by Kelly | Jul 4, 2014 | Henna
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by Kelly | Jul 1, 2014 | Henna, Video
Henna Instruction Video
Henna Instruction Video
Are you searching for some basic henna know-how ? How to mix henna paste ? Henna DIY ? How to start your henna career ? How to develop your own henna design ? Need festival design ideas ? How about an overview on the history of henna ? All of this and more is included in our special Henna Instruction Video : Modern Mehndi . With over 2 hours of henna how – to footage, examples and photo slideshow, this Henna instruction video is the one for you. Watch Modern Mehndi on Amazon or order the DVD.
by Kelly | Jul 1, 2014 | Henna
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by Kelly | Jun 24, 2014 | art, Crafts, Henna, henna back designs, mehndi traditional, simple henna design
Lately I’ve been wanting to draw on ol’ fashion paper with a marker so this is what I came up with! Of course, its a henna drawing.
I love to practice henna designs on paper.
I think this design would be so sexy on the back between the shoulder blades or for a baby belly design.
Check out more designs for more inspiration.
flower henna drawing
by Kelly | May 19, 2014 | clothing, Henna, henna back designs, Michigan henna tattoo, Private appointments, tattoo
I always get the question :
How long does henna last?
My answer is that it really depends on the area you have it done. The stain takes a little longer to develop fully on softer areas of the body, like the back. Usually though, henna lasts 10-15 days with the hands and feet lasting the longest.
Five days ago I did this henna tattoo on the back design . Today I got a chance to capture a picture of it. The stain came out so dark ! The dark brown color should last about 1 week and then gradually fade. Check out my newest henna tattoo on the back . This is day 5 for her henna design.
I love to do big, trailing flower designs on the back.
henna tattoo on the back
by Kelly | May 13, 2014 | Henna, Henna Party designs, mehndi traditional, simple henna design, Weddings
As promised, here are the henna party pictures from the 2-day event for a great bride. I really enjoyed meeting all her family – traveling from all over the world from San Francisco, CA to Brooklyn, NY to Frankfort, Denmark ! The second day’s event was held at the lovely Dearborn Inn in Dearborn, Michigan.
It’s not often I am around to see the bridal henna stain the next day but since I was, I made sure to get a picture of her henna 24 hours after it was applied.
Day 1 – henna application
bridal henna designs with flowers
Day 2 – 24 hours later . It still has darkening to do over the next 12 hours.
bridal henna design stain the next day
Here are the henna party pictures from the two days of mehndi parties .
oh! I loved the beading on her beautiful dress!
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bridal henna on hands and feet
by Kelly | May 9, 2014 | Henna, Henna Party designs, mehndi traditional, Michigan henna tattoo, simple henna design, Weddings
Today was a great Mehndi party here in Ann Arbor with great Indian food ! I will have more pictures up soon but here is just a taste . najlepsze gry hazardowe online
I love fun groups for a mehndi party – it’s great to be a part of big wedding celebrations.
henna party in Ann Arbor, Michigan
by Kelly | Apr 30, 2014 | Henna, Henna Party designs, Michigan henna tattoo, Private appointments, simple henna design, tattoo
More and more nowadays people are coming into the salon to try out a tattoo design in henna before they have it done permanently – which I think is a great idea. I can tell you first hand, trying out a tattoo with henna first has helped guide many of my clients in their decision. I’ll even meet with the same client, multiple times to try the same tattoo design in different spots and sizes. rabona sportfogadás
Today I did a henna horse tattoo design trial for a client. elo tippmix
She picked out the horse tattoo from Pinterest and I replicated it in henna. tml sportfogadás
henna horse tattoo design
She really liked it and plans on having it done permanently .
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by Kelly | Apr 24, 2014 | Henna, henna crown, henna crown designs, mehndi traditional, Michigan henna tattoo, Private appointments
Henna crown designs are henna designs applied to a shaved head – usually due to hair loss from chemotherapy treatments. Henna crown designs are a great way to celebrate life and adorn yourself with art – in the midst of a hard situation. العاب اون لاين My most recent henna crown design was for a great girl, who was on her way to the 7th annual stupid cancer OMG2014 Summit for Young Adults .
