SparkleArts Welcomes JJ

It's with great glee and pleasure to announce that my sister JJ has joined the SparkleArts team. 

Together we hope to expand SparkleArts and its clientele. 

In the mean time here is a sample of some of her work.

Thanks dad for modeling :D

Labor of Love

As I was perusing Curly Nikki, I came across her NBC segment on MHP on how society views natural curly hair and how we curly head hair owners often perpetuate negative views of curly natural hair. The stigmas of natural hair being ugly, nappy, annoying, something to get rid of, inconvenient are planted in our heads at a very young age. Think about it. Do you have fond memories of your hair getting styled, braided, hot combed, relaxed?

During the moments I imagine and dream what my children will look like, I pray and hope my husband (another dream) and I will be good parents. I pray that our children will grow up being self-confident, believe they are beautifully and wonderfully made, and are strong enough to combat the harshness society deals at times. I would love them to believe they are the best in the world and that our love is unconditional. I would love my children to grow up loving their hair and body the way God made and intended them to be. I would love them to embrace the uniqueness and versatility their hair will bring and that caring for it is a labor of love.


Here is a homage to my future children and other parents out there who promote labor of love.


Clink on the links below for inspiring stories

Daddy's Little Girl/Mirror On America

GirlsLoveYourCurls

Chocolate Hair Vanilla Care

Beads Braids and Beyond

Natural/Organic Fever

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Parabens! BPA! Cancer! Estrogen! Sulfates! Cetearyl alcohol! Infertility! Phthalates!! OH MY!!!!!

Natural Hair Dyes - Henna and Indigo

Can I just say that I am so jealous of Shelli of Hairscapades length of hair!!!! Gorgeous!!! Anyway enough of my green facial expressions. Here are her wonderful tips on dying natural hair using henna and indigo.

 

It’s finally here!! The highly anticipated (by, like, two people) tutorial for my two-step henna/indigo process!! LOL! I did a treatment this Sunday and photo-documented it for this post. I explained most of my process in my Henna and Me “interview.” So, a lot of this will be a repeat of that information. However, it’ll be bulleted and accompanied with pretty pictures and a little more detail . First though, here are a couple of notes about modifications I’ve made to my henna treatments due to my preferences and my hair’s needs: