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CROCHET TINY GIFT POUCH WITH STRINGS

2012-01-27T17:40:00.000+05:30

CROCHET TINY GIFT POUCH WITH STRINGS

I made this a while back…. My hubby got a gold coin for a gift without a gift box…. But I don’t want to give that without packing… so I decided to make this tiny string pouch while travelling…. I’m happy with the outcome… simple but beautiful.

Here is the free pattern

· Do a magic ring or ch 6

· Round 1: Ch 3(count as 1^st dc) & 7 dc into the ring. Total 8. Join with sl st to the 1^st Ch 3

· Round 2: 2 dc in each dc. Total 16 dc’s

· Round 3: dc in each dc. Total 16 dc’s

· Round 4 & 5: dc in each dc.

· Round 6: Ch 4(1dc plus ch1) *skip a dc, dc in next dc, ch 1) repeat from. Join with sl st to the 1^st Ch 3

· Round 7: sl st to the Ch 1 space. Ch3, 4 dc in the Ch 1 space & make 5 dc in every Ch 1 space. Join with sl st to the 1^st Ch 3

For strings:

Make two Ch 25 and join these in the Ch 1 space of the pouch to use as draw string

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PONGAL CELEBRATION

2012-01-16T18:39:00.000+05:30

Hello friends...

First of all happy pongal to all of u (it s bit late :P)... Yesterday we celebrated our pongal happily but with lotsssssss of work.... On boghi Cleaning took the whole day and the kolam took the whole evening and night till 12:30 AM. On pongal.... preparation for the nonbu took the whole day... so too tired but enjoyed.

But still I'm really eager to post the celebration pictures

This is for Boghi

This is for suryan pongal on our terrace

This is the main kolam... took lot of time to finish and have to do alone.... except the pot, sugarcane and the border my mother in law came to help.
You know according to tamil new year its 2043 known as tiruvalluvar aandu

center part... i loved this part but the there is difference in size... what to do?????????????

Morning snap shot....

Side kolam... simple yet finished soon

This kolam took no time to finish very easy one drawn on the spot

Another on the spot design

look from terrace.......

Starting suryan pongal

on preparation

Padayal for suriyan

Nonbu thattu (sorry closed)

At last Nonbu got over in the near by temple

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CROCHET TRIANGLE – PATTERN

2012-01-12T22:07:00.001+05:30

Hi dear friends....
After my 100th post this is my 1st post in this year.... You know this is a pattern.... for the first time i'm writing my own pattern :) .... Writing pattern is really a time consuming work :0.... Hats off to those who writes the patterns.... And in this new year I have a resolution to learn different stitches and to publish many posts.
Please give your valuable feedback for my attempt.... here is the pattern for the crochet triangle....

CROCHET TRIANGLE – PATTERN

Chain 5 join or make a magic ring

ROUND 1: Ch3(count as 1 dc) into the ring 2dc, 2ch, 3dc, 2ch, 3dc, 2ch and sl st into the 1^st ch3

ROUND 3: Change color. Into the ch2 space ch3 2dc ch2 3dc, ch1, 1dc into the 2^nd dc in the previous round(i.e. the centre dc) and ch1 *(3dc ch2 3dc) in the ch 2 space(this is the CORNER CLUSTER), ch1, 1dc in the 2^nd dc in round 1* Repeatagain and complete with a slst in the 1^st ch3.

Likewise do a corner cluster in every corner ch2 space, ch1, 1dc in the centre dc of the previous corner clusterand ch1, 1dc in every ch1 space

Repeat this to achieve your desired size triangle

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FANCY CROCHET CELLPHONE POUCHES AND TRIANGLE PURSE

2011-12-31T17:26:00.001+05:30

Hello friends....

First of all happy new year to all with a fresh rose in my garden

I'm very much happy to post my 100th post..... Although i started my blog in December 2008 I posted a lot in 2011 I'm happy with my posts too...
At this time I want to thank all of you who gave me great support.... Without Ur wonderful comments there's no joy in these works.... and I'm grateful to my family for their kind love to me... I wish to travel with my blog throughout my life with all your support....

And this is time to show you my new works..... I learned cable stitch.... i learned this from an wonderful e-book from allfreecrochet it has step by step tutorials for different types of stitches. Another one is made of solid shell stitch. And the next one is a triangle purse... This is my own pattern. As the granny triangle pattern is like a bowl after few rounds (check my drag my button picture) i tried a new one... I my next post i'll write the pattern for the triangle.....

ALL THREE WITH AN UNFINISHED ONE

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MY CROCHET DOILIES.......

