doily patterns...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534102855480869890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWKgxXeHg2AlIsaTjUCyix0SWH0f93KZaNHoqxHTA9PgH0UPEa1vwOw-_02smVOUDfla7S5m7-gVYs0kMvB-FgAckkqGLo1qFhNiBxjmRNANj8BABq7mFTXwIXC2ok90YDEKvUadi43M/s1600/can4.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SCS7a964vltS4wh-PWvhdLrtg0Kx8REq8snCyCOLoGxhkDjmp_Y3LVcyvmyxJp33gOitVOpT_Co3yMhMZ-bTNVYWtuR6czams1-iFYnZn7Wa3XwJzpZANcJO446tTeFctMdchm0PgVY/s1600/can6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><i>Tealight candles adorning our entrance...</i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="540" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534100515017797106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5zoCEsavxVPu7EQ8IIBzs5eXudnhE593Dt5D9nI00VrX7DgOMVB1YI7G8Pwaba0hM0kdxpdO2JkjSZ-Nf5tkHZsvYc2cDiGkt8iWupTi_wHrVYRIEBNlgQGDN1Tw1rINO117z3Yr-tA/s640/can3.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tealight candles have become a big part of the Diwali illuminations in many <i>Indian</i> homes. I love using these along with the traditional oil diyas.</div><img alt="" border="0" height="400" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534101262397643090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PkQ5B1hXLaRCWTJpI6sCO_AVE7Gms0OKEMsLn27pNt7BFEfJd6VJEC6vPpSuviMUZQVFEqh5FHqyyPTxI5BXIhajshXBNd5BpwivTn5xzLnazaUOkKt6X7oqjp_SLDZtObiZHstIk0o/s640/can1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /><br /><div>I wanted an interesting background to form a base for these candles. Coasters were one option but I zeroed in on traditional <b>'Kolam' </b>stencils available widely in stores that sell <i>'pooja articles' </i>or stalls near temples.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><img alt="" border="0" height="515" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534101264381515090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BHcPQN33NnNUR6S8fmvMcWk2PulbnWtbnVvHlnq1LudmESqi-2J5MOVr7uBRDDdbByR2HNL8pwx3rOwvaOxU3x2t0ll9Ys3QA7bNRTN4VrwcN9q6fByJhX5H2-oufmplfH_NYhe9WvI/s640/can7.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></span></span><br /><div><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534101264032379938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_CsQKzWWVHJ6feLNhLub5qCcjTSwC_FzqQTjkArPMwRO4aP8fkdngtUcmRsGcJ7vCBSDIxTu10p9Y_rXg8924sRtQkysf6PjJsmNyjkNRt6LmeISd40Ik2Nuw5mpf5afHKXphXht0fA/s640/can2.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="426" /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The patterns remind me of <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doily">doilies</a></b> that my mother used to crochet during my childhood:-)</span></span></div><br /><div><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534101272880708338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsZUtOSRUCK8B82Trp17DaHK6GWVKNH3KwS_kz48d5x_AEIpxyNUC_NoLuuJyrvWGOe08GlKCLdoAQHwDQ0lAEuim9BDfx9A9bk-XT-2Z44uFq_lgQhSBkRYFPX6v3yhY7Emt-iXP0yY/s640/can5.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="488" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">A lotus shaped kolam stencil...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534103666507335122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SCS7a964vltS4wh-PWvhdLrtg0Kx8REq8snCyCOLoGxhkDjmp_Y3LVcyvmyxJp33gOitVOpT_Co3yMhMZ-bTNVYWtuR6czams1-iFYnZn7Wa3XwJzpZANcJO446tTeFctMdchm0PgVY/s640/can6.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="622" /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><i>Some interesting design stencils...</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(images by Arch)</span></i></span></span></div></div></div></div></div>

doily patterns...

