Shifted to WP!

So many of my blogger friends (especially RJ and Reems)* left me on blogger and shifted to WP. I didn't have choice, so came here after them... :)

Keep visiting me there! :)

My url is http://craftyvillage.wordpress.com/

*pardon me RJ and Reems for not linking you guys, as it will take me sometime to get used to WP!

Flowery tumbler!

This Decoupage I did with dried flowers and applied on glass with special liquid so that the glass can be used and washed with cold water and liquid soap. Yes, guys I can actually use this glass.

Sunset

One day I would like to paint the natural play of colours on canvas! One day...

Sidi Saiyyad ni Jaali

View from outside the mosque

Note the intricate carving of the "jaali". This "jaali" has become the face of Ahmedabad. Looks so inviting! There are many such carved frames still present at this mosque (Sidi Saiyyad Mosque) but many of them were removed by Britishers and taken to England during their rule.

View from inside the mosque

I do not have words to describe the scene. The light penetrating the craved work looks awesome!

Table Napkin

I made this one using single layer of tissue paper, cutting it with a free hand and with fabric decoupage materials applied it on the table napkin. I was not sure how the end result will be. But loved what I saw.

Adalaj Step Well!

This is an old step well just at the outskirts of Ahmedabad at Adalaj Village, Gujarat (India).

The approach road to this step well is as good as a village road in India is expected to be! But the monument is worth the trip. The stale and stagnant water smell is always there but the dampness also gives the place a cool feeling. Check out the intricate carving. I have been to this place a lot many times, but it has never stopped amazing me. I wish Govt. of India would take care of its heritage like the other developed countries do. Or one day the future generation will not be able to see such magnificent workmanship.

Windmill

Front view

Ariel view

This windmill actually rotates. I bought the craft project for my daughter. But the foldings were a bit intricate for her and she asked me to help. Ultimately, it so happened that she ran away with her friends to play and I completed the project. Loved making it. Never noticed that I was doing alone.

Pen stand

A penstand made from clay and then coloured with acrylic metalic colours. My daughter loved making this. She likes the gooey feeling of the clay.

Bookmark

Done by my daughter, a bookmark and a wall hanging. She has used paper and soft clay (not the plasticin) for her work.

Tissue Box

This one I made out of wood. The basecoat was done with black acrylic paint and then red hearts were cut and pasted. The golden hearts are painted too! Modge Podge has done its magic and voila, decoupaged tissue box was ready! I selected these colours to match the interior of my car.

Indian Puppet Show!

This is the Indian Puppet Show where King, Queen and other courtiers are made as puppets and the show goes on with a definite storyline. These puppets' faces are traditionally made of wood and the rest of the body is made of clothes with different designs and textures with a lot of embroidery which is similar to that of traditional clothing of the ancient India. It is traditionally know as "Kathputali" - "kath" means wood and "putali" means doll or puppet.

Fireworks!

I took this photograph at the time of Diwali / Deepawali (A Hindu Festival).

Deepavali, Festival of Lights observed religiously by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains. Other Indians celebrate the cultural aspects.
Diwali, or Deepavali, (also called Tihar and Swanti in Nepal) (Markiscarali) is a major Indian and Nepalese festive holiday, and a significant festival in Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism. Many legends are associated with Diwali. Today it is celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs across the globe as the "Festival of Light," where the lights or lamps signify victory of good over the evil within every human being . The festival is also celebrated by Buddhists of Nepal, particularly the Newar Buddhists.
According to one theory Diwali may have originated as a harvest festival, marking the last harvest of the year before winter. In an agrarian society this results in businessmen closing accounts, and beginning a new accounting year. The deity of wealth in Hinduism, goddess Lakshmi is therefore thanked on this day and everyone prays for a good year ahead. This is the common factor in Diwali celebrations all over the Indian subcontinent.
In Northern India it is the homecoming of King Rama of Ayodhya after a 14-year exile in the forest. The people of Ayodhya (the capital of his kingdom) welcomed Rama by lighting rows (avali) of lamps (deepa), thus its name, Deepawali, or simply shortened as Diwali. Southern India marks it as the day Lord Krishna defeated the demon Narakasura. In western India it is also in honor of the day King Bali went to rule the nether-world by the order of Vishnu. (There is another festival 'Onam' which is celebrated in Kerala around the month of August to mark this legend)
Diwali comes in the month of October or November..
In Jainism it marks the nirvana of Lord Mahavira , which occurred on Oct. 15, 527 B.C. The Sikhs have always celebrated Diwali; however, its significance for Sikhs increased when, on this day, the Sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind Ji, was freed from imprisonment along with 52 Hindu Kings (political prisoners) whom he had arranged to be released as well. In India, Diwali is now considered to be a national festival, and the aesthetic aspect of the festival is enjoyed by most Indians regardless of faith.

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Chocolate and candy box

Decoupage on a wooden box to fill it with yummy chocolates and candies!

Base coat was done with acrylic paint and I added sparkle to the final layer of Modge Podge to give it a jazz.

Black and White

I Hand painted on"Khaadi" long kurta with acrylic paints. This painting is traditionally done by villagers from Maharashtra state, India. It is known as "warli Painting".

Skirty butterfly

Hand painted on "Khaadi" wrap around skirt with acrylic colours

White willow!

This I have embroidered on linen with with floss bright coloured and lots of small and medium sized mirrors.

Orange Morning!

This I have embroidered on "Khaadi" on long kurta with lots of mirror work

Lord Ganesha

This I have painted on paper by water colours.

Yummy cherries!

Taken by me at my home on granite top which gives such good reflection!