EMBLISHED T-SHIRTS

Hi! A few days back I stumbled upon a folder in computer with some pictures of my adventure in turning bland T-shirts into funky ones. I took these pictures some four years back maybe..

See how I jazzed up two plain high neck T-shirts..

 My kids four years back

How time flies...

OK, I started by buying plain high neck full sleeves T-shirts in sunny yellow and lemon green for my kids. I still do so: buy plain Ts and jazz them up to get a customized unique wardrobe member.

Note in the next image I drew some outlines with pencil on the T

All I did was simple patchwork or appliqués,  simple stitches as stem, back, chain or button-hole, a few buttons here and ribbon there, and sometimes acrylic paint..

Here is a scene of kids having fun on a sunny day near home

I don't spare any surface :)

Here is a scene inspired from The Ratatouille animation movie, on the other side of T

Now the next T-shirt

Here are my kids cycling up a small hillock upto an apple tree

See the apples are small buttons

On the other side of T...

The shoes lace are red satin ribbon stitched up sparingly on to the T

My kids

My Kids saying cheeese

 

Hope you all enjoyed my early venture into photographing from my early days of blogging.

See you all soon!

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GOLDEN ORANGE HAND PAINTED CUSHIONS

Hi Everybody!

Did not realize that I haven't posted anything for quite some time.

Today I bring you some lovely self painted and sewn cushions

Lets begin form the begining

I started with golden orange satin fabric

Self printed off-white cotton 

Pale green fabric border

Muted gold and green lace

and Acrylic fabric paints

 

 I had long time back seen some lovely banana tree patterns in Good Earth decor store. Keeping them in mind I sketched two banana trees on the off-white fabric. The banana tree with flowers and fruits is the female tree, and the one with only flower is the male banana tree. Had to make both because both female and male together balance the nature.

Time to colour

In the morning when the house is empty after the kids and hubby go off to their school and office respectively, I find little time for me in the soft golden glow of morning sun

 The above pic shows the tree filled with colour..

The pic bellow shows detailing and highlighting of the trees

Next step was just sewing. Refer to my earlier post on cushions for how I sew them..

The female banana tree

 The male banana tree

 Now they look lovely in my living room adding the glow of golden yellow and also the nature's soothing green

 I believe you will love them too...

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AUTUMN INVITATION!

Hi!

Season's changing!

Let us invite AUTUMN!

Today am going to make a folder in colours of Autumn..

Look at the lovely handmade papers

Great textures..

Rich colours..

 Materials needed:

Handmade paper in A3 size

(Used here are Deep red heavy textured, Deep red light textured, Saffron textured and Off white thin paper with marigold petals in it)

Deep red with white dots half inch wide satin ribbon

Craft zig-zag scissors

Plane scissors

Ruler, pencil, pen

and white craft glue

First take the heavy textured Deep red paper and neatly fold it into half to look like a folder. This can contain A4 size papers easily

Next measure and mark the Off white paper such that it is smaller than the folded folder by one inch or 2.5cm from all four edges.

Cut the off white paper with the zig-zag scissors.

Dab a little glue here and there and stick the off white paper on top of front side of folder neatly taking care so as to leave the same margin on all four sides.

Now for the inside pocket of folder

Cut a piece of less textured deep red paper which is half inch+inside width of folded folder+half inch in width and three inches+half inch in height.

Fold the half inches from all three sides to get a pocket.

On the back side of the paper draw few leaves just on the top open edge of pocket.

Neatly cut it out.

If you are making more than one folder or cards, you can use this cut out as stencil to make new designs.. 

Now take the saffron paper and cut it such that it fits in the pocket with about one inch peeping out of pocket.

Draw the rest of the leaves in continuity to the red paper.

Cut the leaves on the edge with plain scissors and the rest of edge with zig-zag scissors.

Put glue along the edge of the inside of red paper the stick the saffron paper

Glue the pocket to the bottom of the inside of folder on right side just half inch  from the bottom like this image bellow.

Task at hand now in to keep the folder or invitation closed when not in use.

Cut strip of saffron paper with zig-zag scissors one inch wide and double the folder width long.

Cut ribbon the double the folder width plus extra enough to tie a bow.

Neatly paste the ribbon in the middle of the saffron paper.

Keep your papers in the pocket, close the folder and neatly tie your new ribbon in the center..

