Henna on a child ... the lure of the Power Puff Girls!

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Posted by Jewel on October 8, 2001 at 07:46:45:

In reply to: a little one posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on October 7, 2001 at 03:17:49:

Pretty design, Catherine! Such a beautiful intricate work done on a
restless person and at super speed too. Incidently, I did some henna
on my 5 year old VERY restless and hyperactive niece on Sunday too.
She looks like a sweet, innocent princess (pretty one too) ... until
she starts playing. She plays like a boy, only more rowdy *grins*.

She declined to be hennaed initially (she would do it ONLY if I could
draw the Power Puff Girls) but after much cajoling from her mama, she
thrusted her small hands on my lap and looked at me eagerly. I did a
lotus with butterflies and vines up her fingers for the top of her
left hand and a simple rosette and vines for her right. I think I
finished everything in about 15 mins. All that time she was getting
distracted every 2 seconds. She was twisting about, getting excited
over everything, tapping her foot, laughing boisterously (making her
small frame jiggle incontrollably). But she was good in keeping her
hands perfectly flat and still though (wonder of wonders!).

After I'm done, she asked if she could wash it off *GASPS*. She liked
the designs though so we managed to coax her to be patient and let it
dry. I told her (just as a distraction) to blow on her hands so that
the henna dries more quickly and she did that for awhile till she
spied my sketchbook (with drawings of the PP girls) and drawing
pencils *groans*. She finally left after her henna has dried, holding
her hands out, but always wiggling her fingers.

I called her mama this morning and she told me that Dania was good
and kept the henna on for 2 hours. The stain has darkened a dark
brown on her fair skin. I'll try to get some pics of her hands in a
couple of days.

Love & peace,

~Jewel~ - who is getting hyped up about her sister's "Night of Henna"
on Tuesday.

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: Pretty design, Catherine! Such a beautiful intricate work done on a : restless person and at super speed too. Incidently, I did some henna : on my 5 year old VERY restless and hyperactive niece on Sunday too. : She looks like a sweet, innocent princess (pretty one too) ... until : she starts playing. She plays like a boy, only more rowdy grins. : : She declined to be hennaed initially (she would do it ONLY if I could : draw the Power Puff Girls) but after much cajoling from her mama, she : thrusted her small hands on my lap and looked at me eagerly. I did a : lotus with butterflies and vines up her fingers for the top of her : left hand and a simple rosette and vines for her right. I think I : finished everything in about 15 mins. All that time she was getting : distracted every 2 seconds. She was twisting about, getting excited : over everything, tapping her foot, laughing boisterously (making her : small frame jiggle incontrollably). But she was good in keeping her : hands perfectly flat and still though (wonder of wonders!). : : After I'm done, she asked if she could wash it off GASPS. She liked : the designs though so we managed to coax her to be patient and let it : dry. I told her (just as a distraction) to blow on her hands so that : the henna dries more quickly and she did that for awhile till she : spied my sketchbook (with drawings of the PP girls) and drawing : pencils groans. She finally left after her henna has dried, holding : her hands out, but always wiggling her fingers. : : I called her mama this morning and she told me that Dania was good : and kept the henna on for 2 hours. The stain has darkened a dark : brown on her fair skin. I'll try to get some pics of her hands in a : couple of days. : : Love & peace, : : ~Jewel~ - who is getting hyped up about her sister's "Night of Henna" : on Tuesday.
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