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 Quick Rock Paperweight

Hi....

How often are you frazzled by the papers flying all over from your desk...right?

I am one of them.....My kid gets all these flyers from school which pile up on the table....

They kept getting knocked, and were falling all over the place.....That is when I felt the urgent need for a paperweight.....Thus, my Quick Rock Paperweight was born ;)

What best to hold down papers than a fairly good sized rock???

Ya, right!! ....So, I took a medium sized rock from my storage and painted it white.....

I was pondering over what design to paint when I saw one of my son's tattoos lying around....I liked this butterfly instantly :) 

When the color on the rock was dry, I applied the tattoo to the rock and left it to dry for a couple of minutes....

When it dried it looked like this:

Quick Rock Paperweight

Finally, I gave it a coat of sealer to lock in the tattoo....

It looks cool on my desk now....I love this project of mine...

Though it was instant, it turned out to be a beauty.....

I sometimes, also use it as a part of table decor..

Paperweight

I hope you liked it.....

Please comment to let me know you came by....

Thanks for visiting :)

Diwali Decorations

Diwali was celebrated last week, and we had lots of fun at home.....

Celebrating Diwali in US is a different experience altogether, but we tried to bring in

the spirit home, at our level best....

And, what is Diwali without its decorations???

Let me show you what I did....

Traditionally, clay lamps filled with oil line the doors and windows during the festival...

The picture below is a "Diya" ( Lamp) hand painted by me on our glass door....

This is how the painted surface looks.....its the inside!!

Diya Painting on the Door

And, this is how it looks to a person watching it from outside :)

Diya Painting

Marigold "Toran" ( string garland) is also traditionally put on the main entrance 

with 5 mango leaves in the centre....

You know how impossible it is to find one such 'Toran' in US :(

So, I decided to paint one instead.....

This is how it looks from inside......

Marigold Toran Painting

And, this is the outside view......

Hand Painted Toran

This is how the whole combo looks on the door......

Diwali Decoration

What is Diwali without some diyas right???

I had a terracotta plate with me which I painted golden....

Then I placed a LED candle on it....

Thus I made my American Diya :))

The main reason for making this one was my 5 year old whose 'active' presence made it impossible for me to light any real diyas !!

But the effect was so nice!!!

Decorative Diya

This is another assembly.....

The base is metal with rhinestones which I had bought from India......

Just painted the top of a LED candle and put it in the base to make this Diya....

Fancy Diya

One more type of assembly is the one I made below...

I have placed hand painted terra-cotta diyas in a row with LED candles on top.....

I know there are too many diyas.....but 'Diwali' literally means 'Row of Lights'.....

This is a floating diya handmade by me.....

It has a metal centre and is decorated with green and red festive colored rhinestones.....

Its usually used with a votive.....

I gifted this to a friend for Diwali....

Floating Diya

Hope you enjoyed viewing my decoration and diyas......
Happy Diwali to you and your family....
Comment below if you liked the decorations and Thanks for visiting :)