WEO: The "wear all of my toys once" challenge

[DecafJane]

Once, not "at once!" (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=47364) :p

I remember a long time ago (it seems) that there was a hairtoy challenge in which you could wear a different hairtoy every day for a certain amount of time.

I have accumulated quite a little collection over the past year and a half, and have decided that a good way to challenge myself and see which ones did and didn't work would be to cycle through them all one at a time, wearing each for a day.

At the end I can clean out those that I don't use or that don't work for me right now, and get some funds back together to spend on other things that I would use more (perhaps more toys ;) ).

Is anybody else interested in doing this, too? I figured it was time. :D

Unfortunately I only have a limited number of styles that I can do at this point, so an album may not be that interesting, but I can give it a go.


MOD note: Thread title amended to reflect the nickname "WEO" - wear everything once.

[AprilElf]

I'm in DecafJane! :)

I was actually thinking of doing a 'different hairtoy every day' challenge this April, since I did a 'different updo every day' challenge in April 2008 and wanted to do something similar again.
I guess I could start before April, because I might have enough hairtoys to go longer than 30 days ... I'll have to count them!

I don't think I'll be getting rid of any toys at the end, though. :P

[AJoifulNoise]

Actually, I've been considering this, too. My motivation was that I have quite a few pretties that I never wear and this challenge would force me to include them. And also because I now have enough things for this challenge to be possible. :gabigrin:

And, I can't promise too much variety in updos, either, as I have my stand-bys and that's it.

[kdaniels8811]

What a great idea! This way I will find out what I really like, as there are some things gathering dust...

[freznow]

Αw, darn, I read it as "at once" and had the perfect picture to post!

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=43&pictureid=29233

Anyway, I'd need to find my toys again before I did this. I'm missing one stick from every pair I have right now. It's absurd!

[DecafJane]

Freznow, that is a fantastic picture! One day I will have enough hair to manage that, too. :p

This will be fun. We're sure to discover a few new treasures that we forgot we had. :)

[rags]

Freznow, that's hilarious! I love that picture.

So, when would this start? I had actually been thinking about seeing if anyone wanted to do this for April, since that was when it was last year, I believe.

[DecafJane]

I'm starting it now, because I have more than 30 hairtoys, so perhaps because of the wide variety in the number of toys the participants own, we can start and finish when we would like to.
However, the start of April sounds like a nice, clean start if you want to! :)

I'm going to have a shower now and find one that I have forgotten that I own, and start the album. :)

[AJoifulNoise]

I think I'll start in April. New month, not challenge. :)

[sneakybea]

Freznow, that picture is so classic! And I have two pairs of the plastic fleur de lys sticks you're modeling (one pair was a gift)---my favorite inexpensive pair!
I couldn't wear all my toys at once---which is how I read the title of this post, too; my head would fall over!

[spidermom]

It would take me less than a week to use all of my hair toys.

[DecafJane]

Then you are more sensible and have more self-control than I do. :)

[Jessaka]

Freznow, that's an awesome picture! I read it the same way you did, I thought we were supposed to put every piece we had in our hair all at once, HAHHAAHH. That would've been cool.

[plainjanegirl]

It would take me less than a week to use all of my hair toys.


That would be me too.
I need to purchase some more toys and less hair washing or oiling, etc. products. But I am so afraid I will buy things that I cannot get to work for my hair and then they will gather dust.

[spidermom]

I actually have more than I thought - I could go nearly 2 weeks before reusing an item. I don't think it's self control. I spend/waste plenty of money.

[OhioLisa]

I am definitely on board with this challenge. I tried it last year, but wasn't really as dedicated, due to a much more hectic schedule back then. ANYHOO, I definitely think I need to do this. Perhaps I should start today. I have no idea how long it will take me to wear everything in my collection. I am thinking a couple months. :blushing:

[Speckla]

*sigh* I have no hair toys yet - just a few barrettes and plain combs. I'm so deprived. ;)

[AprilElf]

I've started the challenge today. :)
I have a month and a half's worth to get through! (That was a surprise, when I counted them up! And I'm not counting a few sticks that I made myself, or the odd combs and a plain barette.)

[rags]

So if we decide to do this, are we posting in this thread, or making albums and linking to them, or what? (You'll notice I'm not committing myself yet):p

[paper]

Αw, darn, I read it as "at once" and had the perfect picture to post!

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=43&pictureid=29233

Anyway, I'd need to find my toys again before I did this. I'm missing one stick from every pair I have right now. It's absurd!


haha thats great!!!


I might be up for this challenge too!

[AJoifulNoise]

So if we decide to do this, are we posting in this thread, or making albums and linking to them, or what? (You'll notice I'm not committing myself yet):p

I was wondering the same thing. I'd love to be able to post here. My albums are about full. I guess I could post in my blog and link here.

[Briar]

I completely read this as "at once" too and was really looking forward to super-crazy spiky buns. I may have to do that myself anyway. :)

If I don't include my scrunchies as "hair toys" and just stick to clips and barrettes and sticks and forks...I might have almost a month's worth. Maybe. I'm poor, so I don't have as much, but I think I'll find I have a lot more than I thought when I look.

I think I'll probably start an album for this too, if I have space. :) Maybe tomorrow, maybe beginning of April. One of the two. Depends on how quickly I get set up for it.

[spidermom]

I counted all my scrunchies as 1, all my jaw clips as 1; they aren't special enough to earn more designation than that.

[paper]

I counted all my scrunchies as 1, all my jaw clips as 1; they aren't special enough to earn more designation than that.



Thats what I was thinking of doing too. I'm thinking of starting this April 1st and starting an album for it. I have about 20 hair toys.

[AJoifulNoise]

I decided to start today, after all. Because I was excited and because I know I have more than a month's worth of hair implements.

I won't be counting scrunchies or bandanas as that could carry me on for several months. :tmi: But I will be counting clips this way: all brown are 1, all black and 1, all clear are 1, etc.

Day 1: Crystalmood flower stick (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=784&pictureid=21779)

[Briar]

I went ahead and started today too, mostly because I was excited. :) I took pictures before I left for work this morning, but I won't be able to post them until I get home (I'll edit this post and add the link). I've got my hair in a half-updo with an Infinity bun held with my wiggly cedar stick and a few hair pins. I try to be really gentle with this stick, since it's already snapped once.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2775&pictureid=34847

Sorry about the dirty mirror. :( I didn't notice 'til I got home and started working with the pictures.

[Akiko]

Oh, this is a wonderful idea. I have many hairtoys I don't use. This will encourage me to wear them and try different updos. I am going to start today.
Day1: Gibraltar bun with an acrylic Chirimen stick (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=2515&pictureid=34808)

[AprilElf]

That's a pretty half-up, Briar. :)

My choice of sticks yesterday and today (neither of which really stand out in my hair ;) ) -
http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/th_needlestick.jpg (http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/needlestick.jpg)
Day 1: 'Flowing Clouds' stick (Crystal Mood) in a Nautilus Bun

http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/th_02squigglestick.jpg (http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/02squigglestick.jpg)
Day 2: 'Squiggle' stick (actually a shawl pin) in a Rose Bun that began the day as a Pinless Rope Braid Bun

[AJoifulNoise]

Day 2: I'm wearing the stick all the way on the left (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=784&pictureid=27415) in a cinnabun (of course).

I will actually start posting pictures of them in my hair... Tomorrow. I have to charge my camera batteries today.

[wendyg]

Ficcare superclip in masterpiece brown, hot off the swap board:

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gwyndred/2009-03-25-superclip.jpg

wg

[mugglemomof3]

Oh, I'm definitely in with this one. It will go hand in hand with my current "wear hair up for a month challenge"!!!!!!

I'll start tomorrow.

[Xandergrammy]

Αw, darn, I read it as "at once" and had the perfect picture to post!

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=43&pictureid=29233

Anyway, I'd need to find my toys again before I did this. I'm missing one stick from every pair I have right now. It's absurd!


:rollin: This is great!

[Xandergrammy]

I did the April 2008 challenge and enjoyed it very much. I'm in! I think I'll start tomorrow too!

[darkwaves]

I'm like freznow -- I read this thread title as "at once"!

But it's a good reminder to me to use them all. Thanks!

[Briar]

Thanks AprilElf!

