Happy Halloween

Its Halloween... !! Like I said... we didn't have time enough for Halloween decor or to organise a Halloween party this year... 

But the girls tried their hands at decoupage on glass... I think they did a fairly good job... LOL

Modpodge.. our new favorite.. a few tissue papers... and tea-lights from IKEA

marker pen to draw the faces... and we have some gorgeous Halloween tea lights... *smiles*

a few more images... 

Hope you have an awesome..... Halloween.... 

The Weekly Story ~ wk 99

Hello my lovelies... How have you been?

This weekend... was our long weekend.. and I had vowed to do nothing... and thats exactly what I did!! Not completely true... Since I've been so busy with my older girly for three weeks or so .... this weekend was dedicated to my younger one....

So we did all the fun stuff that she loves ... watched three movies, went to the beach early in the morning, swimming, play areas, parks, and lots of absolutely rubbish craft work... 

The three of us are going to be busy for Halloween this year... so we decided not to put up our decorations... Its the Shujaat Khan concert on 31st Oct at DUCTAC, my girlies have over night camp in school...

*sigh*... but we still did two simple DIYs that I have to share with you.... Here is the first one.. 

Using spray paint and old bottles available at home...

Here is the work in progress... We used silver & orange...

and transformed those sad and boring bottles... to these cute halloween tea lights... 

The orange ones were spray painted from the outside.. and the grey one from the inside... but both looked equally pretty... 

This one was the cutest.... 

The grey one.. wasn't a huge success... I guess it was a wrong choice of colour.... What do you think?

Oh.. and last year... my friend.. Aisha.. shared this recipe for Halloween Cookies .. so if you are going to try it... Do send me an image.. *smiles*...

I know... I haven't stopped by your blogs... but promise to do it this week for sure... Till then.. do grab the weekly button and join the party... *smiles*..


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DIY Rangoli

Now that's what I truly like about you (yes.. YOU... all those who read CD)... You are so super creative... wow!! Im so impressed!!

You've seen Bhupali sharing with us her ideas on how to upcycle cardboard to makes gift boxes or tissues boxes.. 

Today ... in time for Diwali... she shows us how to make 'recycled rangoli'

A little about Bhupali...

I am Bhupali Joshi a microbiologist but now a full time Homemaker. I enjoy and utilize my time with my daughter and creating some art stuff.

While discussing about 3 R's i.e. reuse,reduce and recycle with my daughter I thought of this and the result was a beautiful hand-painted portable rangoli!!!

I got a new set of bowls few months back with a packing material which I converted into rangoli patterns.

Its as simple as that... and I'm sure you can try it too... go on and make some rangolis.. and don't forget to share your pics with me... on coloursdekor@gmail.com

Oh.. and leave a comment so Bhupali shares more ideas with you!! *smiles*

The Weekly Story ~ wk 98

I simply haven't had time to do anything this weekend... *sigh*... and I really do mean it. Sims performed her first Kathak piece and I was busy helping.. rather playing my part as a mommy coordinator for the show... So its been a busy weekend....

But I'm looking forward to a slightly slower week... a week of clearing and preparing for the festive season...

Oh.. and talking about the festive season... you know I've been preparing for a while now... 

Sharing with you today... the drama on my 'mango wall'.... *smiles*

the bench has finally found a place of pride... 

I asked a few friends... what comes to their mind when I say 'India'... and here are the images I got in return... simply printed out of google... 

Sorry... the pics were clicked this morning... Sunshine pops in to say 'namaste'... 

The 'Limboo Mirchi' you see in the frame above is from 'Aarohi Singh'. This painting and a few others are on sale as paintings or prints... Do check out her site for more details.. 

I am now beginning to believe that she is not just an amazing painter / artist ... but an awesome person as well... Thank you Aarohi... 

Christmas gift from my little cousin... finally finds a space... 

Truly the whole wall evolved around this gift... The idea started off with... how can I place this on the wall... and hence the mango square... and other things Indian.... 

Do tell me what you think... you know I love hearing from you!! 

Eventually I will put up some of my own pictures... but for now.. I simply didn't have the time for that.. *smiles*... 

I'm going to visit you this week for sure.. I promise... so till then... grab the weekly button and join the party... *smiles*.. 

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Home Tour ~ Part 2

I know I kept you waiting for a week... But I'll tell you right away... the wait was well worth it... *smiles*

You've seen Nirmala's living space... and today, I'm taking you to her family room & kitchen.... 

I love the little corners of this home... put together with so much thought... and love... 

These colours have come together beautifully... amazing...!!

and here is Nirmala's gorgeous kitchen.... 

Can't believe how gorgeous this space looks... 

and watching over the hustle and bustle of their lives... 

Oh.. I'd thank Nirmala for sharing this space with us... Here are images of the bedroom.... 

Love all the hanging things in the corners... the little shawls.. and bags... 

Here is the guest room.... Wouldn't you simply love to stay here forever... 

And a small section of her home office.... 

And if you think these images are wow.... hop on to Part 1... Don't forget to leave Nirmala a comment... that simply makes her share more with us...

And if you think you have a home to show off about... Email me on coloursdekor@gmail.com

The Weekly Story ~ wk 97

.... a random weekend.... some mango paint .... a brother... two painters ... a sister-in-law.... a cup of coffee... and this is what happens... *smiles*

I've been meaning to do this for a while... but all in preparation for the festive season.... a square mango wall... 

Do you think its 'mango' or 'yellow'? Do you like it?

Don't you simply love my trunk.... the rickshaw cushions.... and the madhubani painted tray from The Color Caravan

Oh.. and thats not all... with some random images printed from the internet... we put a few frames on that wall... *smiles*... 

Now come party with me... at... 'The Weekly Story' linky party ~ open from Monday through Wednesday every week..  ...

1. Do a post on your blog, about ANYTHING! and it can really be anything – example – a fun recipe you tried out, a craft project, a DIY, a table top, a few candles, coffee with friends or a good book or a movie review… The list is endless… just about ANYTHING… and anything about YOU !! *smiles* ... It can also be 'anything pretty' ...
2. Original photographs only... No images from other websites or magazines please!! This is about YOU.
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