I'll never forget the first time I saw Mocha Girl One (HmG) . She was an emergency c-section, and had to spend several days in NICU. She was born four days past her estimated due date and looked huge in her incubator. I imagined her to be especially delicate and feminine. I couldn't wait to frill her up, and more importantly to do her hair ! The only reason she wasn't sporting a barrette the day we took her home from the hospital, was because the one I brought to match her lacey outfit, slid right out. Mocha Girl One's baby hair was silky straight and fine. As the weeks rolled by, it became wavier until she had a lovely curly fro. I washed it all the time . I brushed it several times a day . I tried snap clips, and moved to velcro barrets when the clips slid out. I bought a different head band for every outfit. Meanwhile her curls continued to wind tighter and tighter. I kept everything in a pretty box, dubbed the hair bin . I was really frustrated at not b
Growing in treasuring my girls, and sharing what I am learning along the way.
What a great idea. I will have to try this next time. Can you show us how it is suppose to look when the whole head is done?
ReplyDeleteAlso I think using a bead needle would be a faster way of threading the beads in.
Thanks so much
@Mama Thank you! There's no limitations to what you can do with this method--let your imagination be your guide. I typically only put these type of designs on two or three braids, I don't do the entire head BUT here's an example of how I did something close using the bow beads. http://mochamom-cherishmydaughter.blogspot.com/2010_09_01_archive.html That should link you to my post "The beads are back!"
ReplyDeletei cant wait to try this! i have never had my box braids turn out looking very good so i think im going to try it with 2 strand twists.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this video! Very clever way to use beads and not wreck the ends. Love your blog.
ReplyDelete