Day 2 is kind of silly. I wore my newest toy, a 7" pink aluminum knitting needle bent in half to make a too-short stick. You can't even SEE it in this Equilibrium bun, so there is a green arrow added to the picture to point to the tiniest sliver of pink metal.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2775&pictureid=34911

[wendyg]

60th St three-prong fork, in purplewood Dymondwood.

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gwyndred/2009-03-25-60th-purplewood.jpg

wg

[AprilElf]

Oooh, pretty fork wendyg. :)

Day 3: Cocobolo 3-prong Etta Mae fork in a low LadyChristmas bun (no pic)

[AJoifulNoise]

Day 3: Night Blooming's Wintersong stick. It jingles. :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/March252009Upload004Hair.jpg

[Briar]

Oh my goodness. I love that fork, wendyg!

Day 3: Lazy Wrap bun held up with Queensland Black Walnut stick from ForestTreasures on Etsy.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2775&pictureid=34961

[mugglemomof3]

Today's toy/updo. MommaSmurf flipstick

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z29/mugglemomof3/hair/allhairstickchallengeday1.jpg

[Xandergrammy]

Today's toy/updo. MommaSmurf flipstick

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z29/mugglemomof3/hair/allhairstickchallengeday1.jpg



Beautiful!!!!!

[Xandergrammy]

Today is Day One of the challenge for me. Today I wore my beloved silver feather barrette.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0077-1.jpg

[Teazel]

Ooh, can I sign up too? I have quite a few hairtoys that don't see the light of day very often. If ever. :o

Mugglemomof3, your photo is just beautiful. Love those little curls on your neck! :rockerdud

[Briar]

Xandergrammy, I love that little braid leading into the bigger one!

[Teazel]

Day one of the challenge for me, and I wore a blossom-decorated barrette I'd made and hadn't worn yet. :) Picture (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=2792&pictureid=34979)!

[AprilElf]

Beautiful style Xandergrammy - that's an awesome barrette! :inlove:

Day 4: Nickel Screw (from Bronze Jewellers) in a Celtic Knot
http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/th_04nickelscrew.jpg (http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/04nickelscrew.jpg)

[wendyg]

For some reason this fork from monkthemonk (ebony with dyed box elder) always makes me think of the Sandy Denny album (and title song) "Like an Old-fashioned Waltz".

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gwyndred/2009-03-226-monk-waltz.jpg

wg

[mugglemomof3]

ooh Teazel! You could probably sell those kinds of barrettes - that first one you made is really pretty. Goes well with the style!

Thanks for the compliments gals! What a great way to start the morning . . . :heartbeat

[rags]

Day One for me: Warning - my hair is still short. You are going to see a lot of cinnabuns!
Camo Ketylos

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?pictureid=34993&albumid=2794&dl=1238080348&thumb

[AJoifulNoise]

You are going to see a lot of cinnabuns!

From me, too! I'm usually too lazy to do anything else. And, I know that my cinnabuns almost never fail me.

Day 4: My newest (as in recieved today) stick! Anafiassa's Smile of the Silver Butterfly stick:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/March262009Upload018.jpg

[rags]

From me, too! I'm usually too lazy to do anything else. And, I know that my cinnabuns almost never fail me.

Day 4: My newest (as in recieved today) stick! Anafiassa's Smile of the Silver Butterfly stick:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/March262009Upload018.jpg

This is beautiful! You have a silver butterfly? No fair!
(It's really beautiful)

[princess]

My barrette breaks and then I go and shop for a new barette. I used to have some in reserve but I have used them all up and they are either broken or become loose.

I guess I am not very good with hairtoys.

[Teazel]

ooh Teazel! You could probably sell those kinds of barrettes - that first one you made is really pretty. Goes well with the style!


That's a thought! You're right... I should do that. Thank you! :)

Here's Day 2 for me - a French Twist comb (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=2792&pictureid=35026).

[AJoifulNoise]

This is beautiful! You have a silver butterfly? No fair!
(It's really beautiful)

:lol: Don't you know I'm working on my butterfly rainbow? Or maybe I'll have as many as there are Crayola colors. Hmm, we'll see!

[Xandergrammy]

Here's my Day 2 bun with hairstick. I got this stick in a batch of 13 from the swap board last year. This picture was taken in a rush before work and the dangles don't show, but oh well. Here it is.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0079-2.jpg

[mugglemomof3]

Day Two for me too! :wink:


http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z29/mugglemomof3/hair/allhairtoysday2.jpg

The toy started out as a fork (two tines) but my kids broke one of them and so I can only use it as a stick in like two styles.

[Briar]

I washed my hair last night, so I really wanted to wear it down today (it's always nicest on this day). But being in the hair toy challenge, what to wear? I decided to count all my headbands as one toy - after all, how creative can a hardform headband be? - and so today I wore my hair down with a headband. I didn't take a picture of the style, because it was too simple, but the headband was #2 in this picture.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2349&pictureid=28917

[sapphire-o]

Ooh, a new hairtoy challenge! I'll join starting April. :) I still have the album from last year. I think I'll just add more to it to show the new toys. :D

[wendyg]

Pair of the now apparently extinct Ketylo blue aquapearl sticks in a braided bun:

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gwyndred/2009-03-27-ketylo-blueaquapearl.jpg

wg

[bjt]

That's a thought! You're right... I should do that. Thank you! :)

Here's Day 2 for me - a French Twist comb (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=2792&pictureid=35026).

Teazel--this hairstyle looks amazing!! I'm so impressed. I always thought my hair was too long to do a french twist... how do you get all your hair into this style?? I'm in awe!

[Xandergrammy]

Teazel--this hairstyle looks amazing!! I'm so impressed. I always thought my hair was too long to do a french twist... how do you get all your hair into this style?? I'm in awe!


I agree with everything you said here, bjt. I'd love to be able to master this hairdo. I love it.

[mugglemomof3]

OK dear Teazle: I third the sentiment: how do you get your hair to do that Gorgeous style????? :heartbeat

[AJoifulNoise]

Day 5: Night Bloomings Jade Butterfly and Bamboo Hairstick of Love Transformed

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/March272009Upload003.jpg

[rags]

I'm going to count all my gold mini flexis as one and my silvers as 1.
Day Two: half up with gold flexi 8

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?pictureid=35063&albumid=2794&dl=1238161555&thumb

[mugglemomof3]

Day Three, and I found a toy I had forgotten I had!!!! This is a great challenge :heartbeat

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z29/mugglemomof3/alltoysday3a.jpg

[Xandergrammy]

Day Three, and I found a toy I had forgotten I had!!!! This is a great challenge :heartbeat

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z29/mugglemomof3/alltoysday3a.jpg



Oh mugs, this is gorgeous!!!!! Maybe I'll bring MY african butterfly out to play sometime soon.

[Teazel]

Lovely styles and toys, everyone! :applause

bjt, Xandergrammy and mugglemomof3, thank you! :) Okay, the secret to my french twist: I make the twist up the back, but instead of tucking the rest of my hair under it, I anchor the twist with a comb or pins, then pile the rest on top of my head - just above the twist - in whatever bun seems appropriate. Usually it's just a soft cinnabun held with pins. Easy as! :)

[rose_in_bloom]

I'll join! :) I have too many hair toys that I don't wear. I'll start my challenge on Monday!

[Teazel]

Back again, with my Day 3 pic (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=2792&pictureid=35131): I bought these hairsticks years ago from an auction site when I was desperate to get my hands on any hairsticks I could find, and have never really worn them. Now I know why. :steam

These are actually two matching sets. I tried to insert the second red-dangled stick, and discovered the tip is split. After much painful twiddling, it actually grabbed some strands and pulled them out. :( So in went the yellow one, with me now feeling very grumpy and not caring too much. So it's not a great 'do, sorry....

Now, the good thing is that this challenge is already making me re-evaluate my hair toy collection. These ugly sticks need to be either thrown out or made over; maybe they could be shortened, given new tips and some interesting beads. :hmm:

[Xandergrammy]

Day 3- also wash day. Did a half up with my medium Flexi-8. By the time I got home from work, this hairdo had morphed into a loose braid because it was getting in the way. No pictures of that.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0080-2.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0081-1.jpg

[Briar]

Day...4? 5? Oh heck, I dunno. TODAY was a Hair Knot bun. I tried to hold it up with my Erinyes stick from Nightblooming, but I haven't mastered making this bun stay put with a stick, so the "invisible" hair fork is in there too.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2775&pictureid=35061

I like this style, but it also teaches me that I could never really stand to have short hair. I kept getting annoyed when the tail flopped onto my neck.

