Traditional Jewelry Diamond Lattice Mehndi Design for Arm

A traditional jewelry mehndi design tailored for the arm, featuring star cluster and mesh jaal. Rated as Easy, this pattern is perfect for an engagement.

Henna on the forearm stains lighter than on the palm because the skin is thinner. Arm designs are easier to apply on someone else than on yourself, especially past the wrist. This is a beginner-friendly pattern: practise the main shapes on paper first, then copy them onto skin with a fine-tipped cone.

Jewelry-style mehndi imitates ornaments such as rings, bracelets, anklets and the hathphool, a hand harness that links a ring to a bracelet. It is usually drawn on the back of the hand, where real hand jewelry is worn.

Application tips: Keep the dots in a chain the same size and evenly spaced so they read as beads. Draw the central medallion first, then connect it to the finger and wrist with chains.