Diwali celebrations

I celebrated Diwali with my family in Hyderabad and here are few images of Diwali celebrations at home :)

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Crafturday Creative Mess 10 - Recycling keys

I love vintage stuff and vintage keys are my all time favorites. I had loads of keys at home and i decided to recycle few of them. You can reuse these vintage keys as pendants, charms or anything you like. Today I am gonna tell you how to recycle these vintage keys....Let's get started....

Supplies you will need:

Enamel paint or nail color

Varnish

Rhine stones for embellishing your keys

Glue

Instructions:

Wash the keys to remove dust and let them dry. Paint the keys with enamel paint.... choose any color of your choice. After the first coat is applied let it dry. Apply a second coat of paint. When the paint dries apply varnish on the key.

After the paint completely dries off glue the rhines stones in any pattern you like.

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Making torans for Diwali

Apart from crackers and festivities, Diwali festival is also popular for the renovation and decoration of one’s home. The main idea behind the custom of decorating the homes and offices on Diwali is to please and attract the Goddess of wealth, Goddess Lakshmi as it is popularly said that she enters only in a clean and decorated home. Thus apart from the entire home, the decoration of the entrance of a place, which is called 'dwaar', also becomes very important. The beautiful door hangings that are called 'Bandanwaar', or even torans, have special significance as the decorative accessories in Diwali festivities.

These bandanwaars (torans) are the first thing that welcomes your guests as they step at your place. These door hangings not only enhance the charm of the main entrance of your home but also give a friendly welcome to those who drop in to wish you on Diwali.

If you dont want to buy torans, you can make these at home. Today in Crafturday Creative Mess Diwali Special I will tell you how to make beautiful torans.

Supplies you will need:

Shimmer card stock

Sparkles, Mirrors and beads

Gold and White satin ribbons

Stapler

Instructions:

Cut out the card stock into  number  of small squares  depending upon the width of your entrance.

Glue mirrors on to these cards in the shape of Om and Swastik. I needed 10 such squares for my entrace. So I made Om symbol on 5 cards and Swastik symbol on other 5 cards.

Take a gold satin ribbon and staple this card to the ribbon. Insert few colourful beads and then staple the other card. Try to place the Om and Swastik symbols alternatively. You can also add small bells. And your colourful toran is ready.

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Shopo Diwali Fever

Do you want to shop for handcrafted home decor products this diwali??? If yes, then you have to visit Shopo Diwali Fever.

Here is my wishlist from shopo diwali fever

Motu Ganesha from poi doi handicrafts.

This very adorable, all round and healthy ganesha is hand made on a small potters wheel with very refined clay. This is so pretty.... bolo ganesh maharaj ki jai : )

Terracotta camel lamp from poi doi handicrafts

With a plain coloured shade on top this terracotta lamp is sure to accentuate any corner of your home.

Moonlit ganesha candle from artitude

An auspicious ganesha print decorates this wax shell. It’s a permanent hollow candle placed on a wooden base lit with a tea light inside making the artwork glow.

Bring it home this diwali season.

Hugginwale ganeshjifrom Masala popsicles

Ganesha loves these pretty diyas so much, that he doesn't seem to want to let go of them.. Beautiful, Vibrant Hand painted diya's - in a Set of 4.

Rangoli and diyas from alankarik art

Your courtyard will look beautiful with these diyas...

Glow cuppa tealight holder from kirukk

Pop in a tealight and watch his happy face light up

Pink lotus cushion from Mish mash design

On this Festive season you can gives a Royale touch to your house with these Lotus cushion covers, Which also symbolise goddess Lakshmi.

 Brocade cushion covers from varnam

Add some vibrant colours to your home this festive season. Each cover is unique and handmade with brocade. Their size is a standard 12x12"

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Crafturday Creative Mess Diwali Special 9 - Cd Sparkles!

I love recycling things, and today I am gonna tell you how to recycle CDs and use them in diwali decoration. Recycle Cds in  different ways and reduce e-waste. Try and reuse as many hings as you can and Go Green this Diwali.....

Supplies you will need:

1.CDs

2.Beads, sequins, lace, rhinestones

3.Glue

Instructions:

We know that  one side of the CD captures sun light and allows the CD to shine. We are going to make use of this beautiful feature.

Decorate the shiney surface of the CD with beads, rhinestones, sequins etc.

When the CD is ready, place the CD in the center of a rangoli and place diyas around the CD. CD will capture the light from diyas and it will create a pleasing, colorful glow in the room.

You don’t need any specialized knowledge.... just creative mind and an artistic flair... so go ahead and make sparkling Cds

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Stay tuned to Chitrasutra because my next post for Diwali is “Making torans”. 

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Tissue paper ghosts for halloween!

These tissue paper ghosts are an inexpensive and easy project for you and your little one to make for Halloween. 

Supplies you will need:

2 facial tissues (white)

Yarn or ribbon (white, black, or orange)

Black permanent marker

Scissors

Directions:

‪1.Ball up one facial tissue or a piece of paper and place it in the center of the second piece of tissue. 

‪2.Wrap the second piece of tissue around the ball of tissue and gently tie it closed with the yarn or ribbon, making a bow.

‪3.Draw a face. Be creative!

Tips:

No facial tissue in the house.....in a pinch you can substitute the facial tissues with paper towels, gifting tissue, or a white wash cloth.

Make spooky decorations......  Make several tissue paper ghosts and string them together with fishing line and hang them high.

Make your ghost fly......Tie fishing line to the yarn around its neck. Hang from a ceiling fan blade and turn the fan on low.

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My 50th post- An untold love story of 2 birds

There was something special about that day..... In years, I had unsually woken up to the chirping of the birds. I opened the curtains to let the first rays of the sun enter the room. The air was crisp. My room overlooked the jasmine creeper.
I opened the window and found that there were 2 wild song birds that perched on the creeper. I had muttered “Perfecto”

The artist in me was aroused. They became my muse..... the inspiration i needed to start a painting. But I didnt have the time to get my canvas, paintbrushes and position myself close to the window because wild birds are often difficult to approach and they never stay in one place for long. Due to the small size and fast-paced behavior of songbirds I quickly grabbed my camera which was lying on the table. Movement is your biggest foe when it comes to birds. With this little stategy my bird photography turned out to be very rewarding....

I am gonna share my exquisite avian images for all you guys to enjoy.... and here it is “The untold love story of two birds”......

There was talking and grooming between the birds.

Things got interesting after a lot of mutual grooming and food sharing.....

In all these years I have clicked thousands of pictures but capturing these two birds gave me immense satisfaction and happiness, I just cant explain in words. The best part is perching of the birds early in the morning was all natural and not “set-up”.
Now I wait fervently every morning for the birds to perch so that I can capture few beautiful pictures.

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