[AprilElf]

Day 5: Boxwood Twist stick (from Crystal Mood) in a Pinless braid bun [no pic]

Day 6: Blue LongLocks sticks in a Ropebraided Figure-8
http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/th_06longlockssticks.jpg (http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/06longlockssticks.jpg)

[Xandergrammy]

Day...4? 5? Oh heck, I dunno. TODAY was a Hair Knot bun. I tried to hold it up with my Erinyes stick from Nightblooming, but I haven't mastered making this bun stay put with a stick, so the "invisible" hair fork is in there too.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2775&pictureid=35061

I like this style, but it also teaches me that I could never really stand to have short hair. I kept getting annoyed when the tail flopped onto my neck.


I love this! :crush:

[rags]

Day...4? 5? Oh heck, I dunno. TODAY was a Hair Knot bun. I tried to hold it up with my Erinyes stick from Nightblooming, but I haven't mastered making this bun stay put with a stick, so the "invisible" hair fork is in there too.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2775&pictureid=35061

I like this style, but it also teaches me that I could never really stand to have short hair. I kept getting annoyed when the tail flopped onto my neck.

Both the hair and the stick are stunning!

[rags]

Another cinnabun with a Gabon Ebony 6oth Street fork. I like blendy hair toys.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2794&pictureid=35163

[AJoifulNoise]

Day 6: Dutch braid with my QueCraft Horn Dragon Slide. It goes a long with my shirt that reads "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons... for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!" :inlove:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/March282009Upload002.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/March282009Upload004.jpg
I hate how the flash makes my hair look awful... It really doesn't! There's just no sunshine today to take a nice picture. :o

[wendyg]

Nice braid.

Monkthemonk stick in dakota Dymondwood. With a pic of the end, since you can't see it, which has a piece of filled tagua nut. (I was awfully lucky on this one, as there were two of these and the first one got bid up handsomely, but no one but me noticed when he posted the second one.)

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gwyndred/2009-03-28-monkdakota.jpg http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gwyndred/2009-03-28-monkdakota-end.jpg

wg

[levelek]

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone for posting these awe-inspiring styles and droolworthy toys!
I don't have half of my collection here and I probably wouldn't be organised enough to post a daily photo, but I'll be visiting back here!

[Briar]

I'm staying home and indoors all day, so I'm counting all my scrunchies as one toy and wearing a boring old scrunchie pony-tail today.

[DecafJane]

Wow, I have been slack and not posted anything, which is particularly embarassing since I started the thread - sorry! I have been busy selling hairsticks, buying my new camera and being on holidays. :)

Here is today's effort - Flexi-8 ponytail. It is very simple but will hold all day. :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3462/3393819978_b8ac646587_m.jpg

[AprilElf]

Day 7: Boxwood Curve (from Crystal Mood) in the Elling Woman Braided Bun (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=14032)
http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/th_07boxwoodcurve.jpg (http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/07boxwoodcurve.jpg)
This style was my latest challenge (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showpost.php?p=523433&postcount=1148) in the Hair Game Thread.
'Two birds with one stone' you might say! ;)

[flowers-n-waves]

what?? nobody wants to wear them all AT ONCE??:D

[Teazel]

Wow. Gorgeous styles, lovely adornments. :inlove:

Here's Day 4 for me: a blingy fork/pin in a slightly mutant Gibraltar bun.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2792&pictureid=35217

[Xandergrammy]

Here's my Day 4. Figure 8 bun with my burgundy border max. In case I haven't done so already, I'm warning any new person who is following this thread that most of my buns look the same. That's why I enjoy this challenge so much.... the focus is on the hairtoys! :gabigrin: I do hope to improve my bunning skills somewhat, though. Anyway, here's my Day 4 picture!

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0082-2.jpg

[Raederle]

Okay, Leni, report to the corner for a gentle dope slap. Don't ever apologize for your lovely hair. The hair tool is secondary -- your lovely hair relegated the tool to the back seat IMHO.

[AJoifulNoise]

In case I haven't done so already, I'm warning any new person who is following this thread that most of my buns look the same. That's why I enjoy this challenge so much.... the focus is on the hairtoys!

I think two of us have also admitted this. Mostly I just stick with cinnabuns 'cuz it works. But I branch out every so often, like today...

Day 7: Chinese bun with Night Bloomings Hufflepuff stick.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/March292009Upload004.jpg

I need to do chinese buns more often... I forget how weightless they feel (due to how they balance the weight) even when my hair is wet.

[Xandergrammy]

Okay, Leni, report to the corner for a gentle dope slap. Don't ever apologize for your lovely hair. The hair tool is secondary -- your lovely hair relegated the tool to the back seat IMHO.



Oh aren't you a sweetie!!! Thank you so much! :smooch:

[Xandergrammy]

I think two of us have also admitted this. Mostly I just stick with cinnabuns 'cuz it works. But I branch out every so often, like today...

Day 7: Chinese bun with Night Bloomings Hufflepuff stick.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/March292009Upload004.jpg

I need to do chinese buns more often... I forget how weightless they feel (due to how they balance the weight) even when my hair is wet.


This is really lovely, Joi. I can actually do a fairly decent braided Chinese bun. I'll be doing one of those when I use the stick that Lily Munster gave me. I'm very much enjoying your hairdos and your beautiful sticks.

[AJoifulNoise]

This is really lovely, Joi. I can actually do a fairly decent braided Chinese bun. I'll be doing one of those when I use the stick that Lily Munster gave me. I'm very much enjoying your hairdos and your beautiful sticks.

Aw, thank you! I'd love to see your hair in a braided chinese bun. That sounds lovely!

[wendyg]

Turquoise wave barrette from the Barrette Baron:

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gwyndred/2009-03-29-barrettebaron-turquoisew.jpg

wg

[Xandergrammy]

Turquoise wave barrette from the Barrette Baron:

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gwyndred/2009-03-29-barrettebaron-turquoisew.jpg

wg



I LOVELOVELOVE this barrette against your gorgeous hair! :inlove:

[rags]

I think two of us have also admitted this. Mostly I just stick with cinnabuns 'cuz it works. But I branch out every so often, like today...

Day 7: Chinese bun with Night Bloomings Hufflepuff stick.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/March292009Upload004.jpg

I need to do chinese buns more often... I forget how weightless they feel (due to how they balance the weight) even when my hair is wet.

Joiful, this is gorgeous! I think you should do them more often too!

[rags]

Xandergrammy: You are kidding, right? I adore your hair! It is so gorgeous, and you know I love all the colors!

Wendy: I adore that barette also!

And here is mine today - a very pitiful little folded braid with a 6oth street fork. Sorry it's so messy - it's the end of the day.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2794&pictureid=35287

[Teazel]

Lovely, lovely, Xandergrammy and Joiful.

Wendyg, your hair is jaw-droppingly awesome, and that's a beautiful barrette.

rags, that has to be the cutest folded braid ever! :D

[AJoifulNoise]

Thanks rags and Teazel!



rags, that has to be the cutest folded braid ever! :D

This, definately! :love:

[Teazel]

Here's my Day 5 effort: A silver-grey plastic jaw clip, in a jaw clip bun invented by Hypnotica (I think).

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2792&pictureid=35289

[rags]

Thanks, joiful and Teazel!

Teazel, that bun is just :thud:
You know I love how your silvers shine! :D

[jahof45]

Love all the hair toys. I have to get some new ones after seeing the variety available through links on this site. Where has LHC been all my life!

[Linda K]

Turquoise wave barrette from the Barrette Baron:

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gwyndred/2009-03-29-barrettebaron-turquoisew.jpg

wg
Wow! between the Silver Thread and posts here ... They are right! The blue in your hair is just beautiful!

Now then, to the rest of you ladies ... It's awesome! The do's and the toys! What an inspiration! Perhaps if I keep looking here, I might over power the urge to cut out the dye and just grow it out after all! ( I just get so impatient to be done with the colored junk *sigh* )

ETA: what a difference one tiny little word makes in a sentence - only I realized, I added it myself - and read AT once too!

[Briar]

I tend to be awfully lazy on stay-at-home weekends. Today, all claw clips count as one and I wore my hair up in very boring black claw clip and let it soak up coconut oil until I CWCed. :) No picture, because super-oily hair is not pretty.

