Wall Makeover

Hello Folks,hope you all are doing good,
sharing with you all pics of Wall Makeover
remember my Ganesha Corner

 with help of masking tape created this pattern and
Advay helped me in painting the wall

this is how the finished wall looks

decked up with the shelf

and the Ganesha Shelf

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The Weekly Story week 95 hosted by Colours Dekor.
Made with Love September edition hosted by Colours Dekor.

Weekend Gateway - The Sentosa

Last weekend I was captivated by the beauty of this serene place

Last weekend i was mesmerised by varied hues of lotus

and the lush of greenery and the tranquility

and by the stillness of time

and ample me time

as Last weekend we were away on a retreat

where I read,

and just sit back

and relaxed for some time

and relished things like this

and this

and ya was surprised by this :-)

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take care ,see you all soon,,,,

wordless wednesday -perfect way to start the day - home baked rolls with kaya and coffee

linking to wordless wednesday 

this moment

this moment - A friday ritual.A single photo- no words - capturing a moment from the week.
A simple,special,extraordinary moment.A moment I want to pause ,savor and remember.

wordless wednesday - life in a busy lane

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book i read - An atlas of impossible longing

The story is set in a small town in Bengal,
this one is about Mukunda  an orphan
adopted by the family and the bond he
shares with Bakul daughter of the family
With time they are separated
and when post partition
Mukunda returns everything has changed ,,,

book name - An atlas of impossible longing .
author Anuradha Roy
thats all friends wish you all happy week ahead
take care and happy blogging.

heena art for Rakshabandhan

yesterday i tried this heena design

with Rakshabandhan around ,it was another reason to apply heena

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The Weekly Story week 88 hosted by Colours Dekor.

book I read - The Wish Maker by Ali Smith

I love to know more of different culture through books which i read
thus when i came across The Wish Maker by Ali Smith i had to read it

the story is based in Pakistan and the main characters are
Zaki Shirazi and his cousin Samar Api .
 Zaki's Dadi is a traditional lady
his mother is a journalist who works for a women journal
both of the kids are raised in the same house
go to same school and share a bond which is everlasting
sweet book ,which gonna keep you hooked till the last page .
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Heena art for Shravan Month

Yesterday was Nag panchmi
as per tradition its auspicious
to apply heena and prepare seviyan
this is the heena design which i did this year

Last years heena art is blogged here 
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the weekly story week 87 hosted by Colours Dekor.

diy collage with entrance ticket and map of Disneyland

I had kept the map and ticket of Disneyland Hongkong to create some thing
and thus one noon with help of scissor,blue tac and a frame i created this

in the midst of the collage stuck our pic taken in Macau
and this frame was created in some minutes,..

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The Weekly Story Week 87 hosted by Colours Dekor.
thats all friends,will see you all soon,..;-)

Store review - Craftsvilla

If you guys have seen my home ,you all must be knowing that i love Indian Hanicrafts,so when I heard from Craftsvilla to feature them on my blog I was elated  as this Online store has everything Indian.
The main aim of Craftsvilla is to bring the artisans directly to the consumers,artisans decide the price and Craftsvilla help them to open their online store by providing them web space.
With 500+ shops and 50,000+ products to  choose from ,i guess you all will be spoilt for choice.
I am sharing my personal picks from the website 

I love collecting trinket box and this marble jewellery box looks perfect to keep necklace and rings.
this Potli bag was on my  wish list since long

and I adored the Jhumkas in all hues in the Meenakari section.

So guys what are you waiting for ,hop on to Craftsvilla and get mesmerised by their products.

book i read - Silent Raga

Its been quiet long since i came across a really good book,
but when i saw this book in library i just took it
and thus i met Janaki and Mallika the two characters of the book
through their eyes i saw the culture of Tamil Brahmins
relished the food on banana leaves
felt the pain which they went through and
 heard the Silent Raga too.

Do read this book and get mesmerised,
perfect for a rainy evening with a cup of chai and some chips.

Book Name - Silent Raga
Book Author - Ameen Merchant
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The Weekly Story week 86 hosted by Colours Dekor.

wall decor with cushion cover

Last time when i had been to Delhi i bought some cushion cover

s but they were small for the cushions which i had at home ,so one noon i thought of sticking them on the blank wall in our living room  with the help of blue tac and thus i did .
one right in front of the Ganesha corner near the entrance foyer

 and the other opposite the wall where i have stuck my Ganesha painting ,so this is how the hall looks now :-)

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the weekly story week 86 hosted by Colours Dekor.

book i read - 100 shades of white

The art of putting together food is a magical thing and if it is done right it has the power to soften the most hardened heart.
from
100 shades of white by Preethi Nair.

Luved this one from the first page to the last ,this one is the story of Nalini and her children,her journey from a small town in Kerala to Mumbai and then from their to London and how their life is changed through the passage of time.How Nalini struggles alone in London with her children and how she emerges successful.This one is about food too,so if you love cooking then do read this one,,,;-)
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Thus the Journey ends - the complete painting

Continued from here 

Journey is something
which was on my mind
thus this kite finds a place
amidst the sky and tree
so now the journey
is complete

with the woman in ghaghra
with her belongings by her side
Journey is something
which was on my mind.
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Journey - A painting

journey is something which each one of us has to take

sometimes alone and sometime with someone,

sometime the journey is pleasent and real one

and sometimes it sad and fake.

Journey is something which was on  my mind

while i was sketching this painting 

and thus this woman in Ghaghra 

with her belongings by her side

as Journey is something 

which was on my mind,..:-)

This painting is not complete,i am thinking of adding something else in this,.:-)

thats all friends,take care and Happy Blogging.

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Me time on my dream couch ;-)

This is how my living room looks when my son is taking his afternoon nap,as soon as he is asleep i enjoy my me time here,sitting on the couch and doing so many other things

,be it blogging,blog hoping,reading books and sipping filter coffee or tea,doing some embroidery or just musing about life .

This corner of the couch   is my favourite as i have added so many colours on the wall and on the corner table.

I can just sit there and relax and get perked up by reading books or by  simply inhaling the aroma of fresh flowers kept in the vase.

A glimpse again of ya my dream couch ,this was on my wish list since long time ,a couch like this where i could just sit and relax .

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some new decor items from India,..:-)

hello friends,hope you all are doing good,i ahve got so much to share this month ,lots and lots of stuff,some books i read,some craft idea,and so many other things,
todays post i gonna share the pics of some stuff which my sisters and mother gifted me when i went New Delhi last week
ganesha bell by my sister ,which now hangs on the door knob

puppets too from my sister

decked up pot from my mother

and this fish with bells

and this wall decor

this lamp with shells is from my younger sister

and this white tea light holder and white marble box is from Agra hubby got,...:-)

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thats all friends,wish you all happy week ahead
take care and happy Blogging