Ganesh pooja without palavelli seems incomplete. In the southern part of India, especially Andra Pradesh it is a tradition to hang the wodden grid called palavelli above Lord Ganesha during Ganesh pooja. The pooja prep starts with placing the palavelli. When we were kids we used to wait for my dad to tie it upContinue reading “Palavelli for Ganesh Chaturthi”
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Paper Lotus Wall Art!
Lately, paper crafts have been my go-to party decorations – they are easy, quick and inexpensive too. I did couple of projects on paper flowers and I love how elegant and real they look, if done well. One such project is these paper lotus using cardstock from Michaels, I like using a gradient to createContinue reading “Paper Lotus Wall Art!”
Easily remove bottle labels and repurpose
I love to reuse/repurpose glass jars/bottles. It may be just because of the size or shape or for some craft and sometimes even as storage for pantry. But the labels on them can be quite annoying 😦 So, Pinterest has countless ideas and tips on how to remove them -but for me the most important was mess free. I triedContinue reading “Easily remove bottle labels and repurpose”
New Year’s Eve Bash
Happy New Year Readers! We welcomed 2017 in a splendid way by hosting a New Year’s Eve party and it was so much fun and memorable..:-) I wanted to try something different that’s going to stand out and..Yayyyy! it worked. Yes, it is the fun photo session with some New Year props and party backdrop. I can’t wait toContinue reading “New Year’s Eve Bash”
Tip Thursday – Sparkling Silver
All of us have silver things at home and most of us do not use them everyday. Indian households have silver stuff that are very specific to certain festivals. After the occasion, you will never get a chance to use until next year. Even after wrapping them carefully they tend to tarnish and darken over time. And itContinue reading “Tip Thursday – Sparkling Silver”
Last day of the challenge!
Hi Friends, Today is the 3rd and last day of the 3-day quote challenge and my favorite quote for the day is: And today I nominate – http://rangdecor.blogspot.com – an awesome place for home decor ideas using popular Indian crafts http://creativeartncraft.blogspot.com – if you are itching to craft, this place can be a greatContinue reading “Last day of the challenge!”
Thank you!
This is the last blog post for this year and I am so pleased to say it has been busy and a productive year. I am very grateful to have you all as readers and followers of my blog page (124 countries and most visitors from USA, UK and India) and cannot thank enough for allContinue reading “Thank you!”
Tip of the week – Giftology from Hallmark
If you have trouble making those cute bows or wrapping a gift in a fancy way or even fill a gift bag with tissues – here are few videos from Hallmark. Wrap a stuffed toy like a Gaint Candy Make a perfect looking Bow Fill a gift bag with tissues like a pro..;-) Cheers!
Home Exterior Paint Reveal…
I am very excited to share pictures of our newly painted exterior and share some tips we learned along the way. Choosing paints can be hard, jus not hard, stressful too….We knew that earth tones are something we like. And for the main door and backyard door something that is bright. So, we narrowed our searchContinue reading “Home Exterior Paint Reveal…”
100th Blog Post!
Reaching a milestone in anything is super exciting and you are reading Yayyy!!! I actually kept up with this blog and have made it this far! And throughly enjoyed blogging over the past 15 months and learnt more than I ever thought! Every little achievement in life has to be celebrated, hehe…so I made a delicious smoothie (Strawberry, Bannan, SteviaContinue reading “100th Blog Post!”