There are many different ways to switch up just the ordinary braid. Infamous fashion, beauty, lifestyle blogger Amber Fillerup Clark has shared some ways to make braids more creative and cute. Below are a few simple ways to make braids a little more exciting and original.The Dutch Braid Pony Tail1. Take a few inches of hair above and behind your ear and square off the section.2. Put the remaining hair off to the side.3. Take the first sectioned-off hair and begin a Dutch braid starting at the hairline and working straight back. (How to do a Dutch braid: separate into three even sections. Cross outsides piece under, into the middle and gather hair from the sides. Then add to the three sections as you progress down the braid.)4. Finish off the braid and tie it up. Pull out parts of the braid to give your hair more volume.5. Add the Dutch Braid to the rest of the sectioned off hair and put into a high ponytail.6. Take hair from underneath pony tail and wrap around the hair tie and pin. The Stacked braid1. Sweep all of your hair off to the side.2. Take a section from the bottom, and pin it off and leave it out.3. Begin a fish tail with the rest of the hair. (How to do a Fish Tail: split the hair into two sections and take out side pieces and cross them to the other side. Keep repeating until it is finished.)4. Once finished with the fishtail, take the bottom sectioned off hair and just do a normal braid.5. Take the normal braid and pin it on top of the fishtail.6. Pull apart and tie the braids together. The Dutch Crown1. Split hair down the middle and section off one to the side.2. Take one side and begin a Dutch Braid (see above: How to do a Dutch braid) starting from the hairline and working all the way down to the end of the hair.3. Use an elastic hair tie to tie up the hair at the bottom and pull parts out to add more volume.4. Follow the same steps to do the other side. (you can stop here and just have pigtails)5. Just take the braid and wrap around the bottom of your head and follow it up to the top. Pin it to the top. Take the other braid and do the same going in the opposite direction. Uploaded May 22, 2015
Writer: Alyssa Troyanek
