby pin through to anchor it.

Step 5 – Anchor knots with bobby pins.

I worked backwards compared to the video – from top to bottom. (That's what I did, it worked better) I wanted it a bit fuller around the top.  To ensure nothing was falling out or slipping around I put tons of bobby pins in – we counted after we pulled them out that night and there were about 25!  (We used 36!) I did my best to keep most of them hidden.

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I also made sure as I did it that I kept the hair nice and damp so as I tied the knots hairs weren’t flying all over. If your little girl has lots of layers, I don’t know how well the knot tying would work.
In the end I used plenty of hairspray to make sure everything stayed nice and smooth. (In the video, it says to leave hair at the sides loose, I didn't do that. It still worked)

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This is what it looked like at the end of the day! We left it in all night, and then in the morning we brushed it out and it was POOF!  I laughed really hard!