Henna by Masarrat

Derisha http://wp.me/s4dPic-derisha

Derisha had her henna done amongst her cousins and aunts who where such great company. There were a few guests I also happened to be on campus with however hadn’t known personally. They were easy going and iy was great to talk to them. Big bookings with a large number of guests go by faster when you have amazing people to chat to.

Derisha left the design up to me and I enjoyed being given the…

Henna Craft- Part 3

Orders have been coming in steadily for the painted shoes and henna crafts. Closer to Eid they should pick up alot more Insha Allah.

Take a look at some of the stuff I’ve done for an order for Shazana Bux, a sweetie from Jozi.

  The box is a wooden box that I decorated with henna. I used Pearls as embellishments.

  The sides of the box also featured henna work.

  The T-Shirt Featured silver pearl…

Tootsie http://wp.me/s4dPic-tootsie

All brides want mehndi that is elegant, intricate and dark. Some want simpler patterns and some go for the full bridal premium deluxe heavy work. And Tootsie? No… Tootsie stuck with her guns despite everyone in her family telling her to put more mehndi. Tootsie wanted Preity Zinta’s simple design from a movie called Mission Kashmir… A pattern most of our mom’s knew before henna artists became…

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xoxo

Masarrat

Yashoda http://wp.me/s4dPic-yashoda

Yashoda and I were in school together and were even on the same volleyball team. She was referred by Veresh of Bridal Styler who had dressed a bride I applied mehndi for. The mehndi was done for her cousin’s wedding. She also treated her mom and aunt to henna. The evening was filled with a lot of catching up and it was great to see that she’s doing well and she’s happy.

Simple mehndi spray with…

SO together with the whole henna thing, I also paint Ostrich Eggs. I started doing them some time back but on a smaller scale. After some encouragement from a friend, who got me a few eggs, I took it up a few notches. I posted some pics below so you can have a look. They are 100% customized. So its any colour and any script!

  NB: I don’t do portraits or depictions of another culture’s deities.

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