2011-12-29T18:28:00.001+05:30

Hi.....
Here is my another post with some beautiful doilies..... I've tried two different doilies other than round..... see how they look....... i haven't blocked..... i should learn blocking

PATTERN IS FROM.... HER BUT I CHANGED A BIT

The round doily is 16.5 inches indiameter….. The red one is also 16.5 inches without the outer curves (see thepicture below) and the 12 point ripple afghan is 19.5 inches (point to point)

i LEARNED FROM HERE

Actually the color is deep violet i can't get the original color in the camera

see the size....

HERE IS THE PATTERN

I think i'm using too much yellow There are some purses and cellphone pouches in my next post

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CROCHET BAG - AFRICAN FLOWER HEXAGON

2011-12-16T21:14:00.000+05:30

Hello friends.... here is my another bag... i made it long back but.... i was not in a mood to stitch the lining and the handle.... at last i finished it....and here is the out come. This bag need 15 hexagons.... when i thought of the handle.... after lot of thinking ;) i this is my idea...

I learned to make the hexagon from here .... and here is the outcome....

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BABY SWEATER AND HAT

2011-12-05T14:10:00.000+05:30

Hello friends... this is my second sweater... i gave this as gift before a month to my sister's new born baby girl..... the first one is still unfinished. I couldn't take pictures as i gave it in a hurry.... so i took these snaps last week when i went to see her....Along with this sweater i made hat, booties and hand covers but i could take the pictures of sweater and hat only as the home was a mess with two kids and cant find the other two

I got the pattern for the sweater from here . I have added some more rounds and done picot stitch in the border...

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SLANTING SHELL CROCHET - BAG

2011-11-26T18:30:00.000+05:30

Hello dear ones..... here is the bag I've crocheted a while back.... i thought of stitching a lining but at last avoided the idea .... I attached this plastic handle which i got from another thorn bag..... i loved this stitch very much..... see how it looks.... ant the tutorial for this shell is here

and here is another picture.... I have a little garden! in my house..... and see this guy is sitting in the leaf.....

my little garden....

cute guy

top view

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CROCHET ROUND 2

2011-11-21T10:48:00.000+05:30

Hello friends..... I think u all enjoyed the weekend...... Here is my another crochet round or mandala.....(previous one) I've gifted this for my neighbor friend as she asked for covering the thambula thattu..... the center portion is the same pattern of my first doily.... then extended with the usual granny style....

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MY FIRST DOILY

2011-11-18T20:24:00.000+05:30

Here is my first doily...... whenever i see ninu's works i want to crochet a doily.... in this case she is an inspiration to me.... thanks ninu.... i did this doily with white yarn..... i don't get the cotton thread in my place.... so i have to do this with normal wool threads which I get here.

I want to start my doily work with an easy pattern.... so started with the pattern here... really its very easy one to start with.

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MEHENDHI

2011-11-15T17:41:00.000+05:30

Another mehendi design..... i liked this design very much.... thing is i have to put mehendi on my own hands.... no other hands to try... :(

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MEHENDHI

2011-11-09T21:28:00.000+05:30

Here is my another mehendi design..... sorry for the sombu behind :)

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MEHENDHI

2011-10-31T14:51:00.000+05:30

This is my another design....

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CROCHET HEXAGON PURSE

2011-10-25T10:00:00.000+05:30

First of all Happy Diwali to all.... and this is another crochet hexagon purse... very very easy to make..... added lining and a button.

Front side

back side

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MEHENDI DESIGN - SIMPLE

2011-10-19T18:21:00.002+05:30

This is my another simple mehendi design....... can finish in minutes...

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VERSATILE BLOGGER AWARD

2011-10-18T17:33:00.000+05:30

I'm very very happy because i received the "Versatile Blogger" award from mira ...... Thank you very much mira for passing this award to me

7 THINGS ABOUT ME:

I love to travel
like to melt in nature's beauty and learn lessons for life
Interested in experimenting all types of arts and crafts
Love to read books and listening to music
Attached to family very much
love to cook and taste new recipe
spend time with friends (thank you internet)

And mira I've linked back this award to you.... once again thank you very much

And i'm happy to pass this award to my fellow bloggers who show their versatility in their own fields....

