paint your prayers...

This post is largely inspired by Geninne Zlatkis, one of my earliest flickr and blogging friends. She is an extremely talented lady, who illustrates, draws, sketches, paints, carves stamps, crafts, cooks, home schools and also paints on pebbles!

Yes, in her beautiful homes in Mexico (designed by her architect husband) one of the ways in which she adds cheer and beauty is by painting natural motifs on collected pebbles, an interest that I share with her:-)

I always bring back pebbles and stones from our various travels.

I was inspired to try my hand in painting those lovely pebbles. I gave it an Indian twist by painting the traditional 'Kolam' or painted prayers...

Tiny Lord Krishna's feet, for Janmashtami...

Some painted prayers give company to my succulents....

Why restrict yourself to just Kolams, let your creativity flow~ Try Alpanas, Blockprint motifs or any symbol that holds a special meaning for you:-)

Do paint your prayers and see them answered in the form of cheerful corners in your home:-)

(images by Arch)

A mus(t)seenagudi...

Last weekend we, along with friends decided to drive down to Masinagudi, nestled amidst the verdant foothills of the Nilgiris in Tamilnadu.

It was a pleasant break that involved...

* driving through the lush Bandipur and Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary.

* spotting some spotted deer.

* watching the cotton like clouds descend on the mountains.

* sleeping to the sound of steady rain outside.

* eating fresh ripe guava before the Malabar giant squirrel gets to it.

* exploring the wilderness hand in hand.

* finding a gurgling hill stream.

* picking up some pebbles for my succulents back home;-)

* becoming kids again when we saw a wild hare hop right before us and straight into the darkness.

* suddenly becoming quiet when we saw the bulbuls chirping in the morning on the evergreen tree.

* identifying the birds and the bees( oops, the moths)

* tasting some delicious locally grown gooseberry, jamun, bilberry jams

* devouring some sinfully delicious desserts.

* drinking cups of chai.

*taking in the colour green.

* enjoying every moment of the day.

* re-living those simple but beautiful moments through this post:-)

my friends' little daughter...

silver oak leaf...

gurgling stream...

The beautiful place where we stayed...

our charming cottage...

morning after the rains...

our wildlife and nature enthusiast friend helping us identify a bird...

sitting pretty on our window...

breakfast time was divine...

(images by Arch)

Interior Design Drawings Sketches Bedroom

Interior Design Drawings Sketches Bedroom

Not only interior design sketches living room , all room i think use interior design sketches. You have bad bedroom ?? this ideas may can help you ti decorating your bedroom. This interior design sketches bedroom is better , very good for you which want to decorarting your bedroom.

Interior Drawings Sketches Living Room

Interior Design Drawings Living Room

How to make a beautifull living room interior ?? the answer is a we must have a interior design drawings for living room. Interior design sketches can make we easier to designing the layout of the living room. Look interior drawing living room above , this a example interior design drawing which can you use for ideas your living room.

Interior Design Drawings Sketches

Interior Design Drwaings Sketches

For a profesional designer , they also use interior design drawings for example. This can make they easyly. Are you designer ?? you must have skilled drawings a skecthes. Interior design will be beautifull if you use sketches. This is true ?? Lokk interior sketches above, I think this very good interior Design Drawings.

handmade creativity...

Today I am featuring two very talented young women Kanika Bahl of Anek Designs and Kalyani Ganapathy of Kye.

Kanika Bahl is a textile designer from NID and has recently started her own Etsy Shop called Anek Designs. She designs handcrafted home furnishings and accessories.

Brocade Fabric Gift Envelopes

Colourful Fabric Gift Envelopes

Kantha work mobile pouches

Potli Keyrings

Do drop by at her blog, ...AND ANOTHER or Anek Designs on Etsy.

Kalyani Ganapathy is an illustrator/artist and also the creator of Kye. A venture where she designs home furnishings and accessories.

Kye has just launched their monsoon collection of handcrafted cushion covers called Monsoon Struck

Embrace, screen printed and hand embroidered cushion cover

Siesta, screen printed and hand embroidered cushion cover

Birdie, screen printed and hand embroidered cushion cover.

You can order online by writing to Kalyani of Kye at writetokye@gmail.com.

devouring cookbooks...

I am a voracious cookbook reader.

I love cookbooks.

Not only do I love trying out recipes from them but also love collecting them.

Some for their rustic food photography, some for their authentic regional cuisine, some for their simplicity, some for stories from bakeries of far away lands...

Nowadays I am leaning more towards recipes using wholesome and natural ingredients.

I would try anything that suggests using fresh locally or home grown vegetables and fruits. So when I saw Jamie Oliver's cookbook recently, I just knew I had to pick it up.

The rustic food photography...

Enjoy your cookbooks:-)