Good News For Art & Craft Lovers!!

Hola readers!!
I've got two amazing news for you:

1). I have found some very good site for all art & Craft lovers &

2). On account of Diwali I am planning a big art & craft linky party on my blog.

One more thing is that festive season is just around the corner and I am gearing up to do some posts on Diwali craft & DIY ideas. Every week I'll be sharing some unique craft & DIY idea for Diwali. So all of you just be ready with all the art & craft materials.

Now let me disclose what I found for you:
Whenever I get some craft idea the biggest problem I face is gathering all the essential craft supplies. Several rounds of craft store is what I usually avoid with one hyperactive kid in tow. I found online shopping for craft supplies a better solution to my problem but, then buying craft supplies online can burn hole in your pocket. I have come across such online craft stores where freight rate were three times the price of my order and that was a pure waste of money. 

The other day I was thinking that there should be some website where we can get some deals on art & craft supplies too, like we get for other items on so many websites these days. And guess what I found one. I explored CupoNation thoroughly and found some amazing deals on art & craft materials. This website has lot of other deals too .
I am providing some links, go through these and then you will know what exactly I am talking about.
There you can find deals on Cards & kits, pens & markers, home decor and many more other categories too. Some best deals for art/craft decor items at CupoNation are:
Indabycraft: Deals for home decor products
Creative Craft: Deals for black pottery
Craft Adda: Deals for pens, marker, cards, kits, farm animals etc.
FabFurnish: Deals for home decor products.

Many more deals are there. Just go through the site and there you can explore more about the deals.
Go ahead dear readers get your art/craft supplies, make some beautiful crafts for Diwali and don't forget to link it in my blog. Link party will be opening shortly.

Good Luck to all of you!!

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Website Review: Socktail

We are living in a digital age and e-commerce has gained an important place in our lives. 

people love online shopping because of the convenience. You don't need to bother about driving and then finding parking space, over crowded stores, locating a product in store and then after purchasing the product standing in a long queue at billing counter. Lots of hassle isn't it. 

That is why people prefer online shopping...just few clicks and product of your choice will be delivered at your door step.

Now if I say that website I am going to introduce to you is something very different from other online shopping portals, you must be scratching your head. Presenting to you........... 

Socktail

About Socktail:  Though socktail was started as online furniture store but very soon they will launch decor, and DIY sections as well. The ultimate goal is to have a social shopping platform for passionate about furniture, home decor and DIY. 

Features:  Now why I said it's different from other e-commerce websites because it is packed with some very useful features. Lets have a look what these features are:

1. Connect:  This feature lets you connect easily with other shoppers and designers as well. You can find me here, checkout my profile click here and lets connect there too :)

- Create profile and share your work with thousands of their visitors. 

- Follow other users and connect with them by commenting on their collections/creations.

- Invite your admirers from Facebook and make your own social network here.

2. Share: This enables you to share your ideas and get ideas from others. 

- Write guest posts, articles, design ideas and get more fan following.

- Bookmark your posts/creations/pics and attract more visitors to your blog.

- Bookmark your findings on internet and make your collections on our website.

- Arrange your bookmarks in lists/albums/collections.

3. Shop: If you are an artist, crafter or designer you can sell your product here in this section.

- Setup your store and Sell your creations.

- Shop furniture and home decor products from other sellers and brands. 

So what you were doing on three different websites till date, now you can do all those things at one place- Socktail. It's hassle free, easy to navigate and loaded with wonderful and useful features. I have registered myself on Socktail and truly loving it. I liked the collection of furniture available there. I am eyeing few of them. Sharing some images just for you.  

Don't you want to check out some more beautiful furniture designs and don't miss the opportunity to connect with other designers and shoppers. Head over to Socktail and give some treat to your eyes. I am so sure that you will going to love all the three features on Socktail. Do I need to say that Pinterest, Stumbleupon and Etsy all these three are at one place now. Come join me.... waiting for you there!!

Link: Socktail

Coming up next on 3D is a lovely and warm space. Stay tuned!!