[AprilElf]

Day 8: Tribu spiralled stick (http://tribu.co.uk/shop_html/order_template.php?group=HAIRSTICKS&mat=WOOD&pn=HRSTK_W_04_TW&clear=) in Amoretti's Wrapped Hairstick Bun [no pic]

[wendyg]

Gold flexi-8 with Hawaiian flower and royal blue metallic beads.

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gwyndred/2009-03-30-f8goldblue.jpg

wg

[DecafJane]

Wendyg, that is lovely!

I wore a cinnabun today with two ketylos and they held really well.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3649/3397763935_1b283e1bd0_m.jpg

[AJoifulNoise]

Day 8: A bandana over a cinnabun held with clips. I am not counting the clips because you can't see them under the bandana. My stepmom calls this my "Polish Granny" look. I call it pretty dang convenient for cleaning!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/March302009Upload001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/March302009Upload003.jpg

ETA: This bandana is representing all of my bandanas. If I counted each one, I'd probably have to add another month to my journey in this thread!

[rags]

Aargh! My hair is only an inch shorter than APL - looks about the same length as Decaf Jane's in her siggy pic - and it's half the size. Curse my F/i hair! :p

Anyways, hair envy over, I have the ever-present cinnabun with a birds-eye maple ketylo (one of two) I adore the color of these sticks!
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2794&pictureid=35356

[rags]

Joiful, that's a gorgeous bandana! I need to buy some silk ones.....

I think I'm going to have to group my Ketylos by color- I have so many of them! For instance, no more darkish brown, as I've already done camo.

ETA: I really don't have that many, just several brown ones!

[mugglemomof3]

I am so totally enjoying everyones' toys and styles!!! This is a great challenge. :heartbeat


No photo yesterday, but I used my small Flexi-8 to secure a looped braid.

Today
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z29/mugglemomof3/alltoysday8.jpg
I used to have two of those sticks but couldn't find the other one this morning. :(

[rags]

I am so totally enjoying everyones' toys and styles!!! This is a great challenge. :heartbeat


No photo yesterday, but I used my small Flexi-8 to secure a looped braid.

Today
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z29/mugglemomof3/alltoysday8.jpg
I used to have two of those sticks but couldn't find the other one this morning. :(

This is just gorgeous, mugglemom! The style is beautiful, and that is an pretty stick. Beautiful!

[Briar]

I really wanted to wear my hair down again today, and that's hard with most of my toys, so I just pulled the hair at the temples back with barrette #2 in this picture. :)

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2349&pictureid=28925

Kinda lazy and lame, I know, but I promise tomorrow's will be AWESOME. :D

[mugglemomof3]

Thank you rags! :waving:

I put my hair up in a ponytail and sectioned it off into two braids: a regular three-strand on the right and a regular two-strand rope braid on the left. I wound the 3-strand braid first (clockwise around and under the rope braid) and then wound the 2-strand rope braid around counter-clockwise and wound the tail inside the circle I'd made with the 3-strand. Clear as mud??? I was just playing around, trying to come up with something new, and it turned out nothing like I expected, but I kinda liked it. So I really appreciate your compliement. :flowers:

[AprilElf]

I love your Flexi-8, wendyg! Those are my kind of colours! :)

Gorgeous updo mugglemomof3! :bowtome:


Day 9: Pair of blue Papadonh sticks (recently acquired from DecafJane's decluttering ;) ) in double buns* with tails hanging out.
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/09bluepapadonh.jpg

*which I used to think were Orchid Wraps, but now I know they aren't - though I don't quite know what they are ...

[Teazel]

So cute, AprilElf! :grin:

Day 6: Simple metal pin in Lazy infinity bun. No picture. :)

[DecafJane]

Aargh! My hair is only an inch shorter than APL - looks about the same length as Decaf Jane's in her siggy pic - and it's half the size. Curse my F/i hair! :p



My siggy pic is several months old so it is a few inches longer now, but it is very, very thick hair and springs up a few inches shorter than it is (stretched it is an inch or two above BSL). Take heart - you'll be able to do the fancy updos much sooner than me, so I guess that is an advantage of thinner hair. BTW, your cinnabun looks cute. :)

Thanks for the complement. :)
I'm still in cinnabun land most of the time, too, but sometimes I branch out and do the gibson tuck:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3401418580_f086306cc8_m.jpg

It is still very red, as I haven't washed it since colouring on Sunday. I like it so much I'm thinking of switching to henna in a few months (after the "turning green" period is up). :)

[mugglemomof3]

DecafJane: I never can get my Gibson Tuck to look that pretty!

[Xandergrammy]

I love your Flexi-8, wendyg! Those are my kind of colours! :)

Gorgeous updo mugglemomof3! :bowtome:


Day 9: Pair of blue Papadonh sticks (recently acquired from DecafJane's decluttering ;) ) in double buns* with tails hanging out.
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/09bluepapadonh.jpg

*which I used to think were Orchid Wraps, but now I know they aren't - though I don't quite know what they are ...


:joy: I love this hairstyle, AprilElf!!!!

[wendyg]

Violet Ficcarissimo:

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gwyndred/violetficarissimo.jpg

wg

[AJoifulNoise]

Day 9: Proof that even I have my "off" days. After trying 3 times to make a nice-looking chinese bun, I snapped. I picked up the fork that I got for Christmas that I've never been able to use... I twisted and swirled my hair around and stuck the fork in. The result is not for the faint of heart. If you have heart troubles or are pregnant you should not scroll down...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/March312009Upload018.jpg

*theatrical scream*

Yeah... Not sure what that is or how I did it. But, it's rock solid and I just don't have the... patience to take it down and try again. I can't do much of anything when I let my hair dry down. :mad:

And, for reference: that is a Baerreis Five inch Cardinal Wood Ursula fork. I wasn't even going to count it in this challenge because it never stayed. But, there ya go.

[Xandergrammy]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/March312009Upload018.jpg[/IMG]



Call me Crazy, but I think it's adorable. Too bad it didn't stay put. :sun:

[AJoifulNoise]

Call me Crazy, but I think it's adorable. Too bad it didn't stay put. :sun:

Oh, it stayed. This is the first thing I've ever accomplished with a fork that hasn't budged! I think it's the ends sticking out everywhere that bothers me.

[Xandergrammy]

Day 5- Experiment braid with celtic slide

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0083.jpg



Day 6- Bun with home made hairsticks (recycled earrings). They are purposely not arranged symmetrically because I didn't want them to look like antennae. :gabigrin:

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0088.jpg



Day 7- Bun with Hairstick that no Longer Exists (I wasn't crazy about this one, but love the stick and bead, so I took it apart today)

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0095.jpg

[rags]

JoifulNoise: I think your twist thing is cute!

Xandergrammy: I adore those homemade hairsticks. I love danglies!

Today I have a 60th street tortoiseshell fork in (you'll never guess) a cinnabun! Well, it started its life as a cinnabun anyways, it's beginning to unravelhttp://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2794&pictureid=35461 a bit.

[Briar]

I tried to do three different fancy buns today - the Orchid, the Rosette, and the Sapphire Knot. They all fell apart within seconds, so I gave up and took the usual Nautilus route. I decided that the stick I planned to use today probably shouldn't be torque-ing down the Nautilus, so I used a plain wooden stick blank to secure the bun and inserted my awesome super-fancy stick decoratively. The super-fancy stick is one I made myself just last week. :)

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2775&pictureid=35472

But would you believe it is possible - *gasp* - for a stick to be too fancy?! I never imagined such a thing! But here my fancy stick is, too obnoxiously dangly and pretty to wear all day at school...so it stayed home after this picture was taken. I think it's going to be a special updos/occasions stick.

[DecafJane]

DecafJane: I never can get my Gibson Tuck to look that pretty!
Thank-you! I will have to wear more of them in the future, before it all gets too long and heavy. :)

AprilElf, those sticks look gorgeous in your hair!

Here is my hair at the end of a long day, in a french twist with a 60thstreet vineyard fork, and bits of hair sticking out of the top. Apologies for the overexposed image.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/3403267071_f47340d44b_m.jpg

[wendyg]

Xandergrammy, I'm intrigued by that braid. How many strands is it? It looks quite complicated in the pic.

