Signing off.

This year has been a mixed bag, nevertheless a very enjoyable & enriching one.

One of the highlights has been starting my blog. What started out to be a journal of my creative musings while I experienced the various challenges & rewards of motherhood, has now become an integral part of my life.
*that part of my life where those few hours of indulgence in cyberspace keeps me creatively motivated through the day
* that part of my life where I share ideas & get inspired by interesting people from around the world.
* that part of my life where I discovered & fell in love with Flickr.
* that part of my life where I learnt that even the mundane details of everyday life is interesting & I am not the only one in the world who thinks so.

On that colourful note let me say goodbye to all the readers of my blog. We are off to 'the land of temples' for our holidays!
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
See you next year...!

Kitchen Towels.

There is Christmas spirit every where. Some Christmas/Fall colours for my kitchen. Kitchen Towels from Cotton Craft. Rs. 20/- each.

Give Me Red!

True to it's name Lalbagh's glasshouse was filled with various shades of Red.
Poinsettia Red. Christmas Red. Festive Red.
The Colour of Life-Red.

Vividha.

I just love stationary, especially made out of recycled hand-made paper. This journal by Vividha is a complete winner... it has lovely traditional block-printed cloth cover and is made out of 100% recycled paper. Check out the lovely 'Peepal' leaf bookmark. Love it!

Available at Gangarams.

You won't go hungry in Cubbon Park.

Cubbon Park, apart from being one of the city's main tourist attractions, is also a great place to unwind, breathe in some fresh air and just do nothing at all.

If you are not finicky about your food, then you could check out some (healthy) street food. Yes, some fruit salad, roasted corn and some spiced puffed rice. Very colourful & interesting.

Bangalore: December 2006

Scenes from our Sunday morning drive around Bangalore.
*Nip in the air.
*Lovely pink coloured Tabebuia blossoms fill the parks and roads.
*Occasional bright sunlight.
*Newly restored red & white St. Andrews Church.
*Christmas excitement.
*Amazing season.

Journals from Vedic Cosmos.

The Ganesha Journal from Vedic Cosmos range by Nightingale is a collector's piece. It has amazing drawings and forms of Ganesha- The destroyer of obstacles. Priced at Rs. 195 it's a great buy.

Our Christmas Tree!

Here is our cute faux christmas tree which we have been putting up every year since Mallika's birth.

We decided that we would celebrate most of the Indian festivals and some from around the world too, so that Mallika is aware of the various festivals and their significance.

I am glad it paid off... here she is creatively contributing to the christmas festivities! Here is her version of the christmas tree and snowfall on the tree from the mountains.

Click here for Onam, Diwali & Halloween( yes!) posts!

Around the house.

I love the comfort of my home where I indulge in simple pleasures of life like getting a fresh bunch of flowers for the week, enjoying the sunlight streaming through the windows and loving the mundane details of everyday life.
Lovely colours of life!

Dokra Art.

If you were wondering about the lovely sun-pendant in brass, it is called Dokra Art. It is made by folk craftsmen from parts of Orissa, Madhya Pradesh & Bengal.

Dokra Art involves making simple folk-style figures of owls, horses, Gods & Goddesses using clay, wax and brass metal. This owl is such a cutie!

Industree.

Kuteera-the annual handicrafts exhibition organised by The Crafts Council of Karnataka is on at Chitrakala Parishad.

Amazing range of crafts from all over India were on display. I especially liked this lovely orange gift box made out of natural fibre by Industree.

Earrings Galore!

Come December and you'll find craft exhibitions, festivals, cultural programmes and winter sale all round the city.

Last week I visited one such exhibition held by Gujarat Emporium. I found myself surrounded by amazing arts and crafts of India, especially earrings in various styles and materials.

I was especially drawn towards these very interesting earrings made out of silken thread (for just Rs.30 or $ 0.67) and my all-time favourite silver earrings with precious stones.

Check it out!

Chimanlals' Goodies.

I have posted about Chimanlals wrapping paper before, but these gift boxes and handmade paper cards from Chimanlals are just out of the world. I found them yesterday at Gangarams while scouting around for interesting new year cards.
Love the colours, the traditional designs, the paper, everything!

Helpage India.

I decided to check out some cards for christmas & new year, so I headed straight to Gangarams. Gangarams is actually a bookstore but they have a floor dedicated to cards & stationary.

They stock cards from various organisations like Unicef, Cry, Helpage India and many more. This year I picked up assorted cards from Helpage India. Lovely packaging & great cards for a good cause.