“Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.” -Edward de Bono This is exactly what I felt when I was given an opportunity to judge the craft entries under few categories in the final round of a State Level Art competition. Given the same theme, the way in which each participant …
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With the Holiday season fast approaching, the dormant crafter in me got activated by the spark of interest to indulge in festive decorations! As usual, the watch hunt for the simplest yet catchy DIY ideas that started in the internet, eventually ended up in this coat hanger to Holiday Wreath transformation craft. This is extremely easy and hassle free. Take …
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“I trust in nature for the stable laws of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant and autumn garner to the end of time.” Robert Browning Captures by Andrews Karunakaran Pennsylvania has a longer and more varied fall foliage season. Only three regions of the world support deciduous forests that display fall autumn color: eastern North America; the British Isles and …
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“I don’t think outside of the box; I think of what I can do with the box” A smile swept across my face when I stumbled upon this quote on the internet. This is what exactly happened when I saw two empty cardboard boxes lying in a corner of our house, waiting to be thrown away. I longed to make …
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Canoe Creek- PA, first day of the Trout fishing “A great fisherman’s confidence to catch fish comes from his passion, not his gear.” Pennsylvania is home to some of the best Trout fishing in the world! Whether you’re looking to battle wits with wild Brook Trout on a small mountain run or land a trophy Brown or Rainbow Trout from …
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Hi Friends, This time, I am posting the Magenta terracotta necklace and earring set that I made for my Silk Cotton Saree. Materials you will need: Air dry terracotta clay Jewellery Twine Toothpicks or thick needles Crimp beads Adjustable Necklace rope Eye pins – 3 nos Crimp beads – 2 nos Earring hooks – 2 nos. Metallic/Pearl/Acrylic colours Mini rolling …
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And Spring arose on the garden fair, Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere; And each flower and herb on Earth’s dark breast rose from the dreams of its wintry rest. ~Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Sensitive Plant” The beauty of Spring season, captured in this lovely little park Canal Basin Park, located in Hollidaysburg, PA, USA. Photography : Andrews Karunakaran …
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Photography by Andrews Karunakaran Photography by Andrews Karunakaran An instantaneous mobile phone click, on being attracted by the blend of Natural and artificial lighting at the twilight time. Picture location: Atoona Railway Station in Pennsylvania, USA.
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I chose this beautiful ‘Gatefold sliding shutter’ design to make a Thank You card, after watching a video tutorial found in YouTube (embedded below). This one instantly caught my attention, since it had a cute little mechanism associated with it. Once assembled the center inside the card opens like a camera shutter, and hence the name. The making process is not really cumbersome, but …
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Hi Folks, Inspired by an image on the web, I made this cute wall decor on this Valentine’s day, to adorn the walls of our home with flowers of love. 🙂 Making this is quite easy and lots of fun. Hope you like it! Materials required: Square Canvas (If not available use a thick painting pad paper for the base) …
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