Just a few B'day details ...

... once you've thought over your colors for the party ... the fun starts just about then ... its getting the lil' details to have a hint of your colors  that pulls the whole room together ... in my case the party fav.'s  are a big way of adding that color element ...

 ...  one year , we hung ribbons from the chandelier and just stapled lil' paper hearts in two shades ... randomly ... suddenly the kids had a lot of interest in the chandelier ... :):)

... if you are like me and get put off by the typical b'day store shiny mickey mouse or princess on just about everything and claims of pulling your theme party together ... well! ... what do I say ... loads of triangles stapled on a ribbon and wala!! ... you can't go any more personal ... infact tiny fabric pieces are even  more adorable ...

... well! there's my two cents on making your do's a lil' more intimate  ... making them more about you and boldly telling your guests you cared enough to go this far ... believe me they never miss the details ... :):)
Its a lovely feeling to walk into a party and see that the hostess cared to go that extra mile for you ... :)

A short and sweet makeover story ... :):)

I have been settling my books in ... some shelf designing could sure help ... and as I potter around ... I remembered these old frames my co-sister and I picked up in Ajmer. All striped of paint ... and dirty  ... but we both fell in love with the metal work ... it has that feel of genuinely-crafted cast iron frame and not a cheap rip off ...

 .... and  what is a lil' bit of cleaning and some gold spray paint (remember the one I used here) ... well! how about, quite a happy and sweet makeover story ...

... what am I doing with the shelving ... :):) ... another post I guess ... but one thing is for sure ... every once in a while we can all do with some pepup projects ... I like some instant fix kinds ... ;) How about you ... :):)
Hope you liked another lil' story about what magic some lil' projects can do ... would love to hear what you think ... :):)

Hurricane Lamps ...

These beautiful hurricane lamps are made of paper...with tea light candles inside them. Make as many as you want and put them around in groups...the effect of the candle light is enough to set you in the mood to celebrate.
For this craft project you'll need... gateway paper,it is stiff and stands well (you'll find it at all big stationary strores that stock up for architectural students ... paper punch (christmas themed design)
...glue stick
...scissors
How to ...Cut the paper into different sizes you'd like (rectangles or squares)... punch one side of the sheet with the design you decide on (I found these beautiful double star design punch)...this side goes up(not down because then your candle will show through)...overlap the two sides of the sheet and stick them with the glue stick. You've madeyourself a beautiful hurricane lamp... put it over a tealight candle.