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Online Store Review: The Elephant Company

As I said earlier I just love everything Indian. So today introducing you to a store that is full of Indianness. Here's a little what they have to say about their company:

The Elephant Company

Everyday Life Made Interesting. At The Elephant Company (TEC), we are committed to making Everyday Life Interesting. Our global aesthetic translates into unique statement pieces that infuse colour and contemporary chic into your world. We offer a wide range of lifestyle products from home décor and textiles to accent furniture, accessories for dining and entertaining, tech & fashion accessories and much more, at highly competitive price points. Our designs, cleverly inspired by a perfect blend of Indian heritage and international élan, come alive through our products, which are ideal additions to your home, office, or for gifting.

Products: They offer some exquisite range of products and they have all home decor products and accessories under one roof. Take a look of their different products that yell India.

ELEPHANT BUTTI

At The Elephant Company, elephants feature widely in their designs. Their Elephant Butti collection is no different – it focuses on the elephant, which signifies strength, power and longevity, and the butti, one of the most important ornamental floral motifs of Mughal Indian art. Together, the designs form the basis for a collection that celebrates the rich heritage of India, while still remaining contemporary through the use of fresh, modern colours.

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MUMBAI MERI JAAN

Colourful, chaotic and always interesting – this is Mumbai as we know it best. Life is lived in the fast lane, the traffic is slow, and dreams are larger than life. So are the icons that make Mumbai a must-see on the tourist map. The Mumbai Meri Jaan collection is an homage to the great city of dreams that is challenging, frenetic, but always welcoming. Add a little slice of Mumbai to your daily life with this range. 

And here is what I got from them. A set of two very beautiful bowls in vibrant colors. Totally Indian!!

Colour and pattern matches with my planter and I truly loved that.

Aren't they just beautiful!!

Hubby's birthday is just around the corner and this Tee definitely he will going to love.

 I loved the color palette and camels too :)

Just check out their website for entire collection. 

And that's not all they are running Mother's Day contest on their Faceboook page. Click here to know more about it. 

Choose your product from their store and let me know what did you get for yourself.
Happy Shopping Folks!!!

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My Shopping Experience With India Circus

I am a big fan of all things Indian. Whenever I look for some decor accessories for my home
I try to find out a piece that reflects India. One such store that draws inspiration from
rich heritage of India is: India Circus

About Company:

A design label that offers affordable, Indo-centric, and sophisticated designs by renowned designer Krsna Mehta, Design Director of India Circus. The collections offer various life-style products, ranging from home decor to personal accessories. India Circus designs seek to introduce modern sensibilities to Indian aesthetic traditions. With an All-Indian palette, India Circus draws inspiration from the flora & fauna as well as the rich heritage of India. The brand is a curation of diverse and distinct moods and tones that Mr.Mehta identifies as his vision of contemporary India. The vibrancy of colors and modern sensibility, combined with the nuanced heritage of the designs, makes each piece created at India Circus exceptional & makes it a truly flamboyant act.

Image Credit: Yourstory

Products:
They offer distinct and diverse array of moods and tones that represents India. Their wide range of products offer everything from home decor to dining, furnishings to fashion and lot more. Designs are so unique and eye pleasing that you will love to shop from India Circus again and again.

Image Credit: India Circus

My Shopping Experience: 
I found the web site well designed and  easy to navigate. They have categorized all the products in few main categories like Home Decor, Dining, Accessories, Rugs, Fashion and more. Choose the product and place your order, it is that simple. They have multiple and secured payment option. 
I browsed through different categories and found that choosing only one product from such beautiful collection is a big deal. I stared at every product and wanted each one of them. Designs are such exquisite and Indian that I was spoiled for choice. Then being a decor enthusiast I chose cushion covers for my home. Have a look.....

Image : Mine

Liked it!!! I liked it a lot. Though I was worried about material and color but before placing my order I read the complete description of product that is available on their site for every product like dimensions, material and availability. So I got to know material of cushion covers was velvet and color at the back of covers was maroon. Without any delay I placed my order and I received it within 8 days in good condition. Though I placed order for two covers and got only one (only one was in stock) but their customer care services are so good and prompt that they resolved my issue in no time. I received the second one within two days. 

Image: Mine

My overall shopping experience with India Circus was excellent. You can check out their exquisite collection right here.
Now I am leaving you with some images of my living room  that has got new cushion covers after so long :) 

Signing off now....all you lovely readers just let me know through your comments how do you find my choice of cushion covers from India Circus and what you will going to shop from their store!!

P.S. : Complementary voucher was provided by India Circus but all the views expressed here are purely mine :) 

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Online Store: India Circus

 I am sure that you all must have heard of India Circus before. 

