Embroidered Mat

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Embroidery is a wonderful artwork practiced worldwide.. There are evidences of embroidery done even from 3rd Century with many common stitches such as back stitch, buttonhole stitch, stem stitch,blanket stitch,etc.,.. The artwork has adapted into every place of the world according to the creativeness of the native people and also the materials available..

Today I have posted an embroidered mat with basic stitches..I have learned many new stitches from www.embroidery.rocksea.org You can refer it for any doubts on embroidery.. You can buy online at www.embroiderymaterial.com

 

You can see the stitches clearly if we take a closer look..

 

In the center design, I have used Blanket stitch, Chain Stitch and  Satin Stitch.. I have pasted some crystal embellishments on it..ans stiched some golden sequins using back stitch..

For the border stitch, I have used beaded fly stitch and mirror work.. I have stitched a lace along the border to complete the mat..

Hope you like this artwork.. Feel free to comment below.. Have a nice day.. Keep on crafting..

Recoloring Karthigai Deepam

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Last year, I have colored these diyas for Karthigai.. But when I took it out of the box, I felt sad on seeing their condition and I knew I can't use it... So I thought of repainting it as an act of reusing.. I realized that I can change it into a new one.. That idea felt awesome...

So here are my old diyas which I painted last year.. Believe me.. It looked beautiful last year..

As the first step, I painted a base of brown acrylic color.. When they were half dried, I repainted another coat on it... After that I applied the gold,silver and bronze metallic dust on them with my fingers..

When we apply metallic dust, the intricate patterns on the deepam wiil be clearly visible.  Here is how they look now..

Hope you enjoyed this post... Thank you for visiting my blog.. Have a nice day..Happy Karthigai Deepam.. Keep on crafting..

Decorated Karthigai Deepam

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Today is the auspicious day of Karthigai Deepam.. Karthigai is the 8th month of the Tamil calendar.. "Periya karthigai" or "Karthigai Thirunal" is the birth date of Lord Karthikeya, also known as Lord Murugan, a prominent deity of Tamil Nadu..

About Karthigai Deepam: 

On this special day, Fasting is done in the name of "Karthigai Viratham".. without eating breakfast and lunch but Fruits, Mavu Urundai(Flour Laddu) and Milk can be taken.. the fasting is ended with a grand feast(consists of rice,sambar and 7 or more vegetable poriyal and finished with sweet kheer or payasam) in the evening 6 pm after lighting the deepam and offering prayers to the Lord Murugan..



 Today, the famous "Maha Deepam" is also lit on the hilltop of the Shivan temple, "Sri Arunachaleswarar temple" at Thiruvannamalai,Tamil Nadu

 

As a deepam is the main feature of this celebration, today, I have decorated some clay diyas.. Lets get into it..

Painting:

The simple way of making a clay deepam colorful and beautiful is to paint it..I have painted this diya using lemon yellow and crimson acrylic colors.. (If acrylic colors are not available, Poster colors can also be used... but a coat of varnish is needed to avoid color fading..)

Metallic Dust:

We can obtain an antique effect on the deepam by applying metallic dust...Metallic dust comes as Gold,Silver and bronze... They add a wonderful effect to the plain deepam.. At first, when I brushed on some dust, more dust was wasted.. but accidently, i applied the dust which spilled on my fingers on the deepam, it was very effective and easy to do too..So on this deepam, i have applied gold and silver dust with my fingers...

Beads:

We can paste any decor items such as sequins, beads,bead strings or stones to decorte a deepam.. Please note to leave the place where it is lit.. to avoid melting of the decor items..

I have pasted a lotus shaped old pendant at one its end..

My favourite:

This deepam looks so beautiful that I could not think of any way to enhance it... Such was the talent  of the designer and craftsman of this clay deepam.. So, as a respect to the designer, I have decided to use this deepam as a clay one itself..

A VERY HAPPY KARTHIGAI DEEPAM TO ALL OF YOU"

Hope you liked my diyas.. You can try it too and post your creations at the comment section below..
Have a nice day..Keep on crafting..

HandMade Mseal Pizza Fridge Magnet

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"Deception in an art is astonishing"-Quote

We all love pizza... Imagine we can see its cute version everytime we open our refrigerator.. Wonderful.. isn't it? So, Today my post is a fridge magnet made by using shilpkar mseal(epoxy compund), which looks like a  pizza with beautiful ingredients like onions, black olives, little chicken chunks,tomato,mushroom,etc.,

I have pasted  a card board on a fridge magnet and used it as a base for my pizza.. and upon that, I have pasted those veggies with fabric glue (just a precaution... The mseal alone will also adhere nicely) and arranged it on that card board.. After a day, it becomes dry.. Then I have painted on them using acrylic colors..

This was a gift to my husband on his birthday... So I have carved "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" on the crust.. Take a look..

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Karthigai Deepam kolam

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The art of drawing kolam in our house entrance is a traditional and fun activity... In earlier days, the use of rice flour in our kolam will act as a food for ants and insects.. today it is drawn using the chalk powder.. Various colors are made by mixing poster colors, dye and such pigments with regular white kolam powder..

Now a days,The color filling is also done by mixing colors with saw dust,salt,etc., instead of the kolam powder.