Mahalakshmi... she stitches beautiful dresses and do embroidery too http://mahaskills.blogspot.com/

Ninu ... she is really a versatile crocheter "my experiments with needle" http://ninujacob.blogspot.com/

Sujitha and sisters they have a mouth watering cooking blog "pazham pappadam payasam" http://www.cookingwithkairalisisters.com/

"My handicrafts" is a blog where we can see very simple and cute crafts especially children can do them easily http://myhandicraftscollection.blogspot.com/

"en iniya illam" where she writes useful and interesting tips http://en-iniyaillam.blogspot.com/

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TUNISIAN CROCHET POUCH/PURSE/DRAWSTRING PURSE

2011-10-10T18:35:00.001+05:30

Here is my another purse.... draw string type.... I learnt Tunisian crochet a while ago with the help of a book... I tried this stitch in two pieces... So joined both and made this... This is absolutely very very easy stitch to learn..... In other countries they use a separate needle for Tunisian crochet (same needle but lengthy)... but we can use our normal needle....

These are some links for the tutorial for learning purpose ...
Tunisian stitch tutorial 1
Tunisian stitch tutorial 2
Tunisian crochet tutorial 3

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CROCHET CROCODILE STITCH BAG

2011-10-04T13:31:00.002+05:30

Hello friends...
Today its raining... i love this cool climate.... that too in vellore..... Enjoying the day... at last i finished the lining for my crocodile stitch bag..... i have attached metal buttons, imitation pearls and metal squares for attaching the handles. here is the tutorial
I loved stitching this.... it looks complicated but its very easy to work..... The thing is this will consume large amount of yarn.... but the look will be amazing.... i think u people will try this pattern.......

Happy crocheting

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quick mehendi.... maximum 10 minutes :)

2011-10-02T11:36:00.000+05:30

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SILK/PATTU SAREE BAG

2011-09-03T20:05:00.001+05:30

HELLO FRIENDS....
BECAUSE OF SOME PERSONAL WORKS I COULDN'T POST FOR A LONG TIME ...... AND THIS IS A USEFUL WORK I'VE DONE A WHILE BACK... A BAG FOR SILK SAREES...

saree bags

inside the beuro

MY MOM AND MOTHER IN LAW USE TO SAY THAT A THIN COTTON WHITE CLOTH IS SAFE TO STORE THE SILK SAREES... MY MOTHER IN LAW USE TO TIE ALL NEATLY FOLDED SAREES IN A WHITE DOTHIE... BUT I WANT TO PACK IN MORE COMPACT WAY.... SO THIS IS THE OUTCOME.... AND ITS VERY EASY FOR ME TO CARRY TO FUNCTIONS TOO. I USED WHITE POPLIN CLOTH.... WE CAN ALSO USE ANY COTTON DOTHIE. WE CAN DO SOME EMBROIDERY WORK IN THE COLOR OF THE SAREE FOR EASY IDENTIFICATION.

AGAIN I'M GOING TO MY MOM'S HOME FOR A WEEK.... SO MY ANOTHER POST WILL AGAIN BE LATE.

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ANOTHER MEHENDI DESIGN

2011-07-17T12:40:00.000+05:30

HELLO FRIENDS.... here is another mehendi design... whenever my hand is empty i'm very curious to draw another design and then waiting for another design :)

arul :)

கூடல் பாலா: தண்ணீர் பாட்டிலில் மர்ம எண்கள்!!!

2011-07-17T12:02:00.000+05:30

After i read this one i want to share with you friends ..... This is really important in our day to day life... We especially women need to be more cautious about these bottles

கூடல் பாலா: தண்ணீர் பாட்டிலில் மர்ம எண்கள்!!!: "நம்மில் பெரும்பாலோனோர் வெளியூர்களுக்கு பயணம் மேற்கொள்ளும்போது குடிப்பதற்கு பாட்டில் குடி நீரை உபயோகிப்போம் . Aquafina,Kinley,Bislery மேலும்..."

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MEHENDHI

2011-07-12T22:15:00.000+05:30

Hi all... Again i came up with another mehendi design..... I don't get hands to draw it... so practicing in my own hands :)

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MY HAIR-CLIPS AND BINDI

2011-07-08T15:24:00.000+05:30

TODAY MY DAY STARTED HAPPILY WITH THE FLOWERS FLOWERED IN MY POTS
WHENEVER I CLEAN MY SHELF THE BIG PROBLEM FOR ME IS "WHERE TO KEEP MY DAILY USE HAIR-CLIPS AND BINDIS..." I ALWAYS WANT TO HANDLE THINGS EASILY SO I DON'T WANT TO KEEP IT INSIDE A BOX :0
USUALLY I WONT THROW AWAY THE BEAUTIFUL WEDDING INVITATIONS ESPECIALLY THE HANDMADE PAPER CARDS. SO THESE ENVELOPES BECAME MY HOLDERS FOR THESE THINGS. I JUST STUCK ON THE WALL WITH THE CELLO TAPE...

