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Trace a henna design instead of drawing it freehand, with stencil sets of 97 to 524 designs and reusable flag stencils for wood and fabric.
Stencils
Peel a stencil, press it on, then fill it with henna paste or body paint and lift it off once dry. Sets run from 97 mehndi designs to 281 mixed ones, and the self-adhesive sheets wash for reuse.
Stencils
Mix and layer patterns from 20 stencil sheets, then fill them with the refillable pen in 4 steps. Wipe the PVC stencils with alcohol, not water, to reuse them across all 524 designs.
Stencils
Paint stars onto wood, fabric or a wall, then clean the stencil and save it for next July. The 50-star set has 3 sizes up to 10.5 x 14.8 inches in PET, and a 7-stencil set makes 13-star circles.
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The mixed set holds 281 designs on 12 sheets, the mehndi set 97 designs, and the kit with an applicator pen 524 on 20 sheets.
The henna sheets are flexible and self-adhesive, so they follow a wrist or the back of a hand and stay put while you fill them.
Clean the 524-design kit stencils with alcohol wipes rather than water, and keep a pack of wipes in the box for the next session.
Our 50-star flag set has stencils of 10.5 x 14.8, 7 x 10 and 5 x 7 inches for walls, wood signs and cards.
Stencils
A stencil turns henna into a matter of placement. Peel the backing, press the stencil flat on a clean, dry hand or wrist, fill the open lines with paste or body paint, let it dry and lift the stencil away. The mehndi set of 97 designs covers full hands with flower panels, mandalas and paisley, while the 524-design kit mixes butterflies, lettering and Egyptian-inspired shapes and adds a refillable applicator pen. Small motifs from the 281-design mixed set suit a guest line at a wedding or a festival booth. For paper projects with the same patterns, our cardstock and craft paper takes paint and markers well.
The flag stencils work on flat surfaces instead of skin. Our 50-star set comes in 3 sizes, 10.5 x 14.8, 7 x 10 and 5 x 7 inches, so one set handles a porch sign, a T-shirt and a greeting card. A second set holds 7 stencils of the 13-star circle. The 50-star sheets are stiff PET that resists bending, so dab paint straight down with a stencil brush and wipe the sheet clean before the next color. Bring them out each Fourth of July or Veterans Day, and store them flat in a folder between years. Invitations to match come from Koogel stationery cardstock in red, white and blue.
Questions
Several times each, if you clean them between uses. The mixed and mehndi sheets can be washed, while the 524-design kit sheets should be wiped with alcohol wipes instead of water. Store them flat on their backing so the thin lines and the adhesive keep their shape.
The sheets are made for adults, teens and kids, and they take body paint as well as henna paste. For a young child, an adult should place the stencil and fill it, since the fine lines need a steady hand and the child needs to sit still until the design dries.
The 50-star set has three stencils: 10.5 x 14.8 inches for walls and large wood signs, 7 x 10 for pillows and shirts, and 5 x 7 for cards and small crafts. A second set has 7 stencils of the 13-star circle.
The kit with 20 sheets and 524 designs, which also includes a refillable applicator pen. Our mixed set has 281 designs on 12 sheets, and the mehndi set has 97 designs built around traditional hand patterns, mandalas and paisley. Pick the mehndi set for a bridal party and the larger sets for variety.