A design label that offers affordable, Indo-centric, and sophisticated designs by renowned designer Krsna Mehta, Design Director of India Circus. The collections offer various life-style products, ranging from home decor to personal accessories. India Circus designs seek to introduce modern sensibilities to Indian aesthetic traditions. With an All-Indian palette, India Circus draws inspiration from the flora & fauna as well as the rich heritage of India. The brand is a curation of diverse and distinct moods and tones that Mr.Mehta identifies as his vision of contemporary India. The vibrancy of colors and modern sensibility, combined with the nuanced heritage of the designs, makes each piece created at India Circus exceptional & makes it a truly flamboyant act.

Though their complete collection is to die for and I absolutely adore each and every product they have but  

today on 3D I am introducing India Circus Premium Coffee mugs to you. I got two premium coffee mugs from India Circus. For the current season the brand offers four diverse & eclectic collections. Tamara is one of them. 

Tamara references India's extremely rich and diverse visual treasure of flora and foliage & offers a bright and contemporary take on the Indian landscape with visually stimulating designs that lead the eye over its intricate details and patterns, a beautiful ornamentation for you, and your home.
See the different pattern on the same mug in image above and the one in below. Its a visual treat while you enjoy your hot cuppa.

See from where the inspiration is drawn.....its nature. I just love the details and patterns on these mugs.

This exquisite piece has intricate design of flowers and leaves, inspired from nature and it looks elegant.

Hop over to India Circus and check out their exquisite collection of Coffee Mugs, place your order and these beauties will be delivered in a sturdy packaging and you need not to worry about any damage.

Here are the two beauties together. I am quite impressed with their collection of mugs. Now enjoy your coffee in an elegant manner. 

I know you are now heading to India Circus. See you all next week, have a great weekend ahead.

Happy Shopping!!

P.S. All images are mine and subject to copyright. Don't use them without my permission.

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Great Online Shopping Festival (GOSF 2013)

Have you ever heard of Great Online Shopping Festival (GOSF).......No

 then you are at right place. Let me introduce you to this term that is only an year old. 

GOSF is Great Online Shopping Festival  started by Google India in 2012 to benefit customers following the immense popularity of the Monday sale and Black Friday initiated by the giant shopping portals in the US. 

Last year customers were immensely benefited with huge discounts while shopping online on 12 December’12. It’s a crazy shopping festival bursting with great offers, deals and discounts.

The good news is, this time the Great Online Shopping Festival is likely to happen again for 3 days (11^th, 12^th, 13^thof Dec) in India.

I am so happy to let all my readers know that Jabong is also participating in GOSF India. So don’t forget to check Jabong.com GOSF during this time. Assuring the most lucrative discounts and deals this time than ever before. 

Happy Shopping!!

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Online Furniture Store: FabFurnish.com

FabFurnish is India's largest renowned and well known online home decor and accessories store, featuring an interesting range of tastefully-picked furniture and homeware products from across the globe at amazingly reasonable rates.

No matter what decor style you are picking for your home FabFurnish has the best for your home to suit your style and taste. Living room looks complete only when it has an stylish as well as comfortable seating. At FabFurnish you can explore the whole new range of Sofa sets. They have luxurious sofa sets to add class and flamboyance to your home decor.

They have everything for everyone. Sofas and recliners, single seater, double seater and three seater. Material used are premium fabric, wood and leather. You can choose from vast variety available in their online store. A well supported, ergonomically designed structure with integrated cushioning assures ultimate comfort. Premium materials used make it a practical as well as stylish buy for your home space. Just kick back in and plunge into the lush comfort!
Each piece in the selection is masterfully crafted using a combination of age-old craftsmanship and contemporary techniques. The entire range exemplifies subtle, timeless elegance and brings a classic touch to your home decor.

Choosing a right furniture can make a big difference in overall look of your space. So pick one wisely. Hop over to their web site and choose the right one from wide collection available there. I know you will be spoiled for your choice once you go through the range of furniture they are offering. 

Hurry up readers they are offering some discount too. 

Don't forget to visit FabFurnish GOSF 2013 page during the Great Online Shopping Festival, organized by Google, during December 11,12,13 2013.

Happy shopping!!



