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    Waterfall Braids

    Published: Jan 26, 2021 by Heidi Fowler. This post may contain affiliate links 6 Comments

    Waterfall braid via DIY Mom

    I've been wanting to learn the to create waterfall braids forever, but since I didn't know what they were called, I couldn't find directions.  Thanks to Rachel at Adventures of a DIY Mom, I've got it all figured out!  She linked three beautiful braid ideas to my One Creative Weekend Linky Party #2.  All three involved the waterfall braid.  I was hooked!  Now the trick--how to get my tomboy to let me braid her hair . . .

    All I had to do was let her scroll through the ideas on my linky party, and she asked me to try a braid on her!  Miracle.  Here's how it turned out:

    Waterfall Braid -- It works a little differently on thin hair, but it still works! {OneCreativeMommy.com}

    My kids have super-thin hair, so it doesn't even look close to as cool as DIY Mom's hairstyles, but I still like it.  Now that I'm looking back at the tutorials, I can pretty much see what I did wrong, but I'm ready to try another day, and I'm ready to try the others, too.  (Bear hates to be photographed.  She graciously let me take pictures--as long as I didn't get her face!)

    Boo couldn't be left out, so we had to try her hair too.  If you are wondering if you can do this braid on kids with bangs . . . you can.  I originally left her bangs down, but they were so uneven (from my cutting--not from the style), that I gave them a little twist and pinned them with bobby pins under the waterfall braid.

    Waterfall Braid -- It works a little differently on thin hair, but it still works! {OneCreativeMommy.com}

    Boo loves to be photographed.  Since it's impossible to take a bad picture of her, it was much easier to capture her braids!

    Waterfall Braid -- It works a little differently on thin hair, but it still works! {OneCreativeMommy.com}

    To learn how to do this (from an expert--not from me), be sure to visit Rachel's blog for the tutorials.  (Next time, I'll try it on a diagonal like she does.  I can't wait!)

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    About Heidi

    Hi! I’m Heidi, the sometimes scatterbrained, but always creative mind behind One Creative Mommy. I'm a retired teacher, wife, and mom of three beautiful teenage girls and one adorable fur baby. In my spare time, I love to share my ideas (mistakes and all) with anyone who will listen.

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    Comments

    1. Rachel

      July 16, 2012 at 3:59 pm

      Thanks so much for the feature! I think you did a great job on your girls hair!

      Reply
    2. Kathie

      July 17, 2012 at 6:47 pm

      Your daughter is so cute! You did a great job with her braids! I tried these one time and they turned out pretty good. I think I would like to try the double braid next time I feel brave. Thanks for linking up!

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    3. Evelyn

      July 24, 2012 at 10:55 am

      This brings back such sweet memories I have of doing my girl's hair when they were so very young. I loved braiding it and would have loved doing this. Thank you for sharing at Freedom Fridays:)
      PS Your models are just adorable:)

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    4. kelsea ford

      December 02, 2014 at 6:11 pm

      omg i have to do this I'm 12 and in 7th grade and love this site I'm going to make sure everyone sees this and Heidi Fowler is all u will hear in the Troup Middle School LOL :D

      Reply
    5. Patricia Bailey

      January 06, 2017 at 12:19 pm

      Hi love to try it looks fun but I don't know

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