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2011-07-06T10:52:00.000+05:30

HI ALL... OUR FELLOW BLOGGER SHRUTHI CELEBRATES HER SECOND BIRTHDAY TO HER BLOG WITH THE GIVE AWAY... WISHES FOR HER IT REALLY VERY NICE BLOG FOR CRAFT LOVERS ESPECIALLY WHO HAVE KIDS... THERE ARE LOTS OF IDEAS FOR THEM.. ONCE AGAIN WISHES FOR HER.

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SURPRISE FOR ME

2011-07-04T10:38:00.000+05:30

YESTERDAY WHEN I OPENED MY PROFILE.. A PLEASENT SURPRISE WAITED FOR ME FROM MY FELLOW BLOGGER VIJIMA.... THAT IS THE KREATIVE BLOGGER AWARD

THIS IS MY SECOND ONE BUT VERY VERY SPECIAL TO ME TO IMPROVE MYSELF.... THANK S A LOT VIJIMA
AND I'm TO PASS THIS AWARD TO SOME WONDERFUL CREATORS

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MEHENDI - SIMPLE

2011-06-28T12:42:00.001+05:30

HIIII HERE IS ANOTHER SIMPLE MEHENDI WE CAN DRAW THIS IN 15 TO 20 MINUTES....

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CROCHET CELLPHONE POUCH - DOUBLE COMPARTMENT

2011-06-26T21:16:00.001+05:30

I've MADE ANOTHER CELLPHONE POUCH... MY SISTER HAVE 2 MOBILE PHONE... WHILE GOING OUT OFTEN SHE'LL FORGET ONE... SO I GAVE THIS TO HER.

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CROCHET BABY HAT

2011-06-20T16:06:00.000+05:30

Hello friends... This time i tried to make a baby hat without any pattern from net... and it came well i'm happy to see this little one. And regarding the butterfly.... i started to make a flower... but at last it became a butterfly....

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MEHENDI

2011-06-08T22:06:00.000+05:30

AFTER A VERY LONG TIME DRAWN MEHENDI IN MY HAND.... HERE IS THE DESIGN....WHILE TAKING PICTURE MY FRONT SIDE DESIGN SMASHED IN THE WALL :(

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CROCHET COIN PURSE

2011-06-07T18:22:00.001+05:30

hi dear ones.... here is another coin purse.... i don't know.... whenever i start to crochet it ends up as a purse or bag........ i have 4 unfinished bags with me waiting for the lining.... i think i'll finish it soon....

Actually the original color is the topmost one thats the real violet color of the woolen

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ANOTHER CROCHET PUFF STITCH PURSE

2011-06-04T16:31:00.001+05:30

Hello dear ones.... here is another crochet purse with puff stitch... My sister in laws daughter asked for a purse specially with puff stitch... i too enjoyed doing this....

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SMALL SOLID SHELL STITCH PURSE

2011-05-29T23:38:00.001+05:30

I think the real beauty of the solid shell stitch lies when done with two colors .... So i made this little coin purse with these two colors.....here is the out come.

back

front

inner view with magnetic button

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CROCHET HAT WITH EAR FLAP

2011-05-04T18:47:00.000+05:30

THIS HAT WITH EAR FLAP IS VERY EASY TO MAKE. IF WE SIT FOR AN HOUR WE CAN FINISH THIS HAT... AND THIS ONE IS FOR MY SISTER'S 2 YEAR SON ...

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CROCHET SOLID SHELL STITCH

2011-04-29T11:40:00.001+05:30

HI FRIENDS.... I LEARNED ANOTHER STITCH IN CROCHET... THAT IS SOLID SHELL STITCH... I GOT PATTERN HERE I CROCHETED A PIECE FOR TRIAL... THEN I MADE ANOTHER AND MADE IT AS A PURSE BY JOINING WITH SINGLE CROCHET.. I'VE ALSO SEWED LINING WITH A ZIP AND EMBELLISHED WITH THIS FLOWER

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CROCHET PUFF STITCH PURSE

2011-04-27T17:01:00.001+05:30

THIS IS MY TRY ON PUFF STITCH... LOVED THE STITCH VERY MUCH...

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CROCHET ROUND

2011-04-26T11:01:00.000+05:30

Hi friends,
Here I've come up with a crochet round. I first started with some scrap wool... but after starting i could not stop, so i brought more wool and finished it. I made it for the purpose of covering our big plate(thaambala thattu) that we carry to temple.. and the tutorial was inspires by this website.

