Rangoli - 222

Fishes

9X9 dots.


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Rangoli-221

Diwali Special

24 dots-8 rows in the center, 22, 20, 18........till 8 dots on either side.

 Center block 8X8 dots

8X8 dots. The last two rows of 6 and 4 dots I have added as a border.

You can also just draw the above blocks alone for a small Rangoli.

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Rangoli-220

Diwali Special

21 to 1 straight dots. 

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Rangoli-219

Diwali Special

Here is a very simple and easy Rangoli.. 9 to 1 straight dots. You can make it bigger by adding blocks on all sides or opposite sides as you like. This is at the special request of little ones(girls), who want to try their hand at Rangoli this Diwali. 

I hope they will be able to draw this very easily.

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Organising Stash

Hi friends. Now that some of the renovation work has been completed, I am slowly trying to organise my things. But with busy work schedule and heavy downpour here in the past week, I could just group together some of my stash. Before renovation, I just stuffed them  in just whatever I could get. Now I need to organise them properly.

One major problem I am facing is the storage containers. It is difficult to get one exactly how I need, within my budget , that can hold all my stash and occupy less space. I feel that is almost impossible. My search is on. Heavy rains forced me to postpone my shopping trip for this. 

As of now, I am just making most of the containers/storage I have as you can see...

I have some plastic boxes, in which I store my yarn, laces, ribbons, kundans and beads etc. They are good as they keep dust out. I also have some cardboard boxes, which I am still holding on till I find some good storage solutions.

 These look colourful, but are not air tight. So there is the problem of dust seeping in. 

Here is how I stored some of my colouring pens and pencils in a plastic container. I still have lots of paints in bottles and tubes, brushes, pens and pencils, which I need to store. For now, I have only kept these ones handy, which I use regularly.

My search is on, for some smart storage solutions. But I have to wait till the festival of Diwali is over perhaps to shop leisurely. 

I have still my embroidery, kits and other stash, wooden beads, woolen yarn and much more. I also need to separate my yarn/floss/threads for tatting, embroidery and crochet....Still lots to do....

Any smart solutions? Your suggestions are welcome please.

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Rangoli-218

Diwali Special

13 to 1 straight dots.

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Rangoli - 217

Diwali Special

9 to 1 straight dots.

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Rangoli-216

Diwali Special

9X9, 3 and 1 dots as shown above.

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Rangoli-215

20 dots...10 rows then, 18, 16,14,12,10. Straight dots.

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Rangoli-214

Diwali Special

11 to 1 straight dots. Diwali or Deepavali means a row of lights. So there it is.

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Rangoli-213

Diwali Special

9 to 1, straight dots.

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Rangoli-212

Diwali Special

Swastika is a symbol for prosperity, auspicious. It is also identified with Elephant God Ganesha and also Goddess Lakshmi-the Goddess of Wealth and prosperity. It is drawn on special occasions.

11,9,7,7,3,1 dots. Join as shown.

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Rangoli-211

Diwali Special

Starting from this post I am going to post some Rangolis for Diwali. Every time I schedule the posts or try to post them just before the festival and something goes wrong. This time I am not going to take chances.  Any ways, it will also give you time to choose the one you like, practise it and keep it ready for Diwali.

I am posting small and easy ones more than bigger and complicated ones. 

This is 9 to 1 straight dots( 9, 7, 5, 3, 1).

I have drawn diyas(lamps) and flowers and swastika depicting the spirit of Diwali. Keep watching for more......

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Rangoli-210

Fishes

This is 9X9 block. I have coloured the center space with yellow ocher, which can be left uncoloured. If you need a bigger Rangoli you can add blocks of it on all the sides and make it bigger.

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Hello...

Hi Friends!. I have been busy with renovation going on in my home. I scheduled some posts on Rangolis for Dasarah. But something went wrong and they were not posted. I did not find time to check up. I am sorry about that. I will keep those aside for now till i can fix it.

For the time being a part of the renovation work has been done. We have stopped the work for some time to get things organised and also because of the festivals. Dasarah is over. This year I had the satisfaction of staying at home and observing certain rituals for all the ten days. These ten days are considered very auspicious for spiritual practices. 

I am yet to fully organise my things- especially craft books, stash and other materials properly. I just dumped the sacks in the shelves. While packing I just put them in what ever plastic bag or box I could find. Now I need to go through them and properly group the material craft wise and then store them. It will take a long time. 

I have many WIPs in various stages which I had to keep aside because of dust. Now I think I will have to slowly pick them up one by one. But first I need to make a list of them and the amount of work still to be done to complete them, whether any material is required for that and how much time I have to spend on them. Then I will have to prioritize them. Only then I can make some progress. I hope I can complete them one by one.

With Diwali-the festival of lights around the corner, we are slowly preparing for that. The the month following Diwali is also very important for us.

I am going to post some Rangolis and crafts specially for Diwali.....enjoy them...Keep watching my blog.....

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Rangoli-209

Dasara Special

This is 21 to 1, straight dots. Lotus and Swastika.

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Rangoli-208

Dasara Special

From tomorrow the NavaRatri/Navaratra meaning 9 nights start. During these days we pray to Mother Goddess Adi ParaShakti or Bhavani  in her various forms- Bala Tripura Sundari, Lalitha, Durga, Kaali, Gayatri, Lakhsmi, Saraswati, Mahishasura Mardhini and so on. The 10th day is celebrated as Vijaya Dashami- victory or triumph of Good over Bad.

Well I am going to post some Rangolis I created specially for this occasion. 

This is 21 to 1 straight dots. I chose lotuses as these are dear to the Mother. So let us welcome Simha Vahini(riding on a lion) Mata Rani and lay the carpet of lotuses for Her  inviting Her into our homes....

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New Additions ....

Well, friends the renovation work is still going on. There is chaos and dust every where. With Dasara a very important festival to be celebrated from next week, then followed by Diwali and the auspicious month of Kartikam, I just hope that the work is completed and I get to bring some order to my home. 

Till all this is done, my crafts, my stash and my books all are packed up and stashed away.

Amidst all these, we have festivals to celebrate. Well, can't be helped.

Here are a few additions to my garden:

 Here are some marigolds-golden yellow, 

 lemon yellow and 

  a combination of red and golden yellow colours.

Now this is a baby pink rose.....I have planted these quite recently and waiting for their first blooms....

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Knotted Loop Stitch-1

TAST-2012-Week41-Knotted Loop Stitch

This week the challenge is Knotted Loop Stitch. You can visit Sharon's site here for more details as well as the tutorial for the stitch:

http://pintangle.com/2012/10/09/take-a-stitch-tuesday-week-41-2/

Here are my attempts from the previous challenge:

Need to work something new now.....

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Bio Diversity Convention 2012

Bio Diversity Convention 2012 is being held in Hyderabad the capital of our State Andhra Pradesh from 1-10-2012 to 19-10-2012. 

I am doing my little bit of saving these species by providing food and shelter for these fells by growing plants and trees...

Are you???????

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