Do it Yourself - Newspaper Basket

 It was bit tough to start off initially ,but then we were able to complete it.Though not that perfect, we loved doing together

What you need

• Newspapers
• Sciccors
• Glue
• Rollers (thin ones)-1
• Cardboard from some waste courier boxes(thick ones)-2

How to do
1.I used the rollers to roll the newspaper sheets and glue it at the ends
2.40-50 of them is needed
3.Then i stuck them on a cardboard in an orderly manner and placed the other cardboard and stuck them
4.On that I started to weave the basket
5.Finally in the end I just cut the extra ends and glued it

If u love to colour you can colour it of your choice.
Would soon try to post a detailed tutorial..Have a nice day ;)

DIT - Wool Lamp

What you need:
Cotton Wool-4 (4x 18):72 Rs
Revive Fabric Stiffener:150 Rs
Pen
Beach ball-1 :Cost :99Rs
Scissors
Light set-85 Rs(Got it from a nearby electrical Shop)

How to do ?

1.Soak the cotton wool in Fabric Stiffener
2.Roll Over the wool all over the Ball
3.Allow it to dry for 36 hours
4.Try to remove the air from the ball
5.Make a hole using scissors
6.Remove the ball through the hole
7.Insert the light Set through the hole and hang it

Notes:

Always try to soak the wool fully in the stiffener so that it sticks well to the ball.

Never Try to apply the the stiffener over the woolen ball...it will be a messy work

Beach ball would be the best optiont use as if you use a balloon instead, it loosens the air after a day and the shape of the lamp changes.So better go for a beach ball.It worked well.I got this one from Hypercity(Kundalahalli)

For the Wool ,there are n number of quality wools available in the market.I got this one for 18 bugs in BEML Layout.

Here when i had a shortage of Stiffener i used (Fevicol+Water+Cornstarch) to patch up :)

Thoranam for my new Home

Thoranam for my new Home

I was constantly looking for a Thoranam for our new house but could not find one.Then finally it struck me to do one by my own.I started to google on how to do a Thoranam and there i got to see Rashmi s Work on http://theochrelephant.com/2011/11/02/the-toran/.Thanks a ton.
Inspired by her work i started to do one on my own.
Here is my alterned version of How to do a Thoranam
Requirements
Cardboard
Handmadepaper
Fevicol
Scissors
Fabric glue
Kundan Stones
Punching Machine
Felt cloth Red and Green Colour
Pearls
Chumkis
Black Rope

Steps:
1.Cut the cardboard pieces in which ever shape u like.
2.Using the handmade paper roll the cardboard ,cut and paste it using fevicol
3.For decorating,i used felt cloth,kundan stones,pearls,Ganesha sticker,chumkis
4.The holes were made using punching machine
5.Finally have joined all the pieces using a black rope

Madhubani Ganesh

My recent Madhubani Painting...I have done this work on a Green colour Handmade paper using Poster colours and Black Marker pen..