A little more Diwali

Hi….I hope you had a lovely Diwali….
In my last post “Diwali Decorations 2013”, I told you about how I made some stuff to make our Diwali a little extra special…..Today I’ll tell you about some articles I made last year for my Diwali workshop…..I had conducted my first Diwali workshop for kids and adults, where we made a bunch of items, about which I’ll tell you now….

Every Diwali begins with the installation of an “Akash-Kandil” or a lantern as we call it…..So, we started by making a lantern…We used handmade paper which was quite translucent…..We cut it according to our template, and then assembled it….We left an opening on top for passing a lightbulb in it…..We also stuck small shiny punched flower on each piece…..This was the final product…..

Paper Lantern

And, this is how it looked when it was lit….

Akash Kandil

We then proceeded to our Rangoli…..Rangoli is traditionally used to adorn the doorstep, as it is considered very auspicious….It was traditionally done with rice flour and some natural dyes…But, with the availability of various commercially available colored powders, rangoli has become an art……What we made in our workshop was a rangoli with a twist…..We made a permanent rangoli using some cardboard, Rainbow/ Iris paper and some rhinestones……We made a 6 piece rangoli which can be used in various ways……This was our fruit of labor…..

Rangoli

Then, we started with our “Toran” aka garland…..We used a gold ribbon, construction paper, rhinestones, 3D glitter and key rings to make our Toran…..We made leaves and flowers and glued them alternately on the ribbon and put key rings on either ends to hang them……This is how our Toran looked…..

Flower Garland

Toran

Finally we moved on to the last item in our workshop, the integral part of Diwali- a “Diya” or the Lamp…..Rows of oil lamps are lit and placed outside the doors and windows during Diwali….How could we forget those….I gave a choice of two designs to my class and each participant made one as per their liking….We used paper, terracotta lamps and acrylic colors to make these….This is how they turned out…..

Terracotta Lamps

Festive Diya

Hand-painted Diya

And, this is the whole package!!

Diwali workshop

Hope you had a good time reading about this…..Don’t forget to let me know your opinions and feel free to contact me through the comment box if you have any questions…..Till then, keep crafting and come back soon for more !!!

DIY Flower Light - Recycle Craft

Hello there.....
How do you like this pretty little Flower Light????
Adorable...Isn't it???

DIY Flower Light

This Light is made from the top of a water gallon.....Surprised????
Yes, it really is a plastic bottle top!!!!

Flower Light DIY Tutorial

I cut it with scissors and then colored it like a dainty flower.....

When it was completely dry, I inserted a small LED tea light in its bottom....

Flower with Tea Light

Recycle Craft 

And there it was....quick and easy Flower Light......

Ready to adorn any table as a centerpiece.... on its own, or with a few more

 flowers like this.....

This definitely is a conversation piece......

And it cost me almost nothing.......I had the colors and tea light  on hand.....

Flower Light

Hope you liked it as much as I do :)
If you make one like this, do not forget to credit me and link me to your site/ blog.....
You can also view another flower light I made earlier here.....
See you soon with more such crafts.....
Till then, 'Like' the post and enjoy!!!

DIY Instant Wall Art- 2

Hello and welcome to view my Instant Wall Art-2....

I call it so because a few days back, I uploaded a post on Instant Wall art- Shoebox Lid Upcycling.....You can see the post by clicking here.

I made this wall art in a similar fashion using a shoe box lid and a scrapbook paper.

Instant Wall Art- Shoe box Lid Upcycling

This is the shoe box Lid I used for this wall art....

Shoe box Lid

This wall art is little different by accident!!! Funny Story :)....

Let me tell you.....

The scrapbook paper comes in a specific size and it fit my earlier shoebox lid perfectly....

However, this lid belonged to my beloved hubby's shoebox......it was a huge box!!!

It had to be....These were the shoes!!!!

So imagine my despair when the paper kept falling short from all sides......

After racking my brains for quite some time, I still couldn't make it fit.....I thought of using two pieces of scrapbook paper, but I wasn't feeling very happy about the idea...... But, I was not ready to give up.....