Today I have posted 6 simple kolam patterns, which has deepam designs for the occasion of karthigai deepam which is celebrated on 12 dec....

Introduction:

 A kolam is drawn by placing several patterned pulligal(i.e., dots) and connecting them using lines.. There are two types of kolam...

• Kottu Kolam(Lines connecting dots)
• Nelivu kolam(Lines are drawn around the dots)

A pulli (i.e.,dot) is the integral part of every kolam.. The pulligal are placed in two ways.. They are

• Ner Pulli (The dots are placed straight down of each dot)
• Oodu Pulli(The dots of the second line are placed in the center of each dot of the top line)

  My first kolam is a 9 to 5 Oodu pulli kottu kolam..

My second kolam is a 15 to 1 Ner pulli Kottu kolam..

 My third kolam is a 19(3 lines) to 3 Nerpulli Kottu kolam..



These are some of the nelivu kolam..

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OHP Sheet-Glass painting-Kuthu Vilakku

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"If you want to give light... Learn to glow.."-Famous Quote.

Its Celebration time..Festivals like Diwali and Karthigai Deepam are synonymous with lamp and light... we lit the lamp to bring light in our life.. Today i have made a colorful glass color painting of a traditional Kuthu Vilakku.. on an OHP Sheet.

The step by step DIY procedure  makes recreating this painting or inspiring to create another painting, very easy and enjoyable...

I have outlined the hand drawn pattern with glass outliner.. Let it dry for atleast half a day..

Now, use the golden yellow and orange glass color to fill the area..Use these colors immediately for creating the blending effect..

While filling colors please give atleast 10 mins before using the second color..so that we can avoid unwanted mixing of glass colors..

The only way to remove mixed glass colors is wait for a day for them to dry completely and peeling them away.. Even that may ruin our painting.. So please take care and be patient while filling glass colors..

A tiny safety pin is used to burst the occasional color bubbles formed by the glass color tube....

The finished painting..

If you like this post, You may also like my Cute Rabbit Glass Painting.. Please leave your valuable comments below..

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Poster painted flower cards-Daffodil, Iris, Lantana

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Today I have posted three flower paintings which were colored with poster colors.. Flowers have the magic in them and for sure will light up our day.. These paintings were drawn some years back.. I have placed the photo of the original flower..

Daffodil:
This famous flower is mainly grown in Netherlands and used as traditional medicine to cure cancer and Alzeimer's....Its perfume is also widely used..

 Iris:
This flower is mainly used as a decorative garden flower..

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Lantana:

Lantana is a cluster flower looks beautiful but it is lethal.. Its often found in roadsides of hill areas..

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Decorated Marapachi bommai

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Today I have posted a decorated marapachi doll pair..

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One Stroke Fabric Painting - Flowers

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Today I have posted two paintings of some beautiful flowers.. I feel very happy in returning to my favorite flowers.. This painting is done using one stroke fabric painting technique..

One Stroke painting is a way of drawing directly on the fabric by brush, rather going through the hectic process of tracing a pattern or color filling or outlining.. Just load the brush with one or more colors, and make some strokes... voila.. We get an amazing painting..When drawn carefully, one stroke painting will work wonders..

One stroke painting can be done with both lettering and flat brushes.. i have loaded my flat brush with two different colors and created a tear drop shaped strokes for the flower petals..

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OHP Sheet Rangoli

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Drawing a rangoli is a common tradition drawn on the entrance of a house.. Mini rangolis make a wonderful decor at our pooja room, especially during fetivals..

Today I have posted a rangoli drawn on an OHP sheet and decorated with glass colors,beads and other decor items..

Things needed:

1. OHP Sheet
2. Glass colors
3. Beads and sequins
4. Fabric Glue

A closer look..

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Hand made Embroided Purse

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Following a very festive navrathri/Golu celebration,  came some wonderful pooja holidays travel.. The annual house cleaning on account of Diwali is also on the way... So after a long gap..Here comes my new post..

Today I have posted a hand made embroided purse, which can be used to keep some trinkets or little keepsakes.. or as a gift item.. Take a look and leave your comments below..

I have embroided using stain stitch,back stitch and chain stitch for the flower..and bordered with a golden ribbon and a floral bead is stitched in the back..

Hope you like my post.. See you soon with my next post.. Have a nice day..

Fabric painting-Tanjavur Bommai

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Thanjavur thalaiyatti bommai(thalai aatti means shaking or moving head) is a beautiful artwork done using clay and iron rods. This is designed with three separate parts. 

The skirt part, the body and the head part are made to balance on the leg part. It looks as if the whole doll is dancing. 

I tried to hand draw this doll and this was the result. 

This painting is done using acrylic paint on poplin cloth. 

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OHP Rangoli-Square

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 A very happy navrathri/Duseehra/Golu/Bomme habba to all of you..Navrathri is indeed a festival of colors, dance, decorations and divine enjoyment and celebration of our life and culture..

There is fun and frolic everywhere combined with beauty and divinity..

So today, I have posted a pooja room rangoli design specially made for decorating our beautiful golu display.. I have pasted beadstrings, pearls, stones, etc., on an OHP sheet with Fabric glue..

When placed on a dark colored surface..

HAPPY NAVRATHRI to you all.. Hope you enjoyed this post..
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