Me Made May 2017: Day 1

Hi Everyone!

Am very excited!

Glad to see You here!

May has started

And so has the Challenge

From today onwards till the last day of May

Each day a piece of garment designed, stitched or revamped by me

For Myself or my daughter Aarotrika!

Day !

Some of you might remember this top from last year MMM16

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The skirt is new.

Very simple..

Simpler than the petticoat...

Why?

It is 6 cut skirt like a petticoat

This reduces gather around waist and so does not make me look fatter.

There elastic band in the waist..

So easy to stitch and wear.

Left it plain,

So can wear with many different tops...

Hope you liked this

Do keep coming everyday for

A new NEW project EVERYDAY of MAY'17

Your comments are precious to me...

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ME MADE MAY 2017 ! Am Participating!!!

Hi Friends!

May is coming again, and

 Am participating in

#MMMay17

I have pledged to

wear and show one dress made by me for myself or my daughter, each day of May for the entire month!

I really appreciate the interest shown by You All last year,

Hope You shall enjoy my endeavors this year too...

You can also see my pics on pinterest too...

ART: Indigo Blue Neon Roses Home Collection

Hi!

Today I display my latest collection of Indigo Blue Neon roses against midnight blue back ground on cushions, lampshades and leggings.

Hope you like it too!

Best part: You can customize how the product would look, colors and text..
You can change even the background blue color to color that you want...

Indigo Blue Neon Roses in Midnight Home Decor
by Mom Das

Do visit my Zazzle shop at
www.zazzle.com/artistically_yours

for many other designs and products
Do ask me to design specifically for you and
I would love doing it through Zazzle just for you

Am also linking this post with

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ART: Country Gingham and Floral Wedding Invitation Suite

Hi!

Today I display my latest collection of Country Gingham and Floral Wedding Invitation Suite containing hand painted water color cards for various occasions during the wedding.

I loved making this collection because of the simplicity of gingham and also delicate floral hair comb...
Hope you like it too!

Best part: You can customize how the product would look, colors and text.. 

Country Gingham & Floral Wedding Suite
by Mom Das

Do visit my Zazzle shop at
www.zazzle.com/artistically_yours

for many other designs and products
Do ask me to design specifically for you and
I would love doing it through Zazzle just for you

Am also linking this post with

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ART: Easter Party Invites

Hi here are some Easter invites I designed on Zazzle.

Would really appreciate your support and suggestions.

Here I display my latest collection of Easter Invites containing hand painted water color cards for celebrating Easter with family and friends.

Best part: You can customize how the product would look, colors and text.. 

Easter Invites
by Mom Das

Do visit my Zazzle shop at
www.zazzle.com/artistically_yours

for many other designs and products

Do ask me to design specifically for you and
I would love doing it through Zazzle just for you

Am also sharing this post in

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Art: Indigo Blue Floral Wedding Suite

Hi I started making designs for wide variety products on Zazzle.

Would really appreciate your support and suggestions.

Here I display my latest collection of Indigo Blue Floral Suite containing hand painted water color cards for various occasions during the wedding.

Best part: You can customize how the product would look, colors and text..

Indigo Blue Floral Wedding Suite
by Mom Das

Do visit my Zazzle shop at
www.zazzle.com/artistically_yours

for many other designs and products

Do ask me to design specifically for you and
I would love doing it through Zazzle just for you 

Am also linking this post with

http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.in/ 

http://www.21rosemarylane.com/ 

GROW SUCCULENTS IN HOURS!

Hi !

Spring is coming...

Time to grow plants...

Grow some succulents in matter of hour or two!!

Though idea came to me through other pioneers,

I myself tried it just this time :)

These are disposable containers made of terracotta or burnt clay.

For my project, I chose the smallest clay pot (used originally as disposable tea cup in India, known as Kulhar)

Pick your pot and clean it.

Apply a thin coat of primer (I used fine tinted clay used on wood with craft glue and little water in equal proportions). Let it dry.

Sand the surface to get smooth finish using fine sand paper or rag.

Fire your imaginations and paint the outer part and rim of your pot.

