kids' choice .....

        Hi ,


             Summer is near , and is the time when your kids are free from the exam fever and need a break ,  some fun time --- apart from their regular TV time ..... As a mother of two ( not-so-little ) daughters' , I've been busy thinking a few things about '' How to .... ''  keep them busy ----creatively !!!     
                                
                             Tough , isn't it ?

            Well , let them make their own hanging mobiles to decorate the corners of  the house ...  A few pieces of coloured clothes , needle and thread ( to hand stitch --- with your help ) , and some cotton for filling ... and boom ! See the happiness on their faces !

            So , go ahead and let them discover the craftiness in themselves ...

                   
                Draw these bell flowers on some bright - coloured cloth or paper ,  cut and paste them on a white or any light - coloured sheet of handmade paper , draw stems and tiny leaves . Get it framed , or slide it in your bed-side photo frame , change it when you make the next craft project ... This way you'll have a lot of creative things to display on the wall or at your side table ...!

           These cute and bright birds will surely look good on your kids' room . Use the cut and paste technique or make stuffed soft birds in bright and contrast colours , make eyes out of tiny black beads and some laces to decorate the birds' body . Hang them on a twig , or make the kid roll some ribbon on a pencil , stick the both ends ! You can also put some small bells for a sweet sound too ...

             The same way you can try these leaves too . Draw some leaves on a handmade paper or any other card sheet , and colour them . Cut them out leaving a little space to punch a hole on the top of each leaf . Hang them ( like the above mentioned way ) , put some small bells , if you like some music with the greenery !!!

                The heart balloons can be embroidered ...

                   The same way embroider these flowers too . Or cut these flowers out of some magazine or  textured paper or cloth . Paste them on paper and draw the stems ... and if you're doing them on cloth then stitch or stick them , embroidering the stems !

           Ooooh ! Lovely bird , isn't it ?  Add a few flowers ( like shown here ) to complete the cute look !

          
          Have a nice crafty week ahead ..........

                Try these crafts for sure and engage your kids with your '' US '' time together --- they'll love being with you and crafting with you . And yes , don't forget the popcorns and music ... Have fun .

                   see you next week .

feather friends 1 .....

               Hello ,


                          Bright peacocks for you all , this week .

               Just the two of us , for our anniversary --- next month !

            Print ,

               Yeah , I know the print is too ' busy ' , but if I give a bigger image then it'll overlap the side texts  ! Sorry !

                         see you next week , bye .

kids.....

           Hi ,


                  DOLLS ... FAIRIES... What more do we want ............?

          ...my 7 year old made this cute fairy !!!

         see you next week................


                  whoooa !............VALENTINE'S DAY ..............

back to pre-school .....

          Hello ,

                       Just visiting my childhood once again ...

                       All the things that are bright and beautiful . Starting with a birthday cupcake --- delicious and yummy . Some of these designs are borrowed from children's books and some are totally my originals . So there are chances , you might come across any of these designs in your kids' drawing books .

        ...now that its time for our kids to go back to school after such a long long winter vacation ( here , in INDIA ) , I wish I too were a pre-schooler !!! Doing all sorts of colouring and crafting , all the time ........aha.......what fun.......!

                 Have a nice and colourful week , see you next week , bye .

After thirty years...(part 2)

  Hi ,

               As promised to you all , I'm continuing my '' After thirty years... ( part 2 ) . I have a feeling that this series is going to be a real long one . Well , today also there are some more embroidery motifs from the SOVIET NAARI ( magazine ) . I hope you remember me describing about it in my last post .

              So , friends , here are a few to be embroidered on hankies too . Painting them on any surfaces , is always an option for you . As usual , the choice of colours will obviously be your own .

              These designs were in black and white , and with the time , it got paler and delicate . So I scanned and photoshoped it , but still there are places where the motifs have broken lines , or say ,  they are not very clear ---  but you see these are the treasures I have , and that I'm sharing with you all .




              a beautiful ( imaginary ) bird ,

            the same bird with small bunches of flowers .

           a beautiful bouquet of assorted flowers ,

           a bunch , once again ...

           this was something to be embroidered on the sleeves of a garment ...

       the same motif in corners ...

               



            Next week , I will continue with the '' mom's collection '' . I hope you all are enjoying your visits here , and are getting inspired and creative ...( like our moms ) ...

                                         bye , have a nice time ...