UPCYCLING

A FANTASTIC WAY OF CREATIVE UPCYCLING! MY HANDMADE SUNBURST MIRROR IS A UNIQUE AND VIBRANT PIECE OF WALL ART, EXPERTLY CRAFTED FROM EVERYDAY MATERIALS.

MY HANDMADE SUNBURST MIRROR IS A UNIQUE AND VIBRANT PIECE OF WALL ART, EXPERTLY CRAFTED FROM EVERYDAY MATERIALS.

"I made this sunburst mirror myself using old magazine covers, turning everyday paper into a unique piece of wall art. I rolled each old magazine cover carefully to create the textured sunburst effect, adding a vibrant explosion of color and pattern to my living room. I love that it's a sustainable decoration and adds a personal, artistic touch above my sofa." XOXO

Meaning of my Lazy days/ published on 9/10/22 8:05 AM

Yesterday my sis came in to go to my parents at our village. She dropped here to pic my kids with her to spend there weekends with their nanu’s that’s why I am alone here. So, I’ve been a little self-indulgent today. I turned off my alarm and slept in. After finally waking up and eating “breakfast”, I lounged in bed checking my social networks and listening to some of my favorite music. I continuously overruled the nagging voice in my brain, reading off my long to-do list for my days off. My original plan was to spend my Monday getting all my chores and errands done, and have Tuesday as a real day off for fun and relaxation. (I probably would have found more chores.) Instead, I let my procrastinate nature kick in and rule the day. All day long I’ve been fighting off the guilt that I know I’ll be kicking myself with tomorrow. I could feel guilty for being “irresponsible” and lazy. I could get mad at myself for only washing half of the dishes and leaving the rest for later. I could grumble at myself for not setting foot outside today. Or I could look on the bright side. Today I avoided the sweltering heat of the semi-arid area here. Today I gave my over-worked cycling muscles a much needed break. Today I didn’t wear makeup and gave my skin a breather. Today I tenderized my left-hand fingertips with sitar strings and exercised my vocal chords enough to likely annoy the neighbors (luckily my roommate was at work). So my list for tomorrow has grown, and I could get up and knock a couple small items off tonight. I am not going to college since last week , I am doing my project of preparing a pattern for cotton picking bag for farmwoman, to reduce their drudgery. Or I could lay back and finish this sweater I’m knitting. just peek in!!!!

“I restore myself when I’m alone.” – Marilyn Monroe “So it goes.” — Kurt_Vonnegut xoxo

Recycling of Shampoo bottle

A few months ago I decided I would keep empty shampoo bottles to have some cool idea for repurpose it.

Most of the times the idea does not come in a day or two. The brain keeps thinking about it, making connections and one day the idea just appears! Like if it was obvious!

For this project the inspiration came from the folk Art: pencil holder in the shape of matryoshka dolls doll un monsters!

And it came out cute! Super easy to make and very cheap!

If you have children, make this. The kids will love!

xoxo

Today’s Quote

 

Today’s Quote

Today’s Quote
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
— Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

simple pleasures

 Today's simple pleasure...
an old fabric  bowl, that my mom
created with fabric braids,
has found a new home
and given me motivation to get some
skeins of organic cotton
rolled into balls.
What was your simple pleasure
today?

wall hanging re -blogged 

पहले जब मैं छोटी थी यानी २४-२५ साल की तब कितनी मेहनत कर लिया करती थी किसी एक चीज को बनाने में 'इस वाल हेंगिग को बनाने के लिए छोटे रिंग्स को लाल और हरे धागे से बटनहोल स्टीच से ढका बड़े रिंग पर जाली का कपड़ा चढ़ाया और मुश्किल स्टिचेज की क्रोशिये की तितली बनाई और उसे बड़े फ्रेम के बीचों बिच लगाया. तब बनी यह सुंदर वाल हैंगिंग। 

Earlier, when I was young i.e. 24-25 years old, then I used to work so hard to make anything creative To make this wall hanging', small rings are covered with red and green thread with buttonhole stitch, mesh cloth on the big ring Made a crochet butterfly with complicated stitches using crochet thread and placed it in the center of the large frame on net. Then this beautiful wall hanging was made.all the items except thread are recycled material.

xoxo

old+old= NEW

inspired by an intelligent lady on her blog i dug out my jute cross stitch calendar i made when my children were small......sssssmmmmmmmmaaaaaaaaaaal kids.

there are fairies with colorful balloons flying high in the sky........they are holding strings of balloons ,..........very tightly in their hands

calendar stitched with black floss

under the words calendar there are three holes for day-month –and yera

i stenciled the days months of the year and the year on the ribbons which were joined into a ring ...my daughter and son got exited to role the ribbon for the day ......every day to appear on the calendar and once for a new month.....and so on........now they are grown up.............and the calendar is not in use for many yyyyyyyeaaarsssssss.it was placed in our box for aaaaaaaaaaaaaalong.

Now i will make use of it.