I used gold and red color to decorate my pot.

YOU DON'T HAVE A SUCCULENT ???

GET A STONE :)

 Take a stone and clean it with soap and water. Dry well.

Paint it with green acrylic color. Dry well.

Now use fine brush and white acrylic paint to paint thorns on your succulent.

Dry well.

BE PATIENT...

Fill your decorated pot with clean dry sand.

Push and stand your succulent in it.

DONE !!!

Here's my succulent sitting pretty adding a touch of green to my living room...

I plan to make more succulents in future :)

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CROCHET RUNNER WITH HEART ENDS!

Hi!

As everyone is celebrating Love this month

Am sharing a crochet runner

With Heart crochet ends!

My Mamma had made four similar doilies for me more than a decade back. They stayed with me in boxes safe without finding a purpose in the house.

Then one day I decided to do something with them...

I found this lovely pattern in an old-old book of my old-old Aunt, the cover of whose is lost. So thanks to the publisher and the creator of this pattern!

 

Made three small squares with this pattern and joined the four doilies.

  

Next using the same pattern, I made two heart shapes and added tassels.

 

Here my doilies have become a runner...

My crochet runner on side board...

 All handmade items are valuable and always find a place and purpose...

In this pic is also a Faux Malachite box whose diy tutorial

I have shared in earlier post.

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SWEET HEARTS ! yummy recipe:)

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY !

Here is a simple sweet recipe for sweet little heart shape bites

What you need

Silicone heart shaped mould

Some bland biscuits

Dry fruits chopped(optional)

Icing cream with added sugar(homemade here with strawberry pink color and vanilla flavor)

 

 Crush the biscuits with rolling pin or in pestle-mortar

 

 Mix the icing cream with the biscuit crumbs.

Proportions are adjustable.

Put as much biscuit crumbs as need to be able to be scooped up in spoon firmly.

Here I have filled and pressed tightly the mix into the moulds.

Refrigerate till firm.

 

 Just pop out the Sweet Hearts and Enjoy!

 

 They just melt in your mouth!

Oh! So Delicious!

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OLD LAMP: NEW GET UP!

Hi Everyone!

We all need a little warm glow...

 

My mother had a wooden lamp from Manipur long back. It was not used and stayed in store-room for ages. I brought it to my home...

 

 The lamp is detachable. I opened up each part. Sanded it with sand paper and coated it with fine wood filler and sanded it again to smooth finish.

Here is the lamp before decoration or polish...

I used some black marker pen and pearl white acrylic paint, and painted a pair of dragon flies in garden.

Then painted some markings like tribal burnt wood mark on the stem and feet of the lamp.

Here is the lamp after painting and three coats of clear varnish to seal the painting and also to protect the wood.

In my living room corner...

Love the rich warm glow...

Ethnic looks...

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EASY SHASHIKO RUNNER!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Wishing you all a wonderful year ahead!

This year first post shall be a lovely indigo runner made by me..

ANYONE JUST ANYONE who can hold a needle with thread and put it through a fabric can do this.. Easy and amazingly beautiful.



I had a fine cesmet cotton fabric in indigo just the right length for a table runner.
Hem the edges.
May add a little crochet lace or trimming on the sides to decorate it.

Did a lot of net surfing for shashiko embroidery from Japan.
Made a few designs inspired by them and for rest..
Realized I just need a pattern to repeat itself neatly.
I made many designs and wanted all of them..
So divided the runner into portions for each pattern.
While you sew simple run, make sure that even the back is neat with minimum threads and knots.
Used single strand two ply wool to sew. It gives good textured look. One can also get special threads for shashiko embroidery ordered through net.
 

 Draw a pattern add cut it out. Using a fabric marking chalk repeat the pattern on the fabric aget your own design.
Bellow Left: Pentagon cut out and repeated.
Another design: Zig-saw puzzle piece from my kids toys repeated
 

 Here is the finished runner.
Please click on the image to get clearer view of designs.

Here is my Blue Shashiko runner on white table cloth.

Modern, yet traditional!

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