"Key lime" stick from monkthemonk:

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gwyndred/2009-04-01-monkkeylime.jpg

wg

[Teazel]

Just quickly flying by with my Day 7 pic (hope I've not miscounted days! Is it really a week already?!) - a homemade hairstick in a pinless braided bun: my usual going-to-town-for-the-day 'do.

Am I getting too clever with my photo editing? :hmm: Yes, I think so. I'll rein myself in. :D

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2792&pictureid=35505

[AJoifulNoise]

Day 10: Due to my rising level of :angry:, I really don't care what my hair looks like. So, it's up with a scrunchie, braided, then wrapped around said scrunchie. It sounds cool, but it's not really. So, today is the day that the one scrunchie represents them all.

[rags]

Briar: I can't believe you made that yourself. It's beautiful!

Teazel: I love that bun!

Joiful: I hope your stress evens out to :D!

I almost never wear ponytails, but after last night's hair experiment disaster, it wouldn't cooperate with anything else. The hair slide is purely decorative and obviously too big for my fine hair, and I don't even care - I like it anyways! :D

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2794&pictureid=35542

[AJoifulNoise]

rags- That's a pretty slide. My frustration is ebbing slowly. I took a shower, that helped.

I'm still counting the scrunchie as today's toy, but my hair is now up in clips under a camo bandana.

[DecafJane]

Rags, I love that slide!

Here is my hair for the day, up in a cinnabun held with a WoodbyC twist (bocote). :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3627/3404698857_8555aa5dac_m.jpg

[Xandergrammy]

Xandergrammy: I adore those homemade hairsticks. I love danglies!



Thanks!! I love danglies too!

[Xandergrammy]

I tried to do three different fancy buns today - the Orchid, the Rosette, and the Sapphire Knot. They all fell apart within seconds, so I gave up and took the usual Nautilus route. I decided that the stick I planned to use today probably shouldn't be torque-ing down the Nautilus, so I used a plain wooden stick blank to secure the bun and inserted my awesome super-fancy stick decoratively. The super-fancy stick is one I made myself just last week. :)

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2775&pictureid=35472

But would you believe it is possible - *gasp* - for a stick to be too fancy?! I never imagined such a thing! But here my fancy stick is, too obnoxiously dangly and pretty to wear all day at school...so it stayed home after this picture was taken. I think it's going to be a special updos/occasions stick.



Oh sweetie- this fancy hairstick you made is just gorgeous and is meant to be worn. I don't think it's a bad thing to wear a beautiful hairstick to school or work.

[Xandergrammy]

Xandergrammy, I'm intrigued by that braid. How many strands is it? It looks quite complicated in the pic.wg


It's actually 6 braids. I had no idea what I was doing. I just kept braiding til I thought it looked okay. I still need lots of practice.

[Xandergrammy]

rags, I love that hairslide too.

[plainjanegirl]

Briar: I can't believe you made that yourself. It's beautiful!

Teazel: I love that bun!

Joiful: I hope your stress evens out to :D!

I almost never wear ponytails, but after last night's hair experiment disaster, it wouldn't cooperate with anything else. The hair slide is purely decorative and obviously too big for my fine hair, and I don't even care - I like it anyways! :D

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2794&pictureid=35542


I love that slide. Can slides like that be used for updos of any kind?

[Xandergrammy]

Day 8- Wash day. I wore one of my butterfly barrettes in a half up.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0103-1.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0102-1.jpg

[Briar]

Oh sweetie- this fancy hairstick you made is just gorgeous and is meant to be worn. I don't think it's a bad thing to wear a beautiful hairstick to school or work.

I'd love to wear it anywhere, but it drives me bonkers because it keeps catching in my hair and it's very heavy. That gold bead topper is a gold-plated Bali-style bead. I didn't realize quite what the weight of all that would be when I made it. lol But I still love the stick.

[rags]

I love that slide. Can slides like that be used for updos of any kind?

Yes, you can do a lot with them (if you have enough hair :p! Mine's pretty thin) It's basically a hairstick underneath, so the stick anchors your updo and the slide part goes on top.

Thanks everyone for the compliments!

[Briar]

Oh, and I completely forgot! Today I started out with a KarenLynn Knot held up with some plastic red plaid sticks from Claire's. It wasn't very stable, so it switched to a Hair Knot. That lasted about 2/3 of the day before I went nuts (I can't stand loose buns!) and traded the flimsy sticks out for the bronze stick which lives in my purse. No pictures because of all the quick changes, but it taught me that it's time to sell or swap those cute plaid sticks! lol

[Teazel]

Day 8- Wash day. I wore one of my butterfly barrettes in a half up.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0103-1.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0102-1.jpg

Eeeee! Beautiful, beautiful! :D :applause:

[wendyg]

another day, another flexi-8, this one with blue and green beads:

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gwyndred/2009-04-02-f8bluegreen.jpg

wg

[Xandergrammy]

Eeeee! Beautiful, beautiful! :D :applause:



Thanks, Teazel!! :smooch:

[Cindi Eponabri]

I did too, and I wondered how that was going to be done.

[paper]

I decided not to do this challenge. But, I am enjoying seeing everyones beautiful hair and hair toys!

Love your slide rags, and your butterfly barrette Xandergrammy, to name a few!

[Briar]

Because I still need to take this month's length shot and measurements and I don't want braid/bun waves interferring, I skipped the hair toy challenge today. My hair is simply down and getting the occasional finger comb to keep away tangles. :)

[AJoifulNoise]

Day 11: Cinnabutt bun held with my Nightblooming Spirit Ward Wedding Hair Sticks. These are the ones I wore as Maid of Honor in my best friends wedding. :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/April022009Upload004.jpg

[mugglemomof3]

Yesterday (Toy 8)

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z29/mugglemomof3/hair/allhairtoysday11.jpg

Today (Toy 9)

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z29/mugglemomof3/hair/alltoysflexi8ontopofbun.jpg

[mugglemomof3]

Day 7: Boxwood Curve (from Crystal Mood) in the Elling Woman Braided Bun (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=14032)
http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/th_07boxwoodcurve.jpg (http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/07boxwoodcurve.jpg)


Wowsers. This bun/braid thingy is phenomenal!!!!!! :magic:

[rags]

I'm really enjoying seeing everyone's toys!

Xandergrammy: Your hair is just :thud:

Gibson tuck with an old barrette I've has since the eighties today.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2794&pictureid=35638

[OhioLisa]

I haven't posted here because I keep forgetting to take pics! Grrr! Anyhoo, today seems like a day for Gibson tucks. Here is mine, held by my Baerreis cygnus in bubinga:

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k24/ohiolisa06/Accessory%20challenge/baerreis_bubinga.jpg

[Akiko]

This is a fun thread! Well, this is a picture taken yesterday. Braided Chinese bun with a Ketylo aquapearl. I started my bun as Heidi suggested (no elastics, start with braid) on the mane forum.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2515&pictureid=35639

[AJoifulNoise]

Wow, lookin' good everyone!

[plainjanegirl]

Yesterday (Toy 8)

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z29/mugglemomof3/hair/allhairtoysday11.jpg

Today (Toy 9)

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z29/mugglemomof3/hair/alltoysflexi8ontopofbun.jpg



What is the hair toy in the second pic? Is it a flexi 8 or something similar to one?

[rags]

I haven't posted here because I keep forgetting to take pics! Grrr! Anyhoo, today seems like a day for Gibson tucks. Here is mine, held by my Baerreis cygnus in bubinga:

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k24/ohiolisa06/Accessory%20challenge/baerreis_bubinga.jpg

This is gorgeous! I would never have thought to put a fork in like that. That's half the fun of this thread - new ideas! (well maybe a third of the fun - I like looking at the toys!)

[rags]

Mugglemom: I love that slide, and that updo!

Akiko: Your bun is beautiful.

