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Happy New Year 2014 - Desk Calendar!

Dear Readers,

First things first : Wish you all a very Happy New Year 2014 . Hope this year brings to the best of everything - Health, Wealth, Joy and Prosperity :)

Now coming on to the first craft item of the year - 2 desktop calendars! Yes , I made 2 of them - one for my parents and the other for my grandpa They are more or less same with a little difference that the one for my grandpa has larger prints so that he has no difficulty see it. And the one for my parents has pictures and quotes on it too.

Now the calendar has 12 leafs - 1 for each month. Every alternate leaf is the same color and I have incorporate 2 colors here - cream and black. The back stand as such is patterned paper with delicate paper work at the bottom. I made a flap for both the calendars with golden color paper and embellished it withe the sentiment - Happy New Year - which I fuzzy cut.

The calendar as such is on cream background with a flurry of bright colors. But my better half did his bit and added some touches of colorful coordinating glitter so that now it sparkles! Doesn't it look wonderful :)

And then at the bottom of each of the leaf, I have stuck some die cuts to the near end and left some portion hanging. It gives the leaf a good look I would say! Then on the alternate leaves, I have pasted some family pics and on the others, some family quotes, have a look. The leaves have also been embellished with cream color pearls at the sides.And then everything comes together with the help of binders.

Closer look of the shadow work of glitters.

Hope you had a great time going through the pics. Have a great year ahead.

Adding this to the below challenge(s) :

Lulupu Challenge # 23 - Create a Calendar
Moving Along with the times - New Beginnings
Oldie but a Goldie Challenge - New Beginnings - Old Thing Used - Old snaps of my family. Precious! especially the ones in black and white ,they are almost 40 years old, that of my grandparents!

Hugs and Cheers!

Christmas Tags!

Merry Christmas dear friends!

A quick post today to share with you a few Christmas tags which I had made for my team mates in office. All red , glittery and christmas-y ! :) I attached some colorful ribbons to them to make them more attractive.

My better half and me then attached these tags to the goodie bag which we distributed to my friends.

Then this is the final image with all the tags on all the bags with sweet and savory items filled in them and a little Santa doll as good wishes :)

Hope you people liked this :)

Let the festivities begin!

So its that time of the year when we have Secret Santa in office and we have to surprise our child with a gift.
My better half picked a chit for the game in his and found that it was a lady whom he had to surprise and what better way to please a girl than gifting her a Jewelry Box!

Well to start with, my better half is in the true sense better at almost everything than I am. The artisan than he is makes most of my craft work a lot more easier. After seeing his skills at helping me with the craft I even joked that he would be better off building bridges and buildings than software. 3 cheers to the awesome sweetheart that he is :)

Over to the project - Its a mini Jewelery Box (totally inspired by Tara's Craft Studio) which folds into a Almirah and has 4 drawers attached to it. It also has a pseudo "mirror" for the lady to adorn herself while dressing up!

I covered the back support of the Jewelery box with beautiful embossed Pink and White papers. The Almirah closes over with a intricately cut piece of heavy card stock. Then there are the ribbons of course which hold the box uptight. The Almirah itselh has a cover which is adorned lavishly with pearls and laces.

It open up to the view of 4 drawers which are very sturdy and can be actually used to store jewelery. The are also piped with intricate lace and ping pearls which seem to the user as knobs. I have kept the inside of the box plain as the pattern paper itself is too pretty to disrupt. I added a pseudo mirror just to give it some show :)

And since it was Christmas, the recipient got it filled with sweets in a hand decorated bag!

Hope you all liked it!

Entering it into : Itsy Bitsy Challenge - Make it festive
Entering it into : Lulupu Challenge number 22 - Cook it up - recipe used : Pattern Paper , Die Cuts and Embellishments!

Diwali Delight - 2013

Hello Friends,

First things first! Wish you a Happy Diwali :)
Here is a small something I made in the front of my house on the eve of Diwali.
Basic geometric shapes - filled with colorful flower petals and bordered with the pristine white rangoli powder.

I made it late in the afternoon and here is the pic from evening after the diyas adorned it and the lights surrounded it :) Better half always does a great job with the lights :)

Let me know if you liked it :)

Happy Diwali ! - Pretty Paper Cards

Hello Friends,

Its the festive time again :)
I think its been so long since I have posted some original greeting cards to friends and family members. So me and my dearest husband sat down and completed this mammoth task in just one night. (Call me a lazy bum of not completing things on time!).

These are simple cards with lots of layering , bright color papers and bling! The cover has a simple diya on it which signifies light , lots of hope and brightness. The inset is again layered. It has a simple " Happy Diwali" sentiment with Lord Ganesha in the background. The upper leaf is adorned very simply with 2 lines of pearls. Space is left here to write personal messages.

A ribbon is entwined near the fold to give it the royal look. Glitter corners are added on the cover to make it more appealing. Have a look :

Challenges : Crafters Corner Nov Challenge #14

Wishing all of a you a very Happy Diwali. :). I hope these cards bring a smile on the faces of the people who receive it.

Love,
Rohini.

New Arrival - Baby Carriage and a Coordinating Card

Hello Friends ,

Today I have something really cute to share with you. A baby carriage and a coordinating card!
I made this for a friend who were who held a get-together recently to introduce us to their 2 month old son!
Bundle of Joy is the only word I have for that angel.

I decided to gift the parents with a handmade card and a buggy congratulating them on the arrival of their little one. Since it was for a boy, it was not difficult to choose colors. Blue it was to be.

For the card , I chose off white crumpled paper as the background . I topped it with die cuts from Spellbinders and a little angel in the center. I then embellished it with some flowers. I rubbed a small amount of distress ink on the background to give it a vintage look. No sentiment added as I wanted the angel to be the only object of admiration. Once the card opens, we can see a beautiful sentiment , apt for new parents and a Tilda couple with their new baby!. Distressed the edges so that both the sentiment and the image would standout. I also tied a small blue ribbon at the top of the card which made it look even cuter! The front was also embellished with some pearls .

For the buggy , I took inspiration from Tara's craft studio. Since it is nerve wrecking for me to sit with rulers and pencil , I made my better half draw the blueprint. Then it was cut and folded into a baby carriage. I stuck the pretty blue paper on it and added glitter so that it would look , almost , magical! The interior is decorated with lots of pearls. I also added some pretty fabric lace to the top and inside to give it the "baby soft" look.
Finally , 4 wheels were attached to it to give it the "take-me-for-a-stroll" appearance. I stuffed a tiger in there to go along with the pram and if you see closely , you can see all the pearls peeping from behind him :).

~ Thanks for visiting! Wishing you lovely smiles :)

Challenges : Carfters Corner - Challenge 13

Wall Hanging - 5 photo frames

Hi Friends,

Finally a new project after a considerably long time!

A wall hanging essentially to store fond memories. The best part about the project is that all flowers and other embellishments are hand made! Even the pearl connectors are assembled :). The hues, colors and texture give it a very traditional look - something special for that wall in your home which speaks loads about your family ties!

Can be used as a single table top photo frame also - on your side table , over the fridge , in the glass cabinet.

This is the first time I have used only hand made embellishments :) . I made these flowers with coordinating and contrasting color satin and organza ribbons!. The center flowers are made using a pretty lace with pearly borders. For the flower center I have used wooden buttons and then encircled them with gold glitter. For giving it a touch of sophistication I added the pearls on a wire which was rolled in with ribbons again.
Pearls always add the required sheen to any decoration. So I added them too.

Click on the images to enlarge.