a Farm Stay and Surjivan

It seems like yesterday. A journey to get inspired. A Beautiful part of the world and lovely surroundings we have been to last year.. A beautiful farmstay, most peaceful of all and unbelievably delicious village food. A journey which we took to a farm near Delhi a few kilometers away from Gurgaon. All travels for us are to take some time off from work and the hectic schedules of the cities fast pace. This truly made it possible. The houses were made of mud and cowdung, painted in terracotta colour and designs were made on it to remind us of small villages in Gujarat. 

 

 

 

 All images Lakshmi Arvind. Please do not use without permission.

Upcycled Wine bottles

Co-founder at My Sunny Balcony, Reena Chengappa and Athreya are brimming with ideas. This time they upcycle wine bottles into beautiful colourful pieces of conversation. It was Athreya who painted the wine bottles in warm and glowing colours. I got excited at the look of them, the sheer colours left me in dismay and as expected each of them got sold at the garage sale which happens once in every month  in Bangalore. The photographs or the colours or the paintings, is left to you all to decide which is the better among them...You can find elephants, chirpy birds  and cute blossoms on them.


I am glad Reena for sharing these images here

some elephants

                                                                                  

owls and birds

flying birds

a whole lot of them

fishes and flowers

in love with the pinks

monkeys and rhinos

morning blues,still sleepy

hibiscus flower stencilled

                                                                      

in bunches they look awesome

in the gardens

  

..                                                                   a view from above




All pictures copyright Reena Chengappa.
Please contact her here

ReImagine

ReImagine:Art,Fun and Creativity

                                                 

Its a pleasure meeting creative people and I am so happy that I discovered Reimagine and the creative team behind.

‘ReImagine’ is an upcycling project that Lynessa has started along with a friend, Kushy Kuttappa. Though both their educational backgrounds and professional work are in psychology, their interest in art brought them together at an art course last year. They decided they wanted to start a fun project together. 

‘ReImagine’ was thus born as an avenue to explore and express their interest in art and creativity. As they pondered on what they wanted to create, 3 empty wine bottles that were  be discarded stared longingly at them ... and in their beauty, fragility and translucence, they found a medium that has given them much joy and adventure. They say these bottles are reminders that beauty can be created from anything. 

Few points on ‘ReImagine’

•Focus is on making upcycled objects that are aesthetic, functional and affordable - to promote the idea of beauty in ‘Green Living’. 

•Currently they make products from used glass bottles but  plan to extend to other materials as well. The bottles and jars used are donated by friends or sourced from restaurants. 

•Aesthetics: They spend a lot of time on design. One of their goals is to challenge the idea that ‘recycled objects look like scrap’. 

•Functionality: The products can be used and washed daily and are professionally finished. 

•Affordability: Current range is priced between Rs.250 to 500, depending on the design work they have put into it. They specifically want to create products that anyone can buy. 

They plan to showcase and sell our products at exhibitions. They also offer customized products for individuals. 




Its amazing what these empty bottles have to tell you:Read, Enjoy and do let me know..

on the centre table

for flowers

in the kitchen

on the dining table

holders for spoons

brush and penholders

on the side tables

brush holders

tealight holders

amber coloured ones

blue bottles and yellow flowers

Any enquiry regarding ReImagine can be made at :Email.ReImagine@gmail.com or contact Lynessa Coutto here.

The fragrance of Deepavali at home

Beauty in my corners,the fragrant way this Deepavali.The fragrance filled our minds and i do hope will fill yours too..let them fill the years in glory.I am sure all of you had a wonderful Deepavali.

each corner had something special,my kancheepuram sarees tucked in all corners gave the brightness

boat shaped diyas made a wonderful holder for flowers and leaves on the dining table

enduring fragrance

puja symbolism

Akhanda diyas and ganeshjis

Ghee lit lamps

every corner had lots of tealights in small tea glasses

hanging lamps and bokeh

tea lights and tealights

brighter blessings

tealights bright

All images by Lakshmi Arvind. Please do not copy or reproduce.

Celebrations Decor - GoodHomes November issue

 Thank you GoodHomes for featuring my blog in your November issue.