Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Happy Mehndi HNT!

"Mehndi is the art of applying Henna on the body. It is a beautiful form of temporary body decoration. Mehndi is a traditional form of decoration for both men and women in countries such as India, Morocco, and Pakistan, and is generally used for special occasions, particularly weddings."

And the part they don't tell you is, that it's really difficult to draw on your skin without ending up with drips and puddles of henna! But, I gave it a try, and you know what? It was really fun, and I felt pampered, and well, those of you that know me, know, that it's also another fun way to pretend like I'm in India!
I also have to admit, I got a little enjoyment out of freaking out the "normals" when I went to pick Little Rita up from school. I'm so bad, I know! Happy HNT!





Mr Ratburn is a freaaakkkkkkkk!!!!

55 comments:

Anonymous said...

lol...love it that you can freak 'straights' out just with a little decoration...great designs by the way...yours or traditional...??? ;) xxx

lecram sinun said...

Good job on those! Really nice work! BTW hope you can make it to the Rogue! Cheers and Happy HNT!

Bsoholic said...

Awesome! I want a Henna tat! Great job barefoot, happy HNT! :)

lime said...

oh i've always liked mehndi happy HNT!

Perdante said...

That is SO awesome! Rock on, aunt susie. Also, I gave you cool points for freaking out "normals" .

Logophile said...

Love it,
you look awesome and the designs are great.
Susie IS the boss!

ScarySquirrelMan said...

very very cool. thanks.

Margaret said...

thats beautiful!

peace...

Lee Ann said...

That is so cool! I love it.
Happy HNT!

Unknown said...

I tried that a few times and really loved it, but I think I remember it smelling really bad!

Yours looks very lovely!

Happy HNT

Tess said...

I love that. Great work and not easy to do. I tried, looked like I had a disease, sigh.

Happy HNT!

Wenchy said...

Absolutley LOVE it!!! Henna... makes me think of romance for some whacky reason. Clearly I am not well.

Mellissa said...

Beautiful! I love your slave bracelet, lovely henna color!

Happy HNT beautiful painted bird!

Blondie... said...

You did a great job on that for it being a first time. I really find Henna art to be so beautiful and such details.

Happy HNT! ((Love the polish color too!)

paitl1 said...

cool henna tats.
happy hnt

Sunny Delight said...

oh I soooo want to learn how to do this! looks fantastic!

Happy HNT.

Marie said...

I think henna tattoos look to awesome! I love yours. Happy HNT!

MamaKBear said...

I think you did a beautiful job! Great pics!!

Happy HNT! :)

Unknown said...

Beautiful. Just beautiful. Happy HNT!

Sheets said...

Freaky..... but... cool... lol.. HHNT!

CyberWarlock said...

Those are some cool decorations. :) Glad you had fun. Happy HNT!

Hobbes said...

Good job on the art and the normals. Next time, have some interesting stories ready about how you got "inked."
weirsdo

Fig said...

That's so cool! I'd need to have someone else draw on me... mine would look like a toddler did it.

Happy HNT!

Vic said...

I love it! Wish I could do things like that. I can't even paint my own nails without looking like I had an accident with a polish truck!

The Middle Child said...

Nice! That must have taken some time! Happy HNT!

Rob said...

Fabulous work!

You have very attractive hands!

You should be a hand model! :P

QL

Shay said...

Veyr nice!

I have tried henna before and just could not get it right (and then had problems keeping still so that I could work). Maybe I should get you to paint me next time! ^_^

AndyT13 said...

Wow! Super nice! Good work! HHNT too!

Unknown said...

That is awesome! I'm sure if I did it it would look like a kindergarten's drawing!

Happy HNT!

Tammy said...

That is awesome!

Happy HNT!

Hope said...

That is very cool. I got one around ankle once but always wanted to try it myself. Great Job!

Happy HNT!

Drywall Mom said...

When I was in highschool, there were some girls that did that for their religion, I thought it was cool.

The Village Idiot said...

lol so..could you henna a spiderweb on my head...i could freak out the normals for a while!

Shroomy said...

Love mehndi! I used to do that with an ex-girlfriend who loved it too. It's fun to explore and decorate the body.

Bella said...

Nice job. I have never had any Henna done on me but I hear that when someone else does it, it's relaxing and meditative.

Awesome pics!

HHNT!

AnnieAngel said...

Wow, that is so cool looking! HHNT!

Phoenixwaller said...

cool henna, and good job HHNT

Pirate said...

nice toes.

Avery's mom said...

Beautiful hand and foot

Happy HNt

David said...

Beautiful...just plain beautiful.

Happy HNT!

Moosekahl said...

That is way cool! I don't know if I would have the patience to do that to myself.

SignGurl said...

You did that yourself? That's amazingly beautiful!

Robin Alexa said...

So cool. I want one!

Mark Leslie said...

Very cool Mehndi! Happy HNT!

Robin said...

I just don't think I could ever do this -- I have zero artistic ability. I can't even paint a wall... but if I could, I would. It looks so exotic and beautiful! HHNT.

Breazy said...

that is so cool ! My daughter got a henna tattoo done this past summer while we were at the beach , it was really pretty ! Happy HNT!

Michelle said...

Wow, great job! It's beautiful.

Happy HNT!

onan the bavarian said...

In Scotland, another name for normals is "flatheids" (flat heads).

Nice Mehendi.

Professor Fate said...

I hope you had a happy HNT

Professor Fate said...

I hope you had a HNT.

ShyRocket said...

From someone who sees this stuff all the time in India... you did a very good job getting that done! Have a great weekend.

tom said...

lOVE THE FEET.

Leesa said...

Wow, I think those are great! I'd like to do that to my feet:)

Stephanie said...

Susie - that is so cool!!!

I found my bindis last night and thought of you!

Happy Belated HNT!

Lil Bit said...

Beeeaauuuuuuuutiful! I just love Mehndi & yours turned out GREAT!
Pretty digits, too! ;)
Happy Belated HNT!