My niece, Thing #1, turned 15 last month. FIFTEEN!!! I cannot believe how quickly time has flown by. And taking with it my little sweet innocent Precious Moments Adabada...
who was now a...TEENAGER!!!
Sigh...after swallowing that dose of reality, I decided that I wanted to give her something special for her birthday this year. I knew that anything related to Blues Clues was out. No more Barbies or Disney Princess shoes, bags or tiaras...I really wanted to prevent any kind of eye rolling if at all possible.
Fortunately I was blessed and honored to meet Rebecca Braun of Lotus Palm Caravan at an O'ahu Wedding Association meeting that I attended recently. Rebecca was demoing her "Timeless Art of Henna" where I of course, became a canvas for her. Well, actually my left palm did to be exact. She created a beautiful Mehndi which symbolized balance and new beginnings. I loved it!
With that in mind, I knew what I wanted to give Thing #1. A gift that symbolizes her rite of passage of turning 15. Brilliant!!!
So this evening, Rebecca worked her Henna magic on my teenage niece.
Here they are discussing what kind of design Thing #1 would like to have...
A clean canvas!
Rebecca begins her magic...
Thing #1 takes advantage of this quiet moment.
Please keep in mind that Rebecca is free hand drawing this! No stenciling or anything, peeps.
And voila!
I'm looking forward to seeing Thing #1 on Sunday some time to photograph her Henna in her prime.
Mahalo nui loa to Rebecca Braun of Lotus Palm Caravan (808-277-0738) for making my 15 year old niece, smile instead of roll her eyes!
And thank you to the JF, Thing #2 and Thing #3 for another delightful evening at their hale. I just love sunsets at the Freitas'!!!
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