Regency Style Braided Bun Tutorial

This post contains links to my Lilla Rose website: http://www.lillarose.biz/prettyhair 

     My daughter created this Regency inspired hairstyle for her little sister. It uses Lilla Rose you-pins, two mini ponytails, and a few bobby pins. 

     To start, divide hair into two equal parts, one part on the top and one on the bottom. Pull the top hair up out of the way.  

     Separate a small amount of hair at the back of each ear, (take this hair from the bottom half of her hair.) Braid each small part into a loose braid, pulling it towards to opposite ear as you braid, so that it drapes in the right direction in the end. After braiding those two sections, you can secure the ends temporarily with bobby pins, then push them out of the way. 

     Now braid the remaining part of the bottom of her hair, but start at the middle of the back of her head, rather than the nape of her neck.

     Divide the top separated half of her hair into three, and prepare to braid it. Before braiding it, however, separate a small section of hair from the left section, and braid it. Now, braid the top section, incorporating the top small braid in with the left section of hair. The smaller braid is the one visible above her ear in the picture below. This braid should be right above the first large braid. 

     This picture shows the small braid incorporated into the left section. There could also be an identical one added to the right side. 

     Twist the top large braid into a bun, and secure the ends of the braid with bobby pins. Wrap the bottom braid around the middle bun.  Using you-pins, catch the outer braid and the inner bun to secure the whole bun.

     To complete the regency style, take one of the first small braids, which are behind each ear, and drape them below the bun, securing them with bobby pins at the top or sides of the bun, depending on how long her braids are. 

     Optional: If you braided the large braids loosely, you should be able to pancake the outer edges of each braid. To do this, grab just the outer edges of her hair, and pull, so that the section of hair spreads out a bit.

     This style is adorned with the Lilla Rose Antique Style You-Pins UP1-1920 which are available from http://www.lillarose.biz/prettyhair (be sure the URL says prettyhair).

The Virtual Refrigerator

     Joseph drew this picture of Emmett to share with his pen pals. He also created a double decker couch out of Legos. Click here if you would like to see it.

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A Glimpse of Spring

Everything Is AWESOME!

     My son is sick this week. We took the kids to see The Lego Movie last week, and that song has been stuck in our head. "Everything is Awesome" only here, not everything is. My son and I both have coughs. His is worse than mine, and neither of us feels awesome. But we are still "doing school." 

     Instead of our normal lesson plans, I  changed things up a bit to be easier on both of us. We watched some educational videos and I shared websites that I knew would interest him. 

     Recently he asked about what soldiers eat. This post with pictures of what different armies are fed in the field perfectly answered that  question. I thankfully though not so fondly remember MREs from after hurricane Katrina, but was surprised to see Tabasco sauce in the British pack.

     This one was just for fun. Dubbed "Legography," one photographer added an interesting twist at each new photo shoot.

     Snuggled beside me in bed, my son listened as I read the Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (affiliate link) out loud to him. When the side note explained enteric fever was typhoid fever, Joseph remembered what he had heard and read of Typhoid Mary. He now wants me to read more, but at the time he started snoring before I completed the first chapter. 

     Later he got to enjoy jello that his big sister made for him. It was his favorite color, so even a sick day did end up being a little awesome. 

      How do you like my son's reproduction of the double decker sofa?

     My girls had to mostly do their independent lessons with input but less direct teaching from me. How do you handle your homeschool schedule when you or one of your children are sick? 

Sewing With Feed Sacks

Museum hours: Tuesday - Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

"Our Quilted Past: An exhibit of Alabama Feedsack Quilts and the cotton bag industry of the mid-20th century" features 19 quilts made between 1930 and 1950 by Leola Heard and Elizabeth Heard Bean in Randolph County, Alabama.  The quilts are hand-pieced and hand or machine quilted, using fabric from cotton flour sacks and feed sacks."

