Paper Roll Pen Stand

Kids can be kept busy with this art.  Easy and fun to make and the end product is extremely useful!

Paper Roll Pen Stand

Paper Pen Stand
Materials Required:
1 empty tin
Few sheets from a glossy Magazine
Glue
Scissors
Paint Brush
Waste Cloth
Mixing Pallette
Brown and Yellow Oil Paint
Varnish

Paper Roll Pen Stand

Method:
From one end of the Magazine sheet roll into a long stick / pipe.

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Zucchini Flowers

It is summer holidays and keeping children occupied is the biggest challenge that parents face.  Carving fruits and vegetables is an interesting hobby that children can try with parental supervision.

Here is a very simple vegetable cutting that kids can try out.
Zuchhini Flowers

Materials required:
1 Zucchini
1 Knife
1 toothpick
1 cutting board
Zuchhini Flowers

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Driftwood Composition

This flower arrangement is styled in Sogetsu style of Ikebana, where driftwood, zerbaras, asparagus, money plant, tuberoses vie for attention.  Subtle colors bring out the character of the driftwood to compose an arrangement that makes the watcher drift into calmness.

Sogetsu Style

Materials Required:
1 Shallow Container
1 Flower Pin
1 Driftwood
3 or 5 Zerberas
2 Tuberoses
1 thick branch Asparagus or 2 thin branches of Asparagus
3 Money Plant leaves
A coral to camouflage the flower pin

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Originally posted 2009-08-19 20:41:20. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Cherry Tomato Flower Arrangement

Cherry tomatoes carved into flowers and arranged in a Cucumber vase.

Vegetable Carving

Materials Required:
5 – 6 Cherry Tomatoes
10 Sticks or Green firm stalks
3 – 4 Green Chilies
Few Curry Leaves
A sprig of Spring Onion
Few Tulasi/Basil Branches
1 Cucumber

Method:
Cut each of the Cherry Tomato into 5 petal flowers (Picture1).  Do not carve petals for two very small Cherry Tomatoes to represent buds.

Cherry Tomato Carving
Picture1

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Originally posted 2009-05-03 21:06:21. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Flower Arrangement – Three Musketeers

Branches with fruits are usually preferred in Ikebana style of flower arrangements. In this arrangement I have used Gauva branch with young Guava fruits.

Ikebana - Three Musketeers

Materials Required:
1 Gauva branch preferably with fruits
3 Gerbera
1 Shallow container
1 Kenzan / Flower holder Pin

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Kusuri Kalu Necklace

In North Karnataka and Maharashtra, during Shankranthi festival, children aged 5 and below are dressed up in ornaments prepared using Kusuri Kalu / Sesame Seeds coated with sugar for a ritual known as Kari yeriyodu.  Here is the procedure to make Kusuri Kalu sara / necklace.

Yellu Kalu Sara

Materials Required:
Few colored beads
Thread
Few Kusuri Kalu and loads of imagination!

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Naga Rangoli

The rangolis / patterns shown below are drawn on Nagara Chauthi and Nagara Panchami festivals.  Click on the image to see a bigger image.

Rangoli drawn on Nagara Chauthi:

Nagara Chauthi Rangoli

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Originally posted 2009-07-25 18:55:34. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Flower Arrangement – Life Cycle

Dear readers, wish you all a very happy New Year (2013)!

Here is a flower arrangement to start the New Year on a colourful note!

Flower Arrangement - Life Cycle

Materials Required:
1 Cane-ring Holder
1 small container
1 Flower pin or flower arrangement sponge
1 Big leaf
3 Stalks of Dendrobium
2 Stalks of Asparagus Fern
2 Dried Stalks

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Rangoli 11 – Lights

Wish you all a very happy and safe Deepavali / Diwali.

Method:
Dot 7 – 1 Straight

Deepavali Rangoli

Join the dots as shown in the picture.

Deepavali Rangoli

Autumn Winter Arrangement

The trees change to a beautiful gold and rust color in Autumn and as they fall revel the intricate shapes of the branches they hung on for that year.  This Ohara style flower arrangement is done using dried twigs, nuts and leaves.

Dry Arrangement

Material Required:
1 Wooden Tray
1 Coconut
1 Onion or 1 Peach
2 White Aster flowers
1 crystal small cup
Few try twigs
2 or 3 Pine Cones
1 Drift wood
Any other dry stuff that you can lay your hands on

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Originally posted 2009-11-14 18:12:11. Republished by Blog Post Promoter