DIY Mehndi Design (Henna Pattern) Tutorial

Hi friends, its that time of the year again, Durga Puja, Diwali, Bhai Dooj, all festivals are lined up one after the other. And not to forget Karva Chauth.

I had shared a mehndi pattern tutorial on the blog which is the most loved on pinterest (you can see it here) I had thought I would do more such posts but I just realized its almost two years since I did that post, gosh! It is high time I share at least one more DIY mehndi tutorial with you all so that you can try it out one of these days during all the festivity.

I am planning on doing this on my hand on Karva Chauth, my  favorite celebration of love. (All my non-Indian friends you can search the festival names mentioned in this post on google as I don't want to go on ranting about all the goodness that each festival brings)

Coming straight to the tutorial - I saw this amazing henna pattern on instagram (shared by someone from facebook - I think its going around on a lot of social media channels but I have no idea who really owns this image.

I think this neat and simple patterns looks amazing. Just follow the picture tutorial below step by step and you will see it is an easy pattern and all that you need is a steady hand.

So first we begin with the most basic lines that make the pattern going through the center of the hand.

Do-it-yourself Henna/Mehndi Pattern For Karva Chauth

Before I begin, I wish to dedicate this post to my mom. This is for you mummy!!!!

Coming Friday, 2nd November is being celebrated as Karva Chauth in many parts of India. This is a festival where the wife keeps a fast the whole day in prayer for a long life of her husband. This day has been celebrated since ages specially in northern India. The fast is the hardest because you are not even allowed to drink water the whole day. Food and water can be had only after praying to the moon, so the wife has to wait until the moon is visible in the sky. She then prays to the moon and drinks water ending her fast.

The good thing about this fast is that ladies get to dress up (almost like brides) and put henna/mehndi on their hands. Since the festival is celebrated with quite aplomb these days getting a mehndi pattern on your hands is not easy. There are long queues that you have to wait in until your turn comes.

So this post is specially for all of you ladies out there, and specially my mom, who are planning to do it yourself this time.

I am going to show you how you can create a simple henna pattern on your hand yourself (or even get your husbands to make it for you if you are one of the few lucky ones!)

So lets first take a look at the finished design.

do-it-yourself henna pattern

As you can see the design is simple and yet fills the hand in a nice way.