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Starlit Skies
Jewelry Designs and Original Art by
Cynthia Ann McDonald

SCHEDULE
Our Last Year at King Richards Faire, Carver Mass,
8 weeks starting Labor Day weekend

Our Henna is ALL NATURAL, and comes fresh from India. Henna is a Shrub, and

when harvested it is cut, ground, and sifted into a fine powder. We then ad Lemon and Eucalyptus oil to the powder, which is the basic ingredients for good Henna. We then apply the Henna Paste using a fabric paint bottle that has a super fine tip. (See close up of the bottle below.)

The idea is to create a mud that stains the skin. The basic ingredients will work, however it is fun to be creative with your own special brew by adding a dab of strong coffee, or tea....I add a little ginger water and red pepper, some Turmeric... let all that simmer for a while then strain through a fine cloth. Keep in mind, that what ever you do, nothing can clog

the fine tip of the bottle you are using to draw with. We paint the mud on the skin, it dries, turns black, and that is left on the skin for 4-6 hours, or overnight for the best results. 12 hours is great! We dab the design with lemon and sugar water....2 parts lemon, 1 part water....every 1/2 hour, at least 3 times. The sugar helps to solidify the henna and make it adhere to the skin so it won't flake off, and the lemon dampens the Henna, reactivating

the staining qualities to help it stain deeper into the layers of the skin. When removing the mud scrape off, and then oil with an all natural oil such as Almond, Olive oil, or Cocoa Butter. At first the stain will orange or light brown, taking up to 2 days to get really dark.

It's all about the layers of skin.... how long you leave the Henna Paste on decides how deep the stain goes into the layers of skin, which is what determines how long it lasts. Same with the design disappearing... that's about exfoliation. A well cared for Henna design, painted on with good, fresh Henna, will last 2-3 weeks. For extra care of the design on your skin, after the mud is off, Oil regularly before you shower, or use soapy substances. This puts a protective layer between you and the soap, and also keeps the skin soft. Losing layers of skin is how you lose the design. If you have any questions please E-mail us and we will share everything we know with you!

Las Cruces Renaissance Festival in New Mexico, 1rst weekend in November.
Cynthia, the owner of Starlit Skies, has been painting Henna at this Festival in Las Cruces, put on by theDona Ana Arts

Council, for almost 10 years now. We are so happy about how welcomed we feel there. People come every year with us in mind, lining up before we are even ready to open. Kim Sellon now joins us as a painter at this show. Kim and Cynthia first began painting Henna in Salem Massachusetts in 1999, at a Gallery during Halloween week. She since went on to paint Henna Professionally at several Major Renaissance Festivals in America, and still paints Henna at the Arizona and Colorado Renaissance Festival. She is also a leather worker and owns her own booth at Scarborough Faire Ren. Fest. in Texas selling her leather designs. She now lives in Silver City New Mexico and can be contacted for any New Mexico Shows, or parties at SellonKim@yahoo.com

*HENNA Schedule
*Austin BATFEST
www.batfest.com
August 22nd, Saturday 2:00 pm- Midnight
Lucky Booth number 13!
Henna, Live Music, Beer, Bathrooms and Vending!!!!
The Austin City Council has informed us that this may be the Final Batfest on the Congress Bridge, home of 2 million Mexican freetail Bats and one of Austin's largest tourist attractions. They told us that closing the Bridge for a festival is an inconvenience to the city and they will no longer approve it. Even if we had another location...what is a BATFEST without BATS? If you like and support the BATFEST please contact BATFEST at www.roadwayevents.com and email council members at http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/council/default.htm

*Santa Fe, NM, 3 Day Zozobra Fiesta
Starting Thursday night with the burning of Old Man Gloom.
Vending starts Friday-Sunday.

*Dona Ana Arts Council Renaissance Fair
Las Cruces, NM. The First Weekend in November at the Park.

*Festival of the Soul
Silver City NM, for 2 days, Nov. 14&15
"The Festival of the soul was conceived with the intention to bring together music, dance, art, food, and other things that lift the human spirit and soul. Most spiritual traditions revere music as being the most sacred of all forms of praise and worship even more powerful than "the word" itself. We have gathered those musicians that express their heartfelt connection with the divine through their own special music. The ARt was chosen for it's own unique way of expressing connection to spirit. Through these experiences for two days. We hope that all will be transformed to a new level of joy, peace and harmony with this planet and please join us in this celebration." -Festival of the Soul
www.Festivalofthesoul.org

2010 Look For
Starlit Skies Henna Earth at the
-State Fair of Texas
-Kerrville Folk Festival

FOR HENNA KITS NOW
Contact Cynthia: We can sell you a Bottle, 2 Tablespoons of fresh Henna powder (enough for 2 bottles of Henna painting), a small bottle of Eucalyptus oil, and instructions to make successful Henna. We include directions, of the easy sort: Eucalyptus oil & Lemon juice; and creative detailed ideas of how to brew a strong concoction of liquid to ad to the powder. We include a sample of some traditional Mahendi designs from India to inspire you in your drawings. Keep in mind the Henna powder is like a vegetable product, it will go bad in the heat, which explains store bought Henna that has sat on the shelf too long. We suggest you store it in the freezer, even after you mix your Henna, when you are not using it you can freeze it, until you are ready to use it later.
Price per Kit: $35.00

Dan is great!!! And this is who we get our Henna from. His web site is very cool, and very informative about the origin of Henna.

Look for more Henna Photos, Designs, Henna kits, Powder, Bottles and Oils for successful Henna Body Art in the future. We are adding to this site daily as we build for the Winter Holidays.

HENNA PARTIES
This is a FUN way to get painted...Have a party, a pot luck, drinks and snacks, invite 8-10 people over, or more, who can commit to $25.00 each and the Henna Artist will come and paint for everyone involved. Usually the Artist is there for 4 hours, and every one gets painted. Minimum Cost for a Henna Artist to show up at a Party and Paint is $200-$250.00 for 3-4 hours of painting. I Love to paint so I will paint all night long...Just contact your Artist.

For Party info in the DFW area during Nov. Dec. & Jan Contact Cynthia. (602) 677-5598 Cynthia@StarlitSkies.com

For Party info in the New Mexico area and, surrounding areas of Silver City NM contact: Kim Sellon



				Painting Henna with tip of Fabric paint bottle.










				For more Art work see the ART WORK section of our Web Site.

As a Professional Artist and Jewelry designer I bring a Fine Arts degree, and 21 years of Successful experience to the Table. This skill has enabled me to branch out and incorporate and mix this jewelry style with other things such as Sun Catchers and items using the Stained Glass method. As a life long Graphic Artist I am now transferring my drawings, paintings, and photos to glass and dripping them with Jewels to hang and sparkle. I have also been drawing with Henna for 10 years now, and am now taking my Celtic and other Designs to the skin for a temporary Henna Tattoo/Body Art design. These are the things we can offer as well as a positive attitude, a team spirit, and a friendliness that is eager to serve our customers.

Cynthia Ann McDonald
562 HCR 1414
Covington Tx 76636
Home (254) 854-0548
Cell (602) 677-5598