She woke up and JUMPED out of bed today. Funny what the prospects of gorgeous hair will do for a girl's Tuesday morning:).
ps...I learn so much from you girls across the ocean! never knew braids were called plaits in some places. i told phil this and he said, "well then, what do they call 'plates'?? thought you might enjoy a chuckle from us US people:).
xo
edit--> **pronounced 'plats'. thank you Sharon! will relay to hubs;)**
edit--> **pronounced 'plats'. thank you Sharon! will relay to hubs;)**
She is so cute! And I absolutely love her hair. I'm going to try this after my deplyment!
ReplyDelete<3 Jenn
I love her hair!!! It's so pretty. I've been waiting to read this post all day long!!!
ReplyDeleteShe looks gorgeous... tell hubby that plaits is pronounced 'plats', so plates sounds very different. We also call it plaits in South Africa. I actually woke up this morning thinking about your post and that I could have added so much MORE!!! haha a very interesting topic indeed.... HAIR! hugs Sharon x
ReplyDeleteWhat a cutie!
ReplyDeletehahaha. This is precious. Your daughter is gorgeous!! What a cute hairstyle. I guarantee you she will not forget the times that mommy made her extra pretty and took pictures of her :). So precious.
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mornig krista!! it looks beautiful hun, I love her long thick hair, its so pretty. My mum used to sit for hours putting teeny weeny plaits in my hair to make it all frizzy, I used to love it!! She used to tie it with little bits of wool and I used to love counting how many had fallen out on my pillow in the night when I woke up!!
ReplyDeletehuge hugs Lou xxx
You can tell she feels like a million dollars and certainly looks it. Plaits or braids are also called 'pigtails' in my part of the world . I have straight hair, when little it was long enough for me to sit on. My sister had naturally curly hair but those really nice soft loose curls. I would spend many a sleepless night with my hair in rags- a piece of fabric was wrapped around in spirals small sections of hair and twisted on itself till you looked like you had cloth spikes coming from your head and so uncomfortable to sllep in. I loved it when they were taken out as I would have soft curls just like my sister but by lunch time I would be back to long straight brunette hair instead of soft curls like my sis who had naturally golden blonde hair. Hope Niamh's lasted longer.
ReplyDeleteAnd what gorgeous after pictures they are! Your little girl is so pretty and so obviously loves her hair!
ReplyDeleteI'm a plaits person as well (am in the UK) and also know ponytails as pigtails. For more confusion in my school the style where you have two ponytails / pigtails on either side of your head was called 'handlebars' as it looks like bicycle handlebars.
Its so strange to find out what other people call things, isn't it? I've watched American TV where they talked about 'bangs', which I think is a fringe? Am I right?
Looking forward to seeing the dreads!
Sarah
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ReplyDeleteaw she looks so pretty with her soft wavy hair.yes i call them plaits cos i am from the uk too and must say when peole call their fringes bangs, its sounds really strange.lol :D
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And in Scotland we call them 'pleats'!
ReplyDeleteAnd one ponytail above each ear is 'bunches'. I love finding out what words are used in other countries for things.
I love this post, and I'm tempted to try it on my own hair (I'm 28!).
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Haha this is all so interesting! I'm from Australia and we use all of those terms but for all different things! a ponytail is one at the back, pigtails is one on each side, a plait is starting from the base of your head using only the same three sections and braids is from the top of your head when you add in sections of hair as you go! We don't really say bangs though. At least where I am!
ReplyDeleteAwww her hair looks so beautiful. I bet she couldnt wait to get to school. I remember these days when gianna couldnt wait to get to school to show her hair off from a pageant she did the night before lol. She would pretty much sleep straight up all night. Funny, never thought about what things are called around the world. Would love to sit with all these ladies and compare everything. That would be fun.
ReplyDeletejust gorgeous xx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous girl and hair! I remember my mom doing my hair in shirley temple curls! Loved it!
ReplyDeleteaw, tell Niamh she looks especially beautiful today - but that every day we see her sparkle shine through! ox
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I was very excited to see the "after". So very pretty! You have a beautiful daughter, she seemed very happy with her lovely hair. I would LOVE to try this, unfortunately I was a "tomboy" raised with nothing around me except boys and never learned to do braids. Later in life I did try to teach myself with a "how-to" book, but the kept coming out quite crooked! LOL! So I will just enjoy the pics!
ReplyDeleteYour daughter looks just like you, Krista! I always begged my mom to braid my hair at night when it was still wet. I couldn't wait to wake up the next morning to see the waves! The joys of being a little girl :)
ReplyDeleteNow wonder the Swedish part of me finds English & American terribly confusing - add to that the fact that my father learnt his English in the US & to his death spoke with a slight American accent. Niamh's very pretty & it's great that she was so excited about it.
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Gorgeous after pics. And definitely plaits !!! Pigtails are not pleated, and a pony tail is a single one at the back. Plus bunches are the same a pigtails, one above each ear!!! LOL. I've wondered what bangs were too, but yeah, I think it is US for a fringe!
ReplyDeleteUS & UK - Two countries divided by a common language, right? LOL
Niamh's hair looks so pretty today....well worth the pain! I'm a Brit living in Canada and the first time I went into a salon to get a hair cut, the stylist had to ask me 3 times 'If I had 'bangs''....had absolutely no clue what she was talking about! I am also from the land of 'fringes'!
ReplyDeleteIts gorgeous Krista,no wonder she jumped out of bed I would have too seeing myhair is poker straight!! yes we say "plats" too lol xxx
ReplyDeleteoh she's the cutest little lady! with grrrreat hair! :D
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