Chitravali

Home Made Foot Mat

2012-06-22T07:09:00.003-07:00

When we were kids...in school days we had been thought this kind of foot mat....I use to enjoy doing all these kind of craft activities.....

So few days back when I wanted a foot mat in my kitchen...I thought of preparing thins kind of foot mat...Its very easy and simple to make......

U need to make foot mat:
An old saree... preferably a cotton sari is good or u can use cotton bed spread(it should be thin)
Tread and needle
Stching machine

How to make:

I have step wise clicks..so that it is very easy to understand..

Make 3 equal parts and cut them

Now fold each part just to make 3 long strips

Now stitch the edge of each stripe to lock it,by hand or by swing machine.

My Nail Art

2012-05-21T02:03:00.002-07:00

This is one of my recent hobby...which again related to art......I love art,,,where ever it is.....So this time I tried my nail with some art...and I love doing this .......

I saw many girls with nice designs on their nails and I thought of trying on my nails also......I don't have proper tools to do the nail art....but tried with what ever what I have with me.

So here are few patterns which i tried..and many of them who saw this has given lovely comment for me...so I am happy and would like to try more and more designs on my nail.......

This my very first pattern..which has not come out nice....I wanted to try some thing else..but finally it has become like below.....

So here are few other clicks...which has come out nice...

Hope all like this...will be back soon with new patterns.....I hope All of u will try these patterns

Charcoal Skech----Lilly

2012-05-09T03:10:00.001-07:00

Tried one more drawing from the book of drawings of flowers name is 'Draw Flowers' by Anne Pieper.......I really started loving this book and started to draw many flowers from that book......so here what i did.....this time I used charcoal pencils and charcoal for this drawing...

here are some of my clicks in between ,,,before i finished it...

and the final results.....

After looking at the result I am very happy this time...... hope u all liked it..... Thanks CHitra

Colour pencil drawing----Tulip spring flower

2012-04-17T06:47:00.001-07:00

After long time i am updating my blog.......I am busy with lots of new activity now day......I started face painting and henna recently,,,and also went to face paint for kind of my little one pre-school for Easter party........all the kids enjoyed.....but sad part is i did get permission to click the pictures....sad...i couldn't capture anything......

Anyways....last week when i went to borrow books from library i saw a book of color pencil drawings of flowers name is 'Draw Flowers' by Anne Pieper....it is very pretty....I love this book and started to draw many flowers from that book......so here is the first one what i did.....

Tulip.......lovely beautiful spring flower....

First practicing ---how to draw buds, stem&leaves,petals and flower shapes etc...

Now the flower structures

Next inner bloom

Now comes with the Drawing project:

Here is the picture I selected for the project...

Step 1:

Step2:

Step 3:

Step4

Step5:

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Step7:

final result:

Pencil sketch----one of My Old and fav Hobby

2011-12-16T06:00:00.000-08:00

Drawing is my all time fav subject..it may be any kind like painting, pencil sketch or drawing henna designs .....i think this is a gift from my parents,,because both are having good interest in drawing and painting.

I have so many certificates from my school days for participating in drawing ,painting and even Rangoli compilation ..and I don't remember losing a prize any time....

I think after marriage i didn't do any drawing or paining...i had so many drawing and water colour painting ..which i didn't take any photo and now i don't have any of them....so now a days I am again interested in drawing and paintings......

So First I thought of re-beginning with a God......

Pictures from sarting till end.....

1)

from there it took may be one week to complete this part

2)

and again i took many days break to compelete this part
3)

and finally i finished till this

4)

now its completely done.......

But still I am not very happy with finishing of this picture...... I feel ,there is something missing.....I hope i will do it better next time....

Clay Art part-5

2011-11-08T07:08:00.000-08:00

Hello My readers,,I am again back with my clay art....its been long long time...since i haven't made anything out of clay....the main reason is my kid....If I start doing anything...by the time i finish one thing he wants that for him..he don't allow me to tough that and not even allow me to finish which I started to make...so I dont even open the box .....

Last week again when i was watching TV with my kid,,,i started making some flowers....and it went on......

The result was very good....here they are....

Roses my all time fav..

I love to make puppy....

Flower......

Bee in a flower...(this has not come very nice)....

Little mouse...

mouse face...

Monkey face

Crow face..

All 3 together..

I hope this is nice....all liked it..

Navaratri Festival Wishes.........................................and hair style...a new hobby of mine..

2011-10-06T06:06:00.000-07:00

Happy Navaratri festival for all//////

"May this navratri maa durga fulfill all your dreams and brings happiness in your life"
"May Deevi Mata Bless you with Peace and Properity ".
Happy Navratri

Actually i have a straight hair...we had a family photo shoot few days back..for that i wanted to do self make-up and self hair-style....then my search begun with you tube..i watched so many hair-styles and then i slowly started learning many hair styles.....even i wanted to curl my hair..so i bought a straightener and learned how to curl hair and few hairstyles...

almost all this below hairstyles are my first attempts...

just curled hiar..

curled hair with a butterfly clip

with simple ponytail

full hair up-do(which has not come so very well)

curl with small bun

curl hair fold with small bun

curl with self made hair band with hair flower

curl ponytail with self made hair band

this one of my most fav full updo with self hair band and flower

My smily garden.......

