TAST-2019

Hello Friends!

Hope you are all doing well. 

After Sankranti, I wanted to take a small break. But it got extended. So I am back now. Actually, on the academics side me and my students are in the last leg of learning for the year. So we are all concentrating on finishing of the portions and start our revisions. Thank fully I am finished up with the teaching portion though a bit later than what I actually planned at. But no problem. Now we are into our first round of revision. 

Well, added to all that hectic schedules, we have a severe cold wave here. With continuous rains on the top of that, I have had some health issues. I need to strictly safe guard myself against the cold. So I am spending most of my time recovering my health.

Amidst all this, I decided to join the TAST 2019 challenge. Well the link is here:

TAST 2019

TAST  is a challenge for embroidery, on PINTANGLE  run by Sharon Bogon a very talented  and accomplished artist in embroidery. I love her work and dedication to hand embroidery and quilting.

Actually I am a bit late in posting it here. Already four weeks have gone by. Please do visit the site and read the FAQs. 

Do participate and leave me a line so that I can visit your blog/site. 

There is lot to learn from this challenge. So much creativity and so many ideas. 

Even if you don't participate just go through the previous works of the participants from the PINTANGLE site. There is much more on the site. Please take time to browse.

I have not yet started on the challenge. I did want to join from the first week. Any way one can jump in whenever you like and jump out. I have taken out all my embroidery materials out. It has been a long time. But I want to take it up again.

I will try to do as many as possible. 

My TAST Samplers from previous years are listed out in my PAGES separately so that it is easy for you. Please do go through them.

So do watch out this space. I will be posting my TAST samplers and much more.

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Floral Chariot 

Hi Friends. Hope you are all busy celebrating the festival ith family and friends.

We have successfully completed our one month Dhanurmasam, offering our prayers and thanksgiving to the Lord Narayana, Sun God and Nature through our Rangolis.

Only two more days to go. Tomorrow we will draw a chariot rangoli coming into our homes, inviting the Lord  and day after tomorrow we will again draw a chariot rangoli going out as a farewell to the Lord.

 This is the dot scheme. Wheels and the flag are free hand drawings.

Hope you all enjoyed my Rangolis and tried them. By God's grace, this year I could post the rangolis for the entire month. 

Watch out for more posts on embroidery and crafts as this time, I am going to post many of my projects in various stages.

Wishing you all a very Happy Sankranti/Pongal/Lohri and Bihu once again. See you soon.

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Wishing you all a very Happy and Fun time celebrating Pongal/Sankranti/Uttarayan/Lohri/Bihu.

Kites and Pongal Pots

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25 dots 3 rows straight dots upto 3

Hope you like my Rangoli. 

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Bhogi Pots and Kites

Hi Friends!. Hope you are all busy with preparations for Pongal/Sankranti. I am also busy with preparations and have so much to do. 

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Hope you all have a fabulous time. Enjoy the festival and have fun.

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Flower Vines and Bhogi Pots

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21 to 1 straight dots

NOTE: Most of these designs are my own original creations, which I create by spending much time and after hard work. So please don't post these photos or designs (even if you draw these by your own hand) on your site or blog . Please link back to my blog. I hope you understand this and respect my request. Thank You.

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Antique Lamps Rangoli

    

23 dots-7 rows in the middle and straight dots up to 7 on either side

I remember my childhood days, when we used (kerosene) lanterns, in spite of having electricity, because of frequent power cuts especially during summers and rainy seasons. Those were big sized and were known as hurricane lanterns. During our exam season we had two to three lanterns kept ready and we did study many a time with their help.

The smaller size were known as kerosene lamps as shown in my Rangoli. They came in different sizes and we used kerosene and cotton wicks in them. 

Cleaning the lamp glasses was a task for the women. But we were depended on these lamps as candles were and are still costly and could not be carried from room to room as easily. These lamps also had a provision for increasing or decreasing the flame.

So today's Rangoli features those antique lamps, now forgotten with the advent of emergency lights and torches. 

Hope you like this Rangoli.

NOTE: Most of these designs are my own original creations, which I create by spending much time and after hard work. So please don't post these photos or designs (even if you draw these by your own hand) on your site or blog . Please link back to my blog. I hope you understand this and respect my request. Thank You.

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Kites and Parasols

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19 to 1 straight dots

NOTE: Most of these designs are my own original creations, which I create by spending much time and after hard work. So please don't post these photos or designs (even if you draw these by your own hand) on your site or blog . Please link back to my blog. I hope you understand this and respect my request. Thank You.

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5X5 Chain Rangolis

Watch out for more...

