And we have a WINNER !!!

That wonderful place Random.org selected comment #24

Samantha said...
Thanks for having this give away! I am really so happy to have stumbled upon this site. I check it almost daily for new things.

(Isn't she sweet;)

Congratulations Samantha! And thank you to everyone who entered. I appreciated your comments and suggestions very much! In fact, I am working on tons of flower clips and basic boutique bows, even a few ribbon sculptures in the works! Lots of exciting stuff coming soon;)

In the mean time, I am getting ready to put up another post tonight with a lovely item that you'll see in my shop this Holiday season...

Thanks again to all of my wonderful followers and friends!

braids, braids, braids,

This is one of my old standbys, I thought I would show you, I know it looks complicated but it is really quite simple once you have a basic french braid downso i combed the hair and wetted it down a tiny bit,
did to french braids till I was right above her ears

Then I had her lay her head in my lap and I did two braids up to the other braids and hooked them together with an elastic

Braid the pig tail

Then I hooked the pig tail up in a loop, sorry about the mess on Sunday mornings my kids make villages with books Lego's and Polly pockets!

Next I curled the ends and ratted them out!

added a pair of bows, cause ya all know me by now!

from the back!

Getting your hair done through the eyes of a 11 year old

The Little Princess was playing with the camera Sunday as I was doing her hair, I thought that it was funny and now you can see where my kids get there funny looks from! no one said this was a photography blog!

See I told ya they get there crazy picture look from me!

pigtails with twisted rows

AHHH, I really try to post once a day but life seems to be going so fast lately! I thought that with Monkey Man in school I would have tonz of time, but to my dismay I have not had extra time at all! So, after spending the whole day at a leadership pow wow for cub scouts and the kiddos spending the whole day at the pool with their daddy, we got back together with time to throw the kids in the shower to wash off the chlorine and get to a church BBQ picnic! so with minutes to spare we did a cute do on baby mermaid, this went together really fast! I pulled back the back part into two high pigtails
then I parted the front part on the side and then parted each side into three sections

Now these are not fancy twists, I just twisted the hair all together until it layed flattish on her head and turned back to the pigtail

Here is all three on this side

a weird front view, have you ever noticed when you are in a hurry your kids are the least cooperative? crazy huh!

top view with some wild bows I love these bows, and this really went together very fast, and just added a little something special to her piggies!

3 French Braid Styles

So, the entries are in and a winner is being chosen;) While you wait to hear the results, I thought you might like to see a few variations on the french braid. This is a group of adorable girls at our church. Two weeks ago, we were missing a teacher for the school age class. Since I am the nursery director, I just took all the kids outside to play. Being mostly girls, we ended up having a hair party;)

This was super easy to do and it looked way cute! I just did a simple braid on the side and then layed it across her head. I added it to one of the three beginning sections for the french braid, which I just did sideways, nothing special. "A" loved it!
And this little princess, who is not related in any way(lol!) wanted a braid but fast. So, I just french braided the top half and gathered everything in a pony.

Sorry the pics are a little dark, hope you can see the style. This was really pretty in person;)

And last is one of the cutest little girls;) She requested this style specifically. It is just two frech braids, but only in the top half and I started with a side part. I also braided down a little before doin the elastics. This keeps the hair from pulling and is more comfortable.

Styles like this are popular for gymnast and dancers because they look cute down, but the hair is out of the face and can be pulled up quickly!

So cute!

Queen of Hearts!

Baby Mermaid named this hairdo, She thought that the messy buns looked like little hearts, and they did in a baby Mermaid way!I split the hair into six sections and then french braided them back
Here it is from the top

Then I spilt the hair in half folded each split over a finger

Slid them off my fingers and hooked them with a elastic. Sorry this pic is blurry the Little Princess was taking pics!

This is what it looked like when I got them all done from the front.

added some bows cause you all know by now that I am the bow queen!

