I had more fun with henna tonight and Friday night. Some people volunteered to let me use their skin as canvases, though I didn’t remember to photograph all of it. I’m afraid that the batch tonight was mislabled and contained some indigo, because it was unusually blue-green. :( Either that or I added too much …
Aug 13
Red box
This is a little wooden box that I bought at Michaels for, I think, 99 cents. The kids wanted to do woodburning, and once I got the tool heated up, it sounded like a fun thing for me to do too. My original plan was to put a wood veneer in the inset parts of …
Aug 12
Weekend Project
Here’s what Jeremy and I did this weekend. We installed a tile floor in the master bath. When we first moved in, there was stained beige carpet in the bathroom that was so icky that I didn’t want to step on it. The walls had beige-and-blue print wallpaper, and the bathroom vanity was original to …
Aug 11
Fun with Henna
Last night I got bored and decided to make a batch of henna. I’ve experimented with a lot of different recipes, none of which have worked very well. I think what I decided is that A. putting lemon and sugar on it after it starts to dry really does help, and B. adding a decent …
Aug 09