Its Christmas!!

.... and its Christmas .... Its the last week of 2012... Are you doing anything exciting... ??

I'm not going to say anything today... leaving you with a few pictures of my tree... a few glass ornaments are new this year.. Finally decided that my girls were old enough... Saying that... nearly half of them broke as they were putting it up... *sigh*... 

The below was a string of beads in gold... which I cut.. gathered and hung over the tree... and in totality it does look lovely... 

My priced possession this year... the above little tree... its got little bells on it.. and is super cute.. .the sound is amazing as well... 

And standing tall in Gold and Silver... is my Christmas Tree... *smiles*

Merry Christmas

Hello my lovelies.. How is the Christmas week treating you? 

Have you finished shopping for all your gifts? Are they all wrapped up and under the tree? Or does Santa arrive with them? *smiles*

oh.. how I love this season... 

I'm away this week... and hopefully planning to stay away from the internet... just for a week... Thats possible!! isnt it?

Well a mixture of things lying around on tables in my home... Thought I'll share a few pics with you... 

Got this wreath that lights up... and put a jar in it... with a pretty red candle... and a silver string of glittering beads... 

I like how my Diwali candle fits in the wreath below... *smiles*

And Santa... and my tree.... 

Pictures of the tree in my next post... Yes the home is gold & silver this year... *smiles*...

Oh.. and here is wishing you all a Merry Christmas... Hope the day is filled with love and laughter... 

Christmasy corners

For a few more Christmas pics of my home, do hop on to The Key Bunch...

You know I'm away till January... so here is wishing you all a bright and cheerful Christmas.. 

Leaving you with a few corners of my home.. .... brightened by the Christmas feeling... 

on the steps... my new purchase from Tschibo... (I think thats the name of the store!!)

mixing the old and new decor *smiles*

This lantern is new... I picked it up at Home Center for AED 11 I think... (its on sale now... so hurry) *smiles*

and to show you how it looks in total... 

A mix of gold and orange.. making it look all ready for Christmas... 

some more cheer

I like decorating all the corners on my home... so here is a little cheer in the guest restroom *smiles*

Xmas flavor to my Indian urli

Recycling some of last years decor... 

That's a tea light Santa... 

My little one was ever so impressed that I had a toy train displayed in the restroom as well... 

I got this little ornament years ago... but it simply never went on the tree... so here it is this year... 

Do post your comments, so I know what you think... *smiles*...

Christmas cheer

So... we finally put up the tree... and Yes!! it does feel like Christmas now... *sigh*... 

Well... hubby & the girls put up the tree... I think they did a fairly good job... except... I did tell them.. that my tree colours would look lovely on simple white lights... But they would NOT listen.. so now I have multi-coloured lights on the tree... 

But all in all... it still looks nice... Not as gorgeous as I'd like it to be... but nice...

Can you guess what the colours on my tree are this year?? Last year was pink & silver... Do you remember? 

No time for DIYs, no time for handmade decor... Just opened the old boxes and put things up randomly.. 

And ofcourse my angels always have a special place... *smiles*... I picked these up... years ago from The One... They were meant to be chimes... but fell and broke... so now I use them as standing decor...  But they had nothing awesome this year...

The reindeer is my new addition... I think from Day to Day... for AED 2.. Awesome isn't it?? Put him in a glass jar... and gave him some importance with tinsel and lights.. and that makes a gorgeous Christmas decoration... 

See... for yourself... 

So tell me... what are the colours on your tree?? What do you think are the colours on mine!!?? Please don't judge based on the multi-coloured lights... *smiles*

Christmas Break

Its almost Christmas !! Isn't that lovely !!

I love this time of the year... *sigh*..

We may not be putting up the Christmas tree this year... as we are away during the festive season... So I'm sharing a few pictures from last year... 

I'll be away from blogger for sometime as well.. So I sure hope you will miss me!! .. 

This was last years DIY hanging decor .. super easy to do!! And you can involve the kids too... A few more Christmas Crafts for you... 

Do you like the pink? I totally love the pink & silver theme...

Saying that... this year the house is orange.. I'm not sure how I would have managed an orange themed tree... Would have been nice to see...

If I do manage to put up some decor.. I'll come back for a quick post.. But till then.. Adios...

