It is just 2 weeks for Diwali and you must have begun the preparations. Every year I add something new either decorations or diyas and this year I was thinking to use the existing ones in new way but wasn’t convinced. Well, Diwali is an important festival and I didn’t want to miss an opportunity to experiment something unique and different and ifContinue reading “Air-dry Clay Diyas”
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Easy baby blanket – 2 yards and 30 minutes
I am still at beginner/intermediate level of sewing and a quick project like this can never be boring. You look forward to finish it and get pretty excited with the results..;-) I made several of them( to be precise 12 baby blankets) full size, carseat and stroller blankets for friends and thought why not I postContinue reading “Easy baby blanket – 2 yards and 30 minutes”
Door/wall hangings with homemade clay…
My favorite of all wall hangings is traditional Rajasthani ones. Specially, the string decorations are absolutely beautiful and comes in various designs and sizes. They add so much warmth, color and most important festive feel 🙂 Well, it is easy buy stuff from India, but I was itching for a project and decided to “DIY” and here isContinue reading “Door/wall hangings with homemade clay…”
Incense Holder – Upcycle Pistachio Shells
Burning incense is very relaxing and my favorite are the “Padmini Dhoop sticks”. Incense sticks are a part of the Indian heritage and are associated with spirituality. That’s the reason most of the Indian Hindu household has it burning in the prayer room. All these days I have been burning them in the small metal eyelet thatContinue reading “Incense Holder – Upcycle Pistachio Shells”
Clay Mural Art on Cardboard
I was introduced to clay mural art by Fevicryl Hobby Ideas (FHI) page from Facebook and since then I was looking for an opportunity to try my hands. There are many tutorials available on youtube on how to make beautiful piece of art using this technique. After watching couple of videos I learnt that this can be doneContinue reading “Clay Mural Art on Cardboard”
Ganesh pooja 2016 !
Yesterday we celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi – one of the most important and biggest festivals celebrated in honour of Lord Ganesha (the God with the head of an elephant). I can’t wait to share some pictures. Hope you all had wonderful time too celebrating the first biggest festival after new year (as per Hindu Calendar). And the best partContinue reading “Ganesh pooja 2016 !”
Paper fan backdrop for Ganesha..
Friends here is another super easy decoration project to Do-it-yourself for Ganesh pooja. Isn’t that easy? And also, the best time to involve your kids in festival preparations. All you need is – Card stock or Paper( I like the 12×12 scrapbook paper from HobbyLobby) Hot glue gun Scissors Step 1 : Fold the paper into 3Continue reading “Paper fan backdrop for Ganesha..”
Lotus throne for Ganesh Idol !
It is always exciting to make handmade decorations to Lord Ganesha on his birthday (celebrated as Ganesh Chaturthi) . Every year I make a handmade idol and perform rituals with devotion and love. However, this year I didn’t want to stop just with idol and came up with few DIY decoration ideas. Today, I amContinue reading “Lotus throne for Ganesh Idol !”
Janmasthami 2016
Janmasthami/Krishnathami is a very popular Indian festival celebrated by Hindus with lot of devotion and enthusiasm. It is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Krishna – an incarnation whom many Hindus believe to be the god Vishnu in human form. Krishna is regarded as great philosopher, teacher, role model and friend. His teachings are found in oneContinue reading “Janmasthami 2016”
Lord Krishna’s feet – DIY for Janmasthami
Are you looking for last minute Krishnasthami/Janmashtami projects? Here is a tutorial that is super easy and quick to DIY lord Krishna’s feet for this year celebrations. Traditionally, to draw the feet – rice batter is used (either rice soaked and grinded or adding water to rice flour). It is usually hand drawn. However, if youContinue reading “Lord Krishna’s feet – DIY for Janmasthami”
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