Art of Henna:

This is something which most of the gals love wearing, and is an art which in as inherent part of any function or festival. I still remember, as kids, we used to wait for the holidays to come (cos we were not allowed in school) and rush to the shop to buy a cone and use it to decorate our hands. This was like a half yearly ritual. Years later, I realized my love for putting mehendi and since then, have been practicing various designs on book or hands (whoever is ready to lend theirs J), but have never thought of taking pics. So the pics here are recent ones taken from my mobile. More pics to follow.

These were taken in 2007 when I put mehendi for my mom...

These r the ones which I put recently for my niece....

Knitting project

I have started recently on this project after getting inspired by a cousin of mine whose deft hands knitted a huge scarf within days. She taught me the basics and then I learnt the rest through Youtube videos. There are some really good videos which teach u the ABC s of knitting. I was not tat keen on knitting a scarf cos we rarely use scarves in our place where its blazing hot most of the time. I was in search of something which was easy to do and useful to all, when I found cellphone covers in the internet. .That was my first project. Although it took time to learn the variety of stitches, this holder was completed in 2 days. Right now, am working on knitting a purse for my mom.

Well, I wasnt very satisfied with the handle but I was desperate to complete it, so finished it off like this..

FEST IN TOWNSHIP

Every year in our township, we have this fest called “FOOD n FUN” where ppl can put up food stalls and prepare and sell food items. This year it was conducted on Sep 26, 2010 and arts and crafts stalls were also allowed. So I decided to put up my stall with the title “Fashion Jewellery”. It required quite an amount of preparation as I had to make various items for sale and I had no idea about the response nor the liking of the ppl in my place. So, I decided to make few pieces in all varieties so that I don’t invest too much. I started off with makin items like bead chains cos they r cheaper and have been attracting many ppl. I made 6 nos. in various colors and even sported one which matched my dress for the event.

Then made a few crystal and stone sets, both of which have that rich look but are a bit expensive.

I also made some pearls (white, pink and violet) to attract the attention of kids and old aunties.

 The first thing I had decided to make was lotsa earrings cos they sell well and r affordable by one n all. So, I made many pairs of earrings with beads, crystals, rings, hangings…

Also, I made few bracelets-beads, crystals, pearls. I also made two pairs of anklets.

The event went off well and as I had anticipated, most of the earrings and bracelets sold off. Of course, it was a new experience for me and I learnt a few things about selling and marketing.

Beady Lady

The beads r in vogue and I experimented with few beads n some crystals.

Additions to jewellery

Some recent ones which I made...

 

Crystal anklets

Crystal anklets have been in fashion for quite some time now. I made them in three colors; black, maroon and pink.

Temple jewelllery

This was a Dance set which I did as a gift for a girl who was going to do her dance arangetram

For gals n guys

I m surprised at the way things r changing n how much guys ve taken to fashion jewellery. Of course , previously during our forefathers time, men used to wear studs in both the ears n stuff, history is jus repeating itself. One of my guy frends used to keep askin me if I had nothun to make for them. These beads which i chanced upon recently caught my eye and I thot why not make some bracelets which gals n guys can wear

CD hanging

I came across this on TV and used the basic idea and developed it. This is a hanging which can be used to decorate door frames or shelves where idols of gods r kept. CD s were cut into two halves and the halves were stuck to a long ribbon one by one to the desired length and then a Ganesha sticker was stuck to the visible part of the CD and the rest of the CD was decorated.

Fridge Magnet

A fridge magnet or a show piece, this is made from a bottle cap (I used a TATA Tion bottle cap) and are stuffed with m-seal, painted and then decorated with stones or gliitter. A magnet can be stuck to the back to use it as a fridge magnet.

M- seal art

This was done on a plastic plate (old food plate) by using Shilpkar (or art m-seal) by making shapes out of it and sticking onto the plate. THey were then painted in the desired colors . Can be used as wall hangings.

Painting the story of a painting!!

Well!!!It all started when I was waiting for my job call for letter and was sitting at home in Aug, 2008 I had loads of free time and I wanted to do soemthun worthwhile. Inspired by a relative, I decided to embark on this journey of pursuing my interests in arts and crafts and thus it started with a visit to a nearby shop which was an in and out art shop and one can find almost anything there. Coincidentally, my b'day was around the corner that time and one of my friend wanted to know what I wud like as a gift. I replied "a glass painitng kit" which I had been longing to do for ages. So we went shopping and I got the gift I wanted. Then came out my first painting of Lord Ganesha which I gifted to the same friend and it still adorns the hall in his house.:)

Moving on

Then I started the making of the grand ones which are different frm the earlier ones and are the ones in vogue. They are stone sets in various colors and include kundan sets and have a radiant look making them suitable to wear for weddings and other functions. These are the ones which have been in demand most and since they are available in various colors, can be worn

Black n white stones with black crystals

blue stones n pearls

pink stones with crystals

dark green stones

maroon stones

Kerala model jewellery

multi colored stones

orange stone set

black n white stones with black crystals