Celebrity Hairstyle: Julianne Hough Braided Band with Barrel Curls

Time:  15 minutes
Supplies:  brush/comb, wand or curling iron, bobby pins, hairspray/texturizing wax
Difficulty:  medium


If we all had professional stylists, we'd look like red-carpet walkers every time we left the house, right?




Right.



But the rest of us "normal" people are just left to copy what the stars do.  

Which is just what we've done.  

(Imitation's the highest form of

Waterfall Bohemian Twist with a Bow

Time:  15 minutes
Supplies:  brush/comb, 2 elastics, bobby pins, hairspray, pomeade/gel
Difficulty:  medium+


We decided to splash into our new rural roots today with an authentic fish scramble.

For those of you who don't know what that is...I didn't either.  But it had been the talk of the town, so we had to go and see.

It was a giant tarp draped over big bales of hay and then tied down

Stylish & Fun Earring Holder DIY

Time:  45 minutes
Supplies:  scissors, stapler, frame, 1/2" trim (length depending on frame size), wood paint & paint brush (or use a new frame), 1/2 yard of 5/8" ribbon, name card (made of scrapbook paper) optional
Difficulty:  medium


I'm not much of an earring wearer.

My ears have
always gotten infected unless I buy expensive earrings.  And who cares about glammed-up ears while a

French Braided Swept Ponytail

Time:  8 minutes
Supplies:  brush/comb, elastic, bobby pins
Difficulty:  medium


Another hairstyle for those busy days when you still want
to look nice, but need your hair out of your face.



So next time your alarm clock rings. 

And you're sure it's fast by two hours, 

because you just closed your eyes and you're so tired!



Instead of going for the standard ordinary ponytail, try this

Getting Body & Curls with a Center Part

Time:  20 minutes from totally wet hair
Supplies:  brush/comb, blow dryer, root elevator spray (I got "Big Sexy Hair" from Walmart for less than $5), curling iron (I used 1 1/2"), hairspray
Difficulty:  medium


You know what I love about long hair?


It's always there when I want it, and when I don't...I just pull it up in a pony or bun.



Because some days, you just want to let your hair

Teeth Whitening at home with Hydrogen Peroxide

Time:  10 minutes to as long as you'd like

Supplies:  Hydrogen Peroxide, q-tips

Difficulty:  easy

So my mom ran into a cousin she hadn't seen in a while, and her teeth were GLEAMING WHITE!




I mean.  

You could have read next to them in a pitch-black room.



So we asked her the secret...



It's Hydrogen Peroxide.  Simple as that.

The bottle says it's an "oral debriding agent".  It

Back to School Dinner Ideas: Beef Freezer Meals

Since we're working on our "Back to School Unit"

for hairstyles; I thought, why not share with you one of my BEST tricks for back to school:  
Freezer Meals!




They are the greatest idea since sliced bread.



So while it's still summer.  And I still have some time (and some kids at home to help me). I try to make a bunch of meals and store them in the freezer for those hectic school

3-minute Do: Bump with a Flower Bun

Time:  3 minutes

Supplies:  brush/comb, 2 elastics, bobby pins

Difficulty:  easy


Sometimes getting up on time for school can be a challenge.



Especially with
homework, regular work, a social life.  It leaves you so tired, you'd give anything for more sleep.  Who cares about hair?  Half the time I'm throwing on my make-up while riding the bus. 



But that's not a problem with this