Valentines Day Gifts - Flower Bouquets

14th February has been known as Valentine's Day. This is the perfect occasion for romantic proposals and dating. On this day, gift your sweetheart with flowers, soft toys, candles, diamonds, chocolates, gift baskets, perfume, books, watches, jewellery and others. Shower love and enjoy the day with your beloved.

Flowers are always a common gift as the beautiful colour of flowers make every heart eager to say it loud, 'I Love You'. So let your loved one say this everyday as you can gift him / her flowers that wont ever fade its beauty. Yes, you heard it right these are duplex paper flowers that you can turn it into a beautiful handmade bouquet.

Method to make these Cosmos flowers:

1. Take some cotton to add for the bud cover the cotton using any dark colour duplex paper.

2. Add pips / pollen surrounding the small bud and tie it tightly. See the pic below you will come to know how the pips / pollens are arranged around the buds and attach aluminium wire to it.



3. Now take a square piece of duplex paper fold it into four parts cut the ends giving a round shape and pass the aluminium wire through the center of the round duplex paper.

4. Twist the paper slowly to give wrinkled effect to the flower.

5. In the same way make as much flowers you want and arrange a proper bouquet with some dried leaves and all that are easily available.

These flower bouquet can be gifted for any occasion. I have personally made this bouquet for my friends birthday. I hope she will like it a lot.

Here is the beautiful flower bouquet ready to gift to you dear ones.





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How to make Organdi Cloth Craft

Organdi cloth craft is already made by me and you can check that in the earlier.
In my previous post Organdi Flower - Roses Beautiful Roses you can learn how to make these Organdi cloth flowers.

Its simple and the bunch of flowers looks beautiful.

I made the Organdi basket of flowers using a different basket.

Candle Making

Friends its Diwali time so decorate your home with beautiful lights, and if the light is home made it can add more beauty to your home.

Candle making is one that can add some more beauty to the decorations. Gel candles are easy to make, but I had a difficult task making it as this was my first try in Candle making. Gel candles are burn longer than wax candles. You can try out different ways to make beautiful candles making layers or adding embeddings in glass containers or any other translucent container. Decorate your home with these beautiful candles made on your own.

Materials

Gel Wax
Candle Scents
Candle dyes
Wicks
Wick Base
Glass container

Method:

1. Firstly stick one end of the wick by a wick base or glue in the container. Suspend the wick vertically in the container by tying it to a split cane or a toothpick.

2. Melt the wax in a double boiler or in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. The gel wax may take more time for melting than paraffin wax.

3. Add any colour to it. You will want to add your color and scent fairly quick because the gel will set fast. Only liquid colour is recommended for optimum effects. (strictly only one or two drops, otherwise it may ignite the whole surface of the gel when you light them)

4.Pour the wax into the container - down the side to prevent bubbles. The higher the pouring temperature, the fewer bubbles.

5. If you want bubbles for effect, you should let the gel cool before pouring.

5. Pull the wick up straight and center it.

6. Once candle is fully cooled down it will be ready to burn.

You can create all kinds of interesting candles by pouring different colours of gel on top of each other. Allow each layer to completely set before pouring next.

You can even add some decorative items likes shells, sand, small stones, dried leaves etc. as per you wish.

In this way a beautiful gel candle is prepared. This will surly add more beauty to your home.

Here is the candles. The first one is with bubbles and rest with shells and beads.



The burning candles.

Navratri Matka Decoration

Happy Navratri to all.

Navratri, the festival of nights, lasts for 9 days with three days each devoted to worship of Ma Durga. During the nine days of Navratri, feasting and fasting take precedence over all normal daily activities amongst the Hindus. Evenings give rise to the religious dances in order to worship Goddess Durga Maa.

On this festive season our office celebrates each day beautifully and then came across Matka Decoration which is also called as "Garba Decoration" or "Garbu Matki".
Each one of us was provided with pot and was asked to decorate using our own creativity maintaining the traditional look of the Matka.

So here is one I made and I came out to be the winner.



So my Warli painting worked here too. I made the dance form of Warli painting sticking some colourful beads and using some colours to make it more beautiful.
In the middle of the Warli painting is used "Swastik". Swastik is being used as Luck Charm. Swastik is drawn on the gates to prevent houses from evil eyes. Its also said "Shubh Labh" i.e. good luck with prosperity.



Kalash has many symbolic meanings- it is the primordial waters, the soul filled with love and compassion, abundance, and hospitality. The coconut is a symbol of the God head- the three eyes symbolic of the eyes of Vishnu. Kalash is for good luck, good fortune and all-round happiness and well being when this divine kalash is kept.



Bandhani is a complete tradition of Gujarat can also be said as Traditional wear of Gujarat. So the Matka got the Traditional Bandhani with beautiful Golden lace on it and some mirror work to make it look more traditional and attractive.

Organdi Flower - Dalia Flowers

Organdi flowers, yes came up with organdi materials again. Organdi is one of my favourite material for craft. Organdi gives a natural look to your craft. Today will learn how to make Dalia Flowers.

Materials:
1. Organdi Cloth
2. Green Tape
3. Fevicol
5. Thread
6. Green Crape Paper

How to make:

1. Cut the organdi cloth into 6cm and of 8cm in size and one seperate square piece for bud.

2. Fold the organdi cloth from corner to corner as shown.




3. Stretch the sides of cloth and press your thumb in the middle and fold the corner and turn the cloth.




4. Arrange the petals one by one by placing 6cm pieces in the first round and 9cm pieces in the second round.

5. Arrange it in such a manner that it looks like Dalia flowers.

Here is one for you.

Organdi Flower - Roses beautiful Roses

I came up with something more. Organdi flowers the most beautiful creation that I made. I can say this is one of my favourite work that I did, it was time consuming but the time I invested gave me beautiful results. So I would like to share with you my new work on Organdi Flower making.

Materials:
1. Organdi Cloth (Different colours)
2. Green Crape Paper
3. Green Tape
4. Aliminium wire

Method:

1. Firstly select the colour of cloth you want to make flowers then cut the cloth in the size of 7cm x 7cm piece.

2. Now make petals by folding it into four as shown in the picture below.



3. Now roll the three edges of the cloth to make peatl shape as shown.



4. In the same way make 6-7 petals for one Rose, continue the same process for making more flowers.

5. Cover the aluminium wire with green tape.

6. Make leaves using green crape paper.

I hope everyone will try out this beautiful flower making.

Here is a basket full of beautiful roses.