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Posted by Kenzi on November 5, 2001 at 05:26:49:

In reply to: Crafty trevails and successes posted by Alissa on November 4, 2001 at 18:56:19:

: Yesterday I spent 7 hours at a craft show for a local high school.
: Set up was at 8:30 and the doors opened at 9. Realizing I had
: forgotten my table sign and in a panic, I was still improvising a
: makeshift sign and taping pages from my design book to the
table when
: a gaggle of teenage girls walked by and descended upon my
books. A
: chorus of "Oh that's so *cool*," and, "Oh man that one is phat!"
: and, "Oh that design is totally sick!" rang out and before 9:00 I
was
: already hennaeing my first hand.
:
Oh dear! That's great that you generated so much excitement. It
reminds me of a time I was doing henna for teenagers and
someone said something was "sick" and I was devastated....I
guess I am officially not a kid anymore!

The whole bottle clogging thing sounds like a total nightmare
and I share your pain. Quick thinking to realize that they don't
know and often don't care what your process is as long as they
get their design and don't have to wait too too long. Sounds like
you handled it masterfully!

I had that happen to me so many times, once while hennaing the
groom at a Palestinian wedding where I was sitting ona chair on
top of a table in the middle of a crowd of dancing people who
were making the cheap floor sway (and thus the table and the
chair). And me with my twist-tie poking at my bottle to get it
unclogged every 10 seconds. Oy! Just thinking about it makes
me cringe. i feel for you! but I have a solution. Like you said, you
got home to restrain your paste and found that it was full of
chunks and lumps. If you know you are going to be hennaing in
a high pressure situation like this I would take extra precautions
as follows:

1. when you strain your paste do it through two stockings at
once, one inside the other. it will be a little harder to pull through
but so worth it. I do this before street fairs and parties that involve
teenage girls just to save me the stress.

2. bring an extra stocking with you to the events; if it's really bad
and clogging alot just take a time out, restrain your paste and put
it back in the bottle; it may seem unprofessional, but it's better
than stopping and poking at the tip.

Giving the money back was way cool, you do ROCK! Plus the
karmic debt in your favor is enormous. Even if people don't
remember the gesture the universe doesn't forget; the henna
gods and goddesses will smile brightly on you for that!

As for people at your booth until the end, doesn't it seem that
when you are packing up is when people all of a sudden want
henna from you?

Thanks for sharing your story with us. It's great to hear your
difficulties and also your final success, and you help us all to
learn a little more for our next time out there.

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: : Yesterday I spent 7 hours at a craft show for a local high school. : : Set up was at 8:30 and the doors opened at 9. Realizing I had : : forgotten my table sign and in a panic, I was still improvising a : : makeshift sign and taping pages from my design book to the : table when : : a gaggle of teenage girls walked by and descended upon my : books. A : : chorus of "Oh that's so cool," and, "Oh man that one is phat!" : : and, "Oh that design is totally sick!" rang out and before 9:00 I : was : : already hennaeing my first hand. : : : Oh dear! That's great that you generated so much excitement. It : reminds me of a time I was doing henna for teenagers and : someone said something was "sick" and I was devastated....I : guess I am officially not a kid anymore! : : The whole bottle clogging thing sounds like a total nightmare : and I share your pain. Quick thinking to realize that they don't : know and often don't care what your process is as long as they : get their design and don't have to wait too too long. Sounds like : you handled it masterfully! : : I had that happen to me so many times, once while hennaing the : groom at a Palestinian wedding where I was sitting ona chair on : top of a table in the middle of a crowd of dancing people who : were making the cheap floor sway (and thus the table and the : chair). And me with my twist-tie poking at my bottle to get it : unclogged every 10 seconds. Oy! Just thinking about it makes : me cringe. i feel for you! but I have a solution. Like you said, you : got home to restrain your paste and found that it was full of : chunks and lumps. If you know you are going to be hennaing in : a high pressure situation like this I would take extra precautions : as follows: : : 1. when you strain your paste do it through two stockings at : once, one inside the other. it will be a little harder to pull through : but so worth it. I do this before street fairs and parties that involve : teenage girls just to save me the stress. : : 2. bring an extra stocking with you to the events; if it's really bad : and clogging alot just take a time out, restrain your paste and put : it back in the bottle; it may seem unprofessional, but it's better : than stopping and poking at the tip. : : Giving the money back was way cool, you do ROCK! Plus the : karmic debt in your favor is enormous. Even if people don't : remember the gesture the universe doesn't forget; the henna : gods and goddesses will smile brightly on you for that! : : As for people at your booth until the end, doesn't it seem that : when you are packing up is when people all of a sudden want : henna from you? : : Thanks for sharing your story with us. It's great to hear your : difficulties and also your final success, and you help us all to : learn a little more for our next time out there.
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