[DecafJane]

Today I wore my hair in a cinnabun with this Monk fork:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3310/3408982374_97ba6e2e39_m.jpg

I am so impresed with all of the updos that you ladies do in everyday life! It is amazing. :)

[AprilElf]

Day 10: Blue Jean Ficcare in a Flipped Cinnabun (+ my 'bun band' which I only wear with this style and this ficcare)
No pic taken this day, but here is what it looks like:
http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Misc%20LHC/th_PB250418a.jpg (http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Misc%20LHC/PB250418a.jpg)

Day 11: 'Queen' Tulipwood Etta Mae fork in a Rose Bun
http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/th_11crownfork.jpg (http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/11crownfork.jpg)

Day 12: Single Kingwood Ketylo stick in a 'no name' bun (which might be a variation of a Celtic Knot?)
http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/th_12singleketylo.jpg (http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/12singleketylo.jpg)

[Seraphina]

Everyone here has some great hairtoys (and great hair too ! ).It's very inspiring : )

[OhioLisa]

This is gorgeous! I would never have thought to put a fork in like that. That's half the fun of this thread - new ideas! (well maybe a third of the fun - I like looking at the toys!)

Thank you, rags! :flower: Actually, I got this fork in a much shorter length than my other forks, just so I could use it for french twists and Gibson tucks. Works like a charm. :)

[sapphire-o]

I'm late in starting. I'll count April 2nd as day 1, OK? :)

Day 1: Green blue fork I got from Lisa holding a messy braided blob. :D Ignore the hair, the fork is very nice.

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/sapphire-o/Hairtoy%20challenge/apr01-greenfork.jpg

[wendyg]

60th St three-prong, in aqua:

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gwyndred/2009-04-03-60thturquoise.jpg

wg

[levelek]

AprilElf, you are the queen of updos.
Where did you get that bun band? :)

[AprilElf]

Hey levelek! Thanks. :)

That 'bun band' is a metal head band that has too much tension and is too slippy to stay on my head. When I tried wearing it as a head band, it kept slipping backwards and was only prevented from falling off my head by the fact I had my hair in a bun at the time. Hence 'bun band'!
I actually nabbed it from my mum who had bought it for herself, but didn't wear it. I don't know where she got it - most likely a local chemist or department store.

[rags]

Everyone is looking fantastic. I love seeing all the toys and hairdos!

Wendyg: I love that aqua against your hair (and it matches your shirt perfectly! Gorgeous!)

Welcome, Sapphire! I like your braided 'do!

Today I have ketylo charcoal silvertone sticks. My silvers don't show up really well in this pic, but believe me , they are there, and the sticks really match!

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2794&pictureid=35735

[wendyg]

rags, thanks. Though I feel compelled to point out that IRL neither the shirt nor the fork are that bright a turquoise (unlike the turquoise barrette). They're a good bit more muted and also more green. That camera is not very true to color.

wg

[mugglemomof3]

Thanks rags! :flowers:

plainjanegirl: yes, it's a large flexi-8. I also have to use two good-days pins to make sure I get all my layers and the ends up! I can never get the flexi-8's straight across my buns, so I use them on the "sides" or "top".

[OhioLisa]

Today, a swirly bun with my corian spiral stick. :D

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k24/ohiolisa06/Accessory%20challenge/corian_spiral.jpg

[AJoifulNoise]

I wanted to do something different today. I think that is in part because I am a part of this thread. I don't want to do the same thing all the time. :lol:

I tried a crown braid. Fail. So, I did a fake one.

Back:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/April032009Upload002.jpg

Front:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/April032009Upload005.jpg

Side:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/April032009Upload010.jpg

A better picture of the toy:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/100_4518.jpg

I got it Christmas before last.

[DecafJane]

Rags, I love those silvertone sticks in your hair!

Ohiolisa, that is an amazing stick. :)

Ajoyfulnoise, I love that braid. :D

Here is what my hair is doing today, in a Willowthewisp comb (unfortunately fluffy from the rain):

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3557/3409713227_803d878a6d_m.jpg

[karisaf]

While I am not officially participating in this challenge (2 kids and a husband who just had foot surgery = not enough time to take and upload pics ;) ) I have been following this thread. It's so fun to see everyone's toys! I've also been trying to use a new toy everyday, or at least one - I usually end up using 2 or 3 because I have so many new ones that I am anxious to use them all :)

I've been inspired by all these Gibson tucks and have one in my hair today with my new dragonfly Flexi8. I tried to do it with a fork and just could NOT get it to stay. Any tips?

[OhioLisa]

While I am not officially participating in this challenge (2 kids and a husband who just had foot surgery = not enough time to take and upload pics ;) ) I have been following this thread. It's so fun to see everyone's toys! I've also been trying to use a new toy everyday, or at least one - I usually end up using 2 or 3 because I have so many new ones that I am anxious to use them all :)

I've been inspired by all these Gibson tucks and have one in my hair today with my new dragonfly Flexi8. I tried to do it with a fork and just could NOT get it to stay. Any tips?

It's tough to get it to stay with a fork, unless it's a wider multi-prong one, IMO. I haven't been able to get it to work with narrow forks. :shrug:

[OhioLisa]

Ohiolisa, that is an amazing stick. :)

Thank you so much! :)

[karisaf]

It's tough to get it to stay with a fork, unless it's a wider multi-prong one, IMO. I haven't been able to get it to work with narrow forks. :shrug:

I tried it with my Nautilus and couldn't seem to get it to stay (it kept leaning out away from my head). Maybe I am not getting it high enough or tight enough (though I am not sure how to get it any tighter).

[OhioLisa]

I tried it with my Nautilus and couldn't seem to get it to stay (it kept leaning out away from my head). Maybe I am not getting it high enough or tight enough (though I am not sure how to get it any tighter).

Yeah, you want something short and wide. I bet my nautilus wouldn't work either. I am using a cygnus, which is 7 prongs.

[Xandergrammy]

Day 9- Braided bun with my Longlocks Butterfly sticks

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0104-2.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0105-2.jpg



Day 10- Log Roll ( :cheer: I did it by accident!! ) with my blue jeans border max.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0106-1.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0107-4.jpg

[OhioLisa]

Wow, Xandergrammy. That blue really pops in your hair. It's fabulous!

[AJoifulNoise]

Day 9- Braided bun with my Longlocks Butterfly sticks

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0104-2.jpg


That looks awesome, Xandergrammy! :inlove: Really both of them are stunning.

[sapphire-o]

April 3 - Tulipwood fork by 60th Street, holding a figure-8. Just got it in the mail! :D

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/sapphire-o/Hairtoy%20challenge/apr03-tulipfork.jpg

[Teazel]

Xandergrammy, I love your butterfly sticks! And they look so good in your hair.

I can't believe how shiny your hair is, sapphire-o! :bigeyes:

I haven't been feeling well the last few days, so gave the challenge a break. My hair has been jammed in my default nautilus + metal pin style. But I'm back on deck again, and carrying on with Day 8: a wooden fork in a lazy fig 8 bun.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2792&pictureid=35838

[wendyg]

Hair flower:

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gwyndred/2009-04-04-hairflower.jpg

wg

[Xandergrammy]

Hair flower:

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gwyndred/2009-04-04-hairflower.jpg

wg



I LOVE THIS!!! :joy: I think I need one for my very own! :inlove:

[wendyg]

Xandergrammy: www.majestichairflower.com

You can fool around with the shapes 'n' stuff. Given the mass of your hair (which is truly astonishing) I'm not sure you'd ever be able to get it over a bun. But you could do some kind of partial knot and have the rest of your hair poking out or something.

You can pick the bead colors and also the colors of the stick ends (and the sticks on their own make reasonable hair sticks). It's a lot of fun to fool with.

wg

[jahof45]

Wendyg - ooh, ooh, ooh, Me TOO! That hair flower is amazing! Where did you find that? I love your taste in color too.

[rags]

Everyone's hair and toys are beautiful. (though I think this thread is fueling an already raging hair toy addiction!)

Please ignore the weird knot cinnabun thingy - my hair will not cooperate with me today at all. I just received this gorgeous stick from Nightshade last night, and it reminds me of spring!

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2794&pictureid=35842

[AJoifulNoise]

The stick looks great, rags! ^.^

Day 13: Figure 8 (seems to be popular today!) with blue flower pins from Claire's.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/April042009Upload006.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/April042009Upload004Flowers.jpg

[rags]

So far today I have looked at Longlocks sticks thanks to Xandergrammy's beautiful pair, 3G Studios as that looks like one of their forks in Teazel's beautiful hair, and now I'm looking at hair flowers (thanks Wendyg). :bigeyes: Methinks I need to stay off this thread! :D

[jahof45]

The stick looks great, rags! ^.^

Day 13: Figure 8 (seems to be popular today!) with blue flower pins from Claire's.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/April042009Upload006.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/April042009Upload004Flowers.jpg

These are gorgeous! Arg...:thud:Must Stop Looking At Hair Toys... Pocketbook Not Up to My Desires...

