Simple Ribbon Braid Hair Tutorial

by VioletLeBeaux | Dec 19, 2014 | Hair, Hair-Tutorials, Tutorial

I guess today’s hair tutorial could be a little bit festive if you wanted it to be! This hairstyle is regular braid but with a ribbon threaded through. This style is particularly good for people with darker hair who worry about the pattern of braids getting lost in their hair.

You can tie the ribbon in many ways but the easiest way I’ve found is to use a clip in hair extension. Open the clip and thread the ribbon through it.

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Separate a small section just above where you want the braid to begin.

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And clip the extension in just below the part.

Flip the top hair over again and it will hide the tracks very nicely.

Now braid down from that point and hold the ribbon in one of the 3 sections you’re braiding with. Try to keep the ribbon at the front of the piece of hair every time you make the braiding movements so it will show up nicely in the design.

Once you run out of hair continue plaiting down.

For a bigger end result, puff out the braid/plait with your fingers.

You can cut the end of the ribbon off the bottom or you can get extra points by tying it into a big bow or a flower.

Taadaa!

A cute and casual style which is great for all of the craziness at this time of the year!

Hope you guys are having a lovely month and let me know if you give it a try!

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DIY Bergamot Bunny Baseball Cap Tutorial!

by VioletLeBeaux | Dec 17, 2014 | Craft, Hair-Accessory-Tutorials, Other-Accessory-Tutorials, Tutorial

Yay! A really fun project today: Bergamot Bunny baseball cap make over! Argh so fricking cute, I want to wear it all the time! I previously made this cap over but I haven’t worn it in ages so it was time for another rethink: answer? Bergamot ears!

For this tutorial you will need:

Baseball cap
Cardboard
White fabric
Felt or roving for the pink parts of the ears
Lace for the bow
Hot glue
Needle and thread

Draw the Bergamot ear shape on to a piece of cardboard.

Cut them out!

Cut a rectangle of the white fabric big enough to cover the ear on both sides. I’m using some fluffy polar fleece.

Roughly draw the shape onto the fabric and draw where the heart will go on the ear as well.

Cut the extra off around the edges.

I decided to needle felt the pink heart in place but you can just use a piece of felt and stitch it on depending on which materials you have on hand.

Place the cardboard inside and the fold the fabric in half around it. Repeat for the other ear as well.

Now stitch or hot glue the fabric onto the cardboard so it covers it nicely and looks neat.

Now make a little lace bow as well. You can make the bow out of lace or ribbon depending on your tastes, it just needs to be as wide as both the ears because we will use it to hide the base later.

Now on your cap, use an unpicker to open a seam at the top.

Poke the ears through the hole and either stitch or hot glue them in place. Make sure you stitch or glue the seam on either side of the ears too otherwise it will unravel later.