I Cut His Hair

Yep, Little Guy got his first haircut on New Year's Eve - right before bed. I really didn't want to cut those gorgeous little ringlet curls. I had no idea if they'd come back or not. The top of his head had straight hair! I asked a few barbers what they thought and no one could predict whether the weight of the hair was weighing down so much that it became straight, or if it was just growing that way. BUT, he had been asking be to borrow my barrettes regularly. Yeah. He couldn't see his Hot Wheels when he was playing, it was poking him in the eye when he jumped on the bed, and he was getting really frustrated with the fact that it was ruining his paintings - he'd paint, turn his head to re-load the brush, and turn back to find that his hair has brushed the paper and messed up his artwork!

BEFORE

The final straw was when I washed his hair on New Year's Eve. When his hair was wet, it reached half-way down his back. I noticed black hunks of ??? at the ends as I was pouring on the water. Upon closer inspection, those hunks were fuzzies from blankets. They had become entangled in his hair and were beginning to turn into mini-dreads! (I didn't notice before because his hair brush has gaps that are too large, so I'm on the lookout for one that is smaller right now.)

I started the haircut by simply cutting out the gnarly wads of ick. Then, I decided to layer the back a little. See if the curl would come back. As his hair dried, it began to curl up - even on the shorter pieces! So, I thinned it out some more and then moved to the front. Now, this is where I've always screwed up my oldest's hair. Either I don't cut enough and his hair was back into his eyes in a matter of days, or I cut too much and it would take months for him to look like a normal little boy again! (I give him money to go get his hair cut now. There's no way I'm sending him to high school with a screwed up home haircut!) Anyway, I started out by just cutting a little bit. It curled up! So, I cut more until it was the right length. You see, my oldest has very straight hair, so there was no way to hide mistakes. But with Little Guy's crazy curls, I could have probably taken a huge chunk out and it wouldn't have been too noticeable.

So, without further ado,

Little Guy's New Haircut:

AFTER (I had forgotten what he looked like!)

WINNER Home Made with Love Stacked Hair Bow

Thank you to everyone who entered the Custom Stacked Hair Bow giveaway - I had 184 entries! I hope that, after visiting Jamie's Etsy shop, Home Made with Love, you have found some great gifts for loved ones who love pretty hair baubles. You cannot find these in stores - not the low prices, high quality, attention to detail, and ability to customize just by asking!

Congrats to the winner!

Connie G.

I'll be emailing Connie later today and she'll have 48 hours (from the time of my email) to contact me or I will choose a new winner.

 

Enter to WIN a Beautiful Hair Bow *Etsy Giveaway!* (11/15) US

It would seem that my giveaways are going to start focusing on handmade businesses! This is great because, as you should know by now, I would love to support anyone who has the guts to venture out there and start a business that allows them to use their creativity. I want so badly to do this myself, but my circumstances just aren't all that conducive to running a business right now - time, reliability, and money seem to be the biggest problems! And, since I cannot go around and support these businesses bu becoming a customer, I think the next best thing is to tell YOU about them. With all of the gift-giving holidays coming up and with how tight money is for most people, I think that sharing these artists' products is a win-win situation. I know that most people in my life appreciate receiving gifts that are one-of-a-kind. I also know that you cannot buy the quality and creative products that are offered in these small online shops at the low prices asked in a large store.

So, here's my next giveaway:

 Home Made With Love is a great little shop owned by Jamie, a college student who is drawn to painting. You can find some of her prints HERE. I love the eclectic subjects of her work. I can really see that she's taking time to explore the possibilities in her art.

Now, in addition to her artistic pieces, Jamie also creates some great hair accessories. Her headbands and bows can be made with your favorite colors so you can get just the look you want. Check out these neat bows that can be made with your favorite team's colors. (I love the bouncy, pom-pom look they have!)

Oh, and look at this Pillowcase Dress that can be found on Home Made With Love's Facebook page. Why is it that, whenever I see these dresses, I want one for myself?

So, how would you like to win something great for yourself or to give as an original gift to a special someone? Just fill out the Rafflecopter form below and you'll have a chance to WIN a stacked bow in your choice of colors, similar to the one pictured below:

***If the Rafflecopter form is acting funky, please click on the title of this post. It will reload the page so only this giveaway is showing. Somehow, having a few Rafflecopter forms on the same page crosses wires or something!

Roger Daltrey Was in My Kitchen!!!

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Did I ever tell you that I was born an entire generation too late?  If my birth date were just twenty years earlier, I'd have had the pleasure of seeing and hearing all of my favorite rock bands LIVE. But, then, I'd probably be living in England right now because, after selling everything I owned to get myself on a rowboat across the Atlantic, I'd have been too broke to ever get back this way. Anyway... I guess what I'm saying is I LOVE British rock from the 60's and 70's: Pink Floyd, The Beatles (Lennon!), Jethro Tull, King Crimson, Traffic, The Animals, The Yardbirds (Jeff Beck!), Moody Blues, Led Zeppelin, and, of course, The Who. (No, I don't take psychedelics!) Not only is the music spectacular, these guys (well, most of them) were HOT. [Disclaimer: Please notice the "were" part in the previous sentence. I once had the pleasure of waiting on Robert Plant when I waited tables in L.A. and he looked... um, melted!]

So, it's amazing, really.
Here I am, getting out the stuff to make brownies when this offer of help comes from out of the blue. The voice went right through me, the smile was heart-stopping. Oh, and I can't forget about that wild, unruly, and curly blond hair. And those dancing, electric-blue eyes! What could I say? "No, you sit down and have something to drink. I can do this myself." Uh-uh!
 

OK, so maybe it really wasn't Roger Daltrey. Maybe I got mixed up. But, in my defense, they are doing a LOT with plastic surgery and wrinkle creams nowadays.

 We've been calling Little Guy's interesting hair style "The Roger" lately. I have this desire to cut a little bit off just so his curls will be curly again. Right now it's kind of weird: straight on the very top, wavy on the sides, and he has the cutest Shirley Temple ringlets in the back - you can pull on them and they boing right back into place! I'm just afraid that I'll screw it up and my cute little guy will end up with a "respectable" Republican hair cut (no offense to any Republicans out there who I am pretty sure aren't reading THIS blog.) We'll see what happens...

*** I need to thank Two Classy Chics' Blog for hosting the giveaway for a That's My Shirt gift certificate that bought Little Guy's totally awesome The Who - Magic Bus shirt! And, no, no one paid me or gave me anything to say that. I just thought I'd be nice and mention these fine folks for giving me free stuff in exchange for liking and following them all over the Internet.