Information about henna – history, science, geography, anthropology, how it works, etc
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 […]
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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
Designing a Custom Digital Printed EZ-Up Tent Read More »
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 /
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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
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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
Mauritanian Henna – Tape Resist – Materials Read More »
Caring for your Henna Design: You just had awesome, all-natural henna applied, probably at an event like a festival or a wedding – now what? How do you take care of your mehndi art to ensure it gets nice and dark, and lasts a good long time? Four easy steps for taking care of your
❤️Henna Aftercare Instructions❤️ Read More »
Patterns for Beautiful Brides and Glamorous Guests features 21 pages with line art drawings and photos of 44 hand designs for brides, bridal parties, and guests. We love this book because it has something for everyone! We call it the one-stop-shopping wedding book – this is the only one you’ll need to take with you
Beautiful henna design books by Victoria Welch just published! Read More »
I love the way henna designs can be shaped by people to have whatever meaning they intend, and the way it helps create cultural bridges by bringing people together through the love of the artform. I think that Gina Wright’s Mehndi Moko project is a really great example of this! Gina traveled all the way from
Mehndi Moko : Maori Tribal Henna Designs Read More »
Henna Videos subscribe to future videos on YouTube – check out my channel How To Mix Henna Paste : How to do henna tattoos / mehndi body art How to do an Indian-Arabic Fusion Bridal Mehndi / Henna Hand Design, complete with helpful annotations: Henna Tattoos / Mehndi Body Art Videos – any requests?
Many, many new henna body art videos! Read More »
The C-section rates (especially in Brazil) are currently so high that Latina (primarily Brazilian) immigrants covering up c-section scars are currently the #3 biggest group of potential clients who call me about individual henna appointments. They follow only brides and people trying out tattoos. For women who had their babies abroad to be such a
Brazilian women, C-sections, and henna Read More »