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SILK CELLPHONE POUCH

2011-04-22T20:46:00.000+05:30

Hi friends...
This was my first silk cellphone pouch i stitched with the leftover piece of a saree blouse and gave to my mother and she always to keep her cellphone in this... she loves whatever i do and both mom and dad encourage me for all my creativity since my childhood till now..... they said wow to my scribblings.... super when i've drawn my first mehendi made using milk cover... its because of them i can continue this till now with support of my hubby and in-laws... thanks to god for giving nice people around me

see how it looks after many washes :)

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MEHENDI

2011-04-15T14:52:00.000+05:30

I think its mehendi season for me... again i got oppertunity to draw mehendi to my sisters... here are the designs

this one and the above are same

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MEHENDI

2011-04-13T19:03:00.000+05:30

Yesterday's design to my neighbour....

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EMBROIDERY MANGO OR PAISLEY MOTIF

2011-04-10T15:47:00.000+05:30

SIMPLE EMBROIDERY MOTIF....

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FISHBONE STITCH MOTIF

2011-04-09T12:44:00.000+05:30

THIS IS FISH-BONE STITCH AND CHAIN STITCH FOR THE BORDER... THE LEAF WITH THE GAP IS THE VARIATION OF FISH-BONE STITCH.

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EASY CROCHET COIN PURSE

2011-04-08T07:05:00.001+05:30

I made this purse while i'm travelling in train, finished this not more than 15 minutes.... i made this for my mother.... i made it in a hurry so no extra decorations... attached this magnetic button from another purse.

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Quick mehendi

2011-04-07T18:10:00.000+05:30

repost..... my reposting is over.... really its a great relief for me... :)

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SIMPLE MEHENDI DESIGN

2011-04-07T18:02:00.000+05:30

repost...

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SIMPLE MEHENDI DESIGNS

2011-04-07T17:59:00.002+05:30

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BRIDAL MEHENDI

2011-04-07T17:48:00.000+05:30

repost

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UNFINISHED MEHENDI DESIGN

2011-04-05T17:26:00.002+05:30

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SIMPLE MEHENDI DESIGNS

2011-04-05T17:25:00.000+05:30

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BRIDAL MEHENDI

2011-04-05T17:17:00.000+05:30

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MEHENDI

2011-04-05T17:08:00.000+05:30

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MEHENDI

2011-04-05T17:04:00.000+05:30

RE-POSTING....

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bridal mehendhi

2011-04-05T17:02:00.000+05:30

RE-POSTING......

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SIMPLE MEHENDI DESIGNS

2011-04-04T21:06:00.000+05:30

REPOSTING......

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SIMPLE MEHENDI DESIGNS

2011-04-04T20:56:00.003+05:30

Hello friends... these are my mehendi designs which i deleted unfortunately... and there are some more will be posted in future

peacock design

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MY BLUNDER MISTAKE.. HELP ME

2011-03-22T16:58:00.000+05:30

HELLO FRIENDS..
Today i've done a blunder mistake... today i tried to change the label name form mehendhi to mehendi... i changed it in edit post icon... by doing this i got 11 posts in mehendhi and 12 posts under the label mehendi... then i made a big mistake i tried to delete the label named mehendhi... by doing this i lost all th e11 posts in mehendhi.. i tried to recover the deleted posts bu i couldn't... if any body know the procedure please help me... or i should repost all the mehendi designs again... the sad thing repost is i'll lose my valuable comments of my fellow bloggers... so once again please help me if anyone know the method to recover the deleted posts..
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Another Quick mehendi design

2011-03-22T15:13:00.002+05:30

Here is my another mehendi design which can be drawn in 10-15 minutes.

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HAPPY WOMENS DAY

2011-03-08T11:34:00.000+05:30

PROUD TO BE AN WOMEN...

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CROCHET CELL PHONE PURSE

2011-03-07T19:49:00.000+05:30

Hello dear ones...

Here is my first try on Tunisian crocheting also called as afghan crocheting stitch .. I made these couple of months ago... just now i stitched the magnetic button and finished it. The violet one... i made with the Tunisian needle itself... as our woolen thread is thin and the needle is somewhat big the stitches became loose .. then i tried the same in our own size 10 crochet needle and that came out well. And I've tried some crochet flowers and kept thinking 'what to do???????' but now i used for these purses...

