Thursday, February 26, 2009

How to donate to Locks of Love

Every two years I donate my hair to Locks of Love. I can't think of a more worthy cause than helping children to feel more self confident. I want to share my experience and a little tutorial to show you how easy it is.

You need:


Instructions:


  • Fill out the form
  • Place the hair in the ziplock bag
  • Mail in the form and hair in the padded envelope. 

  • There are some guidelines for the hair. There's even a video that shows how easy it is to donate. So, if you are thinking about getting a haircut soon, consider making a hair donation to Locks of Love. If you do, I'd love to see before and after pictures.

Now, some before and after pictures

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My hair was layered so the longest piece was over 14 inches, but most of the ponytail hair was in the 12 inch range. In the past 4 1/2 years, I've donated about 35 inches of hair to Locks of Love.




I'm not that great at selfies but I think you get the point. :)
Here's another before and after with some more tips from me. 
Thank you for visiting We Grow By Our Dreams. I have lots more projects and tutorials on my other blog, The Vintage Sheet Blog. 


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13 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2009 at 1:38 PM

    WOW this is so wonderful Heather! You look great with your new hair cut too! ROCK ON!

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  2. christieFebruary 26, 2009 at 1:47 PM

    How awesome!! Your new do looks great!

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  3. Ashley Gilbert February 26, 2009 at 1:59 PM

    Hey love the new do! And I love that you have donated to the locks of love! I was able to do that last year and it felt really good!

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2009 at 2:20 PM

    BRAVO!!!

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  5. Mrs. FenceFebruary 26, 2009 at 2:47 PM

    Your new hair cut is beautiful! And what a wonderful gift to give someone. That's awesome!

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  6. Tami BayerFebruary 26, 2009 at 3:04 PM

    Such a worthy cause and you look wonderful with your new shorter hair. Hooray for you!

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  7. shadoobFebruary 26, 2009 at 4:07 PM

    Wow! You look Great! and good for you! ~Cheryl

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  8. CindiFebruary 26, 2009 at 4:27 PM

    Heather! I'm so proud of you!! way to go. the new do is fab, it looks great. we do a lot of these at the shop I work at. there is another site that takes shorter amounts of hair, I think they will take 8 inhes and the site is
    wigs for kids
    kudos to you!

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  9. shuggyFebruary 26, 2009 at 6:46 PM

    very cute new cut!

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  10. Far NorthFebruary 26, 2009 at 8:59 PM

    Heather I am always impressed of how purposeful you give from your heart! And how wonderful that you ended up with a wonderful new haircut!

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  11. SuziFebruary 28, 2009 at 12:08 PM

    Wow a good deed & a fabulous new look. You look GREAT!!!

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  12. AnonymousMarch 2, 2009 at 7:02 PM

    Heyy beaudiful Heather !!
    Haven't visited for aaaages !!
    Looks like everything going well here with you :)
    and...what >>?? never heard of Hair donation ?? hmmm intesting :)
    hugs toyou girl :)

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  13. AnonymousMarch 2, 2009 at 7:02 PM

    ohhh i forgot to mention that...you look great with your new hairstyle :)

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