And for the record, cancer IS stupid .
You can check out the video for the last year’s conference here :
OMG2013 Sizzle Reel from Stupid Cancer on Vimeo.
Note * Is henna safe when you have cancer ? My answer is to check with your doctor before having henna applied because every medical situation is unique. I have never had a client being treated chemotherapy have any negative reaction to henna. موقع المراهنات That being said, check with your doctor first. Before you have henna applied, you should ALWAYS check the ingredients with the artist to ensure the henna paste only has henna leaves, pure essential oils (ex: tea tree, lavender or eucalyptus ) , sugar, & water. This is true for anyone having henna done, but ESPECIALLY true for people who have cancer or extremely sensitive skin . لعبة بوكر حقيقية Never (without exception) let anyone use “black” henna on your skin.
As for her henna crown designs , she brought in a few ideas with flowers and leaves and paisleys so I just combined them all together for one great look .
She was really thrilled with the results.
henna crown design – side view
henna crown design with flowers
by Kelly | Apr 20, 2014 | Henna, Michigan henna tattoo, Pregnant belly, Private appointments
What a fun day! Two henna belly designs at the salon today. Two friends who just happened to become pregnant around the same time decided it would be fun to get their bellies henna-ed together in celebration . قوانين البلاك جاك They chose a matching design they found online- from Blue Lotus Henna, I believe. I really enjoyed doing the design that twice in a row was a-okay for me. Henna belly designs are some of my favorite henna designs to do. لعبة الحظ الحقيقية
This henna design for the belly is a pretty flower mandala – a design I really like because flowers make me happy .
Here are the pictures of the two matching designs – enjoy! شرح لعبة بينجو
matching henna baby belly designs
baby belly henna design flower
flower henna baby belly design
prenatal henna designs for the belly
by Kelly | Apr 13, 2014 | Henna, Michigan henna tattoo, Private appointments, tattoo
Today a great client, one of my regulars, came by the salon today. She always has fun & different design ideas to work with. Today she had the idea to do a phoenix henna tattoo design. She came in today to have this design done to test out making it permanent.
The phoenix represents rising up from the ashes to be reborn – I think many of us have related to a phoenix at one time in our lives.
We went bold with a big phoenix henna tattoo on her back and she loved it.
phoenix henna tattoo on the back
by Kelly | Apr 10, 2014 | Henna, Michigan henna tattoo, Private appointments, simple henna design, tattoo
Seeing that as of 2013, 45 MILLION Americans have at least one tattoo, I am often asked to do a henna tattoo design around or in collaboration with an existing, permanent tattoo – which is something I find fun and challenging because I don’t have full freedom with the skin. I have to study what the first artist did to see the style of the piece which is also a clue into what the client likes (obviously) . I have tremendous respect for tattoo artists. I feel so much pressure for bridal henna that I practice the designs over and over because this will be on their skin for their wedding . I can’t imagine the pressure I would feel if it was permanent .
Henna is so fun for people because you can really play with different looks.
Here is a piece I did recently around an existing unicorn shoulder tattoo – the client really loved it
shoulder henna tattoo
This henna tattoo I did in the fall for a great client who had the most intriguing tattoos. I really loved the beautiful bee tattoo here on her forearm .
henna tattoo cuff design
by Kelly | Mar 25, 2014 | Henna, Michigan henna tattoo, Private appointments, tattoo
Spring is officially here on the calendar .. but here in Ypsilanti, Michigan I still see a hefty coverage of brown, dirty snow still.
(snow, I love ya baby.. but you just gotta go)
I am feeling Spring – with my seedlings going strong, I felt inspired by flowers and seeds & came up with fun floral henna tattoos on the back of my dear friend. I love how the only space I had to work with on her back was the perfectly sweet little teardrop . المراهنات على المباريات I really like having a CREATIVE space to work with . Plus, this sweet girl just got back from a 3 week exploration trip in New Zealand & Australia so she has a nice glow to her skin. لعبة بلاك جاك مجانية (She has such a pretty face, too)
I have been itching to do some creative henna tattoos on the back & in other sexy places. I have a creative leg henna design in mind, I just need the right gams to pull it off… coming soon.
