good deeds, and a gorgeous dragon! what a talent you are! (n/t)

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Posted by Alissa on July 9, 2001 at 22:49:37:

In reply to: another freebie day....I am exhausted! posted by Willowhawk on July 9, 2001 at 21:41:15:

: Ok....hopefully the picture will show up this time. This is one of
: CCJ's dragon patterns. This is on my husband's back.
:
: I spent all day Sunday recuperating from a barbeque I attended on
: Saturday. The hostess is a friend and had expressed her desire to
: have 'a little something' done. So I mixed up a batch and took it
: with me, figuring I would do some mehendi on the people there.
: It was a beautiful day, and I started out by doing a design on the
: back of my hand and then covering it with liquid glitter which
seemed
: to make a good sealant, plus looked absolutely amazing in the
: sunlight.
: One couple brought 8+ girls with them (ages 8-17). The girls were
: really excited and most sat patiently waiting thier turn. The
oldest
: ones were asking questions and eventually 2 of them became my
: lemon/sugar dabbers and papertape wrappers, which was tremendously
: helpful.
: 3 of the younger girls were an absolute nightmare. I must pause
here
: and say...Kree, your method of charging to correct smudges is one I
: will definately be adopting from now on. Even if it's a freebie
: piece!
: The 3 youngest...oy!!! One girl let the paste dry and did not come
: back to be l/s'd or wrapped. She removed the dried paste after
about
: 1/2 hour and came back 2 hours later to have another piece done. I
: don't think so. I was not too happy with her.
: Another girl would not stop smearing her design, and wouldn't stand
: by the fire to let the paste dry. She even grabbed one of my extra
: bottles to try to fix it herself, when I wasn't looking! She would
: smear the design then come whine to me "it's smeared and it's not
dry
: yet"...after fixing it 3 times, when she came back the 4th time, I
: just wiped part of the design away and wrapped it. Then I told her
: to go play.
: The last girl, and probably the worst, was the one who decided that
: since I was offering this for free...why not get as many designs as
: my good nature would allow. Her sister even told her to stop being
: so greedy and tried to get the point across that 'free' doesn't
: mean 'abundance'. This girl left with at least 4 designs on her,
and
: was trying to have a 5th one. She found my liquid glitter (by
going
: through my henna box :( and wanted to know why I was the only one
who
: had glitter and "I want another one, but with glitter"...to which I
: had to politely tell her "I have glitter because I haven't wrapped
my
: hand. I can do this because I know how to move around with dried
: paste on my body because I do it often." Ugh! Get out of my henna
: box, and my face....lol.
: It was one of the teens birthday, and she had picked one of CCJ's
: dragons' for me to do. Just her luck it was the one I had recently
: done as a back piece on my husband. So, the birthday girl got a
very
: beautiful dragon, all along the shin bone. Very pretty and the
same
: design as the picture above.
: This very sweet woman sat waiting patiently, thinking she would be
an
: imposition if she asked to have anything done. So I made sure she
: had something beautiful done on her. I took a picture of her leg,
: and other than the glittery piece on my hand, it was the only other
: picture I took all night.
: At 3am (yes, 3 in the morning) I finished the last piece of
mehendi.
: By that time I had lost count of how much mehendi I had done. I
know
: it was a few more than 25 though.
:
: Oh, and I did get to finally see someone who had recently had
: black 'henna'. One of the teen girls asked me if I could go over
: this design she had on her arm. As soon as she lifted her sleeve,
I
: saw that it was not real henna, but the black death. We had a long
: discussion about black 'henna' and Henna. She read all the info I
: had, saw the horrific pictures and I hope is sufficently armed in
: knowledge now.
: The really ironic thing (at least to me)...she had this
black 'henna'
: done at CHURCH!!! And to top it off, the chinese lettering
: supposedly says..."Trust in God"...roflmao!!!
: Blessings,
: Justine Willowhawk

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: : Ok....hopefully the picture will show up this time. This is one of : : CCJ's dragon patterns. This is on my husband's back. : : : : I spent all day Sunday recuperating from a barbeque I attended on : : Saturday. The hostess is a friend and had expressed her desire to : : have 'a little something' done. So I mixed up a batch and took it : : with me, figuring I would do some mehendi on the people there. : : It was a beautiful day, and I started out by doing a design on the : : back of my hand and then covering it with liquid glitter which : seemed : : to make a good sealant, plus looked absolutely amazing in the : : sunlight. : : One couple brought 8+ girls with them (ages 8-17). The girls were : : really excited and most sat patiently waiting thier turn. The : oldest : : ones were asking questions and eventually 2 of them became my : : lemon/sugar dabbers and papertape wrappers, which was tremendously : : helpful. : : 3 of the younger girls were an absolute nightmare. I must pause : here : : and say...Kree, your method of charging to correct smudges is one I : : will definately be adopting from now on. Even if it's a freebie : : piece! : : The 3 youngest...oy!!! One girl let the paste dry and did not come : : back to be l/s'd or wrapped. She removed the dried paste after : about : : 1/2 hour and came back 2 hours later to have another piece done. I : : don't think so. I was not too happy with her. : : Another girl would not stop smearing her design, and wouldn't stand : : by the fire to let the paste dry. She even grabbed one of my extra : : bottles to try to fix it herself, when I wasn't looking! She would : : smear the design then come whine to me "it's smeared and it's not : dry : : yet"...after fixing it 3 times, when she came back the 4th time, I : : just wiped part of the design away and wrapped it. Then I told her : : to go play. : : The last girl, and probably the worst, was the one who decided that : : since I was offering this for free...why not get as many designs as : : my good nature would allow. Her sister even told her to stop being : : so greedy and tried to get the point across that 'free' doesn't : : mean 'abundance'. This girl left with at least 4 designs on her, : and : : was trying to have a 5th one. She found my liquid glitter (by : going : : through my henna box :( and wanted to know why I was the only one : who : : had glitter and "I want another one, but with glitter"...to which I : : had to politely tell her "I have glitter because I haven't wrapped : my : : hand. I can do this because I know how to move around with dried : : paste on my body because I do it often." Ugh! Get out of my henna : : box, and my face....lol. : : It was one of the teens birthday, and she had picked one of CCJ's : : dragons' for me to do. Just her luck it was the one I had recently : : done as a back piece on my husband. So, the birthday girl got a : very : : beautiful dragon, all along the shin bone. Very pretty and the : same : : design as the picture above. : : This very sweet woman sat waiting patiently, thinking she would be : an : : imposition if she asked to have anything done. So I made sure she : : had something beautiful done on her. I took a picture of her leg, : : and other than the glittery piece on my hand, it was the only other : : picture I took all night. : : At 3am (yes, 3 in the morning) I finished the last piece of : mehendi. : : By that time I had lost count of how much mehendi I had done. I : know : : it was a few more than 25 though. : : : : Oh, and I did get to finally see someone who had recently had : : black 'henna'. One of the teen girls asked me if I could go over : : this design she had on her arm. As soon as she lifted her sleeve, : I : : saw that it was not real henna, but the black death. We had a long : : discussion about black 'henna' and Henna. She read all the info I : : had, saw the horrific pictures and I hope is sufficently armed in : : knowledge now. : : The really ironic thing (at least to me)...she had this : black 'henna' : : done at CHURCH!!! And to top it off, the chinese lettering : : supposedly says..."Trust in God"...roflmao!!! : : Blessings, : : Justine Willowhawk
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