[AJoifulNoise]

These are gorgeous! Arg...:thud:Must Stop Looking At Hair Toys... Pocketbook Not Up to My Desires...

Thank you!

I think I got those for about $4. ;) *enable enable*

[jahof45]

LOL AJoifulNoise...LOL

[OhioLisa]

Today, my new monkthemonk ebony and banksia pod with lapis fork. :inlove:

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k24/ohiolisa06/Accessory%20challenge/monk_banksia_lapis_fork.jpg

[Hedera]

Oh, my, OhioLisa, that is one GORGEOUS hairfork!!! :thud:

Really, really beautful. :crush:

[AJoifulNoise]

Oh, OhioLisa.... :inlove:

[DecafJane]

Ohiolisa, both your hair and the fork are breathtaking!

Here is my humble cinnabun with a gorgeously green ketylo fork:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3327/3414040080_974777afb5_m.jpg

My hair mus thave grown a fair bit, because here is the same fork in a bun in January:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/3171733805_203801e4c6_s.jpg

(Terry Pratchett fans, doesn't "fork-inna-bun" sound like some dodgy bakery product that CMOT Dibbler would sell? ;) )

[Teazel]

Oh, such tempting toys! :crush:

Day 9 for me - a stick-inna-bun (LOL, DecafJane! :D): namely, a Dymondwood Charcoal Silvertone Ketylo, hiding in a messy Gibraltar Bun.

Threw this 'do together in 5 minutes flat before guests arrived this afternoon. I'm getting faster! :)

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2792&pictureid=35929

[sapphire-o]

April 4th - presenting the cheapest hairtoy here: a pair of plastic sticks from the dollar store. :D I used them because my hair's damp. They're actually a cool stripey "bamboo" shape and very smooth. No sanding needed at all. I guess good hairtoys don't have to be expensive.

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/sapphire-o/Hairtoy%20challenge/apr04-1sticks.jpg

Oh and Lisa, that fork looks so nice! Sometimes I wish my hair isn't so dark so I can show off ebony better. :)

[plainjanegirl]

April 4th - presenting the cheapest hairtoy here: a pair of plastic sticks from the dollar store. :D I used them because my hair's damp. They're actually a cool stripey "bamboo" shape and very smooth. No sanding needed at all. I guess good hairtoys don't have to be expensive.

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/sapphire-o/Hairtoy%20challenge/apr04-1sticks.jpg

Oh and Lisa, that fork looks so nice! Sometimes I wish my hair isn't so dark so I can show off ebony better. :)



Your bun looks so big and thick. I have hair envy. :)

[AJoifulNoise]

sapphire-o- You beat me and me $4 flower pins! :lol: I really like those sticks.

Day 14- I'm ending the second week of my challenge with a bang. Night Bloomings Hair Sticks of Elizabeth Bathory in a cinnabun:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/April052009Upload006.jpg

[wendyg]

Barrette from www.kyledesigns.com. (He puts openwork patterned gold or silver colored metal over a substrate; many of them, like this one, are iridescent. This one flashes from green to blue depending on the direction and color of the light.)

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gwyndred/2009-04-05-kylebluegreen.jpg

wg

[jahof45]

This is my favorite hair stick. It's a little long but was hand-carved in the Marshall Islands. I don't even know what kind of wood it is but I love the feel. They hand wax using Johnson's paste wax instead of varnishing so it is very smooth. I didn't realize how gray my hair is now. Holy Buckets, it's charcoal and silver.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=2862&pictureid=35952

[rags]

A falling down French twist with an EZ Comb. Now I remember why I seldom wear this....
ETA: Because it falls down!
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2794&pictureid=35965

[Briar]

(Terry Pratchett fans, doesn't "fork-inna-bun" sound like some dodgy bakery product that CMOT Dibbler would sell? ;) )

I would totally be afraid to buy that from Dibbler. Then again, I'd be afraid to buy anything from Dibbler.

I've fallen off the challenge a bit for the last few days because I've discovered why I keep going back to the same handful of toys...they don't fall out! So I need to tweak my styles a bit and possibly remove some toys from the pool. That said, I've pretty much already shown all my good toys - with the exception of 2 or 3 - so I'm down to the "bent plastic stick" dregs now.

[Teazel]

Look at all that shiny hair and lovely adornments. Niiiiice!

Day 10: Another stick-inna-bun: a wooden turtle stick in my very first Orchid Bun. :)

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2792&pictureid=35988

[Hedera]

Day 10: Another stick-inna-bun: a wooden turtle stick in my very first Orchid Bun. :)


That's a great looking Orchid! :)

And I love that the stick-inna-bun is a turtle - very fitting! :D

[AJoifulNoise]

Look at all that shiny hair and lovely adornments. Niiiiice!

Day 10: Another stick-inna-bun: a wooden turtle stick in my very first Orchid Bun. :)

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2792&pictureid=35988

A turtle! I love it. And, wow, your hair sure is shiny!

[jahof45]

Look at all that shiny hair and lovely adornments. Niiiiice!

Day 10: Another stick-inna-bun: a wooden turtle stick in my very first Orchid Bun. :)

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2792&pictureid=35988

Your hair is amazing and I love it that you have so many toys! I'm going to practice a new hair style this week using one of the videos on LHC and once I get that style down, I'll move on to the next one. Your hair styles are my inspiration!

[Teazel]

And I love that the stick-inna-bun is a turtle - very fitting! :D

You know, that didn't even occur to me! :doh: In my defence, I haven't had me coffee yet. :D

Thank you, Hedera and Joiful. :flowers:

[OhioLisa]

Thanks for the compliments Hedera, AJoifulNoise, and DecafJane! :flower:

Here is today's pic, my Blondiesturn 4 prong cocobolo fork holding an inside-out bun.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k24/ohiolisa06/Accessory%20challenge/blondiesturn_cocobolo.jpg

[Teazel]

Your hair is amazing and I love it that you have so many toys! I'm going to practice a new hair style this week using one of the videos on LHC and once I get that style down, I'll move on to the next one. Your hair styles are my inspiration!

Oh, thank you, too, jahof45! I missed your post earlier. I'm so glad you're finding my photo albums useful - let me know if you have any questions or need help. :)

[Speckla]

You can't see the fork but this was a 1/2 twiste updo.

http://images47.fotki.com/v1479/photos/7/1199357/7236771/Picture175-vi.jpg

[Xandergrammy]

Day 11- Bun with one of my Baerris (sp) forks

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0108-1.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0109.jpg


Day 12- Wash day again. I just pulled back the front of my hair with a plain silver barrette.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0115.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0111.jpg

[Xandergrammy]

Here is today's pic, my Blondiesturn 4 prong cocobolo fork holding an inside-out bun.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k24/ohiolisa06/Accessory%20challenge/blondiesturn_cocobolo.jpg



Pretty, pretty, pretty!!

[OhioLisa]

Pretty, pretty, pretty!!

Thank you! And I love your Baerreis fork!!

[wendyg]

One of Quattro's copper lilies. It reminds me of one of those big old movie lights, only they're not usually copper.

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gwyndred/2009-04-6-quattrocopperlily.jpg

wg

[LovingLife]

Does anyone know where you can buy fairly cheap hairtoys online because I have none... :(

[Hedera]

LovingLife, there are a lot of sellers on Ebay and Etsy (search for hairfork, hairstick etc).
I've also put this link into my bookmarks yesterday: http://www.crystalmood.com/
They seem to have both sparkly stuff and wooden sticks and forks. Haven't bought from them myself yet, but the things from them I see on the board look nice, and they're very affordable!

Xandergrammy, I love that Baerreis fork!
Do you happen to know what kind of wood it is? It looks gorgeous. :inlove:

WendyG, I love that Quattro stick as well, and your bun, too - what kind of bun is it? It looks almost like a cross between a bun and a French Twist.

[wendyg]

thanks, hedera: in theory it's an orchid, but god knows.

wg

[Xandergrammy]

Thanks to those who like my fork. It is macassar ebony.

[Xandergrammy]

Look at all that shiny hair and lovely adornments. Niiiiice!

Day 10: Another stick-inna-bun: a wooden turtle stick in my very first Orchid Bun. :)

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2792&pictureid=35988




I LOVE THIS STICK!!!!