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glassy illumination...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div><img alt="" border="0" height="545" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532574582945655938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eD1VMm6VZSx93_VQOasauwHZz7l5NfuYrK1mteFlPzgBkrclyXeq5mL3wR_A_ZfiYz1XjW7gBrx_ouOk_vBbOReQZAuSmV-IUpDw5EYlNWkVzZFEGmCNl7VFMsQAv-yPduksyFnA_Ic/s640/gl3.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"></span>As the festival of lights approaches, my head is bursting with various ideas to try out at home.<br /><div>I also love checking out what's new in the market for diyas and lamps...</div><img alt="" border="0" height="492" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532574613840341474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMCunChQM8J0oQC77m_AZIsm8_0QvLzPcSiNLWKoASlA5GpjsPtV02b4-LnoWhlMzk-s10szxdbBFWCYeULUg5iukWWc_6xt_UfWfVHaK44Gk_bYTKCmTZAc66ztuZyGw3UnUPniUvs0/s640/gl5.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /><br /><div>Recently I picked up these small glass oil lamps. It's a small flower shaped glass container with enough space for two tablespoons of oil. On top of it goes a detachable metal flower-shaped wick holder!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="447" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532574602372087138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEtRjhIm_E2QAFY-Sbze-Kgkpaz9Hb4rlS6AV9ccoGbYSyQMYyf70Jzz0XRcdRMXOh33NXn7OsjkgIHxyDNUZQIXDtbyo6jZ75zfhfuCeh1xXHj3nEY4oqZ3WlxbSiwsPeFSyTNv4LmRI/s640/gl1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="456" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532574587384595266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPVXZoyiZXP3Khyphenhyphen61KUE3NkdemwNve7l939i0_I0B54Rqpis8U8c6Xz8ZzlotWE_c0ITkydwCahvgSkuWCtgr1BEZiW3KFrTNIVcIKvBnGALIConYII9Ic1W309Nw1y5P2BTWOkr4Uik/s640/gl2.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Placing them on a terracotta plate and scattering white rose petals makes it a lovely center of interest.</div><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532574605376420226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhznO02HkCJdXnVOcrLbeodxk-KC9eSW-7HDaNBErUwXXEeY4A0ZrCxI_qGAU2eaX7Izysn_5_isnc6XI-Cw1bJynfPSYWF_fIJmAGytUUONHmCWWo8DG5kGlzHiW-sQwEPLipf86Dtk/s640/gl4.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Love the floral pattern the light and glass together create:-)</div><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532574942701236546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuL3qjqCgSSfp5h7LJKHLA6dgJws95lPzFqwd7BvfcvVf0uYCI262xtMnlhDmSOFXiBGB59AiRLbDQUJ6Dut4tOF9QqBfTfwzrV2Oyo-QpKcWwbi1x4BZvRi5B8gQT9OlHxu1qlAFffd4/s640/gl6.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">You could also place them on small traditional coasters and line them on your window-sill or entrance...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here I have placed it on small framed <b>'Patachitra'</b> painting.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>(Images by Arch)</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eD1VMm6VZSx93_VQOasauwHZz7l5NfuYrK1mteFlPzgBkrclyXeq5mL3wR_A_ZfiYz1XjW7gBrx_ouOk_vBbOReQZAuSmV-IUpDw5EYlNWkVzZFEGmCNl7VFMsQAv-yPduksyFnA_Ic/s1600/gl3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div></div>

glassy illumination...

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festive twinkle...

<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531800179453116210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rt1u5-1Z1KzBCePXXp1FOQGmqgZntnkBW6tr4cNCryyLomnphB92-HrU7qEgnsrITObmOVrcw6mhLiwQfprR4iJfag7ax2nkRuPQCvix45VITf1W0XqMxmwuDrMnk2YTdLV6NhJ8Im0/s400/light2.jpg" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /><div style="text-align: left;">Yesterday while cleaning the drawers I found a string of fairy lights.</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531800184772128258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lwoSJCJTXmVgLmW5fHV9Vhah3CsMh5R9PPMAbNh2Qly3RZ3kI0EuP_h1sYI5tCd6DIw_xD9BRP37h_M7-3AMdVOsaYO6L3kVSB4Zao1AjutBHESrf73C01-hv4IGDP4aMIe2_uoHtz8/s400/light3.jpg" style="text-align: left; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 340px; " /><div style="text-align: left;">I draped it on our antique medicine chest and saw stars descend into our living room.A simple idea that can transform your space.</div></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531813130439252418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZuGAJD-aGvPZSUePHk9EviamhrGbyv2B418SoKZLMeSxdExEDHsUFT-mMJTWcXR_Cu2a1FhfRimrxpE55t0mVUEihm6rdqOO6ucSNBqEDEQx9qubXssux1AROlGeXGgRs0provnwU9I/s400/ligh.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px; " /><div style="text-align: left;">These twinkling lights are definitely going to be part of my diwali decorations:-)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope to share more simple decorating ideas for diwali from my home.</div>

festive twinkle...

