HENNA ARTS
By Kim and Cynthia

Our Henna comes fresh from India. Henna is a Shrub, and when harvested it is cut, ground, and sifted into a fine powder. We then ad Lemon and Eucalyptus oil to the powder, which is the basic ingredients for good Henna. The idea is to create a mud that stains the skin. The basic ingredients will work, however it is fun to get creative with your brew by adding a dab of strong coffee, or tea....I add a little ginger water and red pepper, some Tumeric... let all that simmer for a while then strain through a fine cloth. Keep in mind, that what ever you do, nothing can clog the fine tip of the bottle you are using to draw with. We paint the mud on the skin, it dries, turns black, and that is left on the skin for 2-4 hours or overnight for the best results. 8 hours is great! We dab it with lemon and sugar water....2 parts lemon, 1 part water....every 1/2 hour, 3-5 times. The sugar helps to solidify the henna and make it adhere to the skin so it won't flake off, and the lemon dampens the Henna, reactivating the staining qualities to help it stain deeper into the layers of the skin. When removing the mud scrape off, or rub softly under water. At first the stain will be light, and bright orange, and then within 2 Days the Henna gets really dark.

It's all about the layers of skin....and how deep it goes. Same with the design disappearing...it's all about exfoliation. A well cared for Henna design, painted on with good, fresh Henna, will last 3-4 weeks. For extra care of the design on your skin, after the mud is off, you can put natural oil  like olive oil on the skin before you shower, or use soapy substances. This puts a protective layer between you and the soap.

Las Cruces New Mexico

In November we are at a Park in Las Cruces for the Little Renaissance Festival there put on by the Dona Ana Arts Council. Cynthia has been painting Henna there for about 8 years. This year it was our privilege to invite Kim Sellon to paint Henna with us in the Park. Kim and Cynthia first began painting Henna in Salem Massachusetts in 1999, at a Gallery during Halloween week. She since went on to paint Henna Professionally at several Major Renaissance Festivals in America, and still paints Henna at the Arizona Renaissance Festival. She has developed her own business as a leather worker and owns a booth at Scarborough Faire Ren. Fest. in Texas selling her leather designs. She now lives in Silver City New Mexico and can be contacted at SellonKim@yahoo.com

FOR HENNA KITS NOW
Contact Cynthia: We can sell you a Bottle, 2 Tablespoons of fresh Henna powder (enough for 2 bottles of Henna painting), a small bottle of Eucalyptus oil, and instructions to make successful Henna. We include directions, of the easy sort: Eucalyptus oil & Lemon juice; and creative detailed ideas of how to brew a strong concoction of liquid to ad to the powder. We include a sample of some traditional Mahendi designs from India to inspire you in your drawings. Keep in mind the Henna powder is like a vegetable product, it will go bad in the heat, which explains store bought Henna that has sat on the shelf too long. We suggest you store it in the freezer, even after you mix your Henna, when you are not using it you can freeze it, until you are ready to use it later.
Price per Kit: $35.00

 For more Henna ideas Visit
BodyArts.com

Dan is great!!! And this is who we get our Henna from. His web site is very cool, and very informative about the origin of Henna.

More Info from Starlit Skies Coming Soon!!!

Look for more Henna Photos, Designs, Henna kits, Powder, Bottles and Oils for successful Henna Body Art in the future. We are adding to this site daily as we build for the Winter Holidays.

HENNA PARTIES
This is a FUN way to get painted...Have a party, a pot luck, drinks and snacks, invite 8-10 people over, or more, who can commit to $25.00 each and the Henna Artist will come and paint for everyone involved. Usually the Artist is there for 4 hours, and every one gets painted. Minimum Cost for a Henna Artist to show up at a Party and Paint is $200-$250.00 for 3-4 hours of painting. I Love to paint so I will paint all night long...Just contact your Artist.

Don't Forget Wedding Parties for The Bride to be...

For Party info in the DFW area during Nov. Dec. & Jan Contact Cynthia. (602) 677-5598 Cynthia@StarlitSkies.com

For Party info in the New Mexico area and surrounding areas of Silver City NM contact: Kim at SellonKim@yahoo.com

Click here to see more about Kim

Henna for Western Events

				Henna Some shows are appropriate for Henna Body Art, which is an ALL NATURAL powder from a plant we get fresh from India. We turn the powder into a mud by mixing in Lemon and Eucalyptus oil, and then paint the mud on the body free hand - NO STENCILS. After the Mud comes off the stain last 2-4 weeks. We gear the theme of the booth and the Art work toward the style of the show we are at. "Western Picnic" is our theme for HENNA  MUD at a Western Event...the space looks like an outdoor scene with a back drop of a 10X10 painting of a cowboy on a horse silhouetted in front of a Sunset. The platform in the middle is where the customer sits with the Artist to be painted.
			Painting Henna Mud with tip.
			For more Art work see the ART WORK section of our Web Site.

Vendor Focus

As a Professional Artist and Jewelry designer I bring a Fine Arts degree, and 20 years of Successful experience to the Table. This skill has enabled me to branch out and incorporate and mix this jewelry style with other things such as Sun Catchers and items using the Stained Glass method. As a life long Graphic Artist I am now transferring my drawings, paintings, and photos to glass and dripping them with Jewels to hang and sparkle. I have also been drawing with Henna for 10 years now, and am now taking my Celtic Designs to the skin for a temporary Henna Tattoo/Body Art design.  These are the things we can offer as well as a positive attitude, a team spirit, and a friendliness that is eager to serve our customers.

THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING US

Cynthia Ann McDonald
562 HCR 1414
Covington Tx 76636
Home (254) 854-0548
Cell (602) 677-5598