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The Beads Are Back!


Once upon a time I was the beaded queen! Not for myself, but every style I gave my daughters included some beaded design. I gathered a nice collection of colors, shapes and sizes. I stopped using beads when I realized that the weight of my designs, coupled with the constant motion of the beads as the girls swung their braids around, were acting like razors to their ends. Their retention was stagnant and their ends looked terrible. I stopped using the beads but couldn't get myself to throw the collection away. I'm so glad I kept them because I think this new method of weaving a few beads through the length of the braids, while avoiding the ends will work much better for us.

I asked HMG if she wanted the same style as her sisters. You should have seen her face--LOL! It was was like, "Mom.....SERIOUSLY?" LOL! What can I say? She'll always be my baby!

We settled on this alternative.

HMG was very happy with the outcome. She picked out the beads and designed the pattern herself.

I think the beads keep their styles spiced. They work really well with the fuzz. I'm always happy to find some way to stretch a style. Their hair loves to be left alone and I am happy to oblige.
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  1. MummySeptember 26, 2010 at 6:40 PM

    Great idea. Very cool. :-)

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  2. BridgetSeptember 27, 2010 at 12:58 AM

    so so cute!!!!

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  3. CharleneSeptember 29, 2010 at 1:33 PM

    Nice and different. I actually like the way you did the beads here more than the regular old beads-on-the-end styles. Thumbs up!

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2010 at 11:10 AM

    Great idea! Can you post a close up or explain how you wove them in? I think I see how but would like to learn what you did. My daughter's hair ends were so frazzled I had to take her in for a major trim. Sadly, I think it is from beads.

    Love your blog and beautiful children!
    Martha

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