And then, out of nowhere an idea struck!!!

I decided to give the frame a boxed look.....( a box for a box....lol)......

I cut the paper in a way that it fit on the box, leaving an uniform border all around.....

Scrapbooking Paper

Then I painted the border with black color.......

See how it looks here......

When the color dried completely, I glued the paper on to the box lid........

It turned out like this!!!

Shoe box Upcycling

Here's how it looks on the wall :)

The black border gives it a look of certain depth, which is what I like about this wall art....

Instant Wall Art

The beauty of this wall art is in its uniform design.....which gives me the flexibility to hang it any way I like.....It looks good horizontally, and equally good vertically!!! Ain't that awesome???It is, right???

I used scrapbook paper here, but you can use any gift wrapping paper with a uniform design too!!!
Hope you liked this......
You can also view my earlier Post on DIY Instant Wall Art here.....
I will be posting more stuff soon, so do keep coming back.....
Thanks for visiting and comment below to let me know you were here.....

DIY Rose Branches

Roses are a crafters favorite!!!!

And I am no exception to that....

I made this Rose Branch Decorative Piece at a very low price :)

Let me tell you how.....

Rose Branches

I collected some branches that fell from a tree outside my house.....

The photo shows only two but there were some more....

Branches

I chose the best of the branches and got out my ammunition.....a spray can!!

I spray painted the branches gold.......ohh I love shiny, blingy stuff!!!

I loved the way they turned out :)

Gold Painted branches

When the branches were drying, I made some paper roses of different sizes....

Here they are!!!

Paper Roses

You can use ready artificial / silk flowers like these too....

I stuck the roses randomly on the branches with a hot glue gun....

Then, I took a glass vase and filled it with glass fillers for the base.....

Finally, I arranged the branches together in the vase....

This is how the final product looks....

It gives a very chic look to the house at a very minimal cost....

Chic Decor

This is a close up of a rose stuck on the branch.....

Rose

Some more snaps that I took are here.....

Hope you enjoyed....

Rose Branches

Also check out my tutorial for DIY Flower Light here.....
Thanks for visiting and do come back for more!!!

DIY Painted Metal Butterfly Wind- chime

Yayyyy......
I am back!!!
I missed blogging so much.....
Anyways, Today I will show you how I turned a cheap wind chime into a fancy one!!
I saw this metal Butterfly wind chime at a dollar store recently, and I really liked it....
Butterflies are one of my favorites :)
I bought it instantly......

Butterfly wind chime

However, I was not so happy with the tan and orange colors it had.......

Butterflies are supposed to be colorful and vibrant!!!

So, I decided to revamp it.....

I colored it with acrylic colors- yellow and Violet and acrylic pearl color- blue.....

Metal Butterfly

Lastly, I embellished a little bit with my favorite 3D glitter outliners and Voila......

My pretty little wind chime was ready.....

Here is how it looked when it was done....

Aint it cute????

Painted Butterfly wind chime

This dainty butterfly now chimes merrily on my patio......
Hope you liked it....
Please comment to let me know if you do.....  :)

DIY Decorative Table Centerpiece

Hi and welcome.....

Today I would like to tell you how I made a Decorative Table Centerpiece......

I am a big fan of Recycling.....Its amazing how a little effort on our side can make a huge

 difference in saving our planet.....

I made the flower in this picture using the bottom of a water gallon....

I used acrylic colors for painting this flower.......

Recycled Flower

But the lonely flower did not serve any purpose, so I decided to make something useful from it....

Decorative Table Centerpiece

I had a decorative plate with me, which I used as the base.....

To it, I added a few glass fillers in the center.......

And then, I placed the flower in the center of the fillers......

Recycled Flower Centerpiece

To add to the glamor, I added a LED candle in the center of the flower......

My Centerpiece was thus completed, and now it sits on my dining table, casting a soft 

glow of happiness :)

 I hope you liked the Tutorial ......Have fun trying it yourself !!
You can also view my post on DIY Flower Light here.....
 And remember........Please Recycle :)