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5X5 Chain Rangolis

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A set of 5X5 Rangolis for you. You can further develop these rangolis by adding more of the same blocks or different blocks. 

Watch out for more...

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Bouquets and Carpet

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21 to 1 straight dots

NOTE: Most of these designs are my own original creations, which I create by spending much time and after hard work. So please don't post these photos or designs (even if you draw these by your own hand) on your site or blog . Please link back to my blog. I hope you understand this and respect my request. Thank You.

Watch out for more as we are in the last leg of our Rangoli Fest.

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Bugs in my Garden

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23 to 1 straight dots

NOTE: Most of these designs are my own original creations, which I create by spending much time and after hard work. So please don't post these photos or designs (even if you draw these by your own hand) on your site or blog . Please link back to my blog. I hope you understand this and respect my request. Thank You.

Update: Friends just now, I saw on my dashboard that this one is my 1000th post. Wow! Thanks a lot to all of you out there who have been supporting me for so long. 

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Lotus Pond

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15 dots-5 times; straight dots upto 5 dots

NOTE: Most of these designs are my own original creations, which I create by spending much time and after hard work. So please don't post these photos or designs (even if you draw these by your own hand) on your site or blog . Please link back to my blog. I hope you understand this and respect my request. Thank You.

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Hi friends!

Hope you are all doing well.

I am back from a weekend trip. So Couldn't do anything in that time. Planned a lots for the weekend but had to go on the trip.

Here is today's rangoli:

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17 dots -5 rows straight dots upto 5 

Hope you are all trying out my Rangoli designs. Do send n your comments/suggestions.

NOTE: Most of these designs are my own original creations, which I create by spending much time and after hard work. So please don't post these photos or designs (even if you draw these by your own hand) on your site or blog . Please link back to my blog. I hope you understand this and respect my request. Thank You.

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21 dots in the center row, 17 17, 15,13,11,9,7,5,1 dots on either side

NOTE: Most of these designs are my own original creations, which I create by spending much time and after hard work. So please don't post these photos or designs (even if you draw these by your own hand) on your site or blog . Please link back to my blog. I hope you understand this and respect my request. Thank You.

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21 dots-3 rows; up to 3 dots -all straight dots

NOTE: Most of these designs are my own original creations, which I create by spending much time and after hard work. So please don't post these photos or designs (even if you draw these by your own hand) on your site or blog . Please link back to my blog. I hope you understand this and respect my request. Thank You.

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Fishes in Lotus Pond

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21 to 1 Straight Dots

Hope you are liking my Rangolis. Watch out for more...

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Chain Rangoli-Medium

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12 Dots -2 Rows upto 2 Dots- Straight Dots

Hope you like these Rangolis. Those of you who have tried my Rangolis please let me know how you feel and any other suggestions so that Ican improve myself.

Keep an eye on my blog for more beautiful designs. 

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Chain Rangoli

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17 to 1 Straight Dots

Watch out for more...

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Chain Rangoli

Hi Friends!. How are you all.

The cold wave is continuing here. Well here is a Chain Rangoli for you. These Rangolis are a bit difficult to raw but once you get the knack of it, it is easy to draw. They also look beautiful.

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This is quite easy to draw, Hope you like it.

Please send in your comments and suggestions. I would like to hear from you all.

NOTE: Most of these designs are my own original creations, which I create by spending much time and after hard work. So please don't post these photos or designs (even if you draw these by your own hand) on your site or blog . Please link back to my blog. I hope you understand this and respect my request. Thank You.

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5X5 Chain Rangolis

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Hope you like these Rangolis. watch out for more on my blog...

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Happy New Year

Hi Friends!

Hope you are all celebrating the New year with Joy and having a great time. 

Wish you all Peace, Prosperity, Joy, Health and all that you want.

Have you made any resolutions for the New Year? Please do share them with me. I for one want to concentrate on getting better this year.

I also want to be more active on my blog. Last year though this was one of my resolutions, I couldn't act on it because of my ill health.

This year, I want to be more active in general and also on my blog. 

I want to thank you all who have stood by me during the past years and motivated me to keep on posting on my blog even though I could not post frequently. Actually your love,  wishes and prayers have helped me in my recovery.

Thanks a lot once again. Please do keep sending in your comments and suggestions...

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Happy New Year to all of you. Hope the New Year brings in what we are all hoping for.

New Year Rangoli

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21 dots three rows then 15 dots three rows, 9 dots three rows and then 3 dots 3 rows. This is on one side. I have left some gap for the greetings and repeated the same pattern of the dots on the other side.

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