 

This lovely design can be used to make folders to keep your important papers, invitation cards, menu cards or even greeting cards.

Hope you all like it and make it too..

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FAUX MALACHITE BOX under GREEN LAMP SHADE

Hi Everybody!

Today in the green series, am going to share with you how I made a faux malachite green box and recoloured my lamp shade..

Lets start with the malachite box

Materials used are:

A small wooden box

Emerald green, black and white acrylic colours

Little alcohol

Sand paper and a soft cloth

Flat fan brush or round tip brush

Start by sanding the the box with sand paper to remove any traces of polish.

Next dab a little alcohol on a soft cloth and clean the metallic areas to free them from any polish or dirt

Now there are two ways of adding colour:

1. Drop green, black and white in random array next to each other as shown, then using flat fan brush pick colour and swirl all around the surface of box in curvy motions to form a pattern OR

2. As the box is small I preferred to use a simple round tip brush to paint the pattern.

The images bellow show how the colour curves move in continuity from one surface to the other. Also neatly fill colour in between metal pieces, such that no piece of wood is seen.

My little malachite box now sits pretty here and there in my living room

Well long back I painted a fabric lined lamp shade in terracotta base colour with

Kalamkari style designs

Now the lamp does not stand out in my current room decor..

So I painted over to change the look of this shade

I used emerald green to cover the terracotta colour of the back ground

See the difference

My lamp shade got a new life

Here is a glimpse of my table top with the malachite box under the green lamp shade..

Hope you all like my series of green accessories..

Green has a lovely calming effect..

Have a nice day!

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GREEN CURIO BOX

Hi Everyone!

Last few days it had been drizzling throughout the day.

Today the sun is struggling to peep in...

Today am going to share how I made this little green curio box

 All the materials, I found lying around in my home

Materials needed:

A suitable box( here I used a can like box which in past came with bandage; it has cardboard body and metal top and bottom)

Green handmade paper (am reusing wedding invitation card with golden tassle)

Craft glue

One wooden bead

Golden glitter gel pen

Green felt tip pen

Golden and green paint (acrylic or oil)

Ruler, pencil, scissors and brush.

 

 Measure the body of the box, cut appropriate size paper and neatly stick it.

For the lid, cut out the circular piece of paper.

Paint the bead in golden colour

fix the tassle through the bead

Now paste the paper on the lid and paint the edges of the lid with green paint such that no bare metallic area is seen

Stick the bead with tassle in the center of the lid to work as decorative handle

 

Next using green felt pen and golden glitter pen, I drew few lotus plants towards base of box. Kept it subtle, hence elegant.

One word about the temporary green accent tray

Once was gifted something in a neat cardboard box. I saved the bottom of the box.

Here I have neatly covered the box with lovely papers in varying shades of green.

It looks nice as it has mingled into the room because of the green colour and also helps my keep a few things and books organized.

Now the box and the tray sit pretty in my living room along with other green accents

 

Hope you like the box

Its small utility item

to stash away keys or sweets...

See you next week...

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MAKE GREEN THE IN THING!

Hello there!

In most parts of northern hemisphere now summers are going away or are gone.

In India we have Monsoon, the rainy season now..

All is fresh and lush green...

So even I thought of bringing a little green inside my home.

I made Green cushion covers

Green lamp shade

Green decorative boxes

Green tray

along with

Green throw

Green predominant painting

Green foliage in pots and Green wine bottle

Green edged doilies

Green tea set.....

Well, today I shall share as to how I made the cushion covers.

Started with some fabric scraps I had at home

A yellow cotton fabric with embroidered green check pattern for the back,

Green satin for the front

and a salvaged saree border lace

 

 Cut out adequate size square for my 18 x 18 inches cushion with seam allowances

Neatly sew the border all around the square, especially around the corners

Made the back portion and sew them up just as I did in my previous post of CUSHION COVER: FAST & EASY!

 

 Now its done

Sitting pretty on my sofa

 

 Oh! You see these two lumber cushions?

Their front is also made from the left over saree border lace..

Cut to desired measure(here width of cushion) and stitched alongside another lace again and again till desired length of cushion is achieved. Just take a little care about symmetry of the designs in the lace.

 

I love lumber pillows

So does my back

 

 I did this water colour painting, the year we got married

Well I brought GREEN into my home using Green accents

Hope you like it

Next few post am going to share how I made the decorative boxes, tray and lampshade

See you soon...

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