ART &CRAFT

POOJA THALI 1

2009-03-24T07:58:00.000-07:00

You need for pooja thali is

Haldi, Kumkum,Roli, Diya,Agarbati, Bell,Doop ,Fruit ,,Mata ka shingar ka items( like bindi,bangle, dupatta , comb,sindoor etc) ,coconut & sweet
How To Decorate Pooja Thali :->
Take a thali of any material. The thali could be in various shapes like round, square,oval or any other.
Grease the thali with little oil by hand then put kumkum on it.With the help tooth pick make 'ohm' on it and sprinke the glitter of golden & silver colour. Put the puja accessories in the thali.
You can also decorate your puja thali with different rangoli colors or different accessories like bells, ribbons ,lace etc.
You can also decorate with banana leaves or with colored rice.
Now your decorated pooja thali is ready.

In above figure coconut is painted in white colour and make a face of devi & put mata ka duppta on top.
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FLOWER BOUQUET

2009-03-20T22:41:00.000-07:00

A flower bouquet is a collection of flowers in a creative arrangement. Flower bouquets are often given for special occasions such birthdays or anniverisaries. They are also used extensively in weddings.
In above picture its look beautiful. If you want to say to someone special, a full-bodied, fresh-cut flower bouquet will ensure that it is heard.

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RAKHI MAKING

2009-03-15T23:53:00.000-07:00

How to Make a Rakhi ?
Rakhi is the physical symbol of the emotions involved with the festival. The emotions of love, affection and care.

Material required

1. Silk ribbons (In above picture you need orange,green & white)

2. Cotton thread

3. Beads, sequins

4. Scissors

5. Glue

Take the silk ribbon (orange,green & white) and tie the knot of these three. Cut the round piece of white cloth & place the round cloth on the centre of the ribbon. Fold the orange,green & white ribbon. See in the above picture. Your Trianga rakhi is ready.

KALASH DECORATION FOR POOJA

2009-03-09T07:01:00.000-07:00

Kalasa, is an indispensable element in important pujas associated with Hinduism. Kalasa means a pot to carry pure water. Brass or silver or miti ka Kalasa is usually used for poojas. Kalash symbolically represents the Goddess in most Puja.

In above picture we need for making kalash is :
Miti ka kalsash

color
Kumkuma
Water
Coconut
Mango leaves
Coins
Rice
Dried fruit
Flowers

Mirror

Roli (used in pooja)

Dhoop

Colored rice

Golden lace
To Make a Simple Kalash for Normal Puja :->

First clean the are with water where you are going to put kalash.
Then clean the pot thoroughly .

Paint with any colour.
Decorate with mirror and golden lace .
The pot is filled with pure water or water collected from rivers.
The Kalasa is placed in the puja area usually on a Rangoli or coloured rice.
Put coins, supari, dhoop , uncooked rice ,dried fruit & flower inside the pot.
Mango leaves are used to decorate the neck of the pot. The end tip of the mango leaves is pointed upwards.
Coconut decorated with dots of kumkuma, turmeric and sandalwood paste is placed on the mango leaves on the neck of the pot.
The eyes of the coconut should be seen on the top.
An unstitched cloth or thread is tied around the pot.
You can also use garlands or flowers to decorate the pot.
Now your kalash is ready for pooja. Put rangoli near by kalsah.

SALAD DECORATION

2009-03-04T20:37:00.000-08:00

HOW TO DECORATE THE SALAD :->

In above picture you need rad dish, carrot, spring onion,onion, beet root, peas, salad leaves(lettus leaf),pa pita,tomato ,lemon and cabbage & toothpick. Grate the beet root, cabbage, carrot & rad dish.

Then first make village doll in this you need base of rad dish,put salad leaf with the help of tooth pick.Doll arms is made of carrot.Chair is made of rad dish,boat is made of papita & water is made of grated rad dish.In the above picture the theme of salad is park you can see hut made of carrot & peas, roof is made of cabbage and floor is made of grated carrot. Their is see-saw swing also which is made of rad dish and children is made of carrot . Cut the carrot in round thick slice. You can see chairs which is made of rad dish ,umbrella which is made of carrot & cabbage. Grass is made of grated cabbage. You can see some flowers which is made of tomato, carrot & some tree which is made of spring onion.Way of hut is made by grated beet root & bricks is made of carrot. Cut the carrot in thick slice then cut the slice in two pieces now your brick is ready. For crossing garden to lake you can make pull which is made of rad dish & stone is made of lemon.The boundary of park is made by onion.

CARDS MAKING

2009-03-02T09:17:00.000-08:00

HOW TO MAKE A CARD:->

Take plane paper for making card.
Draw any design like scenery, figure, flower ,cartoon, god, some geometrical pattern etc.
First outline with black sketch pen or with dark pencil or with black gel pen.
Then rub it. It look clean.
Now color it with pastel color or wax colour or water colour or poster color etc.
Your card is ready. Now you can send to someone.

