Water colour Mandala With Symbols of Shiva
Mandalas which were used for religious purposes in ancient times, is now a very popular art form. There are many mandala coloring books available in the market. It is...
Ranjana's Craft Blog :My experiences with arts and crafts
Design Pattern Of The Week- Kutchwork design with Kundan work
Last week I had shared a design for sequence embroidery. This week tried another design of Kutchwork. I had never used sequence with Kutchwork. Normally mirror work is used...
Work In Progress On Wednesday- Mixed media, Hand embroidery
Nowadays , embroidery bug has bitten me :). Started several works in embroidery. Already I have shared about the machine embroidery I’m doing on a saree, also cutwork on...
Design pattern of the week- Floral design for fabric painting
This week I am sharing design pattern for fabric painting. This is very simple design and can be painted using simple painting techniques. Here is how it looks when...
Work In Progress On Wednesday- Fabric Painting on a Saree
Last week was little hectic for me. Because the exam season started, I have to help my students to prepare for the exams. I had to make notes of...
Ganjifa- Art on Playing Cards
Originally known as Ganjifa in Persian language and Kreeda Patra in Sanskrit , are playing cards. Playing cards game is believed to be brought to India during Mughal era....
Work In Progress On Wednesday- Machine Embroidery On saree
Though I love hand embroidery, because of time constraints, I end up designing something with machine embroidery. This week also taken up two sarees to design with machine embroidery....
Valentine card- Handmade card
Valentine day is approaching. Most of you are buying gifts and cards for your valentines. It will be nice if anyone makes handmade gift or a card for this...
Design pattern of the week- For hand embroidery and Sequence
Last week I had shared design for machine embroidery. That can be also used for hand embroidery. This week sharing some designs , which can be used as motifs....
Work In Progress On Wednesday- Saree design with Patchwork
I had visited Shriramapura cotton market in Bangalore last week. I had some ideas like patchwork, designing a saree with pearls etc. Also I have some lace, to buy...