Drawers makeover

The drawers I painted for my LO's clothes . Who was to know she was going to have a wardrobe bigger than mine. Its very useful since its close to her changing tables. I have her wipes on the top drawer so I can easily reach to it. Plus when I have to tell my husband where to find her stuff I can easily say its in the owl drawer, the butterfly drawer or the birdie drawer. It brightens our room up.

Every furniture in our house has a story to stay. Guess that's what happens when you live a students life. We got this ikea drawers from a moving sale and  I think now it looks much better just because there is a lot of love that has gone into it :)

Bookshelf makeover

This is the first thing I made when I knew I was going to have a LO. I didn't know if she was a boy or girl. So I wanted something neutral. Nature is always neutral. So this was a book shelf we got free while buying a TV from a moving sale. It was quite a rickety rackety book shelf. I mean it was something really basic. I knew it had lot of potential. Perfect place to keep the babies toys where one could access it easily as it was all open. I first made an outline with pencil. Then drew over it with sharpies(permanent markers)Then painted it with acrylic paint. I wasn't sure how long it would last. But well its been more than a year and it still looks just the same. So guess it works.

Spring is here

Spring is here and soon all the flowers will be in bloom. The tree outside my house which looked as though it was dead throughout winter has beautiful pink flowers. The birds are chirping and the bunnies are out too. Though we are still in our winter attire. Waiting to take my LO out to the park soon. These are some of the bulletin boards I made in school. Our school has 4 communities and I was a part of the blue community. The top pic was a board to welcome the students of the blue community. Used a lot of different textures in the board. The blue and white grass was some scrap fabric in the art room. We used pipe cleaners, wool, paper and pompom balls. The pic below was a bulletin board in our classroom. It was so much fun doing these bulletin board . I got a lot of help executing it. I do miss it. And I do miss the students and staff. Learnt so much out there.

100th Post:)

Like a rose
Trampled on the ground
You took the fall
And thought of me
Above all

Since we are approaching Passion week and its my 100th post. I felt this was an ideal post for me to post. I made this for my mother in laws friends who are sisters.

 

 

 

Tissue flowers

These cute tissue flowers can make any face festive. You can make lil ones and make a bouquet out of it. Or you can make huge ones and decorate a whole room.They are so easy to make and super cheap too.Here is a very good tutorial for these flowers.

Felt accessories

I enjoy making these lil hair accessories with felt. There is so much you can do with felt.

This is me having a felt obsession. These can be put on hair bands, clothes, bags, photo frames. I feel just adding one lil flower can make anything look cute :)

Interchangeable flower cap

This is a cap I made with interchangeable flowers which can be worn with various outfits.

I hope my cute lil niece will look like a fashonista in these.The flowers are made with felt with hooks at the back to fix onto the cap. The flowers can be attached to bags and clothes etc.Choose a different colour everyday.

My daughters first card

This is my LO first card ever. It is for her dear cousin who was born on valentines day far away in Australia.Looking forward to making many more with her. Guess one day she will teach me how to make stuff.

Foam

 Foam has a lovely texture. These are some characters I made inspired by nature . These can be used as puppets or wall decorations instead of the expensive wall decals. Its vibrant colours can brighten up a plain white wall.I think I need to use  a sharp blade next time to get perfect edges. But then I like the handmade look about it.

Clay

I enjoy working with clay I feel its really therapeutic.I always dreamt of having a potters wheel a mini oven like the one they have in school and a workspace to myself . I am sure its going to be quiet a messy workspace. But then there is some order in the chaos.

I was so keen to learn pottery that I went to a potter in pottery town close to my house and asked him if he would teach me. He was so surprised coz I was using some kind of sign language to explain to him as i couldn't speak Kannada.He was an amazing teacher and of course an amazing potter.I think I made more than 100 vases, pen stands bowls etc. At one point my whole room was full of it. 

 These are just some of the pics of the stuff that i have made. I realized I must take more pics of the things I make . I have gifted lots of my pieces to some of my friends.These were made in the art room in school when I was pregnant. I have been told that children get influenced by the things the mother did while they were pregnant. If there is any truth in it i hope my LO enjoys the messiness and beauty of clay. I am imagining the problems of it already . I will have to wash those clothes she messes :)