Sanskar Bharti Rangoli Pattern using Salt n Stencil

The above rangoli is a medley of a stencil design and typical sanskar bharti motifs.



The design at the center and the diyas are made through stencils.



Fill the smaller circle with a dark color, then make the stencil design using light color. In the 2nd concentric circle, 2 colors – green and yellow both are used in the merge effect. Simply merge both the colors while filing the circles.



The outlines are made using white rangoli and colored salt .

Art work in Elephant

My grand mother gifted it to my mother and this elephant is almost 15 yrs old and this is very much precious to my mom and she keeps it for Golu in Dasera. This elephant was looking old,  so i thought to paint it and to give the new look to this idol. Now looks too pretty .:) Turn your old good stuff in to new art piece with your simple creativity.

Home Decor - Center Table in Living Room

Hello Readers!  Welcome to our Home decor section.

Style and comfort are key, when it comes to living life to its fullest. Accents bring the excitement to the rooms and that makes for exceptional living with wonderful home decor.

When you are decorating your home it gives you immense happiness that too if you are decorating your home with your own handmade decorative items.  And when we get the appreciation on work we really feel awesome and it encourages doing more art pieces.

Here is the one art piece decorated as center table. J  I just brought the antique piece of big vessel pot and just painted with acrylic and fevicryl colors and fill with creative and exciting works-of-art.

Each time when you get some tip from this blog we hope we’ve brought a smile on your face. Thank you and enjoy the art work!

Traditional Henna Tattoo - Great Art in 20 minutes!

Here is another photo of henna tattoo. This pattern was done at The Midnight Sun in about 20 minutes. This is a free hand pattern, or a "Chef's Choice" henna tattoo.

Art like this takes about 20 minute to complete. If you choose to have a spritz of the lemon sugar glaze applied to secure the henna paste to the skin, you may want to wait an additional 10 minutes for the henna paste to dry a bit before the glaze goes on.

Henna tattoo is a heat activated art form. As temperatures in Jacksonville Florida become cooler.. henna will no longer be offered on a walk-in basis at the Midnight Sun.

Henna gives the best finished color in the summer time because the weather is warmer, we tend to sweat.. thus the pores open & the henna paste can penetrate the skin.

Also, when we are sweating, our perspiration  helps the paste stay moist on the skin.. and this also helps to get a good finished color.


Henna parties are still a good way to experience henna during the cooler months. For more information about henna parties, please contact Ann George Studios, Inc. via the Spirit Vision Henna website.

Traditional Henna - Freehand Henna Tattoo - It's a Good Thing!

Henna Tattoo for Women of Color

Here is one of many photos taken at a spa day party I was so happy to attend.

Many people see photos of henna tattoo on European skin and think that perhaps henna will not give a good result of different shades of skin.

Mehandi is not a European art form, but comes from the cultures of Africa, India and the Middle East.

Henna stains best on the palms of the hands for people of all races and skin types. The next best color of stain occurs when the henna is applied to the back of the hand.

This photo features a simple, yet elegant henna pattern applied to the back of the hand.

This is not black henna, rather a photo of the paste on the skin.

Notice how the pattern makes the hand more lovely.

Good henna designs always make the hand more attractive.

All henna tattoo is by Ann George of Spirit Vision Henna - photos are taken by Ann George & are protected by copyright.

Here are a few more images from the same spa day.

Please notice that while all are henna tattoo designs for the back of the hand, each is different, and compliments the style of each woman.

Semi Circular Sanskar Bharti Rangoli

This is a semi circular sanskar bharti rangoli design.

First draw the outline of the rangoli design, with a chalk piece. Then fill colors of yours choice in light * dark combination.

Then make freehand designs using white rangoli. This design is very simple, geometric and symmetrical. 

Dots Rangoli in combination with Sanskar Bharti Rangoli

This is a combination of dots rangoli and sanskar bharti rangoli. The dots rangoli can be extended with sanskar bharti designs. Although this rangoli is not filled with colors, but it is still wonderful.

Bridal Henna Tattoo for the Back of the Hand.

Here is a photo of a traditional henna tattoo pattern for the back of the hand.  The fine lines and full pattern are typical of a traditional henna tattoo pattern from India.

Many customers also order this as a "bridal" henna pattern, although this tattoo does not go all the way to the elbow as is the custom for many brides.

I used  henna paste made with finely ground Jamila henna powder, the 2009 crop, which made the paste flow easily from the hand rolled cone.  This year's crop of Jamila henna is wondefully "gummy" and make a very workable paste.

I have learned to make a more liquid paste and to roll a more narrow henna cone to give better control over the flow of the henna.

I think this pattern took about 20 minutes from start to finish. A glaze of lemon sugar was applied to help give good color, and to keep the paste on the skin as long as possible.

Spirit Vision Henna is still offering henna tattoo on Saturday afternoons at The Midnight Sun, 1055 Park Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32204. Be sure to stop by to sell all the new products just in !! The container is cleared customs!

Easy Freehand Flower Rangoli Design

A simple freehand rangoli design.

Use dark colors to make the rangoli more attractive.

