Meghana's Crafts

Saturday, 7 September 2013

Home made Rakhi Thali

Hello, Happy Day..!!

    Home made Rakhi Thali is here...!! 


Rakhi Best wishes for all of you..!! This is a thermocol plate painted with poster colors , added simple pearls & stones with a traditional swastik red poster colored mark. Enjoy the Festive moods..!!  This is dedicated to my chweet brother Abhishek sharma. After a very long time, we are going to celebrate Rakhi poornima  -Feeling Excited Arts and Crafts by Meghana.

You wanna to know how to make Rakhi Thali/Plate?


Materials:


-  Thermocol Plate/Plastic Plate
-  Red colored Ribbon
-  Transparent Stones 
-  Pearl stones
-  Glue
-  Poster colors
-  Palette & Brushes

Make:


  • Take a White coloured thermocol plate , take out a drop of red poster colour , add tiny drops of water if required spread it in the palette. Apply this red colour to the edges of thermocol plate.
  • Now take out Yellow colour and apply it to the centre of the plate. Let the plate dry for sometime. Take out some red color & apply it onto the plate, so that it will form a Swastik shape as shown in figure.
  • Take some beads like stones and pearls, stick them on the swastik mark & also to the edges of the plate.
  • Cut some portion of ribbon & stick it on to the edges of the plate, so as to form a Hexagonoal shape.Make a bow with the ribbon & stick it. That's all..!! Done..!!



                                                                 Thali Ready..!!




History about Swastik Symbol: A tantric symbol to evoke shakti or the sacred symbol of auspiciousness. The word "swastika" comes from the Sanskrit svastika - "su" meaning "good" or "auspicious," "asti" meaning "to be," and "ka" as a suffix. The swastika literally means "to be good".

Be good, do good. Enjoy your life..!! So, ladies & gentlemen common start making this simple craft, which makes your festival more traditional & colorful.

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Thursday, 22 August 2013

Raksha Bandhan "RAKHI"

         Hello,Happy day..!

              Decorative plate arrangement for my sweet brother :) :D

It's specially decorated for my one & only one chweet Brother..!! The day which i was waiting for  A BOND OF PROTECTION AND LOVE ..!! 


What is Rakhi & Why it is tied ?

In Ancient times RAKHI was tied by women on her husband's wrist, later they tied to their beloved brothers to protect them from evil factors and to strengthen the Bond of Sibling LOVE. It's also practised in many parts of the world, Rakhi is being tied to the children by their parents, also to the students by their honorable teachers as Raksha. It was believed  to protect them from evil effects & its consequences. Even in Mahabharat, it was noticed that Kunti tied Rakhi to her Grandson Abhimanyu to protect him from battle.  

Do you Love Creativity ? Wanna Impress People ?

You wanna show off your talent in decoration especially to your chweet brothers/Husband/friends/others ? Common start decorating plates with different sweet arrangements. Ah..!! You wanna add some Special so called Looks ? Add yummy cashews,badam,raisin(Kishmiss). If you want to make the plate mouth Watering, then add chocolates , Gems , Choco-Sticks , Bread-powder...!!




Any Kind of Festival/Occasion, from simple birthday/kitty party to marriage, this sweet plate  decoration would grab the attention of your lovvie dovvie hubby/relatives/friends. So,start Crafting
with Sweets & plate.                                                                                                       
       

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Colorful Quilled Flowers

Hay, Happy day...!!

Colorful Quilled Flowers :) :D

 Quilling is the art of using strips of papers that are rolled by quilling tool which look like coiled shape, reformed to form a required shape. Strips can also be made of trimmed magazine papers. We can make different quilling shapes out of coiled strips. 


Steps:

#1. Take one quilling strip(1) of your desired colour ,which you want to be central part of flower. I prefer yellow colour as it looks like pollen grains.


#2. Take one more colour, which would be your petals colour. Now, Cut the strip(2) with scissors as shown in the figure.

#3. Stick the edge of strip 1 with strip 2 as shown below, start rolling it with your quilling tool. Spread the petals.That's it ..! 





      Ready get set go..! Start making your cutie Quilled  flowers. I have collected these snaps to give you proper  idea. Check out your Tiny Quilled Flowers..!



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Snow man

Hay, Happy Day..!

Snow man made of socks Cloth & cotton :) :D

Snowman is a Sculpture made from Snow Balls.Snowman are popular for Christmas & winter Decorations. Everybody would love to play with snow & make snowman irrespective of their age. Even I love Snowman but I have never made a snowman physically, especially with Snow. This Strong desire towards Snowman has made me eager enough to make snowman @home. Finally I have done it with Cotton , Coloured cloth Pieces & lace.

Materials:

  • Cotton balls
  • Red Socks Cloth
  • White Cloth Piece
  • Red dotted Lace
  • Googly eyes
  • Stick
  • Black Thread
  • Gold Coloured Bead
  • Blue Stickers
  • Tiny beaded Chain


Make:

#1. Take one big cotton ball, insert a stick into middle of Cottonball & put cloth around (looks like head)
#2. At Head, tie some thread at the neck portion & leave remaining Cloth on to stick as shown in Photo.
#3. Take Red Socks Cloth and tie it as a Cap, Stick googly eyes,gold bead on cotton ball.
#4. Tie some beaded chain around cap & lace around neck Portion, stick blue color beads on body.
#5. Take Black thread and sew it above the eyes which look like eyebrows.

                                                 Yippie , SnowMan is Ready...! 



Good for simple Decorations, can be used as protection against Evil Eye for people those who believe in the power attributed to certain persons of inflicting injury or bad luck by such an envious or ill-wishing look.


                         

                               

                              If you love snowman, Hay people check out this link a play & learn site :-) 

                                         http://akidsheart.com/holidays/christms/snowman.htm


                   

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Gift Box Origami

Hello, Happy Day..!!



Folded Yellow Paper to Origami Gift Box..!!




Gift Wrapping is a kind of art which conveys that U are Something Special within or without their absence. It specially shows the Propaganda you imbibed, especially quality time investment for showing their love,creativity,desire to make you happy.


Materials:


  • Yellow/Blue coloured Papers each
  • Tiny love stickers (yellow & pink)
  • Red Coloured Lace

Make:

I have added a link where you can find the exact Description on how to make this kind of origami Boxes (along with Images). http://www.origami-instructions.com/



                                 


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