Last weekend I went to the Disney’s World Parks with my daughter and some friends. We decided to do the Florida resident's three day park hoppers. Doing 3 parks in three days was EXHAUSTING to say the least, but we did have lots of fun ^_^. Disney did live up to its name by being the most magical place ever!

 Below are some of the pictures from the parks we went to. I did go past my budget for this trip, so if you are planning to go going to Disney anytime soon, double your budget!

I have been looking for a hair bonnet dryer for a LONG time. All of my braid outs and curls have been done via air dry only. It hasn't been that much of a big deal for me this far, but I think now I can at least do a lot more spur of a moment curls, instead having them plan ahead of time due to time restraint.

The reason why it took so long to decide was solely based on my indecision between hard bonnets dryer vs. a soft bonnet dryer. I decided to go with the soft compact bonnet dryer base on a reviewed by a youtuber. Below is my review.

Gold 'N Hot by Belson Ionic Soft Jumbo Bonnet Dryer Claims
Incorporates new ionic technology into hair drying, while accommodating larger roller sets.



Like
- Comfortable & Easy To Use
- Very Compact & Easy To Store
- Dries My Braids Out & Curler Set in 30min to 1hr.
- Love the Adjustable String for the Bonnet

Dislike
- Loud
- Hose Get HOT!
- The Case Must Remain Open

Final Conclusion: I'm glad I decided to wait before making a purchase on bonnet dryer, because this turn out to be a real gem. I really love this bonnet dryer and how easy I can carry it around my place and use it where ever I want. No product is perfect, and I did have one issue with the hot hose (use a towel around my neck) and the fact that it is loud, but I still highly recommend this product, and I hope it lasts a long time. I purchase this online for $35.96 plus free shipping, but you can buy this at Sally's for $54.00.

If right now you are enjoying some hang time, I'm sure you can relate to the three points below.

1) The moment you look to your peripheral & see a creepy crawler on your shoulder only to realize seconds later, it's your hair.
2) Rolling over to get out of bed only to be yanked back because your kid is lying on your hair.
3) Leaning forward to take a bite but having to stop because you don't want to eat any Sisterlocks

Source: Ashlee on Sisterlocked and Lovin' It

I learned a couple weeks ago how to make my own hair ties for my Sisterlocks. Below are the sets I did for myself, which turned out beautifully. To learn how to make yours own hair tie click here for the video or visit my "how to" post for hair ties for natural & locked hair. I did a a couple of hair ties and I found I enjoy doing them a lot. I think this will be one of my gift ideas for my locks friends :). Let me know what you guys think.



Most of my breads are reused old necklace pieces that I purchased years ago, that originally got popped by my daughter, and I never had the heart to throw them away. Note: Fire Mountain had $1 dollar sell on some of the beards, so I took full advantage of that as well. Please be careful on the sizing of the beads.

Below are the step by step instruction on how to create loc hair ties for sisterlocks, dreadlocks, or thick natural hair. The initial cost may be a bit more at first, but once you have the main supply, doing your own hair ties can be quite a affordable solution to styling your locks. Also note: To make a functional hair tie, all you need is Gogo Pendant, Bone Hair Pipe, and Elastic Cord (2mm). All the other stuff are extra to make your hair tie pretty.

Material Needed
Elastic Cord (2mm)
Bone Hair Pipe (1 inch or 1 1/2 inch)
Donut, Beads, & Gogo Pendant (30mm or more)
Scissor
Beads (Optional)
Measuring Tape  (Optional)

Step 1: Figure out the design or color you’re going for and then select your gogo, bone hair pipe, and beads.

Step 2: Measure about 22 inches of elastic cord on your measuring tape or you can try eyeballing it.


Step 3: Take your elastic cord and slide it into the hair pipe.


Step 4: Then you going to even out the elastic cord and make a TIGHT knots around the bone hair pipe. I tied it 2x times just to be on the safe side.


Note: If the knots is not in the center don't worry about it, just move the bone pipe to the center of the knot.

Step 5: Put the two elastic cords together and then you going to take your largest beads (2-3 beads) and slide them both through the cords. This is just too hide the knots from step 4, as well as to give your hair tie a little bling. This is a totally optional Step.


Step 6: Then you are going to add your gogo, donut, or bead pendant through both elastic cord as well.


Step 7: You going to take the excess elastic cords and slide it through the first bead, this is going to be your gogo holder.



Step 8: Optional accent is to take the two excess elastic cords and just add different and unique beads to the ends. If you are not interested in accent, then go to step 9.


Here you can make thing even, or for a different style, uneven. Note: Make sure the last accent bead is small.

Step 9: Final Step is to tie and knots the elastic cord individually. That is what holds the accent beads & gogo in. Note if you have extra elastic cord at the end just clip them off.


Below is the final result of my custom DIY homemade hair tie. If you want to see what you can do by following the above steps click here.


Note: I had a Loc Jewerly on the left hand side of my sisterlocks. That is why you see a little silver thing by the Gogo.