It is all about heirloom today

If you are a regular reader here at CDL then you know that I love traditional Indian items specially metal ones...brass, copper, pittal and if you are new here at CDL then you now know something about me :)

Today's vignette has all of them but more importantly with the addition of heirloom so beware its a picture heavy post :) 

I love these items but I love it, heart it to the core if they are heirloom, feels proud in possession that sometime belonged to mom-in law or great great grandma and there is always a memories with them. If you have treasures like this in your family hold on to them ....generations will cherish it :)

Beautiful Dianthus flowers are from our small patch of green in the backyard.

Vase that gracing beautiful pink Dianthus is a pittal glass that my mother-in law got in her wedding from here maternal side and same is for the tray in which I have created the vignette.

Tray is actually a pittal plate/thali they used to eat everyday food before the days of steal and glass.

I really love this copper dibba(container) , it belonged to hubby's great great grandmother. I love the aged patina of this one.

In between these great heirloom items I have my stone towers and Buddha to make it more serene.

Stack of few books and nilkanthvarni (lord swaminrayan's childhood form) statue which was a gift from a dear friend.

Our Rose bushes are full of blooms and few of them are floating in urli....

So do you have heirlooms that you love having in your home or have memories or feel proud in their possession?


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Home tour- Corners of Army wife Antara's home in Allahabad, India

 
After looking Aradhna's elegant living room we have another army wife Antara is on blog today sharing few corners of home.

There is always something to inspire from everyone so please do not hesitate in sending the pics of your home. I admire that people like Aradhana, Vandana and Antara moves every few years and still take time and heart to make their house a home.

Here is something about Antara and her family "I am married to an army officer so I keep moving every 2-3 years.This is my current house which is a separated family accommodation ie the govt quarters in cantonment available to an army officers' family when the officer is in a field location.Currently i stay in Allahabad,uttar pradesh,with my two daughters aged 9 and 3."

Antara says her style Is simple and clutter free.Since She is unable to change anything about the basic cream coloured walls that the army houses provide ,She have an inclination to change soft furnishings frequently to give a new feel to place.

Antara loves lamps and flowers and plants in her decor.

Owl lamp above is from. Delhi and hanging lamp is from Chandigarh.

Antara's decor pieces reflect the places she has stayed with her husband since marriage.She has picked up pieces from gujrat,rajasthan,himachal,sikkim,bengal,assam etc. Bean bags in below picture are from Jaipur.

Antara likes traditional decor pieces and modern furnishings.That is how she maintains the balance.

All images were provided by Antara.
would you like to do a home tour or show few corners of your  home on Cherish Dream live. write me at nayana.cdl@gmail.com 

Joy of Gardening...

 
Spring and Summer means the rain and Sun..both makes my plants grow and thrive. Its the season of finding joy in little things. After the last frost our amber rose bush was pruned almost to the ground...And looked like this in early April.

Which is now in its glory , full of buds, waiting to open. It's growing in all direction, wide spread on the ground. This pictureis just part of it.

Another joy I find in doing pretty flower arrangements and bringing the outdoors inside but I don't like to pluck away all my flowers either. This rose bush is wide spread on the ground level so I picked up few flowers from the back side and few from the branches that were touching the ground.

This beautiful roses perfectly goes with the pickle jars that my sister sent me all the way from India so I used small jar as vase. My sissy sent me two jars which I keep on kitchen counter filled with treats and nuts.

  

Whenever I do flower arrangements, it's like a new challenge for me now that what I can use and turn in to a pretty vase but believe me at the end it looks so much better then tucking flowers in to a regular glass vase.

 

I love how my gold color drape gives perfect background.

Do you love gardening, do you find the joy in waiting for the buds to open up?

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DIY Circle art

 

For my son's basement playroom...I wanted something to be made by him. Earlier I thought of having display of some sort of canvas art done by him...but lets be practical...I can not have a group of canvas arts by him ready right now...it can take time and there's no point of rushing him into some meaning less art and pushing the kiddo so I can fill the wall :)

So I decided to have some sort of art made from cardboard and have him paint that....initially i thought of cutting different shapes and then let my son paint it and glue it later....but we have kind of circle theme going on here in his playroom so I chose to go with circle shape only...but if you were to try different shapes for kids room, I would say go for it. It will look equally good.

To make this circle art

First draw different size circles on cardboard...I set my camp in kitchen and by using different size of bowl, pots I drew circles. If your kids are big enough they can draw themselves.

Now cut the circles using scissor or light duty utility knife.

Arrange them in the pattern you like.

Number them so you will remember the order.

Now let your kid have a blast painting them...mine is 3 year old so we used finger paint and I helped him here and there to cover all the area.

Let them dry...

Now it's time to make the pattern again and hot glue them but if you are like me...you will change the pattern..ha :)

And up on the wall using sticky velcro (I don't know what they call it )

Now if your kids are grown up do not worry...I have a better idea for you. Gather around all the leftover paint you have in house....take a roller or brush and create a circle art.

Renters...are you listening. This could be your project...fast, cheap, easy art :)

So do you like kids involving in your project? Have you up cycled cardboard and created something?

 

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