2011-09-05T08:35:00.000-07:00

Its very very cute smile every where in our garden now a days.......usually in summer the gardens will be very very beautiful here,,,,,every where colourful flowers and..

I love rose,,,,when we were small my mom use to plant different verity of rose....and other flowers....that's one of her fav of hobby(now also)...so now here in my garden I have lots of verity roses...which reminds me my childhood always...here are some of those....

This is my fav click..

and some of the other flowers are....

Clay Art part-4

2011-09-02T07:58:00.000-07:00

First of all I Wish a very Happy Ganesh Chaturthi to all of my reader's....

I hope all of you have not forgotten me on this blog....because....

Its been long long time since i have not updated my this blog....Due to many reasons..even though I had a post ,,,I could not complete it and post it from my draft.

First I want to complete this one then I will start with a new post..

Colour pencils...

Dias..

Flowers

Both together,,

and finally...
tried to make some see shells,,,,,

Spring everywhere........................

2011-04-12T06:29:00.000-07:00

I am back from my holiday's......and here its spring time........I love this time........we will be able to see...lots and lots of flowers.......as like snow..this is the season of flowers.... it will very beautiful.....Look at my garden......its just a beginning.....

Clay Art part-3

2011-02-21T07:56:00.000-08:00

I am again back with my clay art......This time I wanted to try some thing new..but my son is not allowing me to do anything new...so decided to make some of these below..

A simple flower pot..

And a baby birthday cake,,,,

Now comes with a baby tiny slippers (blue)

baby tiny slippers (pink)

Now this is a silly snow man...my kid wanted to do this,,,,so this is his art..

Here come a colour full butterfly..

And lastly this one I actually wanted to make a Dog shape but it turned in to a mouse...so here is Jerry Mouse..

I hope all of you liked it,,,,,,I will be back soon with another bunch of art.....

2011-02-15T08:34:00.001-08:00

Clay Art part-2

2011-01-19T09:22:00.000-08:00

Finally I bought the clay..but I wanted polymer clay...which I searched a lot but not found,,,,at last bought play dough....the problem with this dough is ..it is too soft...you can make different parts separately and stick in to make anything....any ways...this is my first trial in play dough..I know it has not come very nice..but I am happy for what I have made for the first time.......I need lots of practice to become master in this clay dough art......this is only beginning.....

Tree:

Just made 2 tree's and rock......

Veg:
So here is some of vegetables....which any one can try.....its so much fun to make these shapes..

Flower:
This has come out very bad...my son was not allowing me to make this flower and finely I give up and took a picture....

fruit:
This fruit made when I saw a video how to make fruit from polymer clay..

puppy:
This was one of my fav clay art till now I have made..My hubby also liked it very much...even my kid...

puppy2:
This is the same puppy using different colour combinations,,,,

others:
These animals I tried ,,but its not perfect....or I can say...it it has come out very bad.....but I hope all will recognize them at least..

Thank you for watching....see you all in my next part of clay art..with better ideas..and skills..

Snow Every Where.....

2011-01-11T04:43:00.000-08:00

In London this year we had great Snow fall.....I love the look ,,every where it will be pure white.....Just have look on some of those...

My Clay Art Part-1

2011-01-01T14:33:00.000-08:00

I am starting my post from the fresh new year.....So Happy New to all of you..

This is my new hobby of art,,Actually I bought clay dough for my kid to play(long back)..but few days back,,when i was sitting idol,,thought of doing some thing in the clay dough,,so few samples are here....
From that day I thought of doing one art every day.....so first day I made..(This is just basic and simple version)

Rose

And 2nd day...thought of doing..
Some other kind of flower:

And 3rd day,,Thought of doing different kind of
Flower Art:

Finally 4th day,,,I found these elephants..

elephants with Tree

and by that time my son took all the clay dough and thrown some where..Now decided to buy some new clay and continue this art..because I enjoyed very much while doing this kind of art...So next time will come with new and improved version of my clay art part-2

My first post..By taking Name of God

2010-12-23T10:50:00.000-08:00

Om shree Ganeshaya Namah..

This is my first post on my 2nd Blog...From many days I was planning to open this blog..But My planning was not over...So today I really thought of creating it....Welcome to My another Blog Called "Chitravali" which is acutally readring my art hobby..which include,,,any art which i have,,,,Mehendi design,Nice photography..or any other art work(hand work).

Acually apart from cooking I have these many hobbies,,,which comes out once in a while..So thought of collecting everything in this space of my...I hope every one who reads will enjoy and learn something from this.......

Wish me luck.....

Enjoy blogging...