So... see you in 2013!! 

~ Love ~ Blessings ~ Peace ~ Joy

~ Patricia ~

Asha's home in Bahrain ~ Part 2

Now you've seen Asha's home in Bangalore... and part 1 of her home in Bahrain... and here is more... *smiles*...

and here is what Asha has to say...

I strongly believe that if nature comes inside one's homes, it instantly transforms the decor... in its own vibrant natural colors. So, in comes the potted plants! A trip to the nursery is one of my favourite outings amongst a host of others.

I do not like dull colors like greys in its hues.... so you can find my interior very bright and inviting... but I always would like to keep the walls of my interior white or off-white and fill in color to the interiors with the brightly colored upholstery, curtains etc. especially in my Bangalore  home.

I also feel happy to divulge that I feel extremely happy if guests, relatives or friends praise my homes.

Love the hues of red and creme... makes the home feel instantly warm... and glamorous.. 

so much of thought.. into a little home... to make it look stunning... 

Bell fromm Chamundi Betta

Ganjifa playing cards ... on the wall here... 

How.. this little lamp has created so much drama in this area of her home... Isn't the lamp simply gorgeous.. 

and a few more post cards... 

so tell Asha what you think... of her gorgeous home... And don't forget to pop by her blog and say hello... *smiles*..

Home Tour ~ Asha in Bahrain

Today, I'm taking you to Asha's home in Bahrain... 

over to Asha... 

My name is Asha Srinivas and is residing in the beautiful Kingdom of Bahrain.  My hobbies are painting, reading, writing articles and poetry (which have been published in the newspapers and magazines of Bahrain), I maintain my own blog site, cooking, traveling and of course interior decoration to name a few.

I have held the post of the Hon. President of the Indian Ladies Association for the year 2011/12.

I have held two Tanjore painting exhibitions here in Bahrain, one in the year 2007 and the 2nd in 2011. The 1st exhibition had 43 paintings depicting all the Gods and Goddesses of India( Tanjore painting is a traditional south Indian art form mostly consisting of mythological characters). My second painting exhibition was a slightly different one, I showcased 36 Tanjore paintings with a difference, I depicted WOMEN FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE in my Tanjore work… from Mughal women to Ravi Verma to Egyptian queens to village belles to neck pieces and kadaa(bangle) to name a few. I have been a part of many a fund raising cultural events and my last program was the Indian Night - I did for the Shaikhas of the royal family of Bahrain. My family and I have been on the cover of ‘Salaam Bahrain’, a local magazine… we were a model family for one of their housing and investment advertisement.

As I have two homes, one in Bangalore and the other in Bahrain, I keep shuttling between the two. You’ve already seen pictures of my home in Bangalore...

Talking about my Bahrain home, when we moved into this house it was an empty space and I was very excited to do up the entire house according to my taste.
To begin with I took up the entrance lobby, as there was already an existing stunning black wooden arch; I took the help of my husband in designing a shoe rack so that it looked in sync when it is viewed from the living space. The mirror work wall hanging (which I did some 20 years back) was framed in black wood and put on the centre of the shoe rack, to add color to this furniture, I picked up pure silk dress material of various colors and got cushions made here in Bahrain and that completed the picture! You can also see one more hand work of mine – a small mirror work piece which is some 11 years old, this too has a black wooden frame and is donning a small side wall of the lobby.

Coming to the living, it was a bit difficult because it was one huge hall, I had to segregate formal living and informal living space, and so I keep pushing and pulling the sofas according to our requirements…hahhaa..! As I said about my Tanjore paintings earlier, the walls of my living are full of them and it has added a touch of vibrant rich gold and color to my entire living area.

The dining area has on one wall antique porcelain plates from the Middle East region and on the other I have put up my son’s unique art work (pen sketches of different shapes and sizes) put together in a blue mounted frame.

One wall in the dining room also features Ganjifa playing cards which I picked up from the Mysore palace gallery shop and framed it here in Bahrain.

The other wall in the informal living area has picture post cards of various Goddesses in double frame with velvet mounting.

When nature comes indoor it adds its own beauty and color, hence the various potted plants!

I bet you can't wait to see part two now... *grins*...