I scared someone with mehndi!

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Posted by BarefootSophie on August 8, 2001 at 17:18:12:

(I promise I wasn't trying to...)

Last night my husband took me to a cake-decorating store to pick up
some new tools I could try with my henna. (I've been doing the
homemade-Ziploc-baggie-cone technique thus far. Takes me a lot of
tape and a lot of time.) We got a #1 tip, a couple pastry bags, and a
really cool cake flour sifter for the powder. Well, when I got up to
the counter, the kindly woman behind it began making cake decorator
type chit-chat with me... which came to an abrupt halt when I said,
"Actually, these are for another art form altogether," and asked if
she'd heard of henna.

I cannot adequately describe (but REALLY wish you guys could have
seen) the "I-don't-know-what-planet-you're-from, whoever-you-are,
but-please-don't-hurt-me" look that kept skittering across her face,
despite her obvious efforts to control it. Fortunately, when I showed
her my thumb (I currently have a simply patterned ring design on it)
and went into a little more detail about how the whole process works,
she slowly began to return to her friendly pre-panic demeanor.

I'm thinking about taking a cake decorating class so I can get more
practice (and control) using the bag. Has anyone done this already,
and has it helped?

Sophie, who's dreadfully sorry to have frightened a very nice cake
lady, even if it DID provide the best laugh I've had in weeks...

Follow Ups

Re: I scared someone with mehndi! Diana 01:56:48 8/9/2001 (1)
- Re: I scared someone with mehndi! Christine 00:24:25 8/12/2001 (0)
Re: I scared someone with mehndi! Cheryl (aka Selkie) 18:12:08 8/8/2001 (1)
- Re: I scared someone with mehndi! Kenzi 02:47:08 8/9/2001 (0)
Re: I scared someone with mehndi! Lisa K 17:52:56 8/8/2001 (0)

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: (I promise I wasn't trying to...) : : Last night my husband took me to a cake-decorating store to pick up : some new tools I could try with my henna. (I've been doing the : homemade-Ziploc-baggie-cone technique thus far. Takes me a lot of : tape and a lot of time.) We got a #1 tip, a couple pastry bags, and a : really cool cake flour sifter for the powder. Well, when I got up to : the counter, the kindly woman behind it began making cake decorator : type chit-chat with me... which came to an abrupt halt when I said, : "Actually, these are for another art form altogether," and asked if : she'd heard of henna. : : I cannot adequately describe (but REALLY wish you guys could have : seen) the "I-don't-know-what-planet-you're-from, whoever-you-are, : but-please-don't-hurt-me" look that kept skittering across her face, : despite her obvious efforts to control it. Fortunately, when I showed : her my thumb (I currently have a simply patterned ring design on it) : and went into a little more detail about how the whole process works, : she slowly began to return to her friendly pre-panic demeanor. : : I'm thinking about taking a cake decorating class so I can get more : practice (and control) using the bag. Has anyone done this already, : and has it helped? : : Sophie, who's dreadfully sorry to have frightened a very nice cake : lady, even if it DID provide the best laugh I've had in weeks...
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