    During our last SAGA meeting, we learned about this exhibit at the Old Louisiana State Capitol, but since they are closed on Mondays we weren't able to visit last time we were in Baton Rouge. We had a full day Saturday, but made time to stop by and see Our Quilted Past before it moved on. The display was shared by a group of quilters from Alabama. 

"Many a poultryman has overstocked mash to please his wife. 'Give me that one in pink,' says she, pointing to a mountain of 100-pound bags. At no extra cost she gets fine-quality, ready-to-sew cotton prints." 

     My Dad recently shared with us about picking out feed sacks when he was little, knowing it was his turn to have something made from it. He said that when it was his turn, he would look through all of the feed sacks when his family went to purchase animal feed. He told us about making covered buttons with his Grandma who was a seamstress. 

     My mom shared a wonderful memory of her own childhood with us. Her Grandma and other ladies would come to their house and all sit around the quilt frame, and my mom and the other children would play underneath it as the ladies sewed. She said with all of the animals on the farm (dairy cows and 7000 chickens), they bought a lot of feed sacks. 

     Granny shared the bow tie pattern for a quilt like this with my daughter. 

My mom shared that these coarser bags were good for dish cloths. 

"They used what they had, so quilts for their families were made from cotton sacks and were created for function. Their creative designs were dictated by the limitations of fabric."

The "Quilt of Gee Whiz" looked well loved. 

     Copies of old articles were framed around the room sharing the history about feed sack cloth. One made clear just how difficult the words could be to remove from the fabric as evidenced below on the back of a quilt. 

     This is not a sponsored post. We enjoyed this, and I think some of you may, too. If you are near Baton Rouge, this is the last week for this exhibit. I wrote this while snuggled under my own feedsack quilt.

Scripture & a Snapshot

Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

Matthew 123:18-23 (KJV) 

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     My son helped me weed our flower garden and garden this week. When I shared that the picture might be for this blog post, he asked if I was planning to share one of Jesus' parables. Later, he helped me pick out these verses. 

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Last Saturday Morning

     My daughter woke up, got dressed, and prepared for her school day. My husband left early to help a friend with their car, so the house felt like it does on our typical weekdays. The rest of us are rarely home without him and without plans on a Saturday morning. Apparently my sweet girl even argued with her big sister about what day it was, but she did eventually realize she didn't have to do schoolwork. She went outside to care for her pets. My son started to sit at the table with his waffles, but I told him he could watch cartoons. That is how I remember Saturday mornings with my sisters when I was little; Saturday mornings at home meant cartoons. "Like at a hotel!" was his happy reply, then he picked out Clone Wars for his breakfast entertainment. I guess we are more relaxed at hotels, which makes sense. Do you repeat many of your own childhood routines with your own children?

When Calls the Heart ~ Episode 7

        A review of the Hallmark Channel series When Calls The Heart                              

       My children found the newest Janette Oke book at the library this week which corresponds with the movie of WHEN CALLS THE HEART. This episode had my girls and I giggling at the start. As an OT, I was intrigued by the visual perception test given to one of the students; I wonder if that was truly available in the 1800s. After researching, I did find the "word blankness" label they used for dyslexia referenced that long ago.  
   

      The seventh episode of this series will be on the Hallmark Channel on Saturday night. Instead of a video preview this week, here is synopsis from Hallmark:

Abigail is encouraged to re-open Coal Valley's dilapidated and abandoned cafe and make it her own after Elizabeth raves about Abigail's baking. Meanwhile, Jack and Elizabeth are at odds after Elizabeth's brief romance with a dishonest miner, which has left her pride hurt, and Jack accidentally insults her as he fumbles to confess his growing feelings. Stars Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing and Lori Loughlin.

     Watch it and then come back and share in the comments what you think. 

 
     Disclaimer: As a blogger, I participated in a special, press-only screening for this new episode of Hallmark’s new television series, WHEN CALLS THE HEART. No compensation has been received for this blog post. This is being disclosed in accordance with FTC guidelines.

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