Kids activity

Its a tough job to keep the child off screens, given the variety of screens we have in this generation. So, one evening my son was in that irritable mood for no rhyme or reason. Didn't want to colour/write/read books etc... I kept on wondering what I should do other than whack him.

Remembered I had some stickers in my craft box. Pulled it out. Then picked up an old used curd container [clean one].

Tissue paper holder

.........and the child friendly home saga continues. In the same spirit I decided to make a tissue paper holder. Yes my beautiful ceramic tissue paper holders have broken in the past and I cant go through this pain again, not to even get to the cleaning of the mess part.

Here is my beautiful tissue paper basket woven with old newspaper.

Clearly I am in love with my work hence clicked it from different angles.... :)

In case this interests you, below are pictures of the DIY in a nutshell.

Applying a primer before coloring helps in giving it an even finish. Do drop in a line to tell me what you think of my work, love to hear from you.

Handmade coaster basket

Having a child proof home is a tough job and takes forever to do so. Simple things like the beautiful coaster stands and cruet sets have a life of couple of hours in a house with a child living in it.

Talking of coaster stands, I have had my share of many broken ones. Hence I decided to make a child proof coaster basket. I decided to use the newspaper weaving method for this.

Below are picture of steps involved in its making. Make the skeleton for the desired shape, weave to form the shape, prime the finished product and colour of your choice. Simple! 

Below is a picture of the finished product. I am very happy with the result. What do you think?

Coloring the newspaper weaved products are tricky. The crevices somehow don't take well to coloring. In case someone has any tips/tricks please do share for the benefit of other readers. I would love to hear from you.

Pretty handmade utility items

I like the idea of creating things from scratch. I have made many pretty handmade utility items. This post displays these.

Below is a picture of an Udbatti stand made from epoxy compound, decorated with sequins. 

I liked the white and blue effect and made another set of Udbatti stand [shaped like a modak] and paper weight [coiled]. Below is the picture that displays it

Happy with my work I thought I should gift it to someone. But needed something equally beautiful to wrap the gift. Decorated a plain white plastic glass. Put the paperweight and Udbattistand in it, covered with transparent wrapping paper and gifted to a friend with love. Below is a picture of the plastic decorated glass. 

Unfortunately I do not have the picture of the wrapped gift. But do drop me a line with your comments. I would like to hear from you.

Post Diwali

Hello lovely people. How have you been. I've been missing the colours, diyas and all festivities of Diwali. Decided to overcome my withdrawal symptoms by bringing some colours indoor. Below are pictures of what I did.

Feeling happy happy now :) Flowers really do have the potential to lift up spirits. What do you think? Do drop your comments below. Love to hear from you.

Tulasi puja rangoli 2014

Hello everyone am sure you are enjoying the last batch of sweets and savories of the festive season. Yeah last because its just a couple of days for the Diwali season to end officially. Tulasi Puja this year can be celebrated anyday between Nov 3 to Nov 6 2014. I Celebrated it today. 

The space challenge in the metros does not permit one a luxury of having a proper Tulasi madan. The Tulasi is placed in the grill space outside the windows. Therefore an elaborate do is pretty restrictive. But like you know by now I am not going to let this challenge spoil the fun. Look below how I seek divine blessing...........

I painted my prayers on a small card sheet and offered it to the holy plant.
Made an elaborate Tulasi madan rangoli outside my house. 

I am sure in love with my work.... clicked it from different angles, lit and non-lit

Am feeling happy happy with my work. So what you think of it? Do drop me a line, I would love to hear from you.

Do drop me a line as to how you faced any other festive challenge.