Triple Full Braid

Today, I will show you how to make a triple full braid. I call it that because it uses three separate braids and it makes the braid look fuller. It's so simple. Here we go!

 To start, separate the hair into three sections. Have the one in the middle have a little bit more hair. Divide one on the outer sections into three sections and braid it regularly. Braid the other outer section also. 

After that, divide the middle section, so that there is a little bit of hair left over on each side, then braid the middle. Once you have three braids and one section in between each braid (two plain sections, and three braided in all), take a plain one and stick your fingers through a stitch at the top of the braid next to it. Then pull the plain strand through. After that, take it and pull it through a stitch of the braid on the other side. Do that all the way down the two braids then secure them both with an elastic. Do the same thing on the other side.

 Once you have all the braids connected, undo the elastics and separate them into three sections (they do not need to be the same sections as before). Then just do one normal braid to keep them all together and to make it look more natural. Secure it with an elastic and you're done! By the way, the braid also looks really cool when you pull it apart.

Minnie Mouse Disney Ears

I will be teaching you how to make these beautiful Minnie Mouse Ears, and save a bunch of money doing it! I made these for my sister for her birthday, because while we were at Disney World, all she wanted was a pair of ears.

The materials you will need are two styrofoam circles (I got mine in a package of two for a dollar at the Dollar Tree), a plastic headband also from the Dollar Tree (it doesn't matter the color because we will be wrapping it in ribbon), red ribbon (from the Dollar Tree but they sell it everywhere), black cotton fabric (about a yard from Joann's Fabric and Crafts), a hot glue gun, fabric scissors, black thread, and a sewing needle.

To start fold your fabric in half and gently place your styrofoam circles on top. Then, circle them with a white crayon or colored pencil, but leave some edge around it. After that, cut them out. Because we folded it before, we should have four circles, the same size. Put two directly on top of each other, and the other two also. Then thread your thread through the needle and tie the ends. Put the styrofoam centered in between two fabric pieces, and begin to sew the edges around them. A basic 'in out' stitch will be fine. Sew all the way around closing up any holes. Repeat on the other ear.

Then, hot glue the ears to the headband. Try to put the glue on the actual styrofoam and a flat part of the fabric on the ear. It's more of a 'do whatever to make the ears stand up' situation. Glue it to the headband. Nows the easy part. Tie two little bows and one regular bow out of the red ribbon. Hot glue the big one to the middle of the headband in between the ears. Glue the other two on top of each ear for more decoration. Then, put a dab of glue on the tip of the headband and wrap the red ribbon all around it on both sides of the headband, so that the entire thing is red. Mine hid my yellow headband wonderfully. There you go! Have fun making these cute and inexpensive Disney ears. Everyone will be wondering how you got them!