What is this flower?

Hi friends, These days I am too tired after a long days work. I have so much to share with you all, which needs  a lot of typing. Which is very difficult for me with pain in my neck, shoulders and arms due to spending the whole day before the computer. I am also travelling a lot, which is draining my energy. Another week or two and I will be free.

Mean while I have a puzzle for you. Can you solve it for me please? I have a creeper or vine in my garden. Its blooms are white in colour and give off a nice heady fragrance. I don't know what it is called.

These are the blooms. They flower in bunches and have very subtle but heady fragrance.

This is how the creeper looks. mine is small as i am cultivating it in a pot for Bonsai.

If any one knows its name please let me....

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Friday-Free Patterns

Hamsa-The Swan

Hi all. I am going to post free patterns on Friday once again. I have been very busy these past weeks and still am. But many of my friends have requested me to continue to post these designs. So here I am:

This is once again Hamsa or Swan. This is a traditional Indian motif, folk motif. I found this block printed on a cloth. I have improvised it because the original one was not much suitable for embroidery or painting.

This can be used for embroidery or fabric painting also on greeting cards. Chain, Satin, Stem Stitches can be used. Or the outline can be done in Chain or stem and can be filled in with any of the filling stitches. Cotton and silk threads are best suited. Kundans, metallic threads can be used for a different look. Embroidering the entire motif with gold thread (on off white or other dark coloured back ground) of same or different thickness can be used. Similarly embroidering with silver on black or blue coloured back ground will also be beautiful. Well the choice is endless for a creative mind.

These motifs are good for saris, blouses, dresses or even for bags etc. 

Watch out for free pattern every Friday.....

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Glass Pendants

Here is one pendant I picked up in some exhibition. It is made of glass a bit chunky and heavy. I liked it at first sight.

But, having bought it, I am now in a quandary as to how to use it. Which beads would be suitable? I need to get beads in peacock blue, that too ceramic I think and they need to be big. Well it is difficult to get them here I think. But I want to try something new-not just beads.

I need to think about this.

Any ideas guys? 

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