[AJoifulNoise]

Day 15: Blue and gol Anafiassa sticks in a sloppy cinnabun.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/April062009Upload003.jpg

[rags]

It's raining horribly here today (supposed to turn to snow tonight and tomorrow :wail:) so my blue/black aquapearl Ketylos seemed like a good choice! Don't look at the hair - I had literally less than a minute to get it put up!

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2794&pictureid=36042

[AJoifulNoise]

Hey rags, looks like you and I are having a black and blue day. :D It's raining here, too.

[rags]

Joiful, why doesn't that surprise me? :p

[Teazel]

I LOVE THIS STICK!!!!

LOL! Glad you like it! :D It was made in Indonesia. If you google "wooden turtle hairstick" I'm reasonably sure you could find one for yourself. :wink:

[OhioLisa]

Almost forgot to post today. A very messy infinity held by my tiger maple ketylo fork.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k24/ohiolisa06/Accessory%20challenge/tiger_maple_ketylo.jpg

[sapphire-o]

Apr06 - A split bun held by a single stick by monkthemonk. It's bloodwood with some blue glass on top. I love this design. :)

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/sapphire-o/Hairtoy%20challenge/splitbun.jpg

[Teazel]

Ahh, I've got hairtoy envy.

Day 11: A barrette I bought quite recently, in a plain old half-up. Hardly worth a photo, but since I have one....

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2792&pictureid=36098

[AprilElf]

Your hair is always worth a photo, Teazel! :)

I have some catching up to do ...
Between Day 12 and Day 13 I washed my hair and I didn't wear a hair toy all day.

Day 13: Quecraft Lizard (recently acquired from DecafJane) in a Plain Braided Bun.
http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/th_13Quecraft.jpg (http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/13Quecraft.jpg)

Day 14: 'Spike' stick (from Camden Markets, London) in a Pinless Braid Bun.
(No pic taken on this day, but here's one from my album.)
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?pictureid=21705&albumid=145&dl=1222166707&thumb=1 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=145&pictureid=21705)


Day 15: Tribu fork in a weird bun - not the best combination.
I don't know what possessed me to wear the fork sideways. :rolleyes: I hardly ever wear this fork anyway.
http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/th_15Tribufork.jpg (http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/15Tribufork.jpg)

[Hedera]

Aprilelf, I think that fork looks just fine sideways!

Is the lizard actually holding the bun, or are you using it for decoration?
I love the way they look (I have some of her other stuff), but somehow I'm not sure I would be able to use it.

[wendyg]

60th St fork in pinata dymondwood:

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gwyndred/2009-04-08-60thpinata.jpg

wg

[Briar]

Some sort of creatively folded (for me) French braid contraption held up with a gold feather comb I picked up from The Icing a week or two ago. I have a weakness for all things feather.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2775&pictureid=36115

It's a French braid with the end tucked up in the pocket under the braid at the nape, then folded in half and pinned with the comb.

[AJoifulNoise]

Day 16: Pink and gold Anafiassa sticks. I got these when I had gold peircing studs in my ears for a couple months. But, now I never wear them. I'm just not a baby pink and gold kinda person...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/April072009Upload002.jpg

[rags]

It's been a very long day already, so please forgive the wispies!
Nightblooming sticks

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2794&pictureid=36129

[rags]

I am loving everybody's toys! And Sapphire, your hair is so shiny and perfect!
Teazel: I love barrettes; it's always nice to see photos!
Aprilelf: While I like your toys, what I really want is your updo skills! (well, and the hair to go with it!)

[Xandergrammy]

Day 13- Simple braid with my Baerreis barrette.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0118-1.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0117.jpg


ETA: This was yesterday's hair. Today I had off and didn't have to go anywhere so I've been a slug. Hair is in a side braid with absolutely no hairtoys. And no picture. :grin:

[OhioLisa]

Lovely barrette, Xandergrammy!

Here is mine for today, Blondiesturn fan top leopardwood fork holding an orchid bun:

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k24/ohiolisa06/Accessory%20challenge/blondiesturn_leopardwood.jpg

[AprilElf]

Oooh, pretty fork, OhioLisa!
Thanks rags and Hedera for your comments. :)
Briar, I love your feather comb!

Day 16: Quattro sticks in a Cinnabun
http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/th_16Quattropair.jpg (http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/16Quattropair.jpg)

[AJoifulNoise]

Day 17: RavensCroft Christmas Hair Sticks in a Figure 8 Bun. It's kinda high and kinda crooked... But, I think this is the most secure Figure 8 I've ever made.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/SycoTrekkie/2009/April082009Upload012.jpg

[jahof45]

A Koa wood hairstick carved in Hawaii.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2862&pictureid=35954

[wendyg]

Kusudama stick from ForeverSunshine on Etsy:

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gwyndred/2009-04-08-sunshineorigami.jpg

wg

[mugglemomof3]

My 7th Toy (could not find the stick so I had to use a different one :()

My Kris slide

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z29/mugglemomof3/henna/allhairtoysdaywhateverkrisslidewron.jpg

[OhioLisa]

Dark grey speckled corian spiral stick:

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k24/ohiolisa06/Accessory%20challenge/monk_greycorian_stick.jpg

[Xandergrammy]

Day 14- braided bun with my rose hairsticks. These hairsticks were one of my first hairtoy purchases and the quality is less than great, but I like them anyway!

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g6/Xandergrammy/The%20Next%20One%20Thousand/And%20Another%20Thousand/DSCN0120.jpg

[AJoifulNoise]

Awww, Xandergrammy, those are adorable!

Kusudama, I've seen those in her shop. So complex and beautiful. :agree:

[Teazel]

Ooh, so much gorgeousness on display. :) Xandergrammy, I swear your plait gets fatter every time I see it! :bigeyes:

Day 12: Sparkly pins holding up a flipped cinnabun.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2792&pictureid=36212

[DecafJane]

Here are my updos from the last four days:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3653/3425670072_9871552848_m.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3349/3425670426_859b9bac5a_m.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3587/3425670808_48649d3cff_m.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/3424861843_bc1178fb17_m.jpg

The toys are:
60thstreet fork, Flexi-8, Medium Ficcare in Blue Jean, and a pair of lovely pins by Nightshade. :)

Yes, I did colour my hair back to a colour that is closer to my natural shade. :)

[AprilElf]

I love the blue of those pins against your dark hair DecafJane! :)


Day 17: Celtic Slide in a Cameo Bun, I think? (a rose bun wrapped in a braid)
This slide isn't fooling anyone! :D It's not securing the updo at all; it's purely decoration. I have a handful of slides to use in this challenge, but don't have the opportunity to wear halfups too often ... so I had to get creative. ;)
http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/th_17celticslide.jpg (http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/AprilElf/Hair%20Toy%20Challenge/17celticslide.jpg)

P.S. My thumbnails are clickable in my posts here. Click for larger.

[Faepirate]

...I actually misread this thread title as:

The "wear all of my toys at once" challenge

Which I thought was about the coolest challenge ever. :D :D :D

[wendyg]

I think a lot of us misread the thread title. I think we should rename it "The Daily Hair Toy", but that's me.

Gold matte Ficcare signature clip:

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee36/gwyndred/2009-04-09-fsignature.jpg

wg

[Xandergrammy]

I'm really loving all the different hairtoys everyone has. And thank you to anyone who has paid me a compliment. It's been a busy few days and it'll be getting busier. Our grandson will be spending a couple of days with us!! :joy:

As for the name of the challenge, I misread it the first time too, but I like it. To me, it perfectly describes the spirit of the challenge- use all your hairtoys once before using one twice.

[paper]

Here are my updos from the last four days:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3653/3425670072_9871552848_m.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3349/3425670426_859b9bac5a_m.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3587/3425670808_48649d3cff_m.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/3424861843_bc1178fb17_m.jpg

The toys are:
60thstreet fork, Flexi-8, Medium Ficcare in Blue Jean, and a pair of lovely pins by Nightshade. :)

Yes, I did colour my hair back to a colour that is closer to my natural shade. :)



I haven't seen a new picture of you hair down in awhile. Wow, it is gorgeous!

[rags]

Xandergrammy, I love those rose sticks! They're adorable!

DecafJane: I like that color on you - and your hair is getting long! So shiny!