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DIY Hair Accessories Tutorial

April 3rd, 2014Varada2 Comments

Princess D is learning economics in her IIIrd grade class and they had a market day at school to understand the dynamics of demand and supply. She had to make 25 items of some type and sell it in their shop. This was around the same time when Mr C was in India. So it was up to me and my little princess to put something together. And then one day I got talking to my dear friend Lisa and we decided to have a craft night at our place while the others were out. What fun! Lisa came …

Follow your heart – Canvas + paper art, diy with kids

August 26th, 2013Varada1 Comment

Looks like my little princesses are also getting bitten by the design bug. They did most of the work in this canvas + paper artwork for their room. Even my 3 yr old helped and she was so proud of her achievement! 1. I mixed Acrylic colors red and white to make pink. 2. Diya and Akshu both painted the entire canvas with this color. Of course, we put old newspapers all over the room while they did that :) 3. While the paint was drying, l handed out old magazines and craft punches to both. Diya got a bigger …

Recycled fashion magazine roses

June 26th, 2013Varada0 Comments

Supplies: 1. Fashion magazine with glossy colorful papers 2. Mod podge 3. Glue gun and sticks 4. Scissors Steps: 1. Cut strips of paper about 1 inch wide across the length of the page 2. Fold each strip into half lengthwise 3. Make a tiny fold for the center of the rose and roll the strip one time 4. Fold the strip at an angle 5. Keep folding and rolling. (Kinda like youâ€™d do for quilling a rose). When you reach the end of one strip, adhere the next one to it using modpodge. 6. When the rose is …

Paint Chip Décor DIY

December 11th, 2012Varada0 Comments

Paint chips circles + Flower wire Make the stems. {Use a needle to pierce 2 tiny holes into the paint chip before you put your wire through.} Empty glass bottles + Yarn + Mod Podge Make vases. {Put some mod podge on to clean bottle surface and cover with yarn. Let dry.} Assemble and mount on shelves. Â {Add a handful of rice or some other grains into these vases so the wire can stay steady.} Enjoy!!!

Felt flower clip {Tutorial}

November 7th, 2012Varada2 Comments

Hi all of you! Hope all of you are doing great and feeling creative at this time. I am going to show you how easily you can make cute hair clips â€“ for yourself or for your kiddos or for friends. This is one fun activity to do – it uses very few materials, can be done in 15 mins from start to finish and does not need any expert level skills. Are you ready? Letâ€™s get started: Hereâ€™s what youâ€™ll need: 1. Some cute buttons 2. Blank clips. I got a pack of colorful ones from HobbyLobby. You can …

Mere Kanha {and a tutorial}

May 19th, 2012Varada0 Comments

It’s been over a year that I’d been searching for (read pestering Mr. C for) an idol of my Kanha. I wanted him to be playing his flute. I wanted him to have a cow besides him. I wanted an idol whom I can decorate – make jewellery and stuff – just like I will when I’ll actually meet my Kanhaji. That’s the picture I had in my mind. I saw an idol somewhat like that a couple years ago, but for some reason could not take him with me. When I came to Nashville all by myself, thousands of …

Happy Valentine’s Day {and a craft tutorial}

February 13th, 2012Varada3 Comments

Wish you a very very happy Valentine’s Day 2012 Here we are with a cute and easy craft tutorial for you to create something handmade for your Valentine. If you collect all the supplies, you can finish this craft in about 30 mins only! Ready? You’ll need: – Heart shaped craft punch (your key to finishing this project in under 30 mins!) – Red, pink or similar colored papers – White cardstock paper – Red cardstock paper – Scissors and paper shapers – Glue – A piece of thick thread (not shown) – Few sketch pens / glitter pens of …

Happy Rose Day

February 7th, 2012Varada6 Comments

Hi friends, Valentines’ day is just 7 days away. Hope you are ready to start the party with us? :) Wish you a very happy rose day! Roses have always been identified as messengers of love. Thinking of gifting a rose to your loved one? Here are some creative twists you can add: – is someone has a sweet tooth, you can order / gift a “Shahi tukda” to him / her. Or you could always prepare it yourself. Get fresh bread toasts and some condensed milk. Warm thoroughly the condensed milk with some normal mil. Spread toast slices in …