Here it is from the back and I highlighted a heart so you could see what she was talking about. Thanks for reading my blog! I love comments and so do my kids so let us know what you think!

from Curls to Braids

This hairdo of baby mermaid was for school yesterday! it was totally easy, I Just threw her hair into the Curlformers from sallys and then before school she took them out and I stuck a bow in her hair to keep it out of her eyes.... but that's not the instructions for today So.... this blog takes this hairdo and turns it into something else for second day hair.. Please excuse my pic's they are taken with my phone which has a crappy camera. I couldn't find my real camera and you know how it is in the morning before school! by the way these bows are avalible on chic-clips
So this is what her hair looked like after she had slept on it.
I didn't comb it out I just started to grab curls and do a loose french braid around her head
once I got to the other side it got really loose so it kinda hung down a bit, this is what I wanted, I also wanted some curls to kinda fall out as the day goes on... we will see when she gets home today
Here she is with a bow and ready to go to school see ya baby Mermaid

The Giveaway

Okay, so I had a few ideas on what to do for this giveaway, but I finally decided on something! I am offering one lucky winner a gift certificate of sorts. Instead of a certain amount, however, this will be for a type of item. The winner will have her(or his;) choice of any hair item in my etsy shop! That means any listing that is for hair clips/bows will be yours completely free if you win!
First, here is the link to my shop...

Tiny Diva Etsy Shop

You may earn three entries:

1. Comment. Yep, that's it;)

2. Comment about an item you like in my shop or something you would like to see in my shop.

3. Post about the giveaway on your blog.

Comment separately for each entry. I will use random.org to choose a winner. This giveaway will last until next Monday, so you have some time to enter;)

Okay, now for some pics of the things in my shop and what will be added soon!

Hot pink Zebra bows
Made to match Gap's medditeranean line.

Happy bday polka dot bows

Shimmery Christmas bows

Wedding/holiday pick 3

Halloween Kitty

Halloween stripes

Uptown Girl Brown Trio

Pink and purple large bow

Polka Dots, Buttons, and Lace in brown

Okay, so some of these are already up in my store and several will be added over the next few days. I have just started getting to my largers bows and flower clips. So you can check back in a few days for those items;)

Giveaway!!!

Coming soon!

Check back later tonight or tomorrow morning for details! I think you will like this one. Also, I want to give a discount to all of my followers in my etsy shop. I'm not certain how to use coupon codes yet, but for now, just convo me if you purchase something to get your discount. I am offering 15% off the price of any item. If you buy two items, I will ship them for free! The store doesn't have a lot right now, but I will be adding tons more over the next few days;)

Thanks to all of you!

And the winner is!.......

The winner is comment number 26!
congrats Candi Lindsay please e-mail chiclipshaircandy@gmail.com me within 24 hours to claim your prize! I had fun and I hope all of you did also! congrats again and when I hit another benchmark I promise I will give away some more bows! As soon as I get 150 face book friends I am doing a giveaway their so get the word out! :)
Thanks
Heather

Pirate Princess Custom Set... completely off the topic of hair;)

This set is something I am wanting to list on Etsy or eBay... not sure which yet. I would love to have advice/feedback from anyone willing on the subject! ;)

This set is two pieces. There is a fully lined satin corset style bodice and a double layer full ruffle skirt.
I used a ton of material and made the set adjustable. The waist is elastic, but also has a ribbon tie. It will fit from 2t through a slim 5t comfortably.

I originally made these bows for a dance studio to match their theme colors. However, they are perfect for this set;) I will be listing the bows also. They are a combination or satin and metallic ribbon and are about 5.5 inches.

This hairstyle is from my last post. I used the clips on the bottom to hold up the extra hair. I will be listing them soon on Etsy also.

This set was so fun to make and it is to die for cute on! I couldn't be happier with how it turned out;) Again, any feedback at all would be greatly appreciated! I am looking for ideas on price, interest level, anything really. So, thank you in advance!

And then of course, the greatest reward is the cute pics of my princess;)