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Cards!!

Die-Cuts

Hi Friends!!! 

I have been seeing crafters using so many die-cuts a lot in all their project, and I too wanted those pretty die-cuts for myself..... Just when I was thinking about hunting for some die-cuts , I met Pratibha from SRISTHI ...... So instead of getting me a Die-cut machine and emptying all brain just to get the machine work for me, I asked Pratibha for a few die-cuts.... 

So in today's post is all about what I got from Sristhi. 

Look at this butterfly!!!! It's 3 inches... and its soo beautiful!! And by the way, all the light colored stuff that you see are either light cream, pink and green.. though they appear to be white in colour.

And the lace....lotsa hearts......

And some more lace....

Some more borders....

I even made her give me all the negatives too ;-) That is my evil Grin...

And many Scalloped rosettes...

 Some scallops

Flowers... which I have to stick them up....

Look at the birdies......adorable...

I brought a set of these too.. but somehow lost them except this one ....

And these too :)

I have got a few more goodies to show ... but I have to search them up in the boxes... as I still have to unpack my boxes... So will post the rest of my loot from Sristhi in the next post :)

I'm Back!!!

Hello !!!! I'm back!!! Missed the blogworld and my blogfriends soo much.

Was super busy, so no updates on the blog in the recent few months.... But I am back and hope to be active here :)

We recently shifted to Mumbai as some of my Blogfriends know... And then I had to run to Mysore for my BFA classes before which I had to complete the assignment......

My house is still not set properly.... but I haven't stopped doing crafts or paintings... 

So here I am back with a few pics from my first exhibition... held in Guntur during October last week along with Pratibha from Sristhi, and three other lovely ladies. Life has been soooo bloody hectic in the past 3 months..... So now I  am chilling out.......just relaxing........

So here are a few pics from the exhibition... Since it was my first exhibition and all, lot of confusion, lot of stress and lot of last minute work, didn't take proper pics....

These are the ear rings that I made .....

Some paper boxes.....

Some fridge-magnet cum post-it notes by my cousin n me

Crochet hair-clips, hair bands contributed by my mom...

And a few close-ups of Quilling ear rings....the Jhumka Section....

Some more pics of paintings and diaries will be coming soon...

Don't forget, if you are interested in being showcased in the Spotlight... Do mail me  at dipti.gk@gmail.com

This and that....

Recently I did a bit ....no more than a bit of Shopping .....

It was not done in a day or two....but in the past six months or so....

I brought all these goodies from Kukies Basket....

Kukies Basket is the newest online shop and the owner Devika sent me these.....

Doilies, Paper mat , quilling strips, paper crimper and paper and more paper...

My hubby had been to Bangalore recently... and believe it or not he bought me lots, lots and lots of handmade paper and a few punches, glitter and yes more paper

Not all these punches were not brought by hubby dear ... 

I brought 4 punches from A1 Craft Supply

I brought my first quilling tool and some other things from Neha of A1 Craft Supply too....

And this one is really special... It is a wood burning tool...My best friend brought this for me from the US

But I am guilty of not using it until now :(

Am hoping to use it soon...

He also brought me the X-Acto knife and other things beside a lovely bag....Hmmmmm

Some other things that I brought for myself and guilty of not using them until now.....

My most recent and priced procession...

Paper Shredder..... :)

Apart from all these things I have brought a lot of other painting supplies like paints, brushes and papers, books and easel and many more things which have burned a hole in my... no no my hubby's pocket ;) especially the easel....

What about you..... Have you done any shopping and what is your wish list?

I have a very small wish list....

... I do not have any stamps and distress inks ....So I want those....

I want more paper,

A sewing machine,

Beads and buttons,

Some more paper,

Ribbons,

Paper Trimmer,

And some more paper,

Punches,

Score Board,

Some more paper....and...

Ok...my wish list is not particularly small.....I will stop for now....... and instead of typing, I will just think about it..........

Recycling and Summer Camp!!!

In this May I had taken a few classes for kids and ladies in the Summer Camp organised by a local Club..

I know I am too late to post these...Is been more than 3 months :D But anyway I wanted to share them....

The classes I had conducted were mostly about Recycling and Quilling ...