I will mount it on the braid foot-mat placed at the back yard in my house.......

there are peacocks facing each other

a lamp in blue

a fine border(sorry for the blurry picture)

i love this calendar a lot that’s why it was protected in my nest

now i will use it to give a new lease of life to my foot mat which is looking shabby .but protected at the back with a burlap.i will frog the burlap mount the calendar on it and .will replace ......join the backing again on the right side..........let see how it will be...........the old+old= to.....OOOOOOOKKKKKKKKKK!

my inspiration IsHERE

xoxo

Rag rug rebloged from my another blog

 

Make use of rags in your house

Chunnies, duppatas, and saris can be transfered to beautiful coasters

Here is the method to follow:

closer view.... braid is stitched flat ways

all are same to made....protecting table-top

they absorb unnecessary voice made by the speaker's tune with table top

Cut the chunnies/duppataas/saris (the older ones) into strips about 15 cm. ( 6" ) wide. There is no need to hide raw edges of chunni material. Take three stripes of different colours of chunnies as plait them together closely and evenly, just as hair is plaited. As soon as 1 ft. or more of the plaiting is finished, the sewing together is begun. A rug as is here illustrated in Figure-I is made by stitching the plaits together round and round until they form an oval. The plaits may either sewn flat or edgeways, whichever is preferred. The sewing is done with strong, waxed threads .

When making an oval rug, begin with an long shaped centre, and wound the braid round and round across the c e n t r e, edge to edge, and needle passed through and through in close, invisible stitches. A little practice is required to make the braid lie flat. If too tightly wound it will buckle, but it must not be too loosely done, or the work will look rough.

A dark centre usually looks well with outer rings of light and dark alternately. As the end of each strip of chunni is reached, sandwich the new stripe in between the previous strip about two inches above the end point of the edge. It is just as well if the strips are uneven in length, as then the joins will not come all in one place ; but this, of course, must happen when introducing a fresh colour, and then the join must be neat. When the coaster is large enough, turn in the raw edges at the end of the plait and sew them firmly to the adjoining plaited edge.

This is the easer way to protect your table tops from heat or cold and the unwanted spots too!

Have fun!

Recycling

 Novel concept 

Sari 

Taking an old discarded sari and transforming it into a work of art is quite a novel concept. It goes to show that the sari can stand the test of time and can be beautiful in whatever way it is used.

Artful Eco Bag out of old silk sari

We've all become more aware of the impact of plastic grocery bags on the environment, and the kindest thing we can do is to replace them with a reusable alternative. Why not make a boodle of fabric replacement bags, customized for your recipient? Everyone from moms to students can appreciate these little bags, with lots of room for groceries, library books, or art supplies. You can whip them up in no time, so plan to make a few for yourself as well. The best part is that you can roll them up and tuck them into your purse or glove box, so they're always handy for impromptu market strolls. If they get soiled, pop them in the washing machine and they're ready for the next trip.

Matching Sari bag:

I made this sari out-fit for my daughter its zari borders on the shirt’s hem on both sides, on neck-line and cuffs’ used the same fabric for duppatta by putting zari-boarders on all the four sides.

 Zari borders on the base and flap of bag, to carry it with the sari out-fit. I teamed this with matching churidar and, dupatta from saari. 

Make jewellary out of sari…

 You can also convert your precious zari borders from your Kanjeevaram saris into jewellery. A choker made of zari border will look great on a plain slim gown.

Hair deco with sari….

You can cut the border in to thin strips and braid you hair with it. This will add a very traditional north-Indian touch to your look. 

Your best strategy for green shopping is to take along your own canvas or nylon bags or some other sort of basket in which to carry your purchases

xoxo

पोली बैग यार्न मैट बनाइए -पर्यावरण बचाइए

पिछले कई दिनों से मेरे घर में रिनोवेशन का काम चल रहा है. मैंने ढेरों पोली बैग इकट्ठे कर लिए थे, चाहे वे टाइल, ग्राउट, सफेद सीमेंट, पेंट, ब्रश, पुट्टी, प्लास्टर ऑफ पेरिस,या प्लम्बिंग के समान की पैकिंग के साथ आये हों. और फिर बरसात ने भी इन्हीं दिनों आना था. पिछले दिनों लगातार बरसात के आते ही मैंने झट सभी पोली-बैग निकाल उनका प्लार्न यानी पोली-बैग-यार्न बना डाला.

मुझे इस प्लार्न की 1 /2 इंच की पट्टियाँ बनानी पड़ी. फिर दो-दो पट्टियाँ इकट्ठी ले कर चोटी की रस्सी के रूप में इन्हें चोटी की तरह गूंथती चली गई. और इस तरह बनी रस्सी के 10 इंच के टुकड़े को सीधा कर इसके चारों और बाकी रस्सी को बड़ी सुई और नायलॉन के धागे से अंडाकार जोड़ती चली गई. मैंने चोटी की इस रस्सी को आड़ा जोड़ा ताकि मैट में सिलवटों की अथवा इसमें बल पड़ने की कोई गुंजाइश ना रहे,

यह मैट बरसात में कीचड़ से सने जूतों को पोंछने के लिए अति उत्तम है.

यह प्लार्न थोड़ी सख्त होने की वजह से इस पर जूते अच्छे से साफ़ हो जाते हैं और फिर शाम को इसे मैं बाल्टी भरे पानी में अच्छे से खंगाल देती हूँ और रात भर के लिये टाँग देती हूँ. पोली बैग यार्न होने की वजह से इसमें नमी के रह जाने और किसी जीवाणु के पनपने की कोई गुंजाइश नहीं रहती.

इसे मैंने बिना कोई पैसा खर्च किए बना लिया.

यदि आप अपनी धरती माँ को कुङाघर बनाने से बचाना चाहते हैं और अपने वातावरण को दूषित होने से बचाना चाहते हैं तो कृपया किसी भी पोली बैग को कूड़ा समझ मत फेंको इसे नष्ट होने में 500-से 1000 वर्ष तक लग सकते हैं.

xoxo