Back side

Front side with flowers attached

Magnetic button

Trial flowers

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CROCHET BROOMSTICK LACE

2011-03-05T11:32:00.000+05:30

Hi dear ones..... this is my new trial piece in crochet Broomstick lace. I learned from a book which my brother in law brought from US... as i should not reproduce here.... I searched for a fine tutorial and the tutorial is here http://blog.grittyknits.com/ViewEntry_broomsticklace.aspx. But i don't know what to do with this piece of work!!!!!!

what to do with this???????????

close up of the work

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SOLVENT GLASS PAINTING ON WINDOW

2011-03-01T23:32:00.000+05:30

THIS PAINTING WAS DONE IN A HURRY BY ME AND MY SISTER 2 YEARS BACK IN OUR MOTHERS HOUSE ... I MEAN OUR HOME :):) WE FINISHED IT.... I THINK IN 2 HOURS... ITS A FREE HAND DRAWING DIRECTLY ON THE GLASS.... AND PICKED THE COLORS JUST LIKE THAT. AT LAST MY SISTER FINISHED IT AS I RUSHED TO MY HOUSE WITH MY BUSY HUBBY.
TOOK LONG TIME TO POST THIS.... AND SORRY FOR THE QUALITY OF THE PICTURE

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CROCHET FRIDGE HANDLE COVER

2011-02-26T18:24:00.000+05:30

Today when i cleaned my fridge... the part that took time to clean is the handle... so i decided to crochet a handle cover and this is the outcome....

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MY FIRST CROCHETED HAT

2011-02-07T19:14:00.000+05:30

This is my first crocheted hat... i want to finish it quickly... but i get only the normal woolen threads in my place... so i decided to work with two threads simultaneously... the outcome is like this.. i used size 13 hook... i started with some pattern... but finished with lots of changes as there is lot of difference with US hook sizes and ours... so the entire size changes.. Now i got new hooks from US which my brother in law family bought me from there.. so.. now i can try many things with these hooks..

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PONGALOOOOO PONGAL.........

2011-01-21T21:39:00.000+05:30

Pongal is the harvest festival celebrated in Tamilnadu and now it’s also celebrated as the Tamil new year THAI. The farmer shows his gratitude to god for good rain and Sun by giving their newly harvested things to God. The festival starts with bogi where people clean their houses to get rid of old things. The next day is the main festival PONGAL where people get up early in the morning before the sun rises …. Draw colorful kolams (now a days they draw kolams in night). Pongal paanai(earthen Pot) and sugarcane drawings get their own places in kolams. Then with the newly harvested rice pongal is cooked in the new pot while the sun is rising, at that time they say “pongalo pongal” to show their gratitude to sun (God). Then the Padayal (Pooja) is done with the cooked rice (pongal) kept in banana leaves along with sugarcane, fresh Turmeric plant, banana, betel leaves.

Then the next day is the maatu pongal… it’s the day for cattles. They clean them and color their horns and do pooja for them. This day is also called as kaanum pongal where they spend happy time with their family anywhere outside.

But this time we kept pongal in afternoon and also done pooja for kirthigai. Here are the pictures of our pongal celebration up in our terrace

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HAPPY PONGAL... HERE IS COLORFUL KOLAM

2011-01-16T19:07:00.001+05:30

I Post my first post of this year with Festive celebration. Pongal is the Harvest festival of Tamil people. And also its our Tamil New Year..... the first day of Tamil month Thai... Its always a sweet and colorful festival..... As we have lots of villages around our town its a big festival too.... We enjoyed this pongal with Pongal and Sugarcane... and how it can be complete without these colorful kolams... Here is our pongal kolams.........

view from our terrace

This one is done by me...i'm not satisfied with the outer flower color.....

This is done by my sister in law and her daughter...

Hows the pongal paanai????

this and the below are by my sister in law

My mother in law helped out in all the kolams.... Darwing these kolams in midnight is a painful work... yet.... its pongal... our own happy pongal...........................

I'll post some more festive snaps soon................

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Crochet coin purse or cellphone stand

2010-12-26T23:06:00.001+05:30

This is a African flower hexagon... this is a trial... so i joined these two hexagons as a purse and using it as a cellphone stand.... very much useful for me...

back side

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Recycled fridge top mat

2010-12-23T14:48:00.000+05:30

This is my another recycled work. A Fridge top cover.
I made this out of a vinyl flex banner from our shop... and I made button hole stitch in borders with wool thread.
Then done embroidery with the stem stitch.... i got this pattern from http://www.french-knots.com/category/embroidery-transfers/food/... This blog has some nice patterns for embriodery

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crocheting

2010-12-17T21:12:00.001+05:30

Hello dear ones... now i'm just crazy about crochet.. mixing colors... feeling happy.... i learnt to make granny squares.. but i cant post my trial squares... those are not as good to post here... but i've made my first handbag using these granny squares. Here i made solid granny squares and sunflower granny squares...
thia site helped me to learn the basic grannysquare pattern http://www.knitting-n-crochet.com/index.html

Actual color is this one but not clear........

Closeup veiw.....

But this sunflower crochet i learnt from an u tube vedio... i forgot to copy the link..

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Unfinished mehendhi

2010-12-16T19:01:00.000+05:30

I've drawn this design for my sister...but this design is unfinished.