 I couldnt take many pics since I was busy with classes and a few others I accidentally deleted :( ..... These are the few pics that I managed to take  

Happy Hair = Happy Meeee

Ya... I  know... Today's post is a different one.....
If you are following my blog, you might have noticed how I keep on cribbing about being busy and lot of travelling.....
From April this year, I have been travelling from Karnataka and back to Andhra Pradesh frequently....
Guntur to Namma Bangalore to Shimoga to Mysore, Shringeri, Mysore, Shimoga,  Guntur.....and the list continues in the same way.........
All the change in the whether and water plus the summer took a toll on my hair....
I have always received compliments regarding my hair.... even the VLCC guy who did the hair cut last time had complimented me about my hair......
But sadly I started having hair fall.....plus split-ends and the lusterless hair.... EWE.....made me crib more and more....
then I saw this ad... Dove ad....where the two friends say about their Hairy problems and that ad looked kind of cute..... you know.... how you sometimes like some ads immediately...... He He.... I usually buy products on the basis of ads....like I purchase books after checking out the cover ( I had purchased Eragon in the same manner... and I am very glad that I did)...

Any way..... coming back to the subject.... my hair.... I tried the Dove Intense Repair plus the Hair Fall Rescue Serum.......

And Lo ......magic..... And that was the end of my hair problems.......

And here is one of my recent hairy-scary photo ;)


This post is my entry to "......and that was the end of my Hair Problems"  by Indiblogger :)
All opinions are my own and this is not a sponsored post.

Internet on the go!!

Hi All!!!!

Yes I know I have not posted any crafts or drawings lately. Hope to do it soon ( I have more than 50 drawings to post and 15 crafts like cards and other items to post but no time to blog :( ). This post is just to say Hi to all my blogosphere friends and to share a few experiences about mobile internet especially internet on Vodafone .

The reason me not blogging this month except for the interviews is me being out of Guntur. I had to attend BFA classes in Mysore. And now I am on vacation Hehe :). I am travelling to my mom's place and MIL's place and my granny's place and many more ;). I am loving this travelling.

But the side effects of this travelling is that I cannot carry my laptop. That means no internet and that means no blogging and checking my blogland friends' blogs and no mails and facebooking.
I was so worried about how I will be able to post the interviews in April and join in the linky and check my mails. Thanks to Vodafone, I could do most of my work using my mobile. I could even do a bit of editing of the blogposts using my mobile.

I have been doing facebooking, checking mails and chatting with friends on my mobile. But the thing that I love most about mobile internet will always be the apps. There are so many useful as well as entertaining apps and that too free.

I am going to conduct craft classes for kids and teens next week. And there I have to teach them origami among other paper crafts. I will admit here that I am no expert in origami .... hehe ;) ;).

I was browsing through the free apps and I came across this real cool app about origami. Though I had downloaded an app regarding origami earlier, I prefer this one since it has videos. And I haven't come to the best part yet..... These videos are FREE !!!!

Yes!!!  I have been watching these videos and learning origami while travelling. By the time the classes start, I hope to be an expert in some simple origami techniques. Hehe!! Cool right?!?! entertainent as well as education as well as work. And the speed is also not bad. I now have access to my mail, facebook, my blog and my friend's blogs throughout the day.

I dont know what I would have done without internet on my mobile. I have downloaded lots of apps and am enjoying my vacations here with my daughter who loves the angry birds and sketch and draw app. So for me, even though I am not blogging, my vacations are running smoothly. Hope your vacations are also interesting like mine.

Will post something sooooon (Hope to :) )

Nutella and Terrarium

Yes!!!! I made my first Terrarium!!!!! And in a Nutella  Jar!!!!

Now Howzzaaaaat!!!!

I have been pinning a lit of gardening ideas in my board in Pinterest....

And I finally made this three days ago.....

It has survived for these three days and I hope it continues..(fingers crossed)

If you want to see my inspiration for this terrarium, go check out my Pinterest board ...:)

source

I have saved another Nutella jar..... if my first terrarium survives am going to make more....:)

I placed a few white pebbles in the bottom of the jar....

and a little bit of gardening soil....

And some Succulents and a Cactus...

And since this is February and going with the Valentine Theme, I placed this couple...

(it is a gift from my friend)

Actually  I got interested in cactus some 10 years ago and I collected some 18- 20 varieties...

Then my interest shifted towards bonsai... and I had some 7 bonsai.....

Now I just have  4 bonsai left..

And recently the thing that has caught my attention  are succulents and terrariums....

And just now I came to know that there is a Pinterest Challenge going on ...Am linking  my craft ....

And you can "like" my project if you like it here...:)

So have you done anything up lately inspired by your pins from Pinterest? If so then link it up here.