Air-Dry Clay Hand Bowl

Hi friends ... here's a DIY your palm bowl one can easily make. Cn make a personal gift item for loved ones too. Good to store coins or some jewellery.

You will need:

• Air-Dry Clay
• Bowl , Knife, Rolling pin
• Sanding paper
• Acrylic colors

How to make your personalised hand bowl:

• Roll out air-dry clay on a flat surface. It shud be a bit thick.
• place your palm on the rolled out dough.
• Make a cut along the borders of your hand with a knife. Don't cut it deep.
• Remove your hand and now cut the whole impression and remove the extra clay.
• Take a bowl and rub some oil on it.
• Place the hand impression on the bowl.
• Let it dry for a day. Remove the bowl. Sand it to get a smooth finish... voila your hand bowl is ready.
• Add  your fav color and you are Done!!!

Here is mine....Howz it!!!

 Looks cool in white!!!

 Painted some ethnic patterns!!!

These make perfect gifting items... You can also make it a weekend project with your kids...

Ceramic Cone work

Hi Crafters here is a ceramic cone work craft for you.

You will Need:

• Ceramic powder/ China clay
• Fevicol MR
• Water
• Polythene cover (cut into sheets to make a cone)
• Tape
• Acrylic color

How to make a Ceramic Cone:

• Mix ceramic powder and fevicol in a bowl in 2:1 ratio.
• Add Acrylic color of you choice and mix properly until desired color is obtained.
• Add little water if the mixture is too thick or powder if its too runny.
• Now cut a polythene cover into a rectangle and roll it into a cone. Tape it so that the ends are together.
• Pour the mixture into the cone and seal it tightly with a tape.
• Make a small cut at the bottom of the cone, the cut shud be according to the thickness of the design you wish for.
• Start designing....let it dry for few hours.... and you are done!!!

Here are some i made ... The baskets are made of newspapers(paper mache)

Ceramic cone work is really versatile... u can mix your fav colors and do the work on almost any surface you want. I have also done this on a shoe stand . will post them soon. 

S

DIY Baby Shower Decoration

Baby Shower as in 'Sreemantham'(in telugu) is done in odd numbered month of pregnancy. So when i was in my 5th month , my in-laws have done this Sreemantham. Even though quite tired and exhausted(with a tummy) i made all the decorations myself , and hubby dearest helped in the execution. I have searched a lot of shops for a baby shower decoration items with no success... so made a baby shower board myself with paper-mache.
 So here it is...,let me know your thoughts.

Made these big flowers with Newspapers!!!

Yummy sweets and Namkeen....

Wrapped a bedsheet to a dining chair....
and the next set of pics are that after my baby angel was born. We named her Sahasra and for her naming ceremony i made her name board again with cardpaper and newspapers.

 The cradle was all net so wrapped it with some green dupatta and made some frills for show. Later also stapled some glittery red ribbon onto the cradle and the green dupatta, though i didn't capture the pic as was busy with my baby.
And here's my little angel...in her cradle...

Thank You for stopping by... lemme know your views in the comments section below.

VaraLakshmi Puja

This (and many more) post was long overdue... Being a first time mom its difficult to find time for crafts, even if i make out some its even more challenging to blog it.
For the first time i have made VaraLakshmi amma with kitchen boxes and sticks. Took about an hour. Do let me know how it is...

 Decorated simple wooden stand with Blue gift wrap paper.

Decorated with a simple white flower garland and some gold ornaments. Simple yet beautiful na.... Do share how you made yours...

Newspaper Vase and Rose

We are blessed with a cute princess so i was busy and could not write any post even though i indulged in some crafts...
so here is one such craft .... recycling newspapers....
The rose is also made of newspaper. I did not take any pics while making the rose and vase.....
The vase is made using the same concept of newspaper weaving which i have mentioned earlier in one of my posts. For the rose, petals are cut from the newspaper and attached to each other to form a rose. Will make a DIY some other day with step by step pics... For now enjoy the Vase with its beautiful Rose...

Rose glued to the vase.

       

Up and close

                                                       
I left the vase and colored the rose dark red, so the combination feels classy.
Let me know how do find this vase and rose...