Rangoli-35-Reusable Rangolis -2

Here are some more of the Reusable Rangolis.

This one, I placed the cellophane sheet on a red colour paper. I am sorry I could not photograph it properly, no matter what I did. This is a circular design in the centre with small designs on the four corners. I have used only one colour Kundans.

This is the small motif in the corner.

A clear view of the design in the centre.

Now here I placed the design on a white board.

Here I have glued together a blue and a red craft paper on another sheet. Then I placed the Cellophane sheet with Kundan design on it.

You can use different craft papers, of different colours, or cover the surface with, silk or cotton cloth and then place the sheet of Rangoli. The design is a small and simple one. You can try more complex and bigger ones. depending upon the space and material available.

Hope you like this...Will post some more...Keep a watch on my blog....

Rangoli-34-Reusable Rangolis -1

I have been receiving so many requests on this. I have been wanting to do this since a long time and now that I have received calls from my friends I think I should post on it. 

Any way here it is. Every time I draw a Rangoli fill it with colours or decorate it with flowers or other materials, taking so much of time energy and creativity, I feel sad that it should be washed off the next day. So there must be a way to preserve these Rangolis. Moreover there must be a way to reuse them. So here it is......

Let us explore the possibilities of making reusable Rangolis. I will post as soon as I try out my ideas on this. You are also welcome to send in your ideas.

One of the methods is to use cellophane sheets and decoration materials. 

Cellophane sheets should be thick either soft and flexible or stiff. I have used a stiff one-one that is used as transparencies on OH projectors. Its rectangular in size. It can be cut in the required dimensions and shapes to suit your requirement. I preferred this as it is easy to handle.

If you need a bigger one you have to use the softer sheet which is sold by meters. I don't think there are any stiff sheets available in bigger sizes. I need to explore a bit in the markets.

You can use clear glue which does not show after the materials are glued.

Let us try with Kundans first. I have some stash -different sizes and shapes as well as coloured Kundans. You can buy them in embroidery shops. They are quite cheap and look grand too. First experiment a bit with the Kundans you have. Try out various designs, colours and shapes to see which looks best. Once you have decided you can glue it. If you find it difficult first draw the positions or the design on a paper and place it below the Cellophane sheet as a guide before gluing the material. Let it dry completely and use it when required.

Ok here are my trails...

This is a simple one. I used two colours and different shapes. I placed the sheet on a white background .

This is the second one. I added one more line to the previous one.

Here I added green peacocks on four sides.

Here I have used 8 peacocks. We can also add more.

I have put a white sheet under the cellophane sheet so that they photograph well. Now these reusable designs can be placed directly on the surface where we want to decorate-like the floor or table. When one sees it suddenly, it looks as if  one has done directly on the surface. 

Hope you like them. I am going to post more..So keep a watch on my blog.

Do leave your comments and suggestions please....

Bangles in Fashion

Friends these days I feel so tired after a days long work. Moreover it is raining here intermittently sometimes heavy, sometime just drizzling mostly highly overcast. All this is making me lazy. My niece also suffered from fever for the past one week or so. So I had to look after her by sitting her bed side through out the nights. With all these I dont feel like getting up in the morning from my bed...:) :).  I am unable to post much..though I have loads and loads to share with you.

My TAST10 and Butterfly Sampler have been kept on the back burner for want of time and energy. I have bought loads of beads and other material for making necklaces. Have planned to embroider my saris...Oh God I have so much to do...so many creative designs keep on churning in my mind. I don't even have time to jot them down. 

Any way just a snippet to share with you. Recently when I was scouring the markets I found some metal bangles. These days they are a rage here. they are available in rainbow colours, pastel shades regular colours, some plain, some with glitters, some with gold dots and so on. The colours are beautiful  and match our saris or dresses well.  So we have lots of colours to choose from They are very thin and we have to buy at least a dozen.  They make beautiful tinkling sound when worn. I love that. The cost is very cheap. Since they are metallic they are durable. we need not fear that they may break. You can also combine two or more colours depending upon the sari or dress you are wearing. So here is a glimpse.

See the colours and how various colours can be combined.

This is a simple metal bangles with some design on it. These are also available in many colours and designs.

Hope you like them...keep watching...some more next time....