A headband {mini tutorial} and two pairs of earrings

January 27th, 2012Varada1 Comment

Before we went to Baroda for Uttarayan, here are a few things that I created: – Two pairs of earrings – for Uma and Shiva – A pretty little headband for Diya For making this headband I used two flower tutorials put up by the oh so talented Emily of JonesDesignCompany: The pink roses are made from synthetic shiny pink fabric using the rolled fabric flowers tutorial: http://jonesdesigncompany.com/flowers/rolled-fabric-flowers-tutorial/ The white flower is made using white satin fabric and white net fabric. At the center are some matching pink and white beads. Here is Emily’s tutorial for the same: http://jonesdesigncompany.com/create/5-days-of-favorite-projects-day-1/ The …

Double side step card {tutorial}

January 7th, 2012Varada1 Comment

I could not make it to one of my colleague’s wedding but I did make him a gift. His gift was a card that had a photo frame in the middle where he can display his wedding time snap. I also blogged about the card in my happy new year post and I promised a tutorial for you guys, so here it is :) You’ll need Heavy paper 8 inches X 12 inches Some colored craft papers Flower Craft punch Leaves craft punch Bird silhouette Embellishments of your choice A photograph which is 3.5 inches wide and about 4 inches …

Easy Mini Accordion Style Photo Book {Tutorial}

October 19th, 2011Varada1 Comment

Birthday time again. This time it was Jassi’s birthday on 15th Oct. Check out what he was up to on that day here: https://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.10150504261514012.463613.746874011&type=1 So, you must’ve guessed by now that Jassi is a photographer and a very good one, I must add. So what could I make that would be a fitting gift for a person playing with lights and camera? A mini photo book for his miniature photo collection which otherwise lies about on his desk like this I also made a bookmark for him with a Budweiser beer bottle on one side and other side saying, “Books …

Thank-you (hanging paper craft) {Tutorial}

September 13th, 2011Varada4 Comments

If there’s one thingÂ I want my kids to learn, even if they do not learn anything else much from me, is – the attitude of gratitude. Today’s craft celebrates the simple act that can fill your heart with joy. The act of saying “Thanks”. My aajji (grandma) was close to her eighties. She would wake up quite early each morning – 5’ish and then work in the kitchen and generally around the house all day long. She would have tea in the kitchen itself, no breakfast. Finally after all her kids and kids’ kids were fed, she would sit …

Ladies Clutch Birthday Card {Tutorial}

August 26th, 2011Varada0 Comments

One of my very special friends, Shipra, is also a talented crafts lady. Almost all Mondays you’ll find people ooh-ing and aah-ing around her cubicle over some new thing she has created. She has successfully converted an old discarded box into a cute little school bus. An used coffee container from Cafe’ Coffee Day into a pretty flower vase. A couple rectangular baby-apparel boxes into a paper / stationery holder painted like a wall of bricks. You get the point, right? Such a creative person celebrated her birthday on 1st Aug. And I wanted to make a very special card …

Styrofoam plate decoration {Tutorial}

July 30th, 2011Varada2 Comments

Emily from jonesdesigncompany keeps putting up beautiful wreaths and I always feel like I should also make one. But near the place where I live we do not get the basic wreath material / strcture. :( I tried creating one with Thermocol material, but didn’t like the result much. So while I keep my search for ideas to make wreaths, I decided to try something with a Styrofoam plate instead. This is a quick little tutorial which can help you create something similar. :) Things you’ll need: Styrofoam plate Papers – colorful for roses, thick green for leaves, thick …

Baby girls moments – princess scrapbook

July 22nd, 2011Varada2 Comments

Warning: this is the first time I am undertaking a scrapbooking project, so not sure my process is right. I am just going with what-works-for-me. :) Before making full fledged pages and layouts, I’ve decided to put together various embellishments. Here’s first set of princess attire: All these are made from paper. The dress: I have used thick pink color paper like the one used in greeting cards. (Do you call it cardstock?) It’s a simple evening gown cutout embellished with stones and white paper roses. I used the simple and funÂ tutorial by Dozi DesignÂ for making the roses. Grey and …