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...

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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

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PAINTED MY OWN DECAL

Hi! Am a restless soul always fidgeting to do something new.

Found a barren wall in my appartment which looked lonely :(

I painted it

It is cheerful now, and so is the complete room..

This is my wall in living room.

The paintings are made by me.

Rest of the wall is empty.

The room is decorated in colour shades of sunny yellow, orange, rust and brown.

I have used burnt brick red poster colour mixed with equal parts of white craft glue.

No pen/pencil/sketching

Just started off...

Love Frangipani or Plumeria plant and flowers..

Started with few branches coming in from the balcony attached to the living room..

Next painted the leaves and flowers..

Just outlines...

Then I realized the painting does not stand out

Unless I fill up the flowers and buds...

So, here it is...

My cheerful wall :)

My wall now has branches of Frangipani or Plumeria coming in through the balcony. They are in full bloom.

There is even a chirping pair of birds.

Love to see my wall decorated with nature everyday..

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BUILD AND FLY YOUR OWN ROCKET

Hi! Its good to be back from holidaying!

Today is  some craft work done by kids

ROCKET!

What all you shall need:

Wasted CD

Toilet paper empty cardboard roll

Colour sheets (in two different colours)

Coloured cellotape

Felt tip colour pens

White craft glue

Scissors and knife

Pencil andruler

 

 Take the CD and draw a line, such that you get a segment as bellow. Ask a grown up to cut the CD with scissors carefully.

Measure the height of segment, say "A".

Now on side of the toilet paper cardboard roll, mark two lines of length "A" on each side of diameter of base. Ask a grown up to cut line slits as seen bellow with knife carefully.

Measure the full length of toilet paper roll and cut a coloured paper so as to cover it completely.

Cut out a circle from a different colour paper.

 

Cover and stick the coloured paper on to the roll neatly.

Now gently with knife cut the paper where earlier slits were made.

Insert the cut out CD segment into the slits on the cardboard roll, and your rocket can stand.

Cut the radius of the coloured circular paper, and then fold and stick to form a cone.

 Next decorate the rocket with colour tapes and drawing with colour pens.

Using glue fix the cone on top of your rocket and let it dry well.

Now that you have your own rocket..

FLY HIGH!

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Bhuvaneshwar-Puri-Konark THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE over a long weekend!

A very big HI to All!

It was a long weekend and my kids school was also closing for summer break..

We took a quick trip to The Golden Triangle in Odisha!

Let me share a few snippets from our travel

We reached Bhuvaneshwar, the capital city of Odisha, India at night..

Rested the night

And after a hearty breakfast, hired a prepaid taxi to Puri and Konark...

The weather was cloudy and soon it started to pour...

We crossed the famous village of Pipli known for its applique works

We soon reached Puri

Went straight to Sri Jagannath Temple premises

Had darshan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagannath_Temple,_Puri

And Prasaad (food offerings to the deity which is later distributed to the visiters)

Oh! the Prasaad tasted out of the world and a small helping was so filling..

No photography was allowed and it was pouring..

We went to Puri beach.. The sea was furious in rains...

We headed straight for Konark..

Just before turning in towards the city we went to beach.

Steep beach with roaring sea, topped with cold winds..

Near the Konark temple we hired umbrellas and moved on..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konark_Sun_Temple

Though a lot in ruins, but restorations works are going on

It was the first Chariot shaped temple built in the locality

which later became the trend

The temple is shaped as Chariot standing on twelve pairs of wheels and driven by seven horses...

 

Note the gateway

The Lion dominating an elephant is symbol repeated in many Kalinga architectural pieces in this region

Moisture got into my camera. Oops!

Aarotrika and Adhrit are standing next to a giant wheel of the temple.

Not only intricately carved

The wheels are designed to give exact time calculation even today..

Oh! About the carvings on this temple!

The elephants in queue holding their trunks and tails

Various Hindu deities

Beautiful floral carvings

And there are enumerous little erotic carvings all around the temple! Curious!

Well tired by now we came back to Bhuvaneshwar.

Next day we stayed in Bhuvaneshwar only

First to Lingaraja Temple devoted to Lord Shiva

Numerous small and big temples built on lines of Kalinga architectures,

All in a huge temple complex

Offering prayer to many forms of Lord Shiva!

Beautiful, but sadly no pics to share

Next we went to Mukteshwar temple

 

Again a chariot temple devoted to Lord Shiva

 

Beautifully carved

Is not so?

Glowing as gold in the sunlight..

 

My little world in this Old world temple complex..

Now we headed across the city to the mountains of

Udaygiri and Khandagiri

built around 2nd century B.C.

 

Many Jain monasteries are built here

The rooms are joined by long passages guarded by pillars

And rooms are small barely reaching height of standing man

The beds are mere elevated stone raised on head end like pillow

In all this simple living are intricate carvings

 Brahmi inscriptions are seen on the walls and ceiling

Love this particular cave

In contrast to yesterday

Today is very sunny

Next stop was Dhauli

Emperor Ashoka after the famous battle of Kalinga was full of remorse

The Daya river's water had turned red with blood

 

He built many rock relics with laid down rules to promote peace, love and orderliness in society, in Brahmi script. Still seen here...

 

 

In 1970s this White pagoda was built here

 The Pagoda has huge Buddha statues in different forms and many stone tablets.

We lastly went to see Raja-Rani temple

 

The beauty carved on stones take your breathe away

 Another piece on architectural glamour

Evening I went shopping and bought Sambalpuri sarees with Ikkat pattern unique to this region.

Time for good sleep

Early morning we came back home...

Shall take you soon to another trip...