Results of My First Wellness Faire! (Long but read anyway!)

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Posted by Meena on April 21, 2001 at 00:00:18:

Thanks to so many of you responding to an earlier post, I am happy to
report that my first Mehndhi en masse went beautifully. I have only
done Mehndhi one at a time, previously, and now am ready to take on
the world.

First, I must say that I am so glad I placed my first order with Amy
at Castle Art before I did this event. Their products are first
rate, pure, and so easy to use. The company is a joy to work with
and I encourage you all to give their triple sifted and/or jamilla a
try!

I was invited to a local university, who was putting on a fair for
the students in the atrium of a dormitory. They had a beautiful
table set up for me surrounded by other practitioners like Qi Gong,
massage, natural foods, etc. I felt like such a professional! My
table was the only one with such a long line, that we started giving
out numbers and several faculty members had to take a business card
and leave un-hennaed.

The best advice that I took from this forum would have been so
disastrous for me if I hadn't followed it like...taking an assistant
to spray the lemon/sugar, tape or nu skin, bringing water for myself
to drink, a hairdryer, bringing a limited supply of stencil designs
to choose from, having extra jacquard bottles filled just in case,
using germ killing anti-bacterial gel between each client, and
remembering to go potty before I sat down to the table!

I didn't get up once in 4 hours (except to maneuver around belly
buttons and backs!) and managed to squeeze in 28 students mehndhi'd
in that time. Granted, most were stencils but about 8 were
freehand. The university paid me $5 per student, plus $25 for
supplies. I left with no business cards leftover, and have had 2
calls for work since then.

I'm sure I could have made more money, but for me it wasn't the main
issue. I found out that I can do it, and do it well. It was so fun
to share something from my heritage that I have found beauty in since
I was a girl, and have wanted to share with the world for so long.

Thanks to everyone who advised me here, and to all the forum posters
whose messages I read and get inspired by.

Namaste'
Meena

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Help! need info! Diane 04:48:44 4/24/2001 (0)
Re: Results of My First Wellness Faire! (Long but read anyway!) Yvonne 18:24:37 4/21/2001 (1)
- Thanks, Yvonne! :-) and Good Luck! EOM (end of message) Meena 03:19:22 4/22/2001 (0)

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: Thanks to so many of you responding to an earlier post, I am happy to : report that my first Mehndhi en masse went beautifully. I have only : done Mehndhi one at a time, previously, and now am ready to take on : the world. : : First, I must say that I am so glad I placed my first order with Amy : at Castle Art before I did this event. Their products are first : rate, pure, and so easy to use. The company is a joy to work with : and I encourage you all to give their triple sifted and/or jamilla a : try! : : I was invited to a local university, who was putting on a fair for : the students in the atrium of a dormitory. They had a beautiful : table set up for me surrounded by other practitioners like Qi Gong, : massage, natural foods, etc. I felt like such a professional! My : table was the only one with such a long line, that we started giving : out numbers and several faculty members had to take a business card : and leave un-hennaed. : : The best advice that I took from this forum would have been so : disastrous for me if I hadn't followed it like...taking an assistant : to spray the lemon/sugar, tape or nu skin, bringing water for myself : to drink, a hairdryer, bringing a limited supply of stencil designs : to choose from, having extra jacquard bottles filled just in case, : using germ killing anti-bacterial gel between each client, and : remembering to go potty before I sat down to the table! : : I didn't get up once in 4 hours (except to maneuver around belly : buttons and backs!) and managed to squeeze in 28 students mehndhi'd : in that time. Granted, most were stencils but about 8 were : freehand. The university paid me $5 per student, plus $25 for : supplies. I left with no business cards leftover, and have had 2 : calls for work since then. : : I'm sure I could have made more money, but for me it wasn't the main : issue. I found out that I can do it, and do it well. It was so fun : to share something from my heritage that I have found beauty in since : I was a girl, and have wanted to share with the world for so long. : : Thanks to everyone who advised me here, and to all the forum posters : whose messages I read and get inspired by. : : Namaste' : Meena
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