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Trial on Satin and buttonhole stitch

2010-12-06T13:05:00.000+05:30

This one i tried months back.. first attempt on satin stitch... but the long and short stitch became worst so i skipped on other leaves

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Karthigai Deepam

2010-11-29T15:28:00.000+05:30

This is our Karthigai deepam kolam and deepams.... This year we made it very simple one...

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Embroided Silk Cellphone Pouches

2010-11-28T20:31:00.001+05:30

These are the cellphone pouches stitched with the left over cloths from silk saree blouse
I gave these to my sisters

The mango design is in the back side. This is the metallic hand embroidery thread. At first it is very much difficult for me to stitch with this thread but now i learned to work with this thread.

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happy diwali

2010-11-03T20:58:00.002+05:30

Hi Friends Wishing ypu all a very very happy diwali

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printed glass painting

2010-10-27T22:59:00.000+05:30

This printed glass painting was done by my sweet sister before 3 years for my chithi....

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glass painting - peacock

2010-10-27T11:19:00.000+05:30

Hi i did this glass painting before 5 years.. now this is in my chithi's home..
I did not use any glass colors except for the glass liner.. others are fabric paints ant the background blue color is the enamel paint (residue after painting some furnitures)... and aluminium foil at the backside.

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small hand bag from old pant

2010-10-26T11:25:00.000+05:30

Hi i stitched this bag from my hubbys pant... for this i made my own pattern but while stitching the curves there was some problem.. i'll rectify this in future. and this is the first time i've attaced a zipper... this is an emblishment

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quilted handbag

2010-10-25T19:12:00.001+05:30

Hi friends this is my first try to sew a hand bag. actually i googled a lot at last confused ... then took a tutorial from http://quiltsandcreativity.com/annabelle-purse-string-patterns/comment-page-1#comment-44865... i cant work the same pattern but i think it resembles this bag... thank you for the tutorial.. I'm sorry the stitches were not neat.
Actually this is a waste cloth after stitching a chudi..( both main fabric and also the lining) I used sponge in between. I Like to stitch more hand bags and also cellphone pouches. I'll post soon the pictures of silk cellphone pouches

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saree blouse neck line embroidery

2010-10-23T14:16:00.001+05:30

I used very simple stitches for this saree blouse... but it came out well. the first one os too dark.... sorry for the inconvenience.

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siddha medicine to prevent swine flu

2010-10-03T22:12:00.000+05:30

Siddha Medicines

Prevents Swine Flu

1)Kaba Sura Kudineer

(Make kashayam & drink in empty stomach in morning)

2)Bhramaanandha Biravam Tablet

(1 Tablet in morning and Night before meals)

3)Amukkara Choornam Tablet

(2 Tablet in morning and Night before meals)

NO Side Effects

Reported by:

National Institute of Siddha

Thambaram sanatorium, Chennai

circulating for the goodness of the public

Nalvazhi Medicals & Agencies

(Homeo, Siddha, Ayurvedha)

22-A, Sengunthar Street, Tirupattur, Tamilnadu – 635601

PH: 04179 - 229545

zardosi embroidery

2010-07-21T14:28:00.000+05:30

This was a simple try of zardosi embroidery work on my pattu saree blouse

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mural work

2010-07-08T18:24:00.000+05:30

I think i can call this as a mural work. I've done this with fevicol + ceramic powder mix. Flowers with the same dough & the outlines with the same as paste. But i finished the Saree part with silver 3d out liner and for jewels I colored with golden 3D out liner.
The background effect is bit painful work I cut the aluminium foil into pieces ans pasted them.

But i should improve a lot.

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unforgetable friendship gift

2010-06-07T20:08:00.000+05:30

Hi friends
This may be silly for you people but This is the most memorable thing in my life. These are the roses given by my friends on last day of my college in the moving bus.

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ceramic art

2010-06-07T20:02:00.000+05:30

This is a first trial of ceramic work on a hardboard

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glass painting

2010-06-07T19:58:00.000+05:30

This glass painting done by me. I tried the outline with the help of ceramic powder + fevicol mix. But i should have mixed a color with ceramic. And added glitters. I used both solvent & stain glass paints.

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printed glass painting

2010-06-07T19:53:00.000+05:30

The first work was done by my sister & the second one with the help of a friend

embroidery

2010-05-01T17:29:00.000+05:30

hi friends,

I've tried an embroidery work in a frock. I know it was not perfect........ but i like it.