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Varnam

<div style="text-align: left;">Remember the lovely Creative Corners's of <b><a href="http://rangdecor.blogspot.com/2010/01/rang-decor-readers-creative-spaces-viii.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Karthik Vaidhyanathan's</span></a></b> home in Bangalore?</div><div style="text-align: left;">He's back this time with <b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=157692774261889&ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Varnam~</span></a> </b>A colourful line of home furnishings.</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529201521694026786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jEAewuEeDlX8FXOkCeb1-FoRYLVrrM1calm1p8lefKOUg7gqI9CweYaBYz15fJFI2tkMdGxuw_zZ2OqVudn7sHSaxBfzS4mszaFljCWr8-T_D8AHDybCbl-SFZ2e13Jp1XEHs2mDoTQ/s400/varnam+11.jpg" style="text-align: left; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /><div>A full-time media professional with a passion for interior design, Karthik's <b>Varnam</b> showcases the amazing beauty of traditional Indian handmade textiles.</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529201235847140466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIa6yWiU0JiCgpcZnbYFRkqvV3WGRSNd5wpeeaFY_nRUl2bQlTRsNBRTvEVJh01ypEFEFZORxmqIBYSpt5kfGzNAVGRT5-ae-L9E7hyphenhyphenpqnGuq9Km0KOtA9_Y4HiMbIL8s4aEj0_fpF6U/s400/varnam+2.jpg" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529201240000288370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8lYy8IQtzwyb_gWf-uaDS3QhPilI9Y3EZC7TfK7P3h-JjpEucmc7Hwzxz2ocScTtpyZQ__45EpqhGZo02WPitX1NFKgF2cjOM2DODu4NnU6HltzsdDizgpcCcrypZ-OTE-2rYaHnVeTo/s400/varnam+4.jpg" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div><b>Karthik</b> explains, <i>"Varnam is a sincere attempt to highlight some of the inherent beautiful qualities that traditional Indian fabrics possess.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>The product line consists of table runners, curtains, cushions, etc. all handmade from Indian sarees and blouse materials. </i></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529201525295417826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcEnkXSt7rUbMPCcCoRdqO3sL9tSXefjlVq0Bk2DigaJtIAxJu0gyljG18eE2ZC46I4mhiQj522x4y-G0rpsxRW8AUrpb75ZkGQS8Vo89eJp7NQPzdeIwn9t8TvgOE3Wb3Ssr9ZkXeNM/s400/varnam+10.jpg" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " />Pillow Covers made from saree and blouse materials...<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529201520360590450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwcq3j3aPIwKMpV2Q9eZGwOAOY9HsMCbT58cwn3zmGNhrOPzbQydNVG1RTNBM2HFiAkucuZAV6LMn0VIXK5wrDfz274mwpVefkG6gBFx6SyGKA7y7gO1Y-82_Rd4nHGMvs2vPJnMAG1bw/s400/curtains+2.jpg" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span><div><i></i></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">Curtains...</div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529201522102640450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTDZ-lG_rEeEGgoq_QN8xkufRDK-CkGfxr8j017bC32pMpeiWN65ACYD-bntbBbg75HrKM8M8R5TGXcpH9x3TwNRO2GiwBmHlSK5tcLTtr2OMNdueaZ_Cm0t4izZIwZWdr0Pf_qDDHIw/s400/varnam+9.jpg" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">Table runners...</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><i>I felt these were apt since Indian stories incorporate some of the most beautiful patterns, colours and motifs. The sarees include traditional nine yard Maharashtrian sarees or </i><b><i>‘Navvaris’</i></b><i>, cotton sarees from Tamil nadu , Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.</i></span><br /><br /><div><i>I have also made use of the very popular and blouse material traditionally used by women along the Maharashtra-Karnataka border, ‘Khan’.</i>"</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529201229843709026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgR6cm2-HkiFjXqpqCxyWMxRkbGv3821T1kqi0r9noAbDcnyfUv8ldh56bkqphy0ZQPIOSUKA6E2YzrDnRp41f-3UiAdubPQsOYoQ7QxvHNqbEC6D-1LGkrlnsdw6COYg6PwhozYOAiU/s400/varnam+1.jpg" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529201243507125554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0UCWjx0B3eSnBijlyUXJt4GUQJHQynXuefCuZ9NUCAN2ySQ20tKE546_eJd5xZWIKTJTyu-10imCEPGwLSeiSbbvVFffxXvgHJI2t-vBQPHa7EoyCGZ6sCjhCin-744NBJxrksHFBpJ0/s400/varnam+5.jpg" style="text-align: left; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div>The products are simple with no added embellishments. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Varnam</b> is being showcase at <b>The Ants Store</b> in Indiranagar from <b>October 22nd to 24th, 2010.</b> If you are in Bangalore do drop by and check out the stunning range of home furnishings from <b>Varnam.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(images from Karthik)</span></i></div></div>

Varnam

Remember the lovely Creative Corners's of Karthik Vaidhyanathan's home in Bangalore? He's back this time with Varnam~ A colour...

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