Eid al-Adha mehndi designs: crescent, lantern, Arabic trail

Mehndi designs for Chand Raat, the night before Eid, applied for Eid al-Adha morning. Each picture is drawn on a hand outline: a crescent moon and star with a dotted vine up the index finger, a hanging lantern on the palm, or a bold Arabic-style trail of flowers and leaves from the little finger to the wrist. Fine black, henna brown or gold glitter. Type a different motif or placement, such as the feet, and the same styles carry it.

• a design for a hand on Eid morning
• a quick crescent for the back of a hand
• a sheet to copy before Chand Raat
• a practice sheet for a mehndi artist

Frequently asked questions

Are these photographs of mehndi on skin?

No. The nine are drawn designs on a hand outline, with no real skin shown.

What is the difference between the styles?

Fine black is a fine line with close netting, henna brown is a rounded stroke in reddish brown, and gold glitter is dark brown with gold dots along the lines.

Can I type a different motif?

Yes. Type a different motif or placement, and the same three styles carry it.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.