Without further adieu, here is the sexy henna tattoos on the back that will have my friend’s lab coworkers curious . كازينو اون لاين . .
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Henna tattoos for the back
by Kelly | Feb 23, 2014 | Henna, Henna Party designs, mehndi traditional, Pregnant belly, Private appointments, simple henna design, tattoo
Tis the season for baby bellies ! I had a great opportunity to do a fun baby belly design and henna tattoos for a party at the same time here in Ann Arbor at the Bead Gallery . The mommy-to-be was having a boy so she wanted a sun for her son , but still some flowers so I did a “son-flower” (sunflower) design with floral elements around it.
We also did henna tattoos on both her hands to compliment her baby belly design :: see more baby belly designs here
baby belly henna design with a sunflower
paisley henna design
A fun floral mehndi design from the finger to the wrist .
mehndi design henna tattoo for the hand
One henna tattoo design for the top of the hand and one for the palm – complimentary designs of paisley and florals
henna tattoos on the palm and top of hands
And the last impromptu design, which I found to be the most fun to be creative with ! I rarely will apply henna to the face, but she wanted it SO badly – and I think it looked super cute 🙂 xoxo
henna tattoo design on face
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by Kelly | Feb 16, 2014 | art, Henna, Henna Party designs, Michigan henna tattoo, simple henna design, tattoo
Here’s a new henna tattoo design I did for the lower forearm . It’s a simple flower with just a few vines & swirls – very feminine and I just love how it came out .
henna tattoo flower
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by Kelly | Feb 4, 2014 | art, Crafts, Safari Party Ideas
Safari Party – DIY Food & Decorations
My son turned 4 this January – I can hardly believe a year has past since his last birthday party ! Last year we did a Lego themed birthday party. This year he wanted to have a Safari Party (with Lego Ninja Turtles as the accent theme hah ) . With our friends at the Ann Arbor Creature Conservancy , we planned an interactive animal presentation for the kids & adults with food, cake & presents to boot . We had a blast ! Our animal guests were the three-banded armadillos, a sloth, the boa constrictor, a giant tortoise & a skunk . Anyone who lives in or around the Ann Arbor area, I would highly suggest hosting an event at the Creature Conservancy – they are a great non-profit that works with rescue animals and they help you host a great party.
For the food, I wanted the Safari party theme to be apparent so I enlisted my talented sister-in-law & went with all fruit and vegetables since Judah is a vegetarian anyway. Our guests gobbled up most of the food, but the left over fruit and veggies we left and donated to the animals to eat – and they were happy to have it, too.
Here are the pictures we have of the safari party food & event space, food table design, food ideas & easy decorations I set up .
I love throwing fun, kid parties – little people have the best taste xo
food table set up for safari party
safari party food ideas – fruit lagoon
vegetarian kid party food ideas
Snake sandwich – roasted red pepper, mushroom, pesto & mozzarella sandwich – What a hit! Everyone loved that one. The kids had an option of a almond butter and grape jelly sandwich on gluten free bread that we used an elephant sandwich cutter to cut them out which was so helpful because you can get two elephants per sandwich.. brilliant!
snake sandwich and elephant sandwiches
snake sandwich – safari party food
Fun monkey head we made with a cantaloupe , oranges, sliced strawberry and blueberry eyes
Monkey head made of cantaloupe and oranges – safari party decoration
Gorilla grape kabobs with ants on a log with animal crackers
gorilla grape kabobs
The juice bar for the kids . I love those monkey cups !
safari party juice bar
All the kids LOVED the explorer safari hats they received as a party favor .
kids table for safari party and party favors
And of course, it’s so helpful to let them just color all over the table so cover it with a big roll of paper – they are having fun, giving mom & dad a breather & decorating – a win win win.
kids party activity
My cute sister in law and her adorable safari party outfit showing her food labels she made with animal stickers .
safari party outfit
His Lego Ninja Turtle cake made by my cake girl and safari cupcakes with plastic animals on each
Lego Ninja Turtle Cake
Lego Ninja Turtle Cake
We had a great time. I hope this helps you throw your own fun safari party for a birthday party.
*Kelly*