Festive Glow This Year

Sharing with all my wonderful blog readers and friends festive joy and happiness in and around my home this Diwali. As 67% of my audiences are from other countries I have provided links to some words to make them understand the meaning and significance of the words I used.
 Lets enter  my haven...............

Rangoli made in haste but making entrance to my home cheerful and inviting.

My l'il sister also tried her hand and I must say she'd done a good job.

Placed diya(earthen lamp) at night on rangoli.

My hubby taught me to make Mango leaves Toran (decorative door hanging) without using any needle the way people do in South India  and I love to adorn entrance with these leaves on each festival.

Festive glow inside..........

and outside..............

Some goodies for loved ones..........

Some  lovely corners........

Filled with colors and festive glow

Lit diyas up and placed them everywhere around the home.

Floating candles and petals spreading festive magic.

These earthen pots I made specially for Diwali and ambiance they created was heart warming.

Warm glow and beauty, a perfect combination to uplift festive spirit.

Marigold adding beauty to decor.........

A very Happy Diwali to all of you :)

Last but not the least, all these images are mine and are subject to copyright. Copying or reusing them without my permission is illegal.

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Festive Blitz

Festive season brings lots of energy and enthusiasm. I become bundle of energy during this part of year. I love to do all those things what my mother used to do & I have seen as a kid. I just want to imbibe all these things into my kid. Well thats an another story.....here is what I did during this festive season. Three things that I consider as the most important for festive decor are ........

1 Some bling

2 Some green &

3 Some colors

I added lot of bling to my decor for Navratri.

Can you spot lovely reflection of fairy lights :-))

Mesmerising view in the night.

I added green too........

Pots are result of my imaginations & creativity.

And I added colors too.....

At the entrance.....



Wishing very Happy and prosperous festive season to all my lovely friends out there!!

Linking this to Patty's Of Spooks & Sparkles

Emreen's Itz Festival Time 2011

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Crafty Karwachauth

Karwachauth is the most romantic festival celebrated mainly in North India, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh , Himachal Pradesh and Gujrat. These days it is celebrated almost in every state of India and even in Pakistan and other countries too. One day fast is observed by women from sunrise to moonrise for the safety and longevity of their husbands.

Women gear up for this festival few weeks in advance. Here are some handcrafted beautiful things that you would like to add this karwachauth. That's why I called it crafty karwachauth. First comes the pooja calender and karwa .... This is very tradition one that women used to draw on wall by rice paste. In present days very decorative and beautiful calenders are available in markets.

This special one is hand crafted brass karwa for special you. You need one clay karwa also ...here it is

Now comes the thali for pooja. You can decorate one by your own. Its very easy just get some Bandhni print cloth, golden laces, sequins, beads or mirror and glue. try your hand on it and will come out like this

After pooja its a great idea to gift your beloved ones with hamper of 'suhaag'. This is just awesome...

You can also go for jewellery boxes that comes in loads of varieties. You can even use them to beautify your place.                                                                                                                                               

This yellow glass case jewelry box is must have. It has beautifully carved metal rim that gives it elegance.

This one is to adorn your place. It is gold plated and lot of meenakari work all around and crystal top.

Now its time for some jewelery shopping. look at these elegant yet stylish pieces. These are all handcrafted jewelery. you too can try hands on it if you are that creative.your

This jhumkas are just beautiful thing to add in your collection.

No festival is complete without flowers and specially when the festival is exclusively for husband and wife. Try to gift such a beautiful bunch of flower to your beloved one and make his/her day.

These multicolor Gerberas are just perfect for that special day and for that special one.

Everything is perfect now and you can enjoy this very romantic festival your own style. Best wishes.....

All images from http://karwachauth.indiangiftsportal.com/

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