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RANGOLI DESIGNS

2009-02-26T21:17:00.000-08:00

WHAT IS RANGOLI ?

Rangoli is a colourful pattern made near the entrance to a house to welcome guests. Rangoli is row of colours. It is one of the most popular and traditional art forms in India. It is customary for Indian women to draw decorated feet of Laxmi – The Godess of weath, approaching her door bringing in good fortune for her devote family.Most of the Rangoli designs are flowers, leaves such as coconut, lotus, the animals such as cows, elephants and the birds like swans. There are geometrical pattern as well. We can also make rangoli by dot pattern or by free hand pattern.

HOW TO CREATE THE RANGOLI DESIGNS ?

Before making rangoli clean the area with wet cloth.
After cleaning the area choose a design that you want to draw. During the festival of diwali you can get stencils,moulds to make rangoli from market.
Mark the center point of rangoli. Tie the chalk with thread then place the one end of thread in center point put the thumb their then draw the circle with chalk.
With a piece of chalk, then draw the outline of design. In above figure design is made by free hand drawing. You can also see design from a book of rangoli designs, available at book shops and stationary shops normally.
Decide about the color scheme .Now it's time to fill in the outline with rangoli powder. Pick up some powder with your thumb and index finger and fill in the design by rubbing the two fingers together and sprinkling the powder on the floor and start from center.Go on filling the entire pattern.
Take care to sprinkle the powder carefully don't let powders of two different colours merge with each other.
Finally your rangoli is ready.

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JOYS OF BEING A CHILD

2009-02-26T06:11:00.000-08:00

"Joy is prayer-Joy is strength-Joy is love-Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls"
Mother Teresa once said
The objective of life is to find peace and happiness. While elders look for guidance from spiritual leaders ,some try to find happiness in wealth and material gains. But children find happiness within themselves and in their actions.
Quiet strangely the elders get into competition that brews discontent and takes away peace of mind. They indulge in petty jealousies and longing for material goods that only breeds sorrow. But children have simple wants and positive attitude towards the life that leads to natural contentment and joy within themselves.
Joy can be described as a state of mind. In this state a person is content with all that he has got with him. He has healthy and sound mind and he believes in the service of mankind. As SARAH BAN BREATHNACH said "Learning to live in the present moment is part of the path of joy"
Childhood is a golden period in the life of every human being. In this period child is full of energy, excitement and is oblivious of the impending responsibilities of earring and meeting other social obligations. They can do things of their liking as they are innocent and pure. They do friendship with anybody without any distinction.
As children are above jealousies,hatred, intolerance and laziness they can therefore lay a claim to true happiness. So children have unshaken faith in the powers of the almighty.They lead a simple,pious and tension free life away from the harsh realities of mundane life ahead of the.
In the end I want to say that" Joy is not in things it is in us".

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VEGETABLE ORNAMENT

2009-02-25T21:12:00.001-08:00

You have gold,diamond & silver ornaments. But you don't have vegetable ornaments.Now you can make vegetable ornaments by your hands. In making of vegetable ornaments we need different type of vegetable. In these we have to take care about color of combination of different vegetables.

YOU NEED:

In above picture you can see long necklace made of carrot,radish,pea,cauliflower,greenchilli,bean & green onion
Thread
Needle
In center of necklace their is earring & both of side of necklace one is ring another is braclet. You can also put in jewellery box for presentation.

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GIFT PACKING

2009-02-25T09:50:00.000-08:00

How to gift pack:

Your requirements for gifts packing are

good stylish packing paper or bandni cloth
ribbon, net or sartin ribbon
fevicol & tape
some accessories like decorated doll , ribbon floweror thermoballs etc

In the above picture you can see doll is sitting in the center & paste thermoflower near the doll.

You can make any type of design .

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POOJA THALI

2009-02-24T23:22:00.000-08:00

How To Decorate Pooja Thali :->

Take a thali of any material. The thali could be in various shapes like round, square,oval or any other.
Cover the thali with colorful designer packing paper sheet or cloth and put the puja accessories in the thali.
Take some roli in a small bowl and mix little water in it to make a paste and draw the holy symbols such as the 'Om', the 'Swastika' and the 'Shree' on the thali with the roli paste & sprinke glitter on it.
Cover the puja thali with petals of flowers like marigold, rose or any other. Decorate various designs with single color petals or a combination of different colors.
You can also decorate your puja thali with different rangoli colors or different accessories like bells, ribbons ,lace etc.
You can also decorate with banana leaves or with colored rice.
Now your decorated pooja thali is ready.

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