Flower Rangoli Design

Above image shows a flower rangoli design. Hallways when decorated with flowers look very beautiful.

When flowers and leaves are combined with traditional pitcher or kalash gives a warm inviting feeling. The kalash can be decorted with floating flowers and candles.

Flower Freehand Rangoli Design

This is an extremely fresh looking freehand style of rangoli.

Build piles of different colors.

Then using index finger, inscribe tiny commas in clockwise direction.

Kindly refer the photo to follow what I mean :) … Then make leaf like strokes.

Dots Rangoli

These are simple dots rangoli.

Using vibrant colors make the rangoli more attractive.

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Freehand Rangoli Design

This is a freehand rangoli design. It gives a carpet like look.

Easy to draw. Simply sprinkle colors using a sieve.

Then make freehand designs using white rangoli.

Rangoli Using Colored Salt

The rangolis are drawn using colored salt.

Initially draw the desired rangoli design using chalk piece, then just smear colored salt over that area. 

Not suitable for intricate designs, works well with simple, bigger designs.

Nice activity for kids.

Working with Henna - Aftercare Tips

As you can see, a good henna paste will stay on the skin even while working! This henna paste has been sprayed once with a lemon sugar glaze... but more importantly, the client knows that the longer she leaves the paste undisturbed on her skin, the darker the finished color will be.

As the weather turns cooler, we are coming to the end of every Saturday henna tattoo at The Midnight Sun. Please call the studio - (904) 993-7466 - to see if henna will be offered on a Saturday, or to get more information about scheduling a henna party. Hiring a henna tattoo artist for your party, event, or fundraising effort assures your guests of a unique, relaxing and artistic evening.

Namaste!

2009 Diwali Rangoli Designs - Round Up

Its festival season  and the festival of lights is around the corner.

As all know Diwali is incomplete without the traditional rangoli. So here is a Round- Up of all the Diwali Rangolis Designsof the year 2009. Enjoy!!!

 

Peacock Freehand Rangoli Design

Diwali Freehand Rangoli Design

This is a freehand rangoli design comprising of diyas, flowers and leaves. 



It is a very simple design to draw and fill colors. 

Easy Sanskar Bharti Rangoli Design

This is an easy and a quick rangoli design to draw.

Simply spread a single color in a circle (draw the circle using chalk ) and then draw freehand designs.

Stencil Sanskar Bharati Rangoli

The central design is drawn using a stencil. One of the easy ways to draw sanskar bharti rangoli.

Diwali Rangoli Design

This is a freehand rangoli cum sanskar bharti rangoli design.




The rangoli looks magnificent by the use of vibrant colors. 




The lighted diyas add more beauty to it.  

Simple Sanskar Bharti Rangoli Designs

Drawing a circular Sanskar Bharti Rangoli is very easy.  These designs can be drawn by kids as well.




Draw small concentric circles with about an inch from each other using a chalk piece.




Then fill these circles with colors in (light x dark) combination and make designs using white rangoli.

Diwali Rangoli Designs

This is a simple sanskar bharti rangoli design.  Semi circular rangoli designs can be drawn in space constraint areas. 

Tip: For Diwali place diyas in the center and in the outer circles. It will look very glorious.

Henna Tattoo Design for the Back of the Hand.

Here is a photo of a quick henna pattern for the back of the hand.

While the darkest color is achieved when applying henna tattoo to the palm, most customers find it very difficult to go about daily activities with a henna tattoo on the palm of the hand. As well.. it is easy show off your new design!

Surprisingly, we seldom show our palms to the public. This photo is a picture of henna paste on the skin & NOT black henna. This paste will remain on the skin for several hours and once scraped off, will leave a stain that darkens over the next 48 hours. The better care you take of your henna, the longer the tattoo will last.

For more info on henna tattoo aftercare, please see the FAQ page.

Sanskar Bharti Rangoli Design

Sanskar Bharti Rangoli is a popular Rangoli art in Maharashtra.

The design in the center is drawn using a rangoli stencil. Many different and beautiful rangoli stencils are availabel in market.

Freehand Rangoli Design

This is a Freenhand Rangoli Design. Typically also similar to Sanskar Bharati Rangoli Designs. Here a different treatment is given to the circles outside. Filled with two different colors.




In the center you can draw any design, Shree  श्री, Om ॐ, Swastik, etc.




This rangoli can be done very quickly, doesn't take much time.




For Diwali just draw a diya in the center.

Traditional Henna - Freehand Henna Tattoo

I was so lucky to do this henna Saturday afternoon. The paste was fast & liquid.. my client, a goddess of henna!

This pattern was completed in half an hour. The freedom of Chef's Choice and a traditional order makes it so easy to create a henna design that fits the client, the budget & the esthetics of the art form!

As it is getting "late" in the henna season.. please call Ann to schedule a tattoo.

Flower Rangoli Design/Pookalam

This a flower rangoli made by using flower petals and leaves. The creativity simply flows in and the designs start taking its own shapes. The rangoli is decorated by a lighted diya.

Diwali Diya Rangoli Clipart

Shown here is a diwali diya in clipart form.



