Braided Scarf

Hi there...Hope this new year will bring health and happiness for everyone. So here I am bringing the first post of the month...soft cuddly braided scarf. Its easy and fun to make... all you need is a ball of pompom yarn and a little free time. Here are the pictures to explain...

   Step 1  line up your yarn divide them in equal parts....

 Step 2 Cut the ends and put a rubber band at one end and start braiding

Step 3 Tie up both ends with a yarn. You can add felt flowers or ribbon flowers to deck up

Here is the final look...since I am using pompom yarn you can hardly see the braid and it gives a fluffy look to this scarf

Hope you will like it..see you soon with another diy!

Wreaths

Wishing everyone a very Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!  

I made these cute wreath for gift giving ....little handmade gift to show my appreciation for my kids teacher.

these turned out nice and festive. 

                 

                                For wreaths I have used styrofoam circles, ribbons, felt flowers, and cut some sprigs that I got from local dollar tree and yarn....                                

So have fun friends...enjoy your holiday!

Paper Flowers 3

Hello dear friends! Hope you are enjoying the beauty of the changed season. I am just loving it. Since flowers are blooming outside i have decided  to make all my this month posts to be the flowery one.Today I have come up with another form of making flowers using tissue paper. I have seen tissue paper pompoms so much  over the web I made some for my daughter's bed room ...she loved it and enjoyed making them too. Here I am sharing the pictures of  tissue paper flowers we made yesterday. They are fun to make and add lot of colors to the room. Tissue papers comes in different colors. I picked warmer shades for my flowers Hope you have fun making them too.       

B is for Blue

What a lovely color! that's what came to my mind when I saw this place mat in a local shop. It was the single piece but that didn't stop me. I had  already planned in my mind what  its going to turn into. Initially, I thought I would do some applique work on it, later I thought some felt flower would be nice. After much brain storming, I settled for a quick embroidery and sew on some fancy leaves that my mother send me couple of years back. I am sure she will be happy to see that I have used it finally. Now this little fancy thing sits on my coffee table.

~ Guest Corner ~

Hello everyone … festival season has already started... Festival of lights, Diwali is just around the corner so I thought how about some beautiful, easy and inexpensive craft ideas for home décor. Simple things with little this and that can freshen up your home and make your home look charming and festive…believe me… all you need is little imagination. Today I am sharing with you the simple craft ideas from my friend and fellow blogger Satrupa, who not only cooks well but writes well also and to see her photography talent you must visit her lovely blog Food For Thought.


I love her idea of creating easy craft with the material easily available in our homes and can be enjoyed with kids too. So here are some simple and beautiful ways to dress up old candle holders for this festival season... using the gunny sack of rice bag, some potpourri and dry flowers and leaves.

See what a difference little jute scrap and flower make to a simple candle holder...

Aren't these candles look beautiful ?

Cozy corner of her living room brightened with dressed up candle holders.



Please feel free to give ideas and /or comments. Have a great weekend everyone.

Stamping

Hi Everyone!!!

It’s autumn morning here in Connecticut, USA. Air is cool and crisp, leaves are changing their colours slowly. It’s really delightful to see the beautiful trees with green, orange and red leaves. I am writing this post and sipping my favourite ginger tea... perfect for the cool day like this.







It seems as if nature is painting its own canvas...well I am relaxing and enjoying the beauty of autumn because my current project for this week is done…and this time I tried my hand on stamping.

So I tell you how it all started…. I went to the local craft store to look for some stamps but could not find the designs that I was looking for. So I thought why not make some stamp on my own.
To start with, I first drew some sketches on paper.... then to turn those sketches into a reality, my eyes landed on potatoes and as usual my hands were ready with a knife this time… for a change :-).




So after slaying few potatoes(as per my hubby wasting potatoes;-)), I finally got few stamps ready and the rest of it followed easily. Why don't you have a look ...

Once my stamps were done, I painted acrylic paint on them as shown in below image.

Then I pressed it facing down on the place mat...

half way through...

Stamping part is done now.... place mat is looking good ...What do you say?

Then I cut some shapes out of a empty Coke can.... You guys must be thinking that this girl has something against these poor cans...

I glued them on the place mat as you can see it below image.

With little embellishment the work is done and ready for display...

This one is on paper and then I glued it on the cardboard box. As you can see, finally we have a place to keep all our remotes at one place and can hide them from my 1 year old...;-)

Hope you like it...

I would love to hear your comments and/or suggestions, since they work as fuel for me to get going to my next week's work...Have a wonderful weekend...

* Recycle *

If you are like me, you must have had Pepsi or Coke directly out of the can for the umpteenth time.

But have you ever thought about using that empty can to its fullest possibility…. other than getting 5cents :-) ( at least in the state of Connecticut) in return by putting it in the recycling machine…. or just tossing it away in a trash bag.

For many times, I have held the chilled Pepsi can and enjoyed it till its last drop, but never thought of creating something out of an empty can until yesterday…..when I was in my creative Zen mode. So as always with my magic wand of imagination, I started my new project.


Well the result was satisfying indeed (at least to me)….and why not there is an immense pleasure in creating something out of nothing ….Why don’t you see it yourself...

I cut the empty can carefully as it has sharp edges....

I draw on the back side with pen as you can see in the picture...

Figure half done....

Job done!!

Close up view...

Please feel free to comment and/or ask any question you have on above post.