I used long & short stitch for the body
fishbone stitch for the beak
buttonhole stitch for the eye
chain stitch for lashes & stems
French knots for pollens

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mehendhi

2010-05-01T17:23:00.000+05:30

hi frendz this is another try

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icecream stick key holder

2010-04-12T11:31:00.000+05:30

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icecream stick key holder

2010-04-12T11:29:00.000+05:30

materials required:

icecream sticks
fabrick paint (metallic shade)
ceramic flowers
fevicol
hooks from old stiking wall hangers

Arrange ice cream sticks as shown & paint with any fabric paint. Decorate as u wish. Stick the hook with ceramic dough or m-seal at one corner. allow to dry completely. Now your key holder is ready.to use

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lotus kolam

2010-04-12T11:15:00.000+05:30

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kolam

2010-04-12T11:13:00.000+05:30

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kolam

2010-04-12T11:12:00.000+05:30

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wishes

2010-01-02T16:16:00.000+05:30

Hai friends
Wish u all a happy new year. Let all of us keep ourself happy thus can make our surrounding with happiness.

WOOLEN CRAFT

2009-05-15T19:24:00.000+05:30

WOOLEN PURSE:

This is the woolen purse I made. We can make different types & colors of purses with woolen or even with some other thick threads. And can do sequins or chamki works on it to look grander & also can knit a hand bag like this. Now one can try this & comment on this to improve myself.

GLASS PAINTING - STEPS

2009-04-11T18:59:00.001+05:30

GLASS PAINTING
This is a solvent glass painting. It’s very simple to do.

MATERIALS REQUIRED:
1. A plain glass {whichever size you need}
2. Solvent glass paint {available in stationary & craft shops}
3. Glass liner {Mostly it is available with the paint box itself}
4. Picture to paint {You can draw out of your own or Xerox your design}

METHOD:
1. First take the glass, wipe with plain water or with nail polish remover & air dry it.
2. Now keep the design picture under the glass & stick with the cello tape in corners so that the picture won’t move while we draw.
3. Then draw the outlines with the glass liner & allow it to dry for 30 minutes.
4. If you made some mistakes while drawing the outline do not try to wipe immediately it’ll spoil the whole thing. So you can cut the error part only after the liner dries out.
5. After it dries up you can fill the colors directly on to the glass.
6. Thing you should note is that you should fill the glass paint without any bubbles. If bubbles comes try to remove it with any sharp material or a dry painting brush.
7. Now allow the painting to dry for 24 hours.
8. Now the painting is ready to use you can frame it & give as gift or decorate your own home or room.

TIPS:
1. I’ve shown you some of my own glass paints
2. You can also make a photo frame using this
3. You can also use fabric paints with glass paints to get more textures. Here I painted the photo frame using both glass & fabric metallic shades.
4. You can also give mixed color effects.
5. Can use crushed aluminum foil at the back before framing that will give you a metallic effect.

Serial mania

2009-03-17T16:22:00.000+05:30

Friends,
For a long time I'm thinking to share this feeling. About the serial mania. Yes even before 5 to 10 years in Indian homes there will be a devotional or at least a calm feeling from 5 pm itself. Especially our mothers or grand mothers will light dheepam in their home and 'll pray for their family. Grand mothers will tell very good moral stories that was directly very much helpful in bringing up the children with good qualities. And the children in the home followed some good habits from their family they 'll play in the street with their neighbourhood. This created the children very good qualities in them like sharing, adjusting with others, It created the leadership quality without spending money.
But the case now is ......... HOMES ARE BECOMING JUST A HOUSE. Yes mom and grand mom are watching T.V serials in front of the children. They send them tuition's because they don't want to be disturbed. I don't know weather they are aware that they are indirectly feeding the children with violence & wrong relationships ( are the only policy of serial directors).
Young mothers please awake! Its a high time to take care of our children. Please don't spoil the future generation just for your feelings. Grand moms tell good stories to your grand child don't cry for serials. India is the only country with a great manpower especially youngsters that can do anything good even bad. PLEASE SAVE OUR CHILDREN FROM GREAT THREAT INSIDE THE HOME. MAKE EVERY SINGLE HOME A TEMPLE.

THANK YOU

WAITING FOR YOUR VALUABLE COMMENTS.
WITH CARE
G.AruljothiKarikalan.

Education

2008-12-06T17:21:00.001+05:30

hai friends,
I'm a very new blogger, created my account just now. The motive to create this blog was to share my thoughts with you people. I think our thoughts are most valuable not only for us but also for the society. I have many questions with me as you all have within you. My first question was ''how to improve our education system?''. I want your valuable thoughts. If we start a school hmmm... ok first for the children from 3 years to 10 years how should be the education system in india?. I'm waiting for the comments , ideas & feedback to become a good blogger.