Happy Weekend!!

Here in my part of the world we are heading towards a long weekend & I'm super excited about it.

No I haven't planned any weekend getaway, I just want want to be home...........

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Aren't these spaces screaming......... come and relax........have a relaxed weekend!!!

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Sharing Spreads Love & Happiness

Heard and believed that 'sharing' spreads love & happiness. So sharing today a very well written, lovely post. As I read the post and saw beautiful painting made by Ritu Dua who blogs @ Beneath My Heart Art I wanted to share it with all my lovely blog readers.

Please go through the post : 'When God Created Mothers' and let Ritu know your views through comments and show some love by following her blog.

Her post made me feel so nostalgic that I took out socks knitted by my Mom, wore it and yes while soaking in sun I clicked a picture just to share with you all. Mothers are great!!!

Socks Knitted By Mom For Me

I feel so proud of my Mom. She is a versatile,very talented lady and my continuous source of inspiration. 

Mother's Love is Unconditional Love.

Wishing you all a very happy weekend and stay creative friends!!

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Happy Weekend

Leaving you all with this beautiful picture of bedroom designed by Derrell Parker and photographed by KuDa Photography.

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Have a very happy weekend and stay creative friends!!!

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Table Vignette

Lovely Zinnias are blooming in garden. So I couldn't resist and got them indoors. These flowers are kept in re-cycled stained glass jar and given company of a beautifully carved wooden elephant from Indyakaleidoscope. The arrangement is looking so beautiful.

Have a lovely weekend ahead and stay creative friends!!!

P.S : A new series called 'Go Green' is coming soon. So stay tuned........

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Pop Of Color In My Living Room

This weekend gave me joy of  some 'Me Time'. I spent lot of time in my small terrace garden cutting, dead heading, pruning, pinching and  re-potting followed by painting some tiny pots. These tiny pots are up-cycled plastic containers :)

I potted the plants in a manner that the most striking color of a tiny pot will going to match with flowers of the plant. Pink one is having pink Impatiens sapling. These tiny beauties are spreading happiness in my living room.

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When Creative Juices Flow: DIY Stained Glass Jars & Bottles

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When I moved to my new haven I carried along all the stuff that I've hoarded over the years and that I wanted to turn into treasure, like empty glass jars and bottles, cardboard boxes, cans and plastic containers :-o Then husband advised, rather ordered to give all that away to our maid and reluctantly I did it. Guess what ;-)) me being me I gave away only half of the junk and kept back rest of it for my DIY projects. 

I was pondering over at what do I do with these glass jars and bottles and googled  number of times and I found some wonderful inspirations. Then ideas started flooding in my mind and I made lot of stained glass bottles and jars and used them in every possible way. It's a good project for Diwali also. You can make lot of lanterns for Diwali and can hang then in balcony/terrace or in your garden with LED tealight inside it. Check out some more Diwali Craft Ideas click here & here.

I used it as a Vase : It looked beautiful.

 As Lanterns: 

 It looks beautiful in the night.

As a Planter: 

Grow plants like money plant or any other plant that can grow in water.

As a Pen & Brush Holder: 

Being an  artist how can you forget your brushes. They also deserve some nice place to sit in.

Tutorial

Now here's a step wise tutorial for dear readers.
1. Take an empty glass jar or bottle.
2. Wash and let it dry. You can wipe it with spirit afterwards to remove any trace of soap.
3. Take a glass painting color of your choice and paint outside of the bottle with sponge brush.
4. Let it dry for 24 hrs. Though I was impatient and waited only for 3-4 hrs.
5. Use 3D outliner to make outlines and then let it dry.
6. Fill glass colors of your choice inside the 3D outlined design. Let it dry.
7. Alternatively you can skip step 5 & 6 and can use pearl/shimmer color to directly paint on stained glass or bottle as I did in peacock feather patterned jar.

Here you go. Your Stained glass jar is ready. Imaginations and possibilities are numerous, use your creativity.

P.S : -
1. If your brush strokes are visible on glass jar and finishing is not good try this trick, pour small quantity of  glass color in the bottle and swirl it inside the bottle until color spreads entirely. Keep the bottle over turned on paper/towel and let it dry. Wipe off extra color from the rim.
3. You can use acrylic color also and using mod-podge you can stick object of your choice. I stuck peacock feather (refer image 2).
2.  For glossy finish and durability apply a coat of varnish on finished product and let it dry.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Let me know your views and opinion.... leave your comments.
Have a wonderful weekend and stay creative.

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Lotus Painting

Just finished this painting.  I used soft pastel colors though I used these colors first time.....result is I think good.

Almost after ten years again I'm playing with colors. This is the longest time that I didn't touch brushes, colors and canvas :-(

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Now that I have gathered enough courage after making this painting its time for big show. Soon going to paint one big Buddha painting.  Work in progress ....
Happy weekend and stay creative friends!!!

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Terracotta Love

Terracotta pots and figurines look so lovely. And one such lovely piece I was gifted when I visited Chokhi Dhani (Rajasthani village themed restaurant and fun fair). Though I loved it in its plain form also but then too I wanted to fill colors.

This is how it looked when I received it..........

 I colored it in pure Rajasthani style using colors like yellow, red and orange. And it turned out so well. 

Tadaaa..........

 I found it little difficult to paint bandhni print on turban...but finally I did it.

 Some fine details.........

And painting this pot was so fun. this tiny pot is looking so cute.......isn't it.

Now it looks so Indian....so ethnic and I totally love it.

Wish you all a very happy and wonderful weekend ahead!!

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Lotus: The Most Beautiful Flower

Last weekend I had wonderful time with my family. While I tickled taste-buds of my family with Rajasthani delicacies the very next day I was taken out to a place where we had oodles of fun. I found that place very special it was full of Lotus flowers and buds (many other fun things too).

Though we were little late and it was almost night when I clicked all the pictures (and my camera was not in good mood also :-( )

I wasn't able to take my eyes off that lovely site of beautiful flowers in different colors.....I kept on clicking........

This was such an amazing outing packed with fun and peace both at the same time.......... :-)))


Linking it to NotJustAHouseWife's Linky party Show Me What Ya Got
Cindy's ShowAndTellFriday @ My Romantic Home

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It's Weekend Again!!

Yay!!! Its weekend again and this one will be very special for me. Hubby and baby both have planned something special. Of-course because it's Mother's Day this Sunday. My three year old is big enough to plan something special for his mother.

Hope your weekend will also be a very special and fun filled one.
Have a great weekend ahead and stay creative friends!!!

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