Henna MoonBellingham Henna

Hey hello everyone! I know it has been awhile since I have blogged.. been low as of late, missing good friends but it is now Mabon or the Fall Equinox and the wheel turns.  The Moon is new and things can always get better. Deep breath in, breathe out, repeat until done. Everything is as it should be. Blessed Be.

Currently I’m in Atlanta for a SharePoint Conference or “geek” Heaven or Hell depending on who you talk to.  Luckily two Henna artists near and dear to my heart live in Atlanta and were sweet enough to come see me last night.

 Barbara of “Admired Beauty”  and

Samantha from “Henna Odyssey”.  I had the pleasure of meeting them in California at the Henna Caravan conference. Barbara arrived covered in hers and Samantha’s beautiful Henna designs. Samantha was Henna-naked and ready for painting.  We went out to dinner to get reacquainted and then were attacked by a parrot before we returned to make with the Henna!  I wish my window could open as the Atlanta night was filled with sweet sounds of what Samantha calls “an abundance of critters”.

I was so honored to design Sam some slippers and Barbara gave me 2 beautiful designs on my foot and hand.  Barbara also make beautiful jewelry of which I was gifted a piece. Soon she will be up and ready to sell. They are both so talented! Too soon the night was over. I miss them already. We had such a great time. I gave Samantha my “Kree cone” as she has issues with RMS as well and now I do not have Henna to play with for the rest of my stay.  :( (Come back Girls!!! I miss you already!)  It was bittersweet visit as I wish they lived closer and hope (hope hope) they will come out my way some day. I tell you what, I will be seeing them at any conference they intend to attend. I love you ladies!

I’ve worked the last 2 weekends at the Farmer’s Market and this weekend, September 26 will be my last Market day until Halloween.  Mabon(fall equinox) and Samhain (Halloween) are my favorite holidays and I will be doing it up for the booth this year as market day actually falls on the big day.  After Oct 31, my Market season will be over but I believe the BFM continues until mid December. There you can find many many gifts for your loved ones. Also gift wise, I suggest you check out Etsy. Etsy is a fantastic site full of homemade and handmade goods from all over the world. On Esty there used to be a “buy local” special search. I can’t find it now but how cool if you could keep to your searches in your area. A fine site to spend money on. In December I will blog more about local gift giving and gift making as I am a firm believer of staying away from the “soul sucking mall” as much as humanly possible.  

On Flickr I have posted many new photos for you to play with … I hope I will see you this Saturday for More Henna fun.  Here’s some love for you from Atlanta!

XXOO

Chele