christmas bun tutorial and my finished sewing projects...

Okay,so I thought I'ld give you all a little Christmas bun tutorial,which by the way is perfect for curly hair. =)

I'm actually considering wearing this to a dear friends wedding on friday (I'm beyond excited about it by the way.) versus half up.....hmmm...Okay,back to my tutorial.

This hairstyle isn't exactly easy,but it isn't hard,so on the scale of 1-10 it would be 5 on level of difficulty,mainly cause I had a hard time showing through photos how to do,but anyway with no further ado,

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"The Christmas Bun"

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You'll need:

5 or 6 small little claws and a few bobbing pins.

Hairspray (optional,not recommended for naturally curly or dry hair though)

step 1. Take the front section of  your hair and pin it back,and if your hair isn't naturally curly,Curl It with either a 1/2-1 inch curling iron!!!

step 2:  Take the hair on your right and left side and bring them to meet as you do a half ponytail in the back.

step 3.  take you half pony tail (you can scure it with a clear small elastic band if you like) start to twist as if you'll be twisting average bun ,but then stop and push your curls foreward.

Take 2 of your mini claws and secure you curls in the front.

note: You don't want your hair pulled straight foreward just in front of where you joined your hair together in the back at.

step 4. Take the hair in the back and middle and bring it up to where your 'half ponytail' was and repeat what you did in step 3. =)

step 5. Use a few bobbing pins to secure any loose sagging spots or stray hairs. :)

Take some hairspray for extra security. But if your hair is naturally curly is dry don't use any hairspray it will dry out you hair even more so.

step 6. Add a cute accessory if you like to spruce it up. This darling hairstyle for Christmas.

"Enjoy and have a Merry CHRISTmas."

p.s. If you like the headband above wait until Jan. when I'll be opening a website for my shop and it will be for sale. :)

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-Sewing Projects-

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So this seamstres was very happy to be finally finished with this dress for it was....

uhem....quite challenging,but with some help of an expert (aka my sister) I soon had sewen the last stich.

So I went outside on a wet,slightly windy,but warm day with my finished dress and my only pair of heels dawned on to take some photos.

It has been very wet here, can you tell?! I can't wait for some bright white snow.Oh,and yes in the photo above I'm in barefeet,it was warm enough to stay in barefeet for a few photos,tomorrow its supposed to plumet back to 30...brrrr.....and more rain. :(

But its supposed to snow on Christmas eve! :)

                                               Thank you picnik for the animated snow! :)

             lol,I thought it was funny the way wind made my dress look like I was wearing a small bustle in the photo above. ;)

I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. A Big Thank you to my sister who did some changes to make if fit my body type better.

Another little sewing project that I made with the measurements that are posted @ apple.com to make my friend a ipad case. =)

It didn't turn out how I would of liked,but my dear friend loved it and that is all that really matters.

I used my parents embroidery machine to embroidery an 'M' on the flap,also for a classy look,I ruffled up some silky black fabric and sewed it on under it.

                                                 I also added a front pocket.
 My favorite part of this case,is the fun and funky fabric that is inside,its white and has neon pink and green animals that are kind of like those stiff cut out cookies....lol,I'm not painting a good image am  I?!
 But I didn't take a photo of the inside before I gave it to her as a Christmas gift. :( so sorry about that,but I had some leftover that I'll have to take a photo of for you all cause it really is cute and fun!
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                                         Have a WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

I hope you all remember the real reason for this joyous season. 

"Jesus."