Handmade Rakhee with Soutache
This is the season of festivals in India. In the previous post I have shared about Varamahalakshmi pooje, celebrated in South India and some parts of Maharashtra. The purpose of...
Ranjana's Craft Blog :My experiences with arts and crafts
Varamahalakshmi- Decorations
As usual busy with attending some craft workshops for past 15 days. So could not post anything. And then festivals. Varamahalaksmi Vrata- is a festival celebrated in South India and...
Work In Progress on Wednesday- Decoupage on a bottle
This week’s work in progress is a decoupage work. I have shared about sospesso work on a bottle. This time trying decoupage on a bottle. I haven’t started the...
Collection- Miniature tea sets
Collecting some unique items is an ancient hobby. The common one is stamp collection. And some collect coins too. I have written, how I started collecting Kumkuma bharanis in...
Work In Progress on Wednesday-Kerala Mural on Saree
Most my works in progress are saree designing. I love designing saree. Last week shared , designing a saree with velvet patchwork on it. Nowadays, Kerala Mural paintings on...
Thewa Jewels – Gold work on colored glass
Thewa is handcrafted jewelry from Rajasthan. This is also a kind of enameling like Meenakari, but the enamel looks like it is done superficially. Silver frame of design is...
Work In Progress- Velvet Applique work on a saree
After many days coming back to normal routine. This saree was pending for designing from many months :). My first love in crafts is always hand embroidery. Recently started...
Sospesso work on bottle
I was away from blogosphere for few days, because of sad demise of my father 🙁 . Even now I’m not able to believe, the person, whom I loved...
Embroidery design pattern- Design for the week
This is a new series on my blog – “Design for the week“. Long back, I had planned for this series, so that I could share the design collection...
Kondapalli Dolls – Colorful handcrafted dolls
Kondapalli is a small town in Andhra Pradesh. This is famous for dolls made out of wood and painted with natural colors. Some families migrated 400 years ago, from Rajasthan, started...