Here is a tutorial with steps to make a fringed felt flower. This is a simple flower making work and needs no sewing. These felt flowers can be used on multiple art and craft projects.
Read More »Ganesh Chaturthi Umbrella – Tutorial
This is a simple craft which can be done for Lord Ganesh marking the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. This work would take about 30 minutes of your time and can be customized in different colors and designs as per your choice.
Read More »Thermocol Wall Art – Painting
Recently I made quite a large painting on a sheet of thermocol for my wall. Here is the thermocol wall art…
Read More »How to make an Explosion Box
Explosion Boxes are a combination of scrapbooks and cards which can be custom made to suit different occasions and celebrations. This is a tutorial which shows how to make an explosion box with two layers.
Read More »The Palace, Besant Nagar Chennai
With this post I am starting a new section on destinations where you could shop for artistic and ethnic apparels and accessories. The idea is to keep these predominantly Indian with flavors of other cultures too as and when I stumble across them. The shopping destination we see here is ‘The Palace‘ in Besant Nagar, Chennai (Tamil Nadu). I walked into the shop one late evening and was welcomed by the soft lighting of the store.
Read More »Athapookalam Designs for Onam
Pookalam is an arrangement of flowers in the form of a design like a floral rangoli. Athapookalam designs are made during the Onam Festival in Kerala. Here are some Athapookalam designs for this Onam.
Read More »Black N’ Cream Handmade Card
The handmade card featured here is suitable for a wedding or engagement ceremony. The primary embellishments used are pearls, die cut flowers and a chipboard corner. Black card stock has been used as the base.
Read More »Crimped Quilling Earrings – Tutorial
Quilling earrings can be made in various designs and present lot of possible design options. But since hoops are my favorite, this time I am going again with quilled hoop earrings – the difference being that crimped quilling strips are used for this pattern.
Read More »Happiness – Turquoise Color handmade card
This is a handmade card with the word ‘Happiness’ on it is a suitable card for various occasions. The turquoise color brings along with it a mood of cheer and happiness…
Read More »Shades of Orange – Friendship day card
Shown here is another friendship day card made with card stock, pattern paper and floral embellishments. Orange is the base shade of this card.
Read More »For a Special Friend – Handmade Card
A simple handmade card in shades of green for your friend.. The card is made primarily using card stock, pattern paper and embellishments in shades of green.
Read More »3D Origami Frog Instructions
A tutorial showing how to make a 3D origami frog using the modular origami technique. This frog is made using 1/32 size pieces of paper. The difficulty is intermediate and doesn’t consume too much time.
Read More »Stained Glass Painting Work – Tutorial
This tutorial will show how to make a glass painting design on glassware for a stained glass effect in a few simple steps. The stained glass effect is generally seen on windows and decorative glassware. This is one of the widely used techniques in painting glass other than the reverse glass painting technique.
Read More »Rakhi Making For Kids – Using Craft Foam
With just a few more days to go for Raksha Bandhan, here is another Rakhi making tutorial which is suitable for kids to make for their siblings. These are perfect for kids as they tend to like funkier and ‘not so ornamental’ rakhi designs… We will be using craft foam to make this Rakhi.
Read More »Stocking Flowers making – Tutorial
This tutorial will show how to make flowers using stocking cloth and a metal string. The steps to make these flowers is fairly simple and needs only a little time.
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