Bling up terracotta with coloured stones and my Decor in a snap home

This is probably the last post for the year 2013... I bought this black terracotta pot off a potter in  Kodaikkanal. Love the shape of the pot, but it is a terracotta pot like any other. So I thought why not bling it up for the New Year Parties. Here is the pot and the coloured stones I intended to use to embellish the pot. For those who live here, it is easily available at aquarium...

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Change how your cushion looks in a snap

I have been fascinated by the velcro dots I came across in - of all places - Health and Glow which is more a cosmetic chain store. But these dots are the handiest craft tool I have used. Here I show you how to use it (or a square of velcro cut from a length ) to change the way your cushion looks in a few minutes. Here I have prepared a fine painting in silk to be attached to the cushion....

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Mini Christmas Vignette

Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to all my dear readers... may the season be the best and the New Year bring Happiness and Prosperity to all of you! Here is my mini & minimalistic Christmas tree made of a bunch of "Fancy wood sticks" which I bought from my local stationers and broke up.... Love the angels which I made from bells and beads. Unfortunately I didn't have natural...

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Bling up glass plates with some costume jewellery

This is one of five trays which I inherited. They are really old and gorgeous. I also inherited some of this floral costume jewellery which I never really wore so it slept in a cupboard which I dusted the other day. As with all my makeover stories the rest is in the blog post. Here are the components of the makeover I removed the clips and pins from behind these flowers, which is fairly...

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DIY bead wreaths and photoframes

Hi folks! I normally give time between posts but this was something I had to post straight away! I met my friend Janaki yesterday and she handed me a challenge along with a bag of "junk beads" as she called them. What will you do with these she said; and do a different something for Christmas as homework. Like  Mr Spark in Noddy I said "It's a challenge! I love it!" So here is a look at what...

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Adding bling to bangles

Every now and then I clean out my bangles and earrings and sometimes stick parts of one to another. You see some of my stuff is very old and though I don't have the heart to give them away I don't wear them either so here is what I did to two things I was not wearing for a while... Here are some old metal bracelet which I have not worn in years because I have simply lost the patience required...

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Make a wall hanging easily with different materials

After I did that denim bag I was left with three more pictures that I had picked up from Bangkok. So I lined up some materials which are suitable to my instant decor frame of mind and got down to business. Here is a look at the materials... A burlap runner which I had bought a while ago, a dandiya stick and of course my stitching kit and some raffia or "sanal" as it is called here, to hang...

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Midweek DIY - 2014 calender

This one is so simple it is laughable.. but totally worth the time spent on it. I wanted to do a simple, functional calender for my tennis crazy son. He likes to watch all major (and sometimes minor) tournaments which are played throughout the world year round  and likes to keep track of the top players. So I downloaded this simple calender from http://calendarworkshop.com/ and then...

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Make a bag with old placemats

Hope everyone in the west had a great Thanksgiving weekend. I guess the weekend continues for you guys, mine is nearly over! And I present to you my Bangkok Bag tonight cos I will not have time tomorrow. Mournfully Monday! I call it the Bangkok bag because I bought the prints from Bangkok a while ago. I tried putting it on cushions and the usual but there was something amiss so I retired it for...

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Christmas mini vignettes on cards and tags

Christmas trees are everywhere decked in all kinds and manner of ornaments. I decided to put up some "crafty" mini vignettes in keeping with the spirit of the season.. these are my first set... Here is my first vignette with my favourite stone string and below is my next with twigs i found around Makes a great card or gift tag... what say? Here is my glass pebble vignette......

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Brilliant beadwork

 This is simply some of the best bead work I have come across; I just had to share this! These acorns could have been real but for the colour and shine of the beads! This work is by Mixed media artist Meredith Dada. Do check out her fabulous birds and other decor objects at her store all of which are hand beaded! And she has an online shop with the most amazing beaded things you ever...

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A fun DIY accent for the table

This is one of the many coaster crafts I have done since I am now an established coaster freak. Few people who like craft can resist a crocheted coaster and I simply had to have these - they looked so vintage and pretty. Here is how I used two of them. I got two of the pretty coasters together with a bamboo skewer. Aren't  they pretty? Using fabric glue I stuck the skewer to the...

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DIY tealight holder

I bought this set of bangles a few years ago and have never really worn it. Can't explain that because I use all bangles I buy. Every time I saw it I felt guilty so finally I decided to do something about it. This project is really simple and super fast. I am not one to spend an entire day working on a project - just too impatient! It's got to get done in under an hour tops and this one just fits...

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