Diwali DIY - Diya painting

This year during Diwali, my lil kiddo got a DIY project during her vacation, Diya painting or Diya decoration….wow, it was one of my favorite activity when I was a kid. It brought back all my childhood memories….I remembered that I had also put up Diwali stalls in one of my previous organizations along with all my hand painted T-shirts, Diya candles, some DIY crafts etc. 😊….so, when I saw her holiday homework, I got so excited that I bought a dozen of clay diyas to be painted and decorated by my lil one and of course I would also try my hand on a few of them. Kiddo was also super excited 😆. So, first day of her vacation, in the morning, after breakfast, she was all decked up with diyas, paints, decorative items, glitter and what not 😁😁.

We took two diyas each, and got into action;

• First we applied white paint on all of them as a base coat, we used Fevicryl acrylic colors 
• Then we chose one color each, kiddo chose light blue and I picked up yellow, all Fevicryl acrylic colors 
• Kiddo decorated with some golden glittery pain, she used Fevicryl metallic colors
• I chose to decorate with red.

All of them came out really nice, we were quite happy with the outcome.

Kiddo in action

Kiddo decided to gift the blue ones painted by her to her friends as we were visiting their house during Diwali.

The yellow ones, are still with us and we decorated our house with them. We had a wonderful and safe Diwali amidst the pandemic with lots of diyas and lights.

Hope you had a wonderful Diwali too, what was your Diwali DIY??

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Recycled Wine bottle planter

 Today afternoon, I was putting away some stuff in the overhead storage in the kitchen and found an empty wine bottle safely stashed away. I was wondering what is this empty wine bottle doing here? Then suddenly, I remembered ohh! This was my brother’s gift to me after he got his first job.

It was in 2017, he joined a company in Hyderabad and one fine morning called me, “Didi, I am coming to Bangalore, it’s a long weekend for me, will spend some time with you,” and when he came, he got me a bottle of white wine 😊😊. We had a nice celebration in the evening with wine and roasted peanut masala. Later, we finished with chicken rezalla and whole wheat paratha.

That’s why I couldn’t throw it away even after finishing the contents inside 😊. I thought someday I would make something out of it.

This is what I made from that wine bottle, a planter/vase

What all you need;

• Empty wine bottle or you can take any nice shaped empty bottle
• Satin ribbon, you can pick any color, I chose pink
• Glitter tape, the same or nearby shade of the ribbon that you chose, I chose red
• Fevicol

 How I made it;

• Cleaned the bottle thoroughly with warm water and liquid dish wash
• Wiped it dry from the outside and kept it aside for some time to air dry
• Stuck the ribbon in a spiral fashion to cover the bottom part of the bottle
• Stuck the glitter tape around the neck and ta-da!

My planter is ready to display, thanks for the gift bro!! 😊

When the bottle was full the "D" meant "Diya", now it means "Didi" 😊

Do you have any nice shaped empty bottle, why don't you give it a try to recycle and let me know how it went... 

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Handmade Mason jar candle – perfect birthday gift with a personal touch

 This lockdown has awakened the creative soul inside me.

Baby S got an invitation to a birthday party yesterday. The parents of the kid decided not to make it an elaborate one, it was a simple cake cutting and snacks for the kids. Also, as it was in our apartment only, I had no objection and the birthday kid’s mother is a brilliant cook, so both cake and snacks were homemade. Basically, there was nothing that I could worry about 😊😊. But you know, we mothers could not spend a day without worrying, if you don’t have to worry about your kid's health and wellness during this pandemic, you have to worry about what would you give to the birthday girl. Thankfully, my creative soul saved me, gave me some quick idea. I thought of making a candle matching with her birthday theme and this was the result.

In the evening while Baby S was making a handmade card for her friend, I started preparing the candle. I had all the supplies; it was just a matter of putting it all together.

What all you need:

• Clean mason jar
• Candle wax
• Colorful wax crayons (optional, I used pink and blue)
• Candlewick
• Essential oil (optional)
• Candle mold (I used a small paper cup)
• Double boiler
• Yellow ribbon for decoration (optional)
• Cinnamon sticks for decoration (optional)
• Golden glitter (optional)

How I made it:

• Put the required amount of candle wax in a double boiler and melt it
• Add the colored wax crayon of your choice and mix well
• Add a few drops of essential oil in the mixture, mix well again
• In the meantime, put the wick in the mold (I used paper cup) and set it with a drop of glue
• Pour the melted wax in the mold, carefully setting the wick with the help of a stick or pencil
• Let it cool and solidify completely
• Again, take some candle wax and melt it in the double boiler
• Add another colored wax crayon and mix well
• Add glitters (optional), I painted a few golden streaks on the candle at the end
• Pour the melted wax again on top of the solidified wax
• Let it cool and solidify completely
• Put it inside the mason jar and decorate as you wish

I surrounded it with cinnamon sticks, sprinkled some cinnamon powder on top and tied a yellow ribbon on the neck of the mason jar to go with the gold and yellow theme of the birthday party. The birthday girl was really really happy that I made her a personalized candle 😍

This awesome cake was made by the kid's mother, my friend Vidhya, hats off to her creativity, and I can also vouch for the taste, it was realy really yummy 😋😋

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