Dear Heather, I'm having trouble getting my henna batch to stain like I'd like. I'm a professional artist, and have been doing this a while - I know how to mix a good batch of henna. I'm also quite confident that I've got excellent henna supplies - I bought them from a reputable supplier, and [...]
FYI, there's what seems to be a book-by-txt scam out there for entertainers / henna artists. "This is ---- how are you doing ?, i will like to know your availability day in September, 2015 just 5 hours service, i will like you to get back to me with your availability day in September its a [...]
From: www.nataliedee.com/archives/2007/Jan/ This lemon-sugar how-to was written for Lisa of Michigan! I also have said I might get around to making a YouTube video...but for now, here are some typed-up how-to instructions for you. What you need: -bottled lemon juice (or squeezed, strained lemon juice if you want to be fancy...which I never [...]
This summer, I've been getting a lot of requests for Aztec henna patterns. At first, I was wondering if they wanted me to draw Quetzalcoatl and awesome stuff like that - because I'd be totally down! But what it turns out that what teens and twenty-somethings mean when they request "Aztec" designs is a sort [...]
As you get ready for festival season, you'll want to think about what you need in your booth. A question that comes up quite often on the Henna Gathering facebook group is "what do I need to bring with me for a festival?"... Well here, you go! This is my own personal checklist for when [...]
Earlier this month, I flew to California for the Spring Fling Henna Conference. I always look forward to teaching at Neeta Sharma's excellent, cozy, and friendly conference. My mini western henna tour had the following stops scheduled: Boulder, CO - Book release for Dushanbe at the Dushanbe Tea House itself! & Meeting up with lovely local [...]
I've dealt with hanging banners from my tent at the beginning of every festival, and taking them down at the end of every festival, for long enough. I've always dreamed of getting a Raj Tent, but since I have neither limitless funds nor an army of strong people following me around to my festivals to [...]
Often, people who are just starting to do henna at festivals wonder what they'll need. Here is a handy dandy list I have compiled for myself, so that when I pack my car up for the first festival of the season, I won't forget anything! Henna Festival Packing List ---DON’T FORGET THE HENNA!!!----- Cooler / [...]
Henna By Heather's Recipe for How to Mix Henna Paste Make your own Mehndi! What you need: 100g Artistic Organic Henna Powder 1oz cajeput essential oil a bottle of lemon juice 1. Put henna powder in a bowl that you're going to dedicate to henna mixing. 2. Mix in lemon juice. Start with 1 cup [...]
Which tape henna artists are using to do tape resist in Mauritania has long been a mystery to so many artists who were interested in trying it. I know I personally have tried *every* medical tape I could get my hands on, and still found it super frustrating and had very little success with doing [...]