P.S Image is provided by FabFurnish and subject to copyright

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Online Store: Style Ashram

If you love contemporary decor and planning to buy some modern furniture 

this store can be a big help for you.

Style Ashram is on a mission to make world class modern furniture affordable, by removing middlemen and expensive showrooms. Thus their motto, "no unnecessary expenses, just pure happiness."




The idea was born when co-founders Arti and Lalit went furniture shopping. Contemporary designs were hard to find, and incredibly expensive. So they put their entrepreneurial minds together to create a solution.

According to Arti, "we strongly believe in creating spaces that bring peace and allow you to decompress. For us, that means minimalist designs combined with comfort."

From sharing design ideas over coffee, to customizing sofas in a leather or fabric of their choice, it's quickly become a hub for creativity. "People come with some great visions, and we're thrilled when we can help their ideas come to life. Whether they buy from us or not, its great to be a part of that process."

For Design Decor and Disha readers, Style Ashram is offering a special promotion until November 10. Just enter code DDD10 to get Rs 10,000 off any purchase above Rs 75,000.

Happy shopping friends!!

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Online Shopping @ Pepperfry: Review

I have shopped online with numerous online shopping sites and It's always fun and super easy to shop online. Recently I was asked to review Pepperfry hence I shopped from their 'Home Decor' section. So let me take pleasure to introduce you to Pepperfry.

About Pepperfry:
Founded in July 2011 by Ambareesh Murty and Ashish Shah, both ex eBay employees who decided to set up their own company. Pepperfry.com opened for business on the 3rd of January 2012 to give customers a wide selection of amazingly priced Furniture, Home and Living products and a consistently great shopping experience.
Pepperfry is today India’s No. 1 online Furniture, Home and Living destination, offering products across categories like Furniture, Home Décor, Furnishings, Kitchen & Dining, Housekeeping, Fitness, Leisure and Pet Supplies.

My Shopping Experience With Pepperfry:

I was asked to choose a product from their 'Home Decor' section. I opened their site and found some very striking features like it is very well designed, easy to browse, vast variety of products, hassle free, time saving and most importantly there are multiple and secured payment options available. Take a look of their well designed portal.

I browsed through 'Home Decor' section and found very interesting and ample number of decor items. To narrow down my search I selected 'Clock' option from the many other available there. That means many products are available there and narrowing your search is just a click away. You can sort the items by their price and  shipping time.

I clicked on the product that I liked and there full description of the product was available with dimensions, colors, price, availability and shipping time. I rolled over the image of the product available there and got a bigger and nicer view of the product. Truly amazing isn't it and I'm very well satisfied now.

You can take their online help at any moment if you have any query or doubt.

Then comes the trickiest part of making payment, but here it seemed the easiest part of the shopping. I took a whole 3 days to choose my product but made payment just in 3 mins....wow that's wonderful. You can pay through Credit Card/ Debit card, net banking, most popular in India COD (Cash On Delivery) and Paypal. 

After placing my order I got confirmation through mail and on the phone also. I placed order on 29th Aug and received it on  4th Sep. Now here I would like to share some pictures that will tell you about their excellent shipping services and well packed products. 

Yes I purchased this 'Vintage clock'. More about it in next post. It reached me safely and as you can see it has a glass panel on both the sides so I was much worried about its safe arrival but when I opened the package I was totally amazed to see the excellent packing and I received my clock without any damage. Thank you Pepperfry for your excellent services.

Stay tuned to see my Painted Madhubani and I have something to share too :)

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Online Store: Knot n Stitch

Introducing on my blog today a new venture 'Knot n Stitch' started by a good friend of mine 'Vandana' and her team. This is what Vandana says about Knot n Stitch:

We are a small startup in the home furnishing niche currently working with creating beautiful designer cushion covers in varied colours, hues, textures and works. Each of our pieces is carefully designed and created right from the stage of design to the finished product by us and aims at providing an experience beyond par. 

Here is a look of what they have in their store:

Beautiful cushions to add charm to your space.

Sunshine yellow to brighten up your room.

Added some texture too......

 

Knot n Stitch is a venture by three women:
Vandana Rajesh
Anju Athmarao Rajiv
Vinita Hari Govind

To know more about Knot n Stich team, read their story here.

Hurry up visit their site, make a choice and place your order :)

All images are provided by 'Knot n Stitch and are subject to copyright!!

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