With beautiful combination of colors, you can make a glorius diwali diya rangoli design.



You can enhance the beauty of the rangoli by decorating it with lighted diyas.



You can also use this as a central piece for any rangoli design.

Learn Henna Tattoo - Sunday September 20th - Five Points

Learn Henna Tattoo at Bead Here Now
Sunday, September 20, 2009 from 1:00 until 3:00 PM

Henna artist Ann George will offer a complete introduction to Henna Tattoo. Please come prepared with a note pad, wear comfortable clothing and bring all your henna questions!

The workshop will cover:

How to select good henna powder - and why some henna pastes don't work!
How to make a simple workable paste good for all ages;
How to make a traditional paste with essentials oils for the deep, rich color;
How to tell when your paste is ready to use;
How to roll a henna cone;
How to fill a henna cone;
Answers to basic henna questions - what color? how long does it last? where can I put it?;
You will receive your own copy of a professional henna consent form that answers many FAQ.

Please pre-register as you will also receive a cone of fresh henna paste to take home with you.
The course fee is $30 for the two hour workshop located at 1051 Park Street in the Historic Five Points district of Jacksonville, Florida. For more information you can call Bead Here Now at 904-475-0004 or contact Ann George at 904-993-7466.

You will learn the basic components of henna designs, and how to draw them.
How to decode some of those complex patterns you see in booklets from India!
Jamila Henna and a unique blend of Henna Tea will be available for sale to workshop participants.

For more information about Ann George and the body art of Henna Tattoo, please be sure to visit her site - Spirit Vision Henna
Please contact Bead Here Now with any questions you have about workshop registration.

Diwali Kolam Design

This is a clipart/digital Kolam.

Kolam is a composition of curved loops, drawn around a grid pattern of dots.

Quick Henna Tattoo - Henna Patterns

This graceful design is a perfect compliment to the jewelry & mala my henna clients was wearing.

The pattern is simple, but elegant.. easy to keep an eye on, and easy to work with throughout the day.

This is a sample of the $15 chef's choice henna tattoo available in Five Points at The Midnight Sun. Henna tattoo will be available through the fall on Saturday afternoons.

Please contact Spirit Vision Henna for more information.

Henna Tattoo Today - Enjoy Body Art in Air Conditioned Comfort!

Stop by the shop! Great music.. wonderful people.. and of course, fresh henna paste for your henna tattoo.

Lots of pattern books!

Henna from Noonish 'til 5PM.

Designs start at $15 and go up from there.

FMI see the FAQ

Henna Tattoo in Jacksonville, Florida - Henna this Saturday afternoon

Here is another henna pattern for the back of the hand. This design was easy to do using jamila henna powder, which makes a fine, smooth henna paste with very little fuss... no extra sifting or grinding involved at all.

This pattern was modified a bit to show off a lovely ring, and as always to flatter and to fit the young woman's hand. Applying henna to the back of the hand is often an excellent choice for a busy day of shopping, as one can keep an eye on the pattern quite easily.

Of course, henna always gives the darkest color on the palm of the hand. People are often surprised to hear this, however, henna is a heat activated body dye, and the palm of the hand is often one of the warmest parts of the body. As well, we have more pores in the palm, making it that much easier for the henna to penetrate the skin. If one is careful, and applies a light coat of olive oil before getting the finished henna tattoo in water, the design will last much longer.

If you would like to see more henna patters, or to purchase a little book of traditional henna designs - $4.50 a booklet with FREE shipping by mail in the USA, please visit my site.

Traditional Henna Pattern for Sonya

Many thanks to Sonya for ordering a traditional henna pattern. This design is one of many from the little henna pattern books imported from India.

Mixing a very fluid paste helps make this kind of fine line henna tattoo possible. I used a henna cone made of florist wrap, not quite mylar... but a shear & flexible cellophane type material. I cut just a bit off the tip of the cone, and the began the pattern at the wrist.

I used the 2009 Jamila henna powder, so it was easy to make a very fine paste. As well, this year's crop is extra wonderful in that it is very gummy all on it's own. The addition of henna tea made with fenugreek seeds also helps to create a cohesive paste that flows smoothly onto the skin.

If you would like a henna tattoo like this one, please feel welcome to stop by The Midnight Sun on Saturday, 9.12.09 sometime after Noon. Simple henna tattoo designs are $15. A full back hand henna like this one can cost $25 to $30. For more information about henna tattoo.. visit the FAQ page on my site.

*Please note: This is a photo of henna paste ON the skin. I do not offer black henna. Once this paste has remained on the skin long enough ( 3 -6 hours) to give a good stain, you scrape the black paste off to reveal the henna color ( light orange to dark reddish brown) which will develop over the next 48 hours.

The quality of your finished henna tattoo depends in part on how well you take care of your design.

Diwali Rangoli Design

This is an easy and a quick way of drawing a Sanskar Bharti Rangoli.

Here initially a color palette is made by sprinkling colors, then the actual rangoli design is drawn on the sprinkled colors.

This rangoli can be decorated and can be made more attractive by keeping diyas.

If this rangoli is made on wet surface, then it lasts for atleast 2-3 days.