Kids can be kept busy with this art. Easy and fun to make and the end product is extremely useful!
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
Method:
From one end of the Magazine sheet roll into a long stick / pipe.
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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.
Materials required:
1 Zucchini
1 Knife
1 toothpick
1 cutting board
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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.
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
Originally posted 2009-08-19 20:41:20. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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Cherry tomatoes carved into flowers and arranged in a Cucumber vase.
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.
Picture1
Originally posted 2009-05-03 21:06:21. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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Branches with fruits are usually preferred in Ikebana style of flower arrangements. In this arrangement I have used Gauva branch with young Guava fruits.
Materials Required:
1 Gauva branch preferably with fruits
3 Gerbera
1 Shallow container
1 Kenzan / Flower holder Pin
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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.
Materials Required:
Few colored beads
Thread
Few Kusuri Kalu and loads of imagination!
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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:
Originally posted 2009-07-25 18:55:34. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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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!
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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Wish you all a very happy and safe Deepavali / Diwali.
Method:
Dot 7 – 1 Straight
Join the dots as shown in the picture.
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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.
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
Originally posted 2009-11-14 18:12:11. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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