Christmas Cheer...

<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia, serif;font-size:small;">Time to spread the love and cheer. Some beautiful things that will help you get into the festive spirit.<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img alt="kuruvi series boxes 5" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6470914107_83e98baf0d_z.jpg" width="427" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The handcrafted wooden 'Kurvi' ( Sparrow) Boxes by </span></span><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/VARNAMS"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Varnam</span></span></a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6470884759/" title="cristmas by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><img alt="cristmas" height="591" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6470884759_26402fae0d_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Intricately carved Christmas Tree on a wooden hand block by </span></span><b><a href="http://www.theindianblockcompany.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The Indian Block Company</span></span></a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6470884127/" title="freedomtree by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><img alt="freedomtree" height="607" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6470884127_692af03119_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:small;">Bring on Christmas festivity on your table with these gorgeous dinnerware and linen from <b><a href="http://www.freedomtree.co.in/">Freedom Tree Homestore</a></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><img alt="collective" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6470964109_0c30b4d874_z.jpg" width="427" /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Carved Stone Christmas ornaments from <b><a href="http://www.collectivecraft.blogspot.com/">Collective Craft</a></b></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:georgia, serif;font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6471024423/" title="379456_2681036915149_1533092888_2695469_1720619158_n by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="379456_2681036915149_1533092888_2695469_1720619158_n" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6471024423_21b5b1bef3_z.jpg" width="359" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:small;">Handcrafted Fabric Christmas Decoration ornaments from <b><a href="http://matsyacrafts.com/">Matsya.</a></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6470898277/" title="Handmade Paper Box by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="Handmade Paper Box" height="472" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6470898277_4f665d8fc2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; font-size:small;">This eco-friendly gift box from <b><a href="http://shopo.in/products/the-dome-gift-box">The White Light</a></b> just blew me with it's simplicity.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:small;">So become Santa Clauses and start gifting your loved ones or go ahead and indulge yourself! It's Christmas!</span></span></div>

Christmas Cheer...

Time to spread the love and cheer. Some beautiful things that will help you get into the festive spirit. The handcrafted wooden 'Kurvi...

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Pinakin Patel

<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232843452332910498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlL3GMHNLtwopp2LortAi47BRk7M6XVEVdpDjeuLCI2Jdl2qWggGJhg5nVOk2-nJUBwmfFi5zIit5OSunbpxHgjuj-B32CVrP-X-HVtiKilA0CNCY6fwo7qQeRinaeakF9LNuDCrstvdO/s400/pin2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />This country retreat designed by <a href="http://www.pinakin.in/frontend/"><strong>Pinakin Patel Associates</strong> </a> looks so beautiful, serene and relaxing I want to spend a lovely weekend there...actually many weekends there:-)<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232843985690441906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ayKw57DcnmMaYFLO157XLGqSdrqI0ZDli-pw8ahpHmLT9AsOVY1BDZFl8x_rT6zpTcpBi4MnRThjOVERuVDAb0AtvCBJM30me6JCdcwbwi69dqcQD9-FFJBoR7Ni5yAecEViwOp4M51y/s400/pin6.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232844440356504162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VikNgrcX_0rkHQ792FhTQgO2MPhMJZYpjyCb5K2l__4b31R0bq55x7QxurHzdpe_1TUjeqz6OLvwHujqCXwapXR_k4yvoxOgpVHhuiyWGyxmTJ5WHbPj7WxBQcy2hekorzbPZUWqBC1C/s400/pin11.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232844467045372098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9ILU3xKt4YNUaUMvTL3LC-SqtbP79OkmVBlhMZd2EIBOVJXpxE32gxBvSPnk-noj10P8s_LorI9Np0QGscNkfck9PKI_y8gvzUXPhfyh-g395Fd0rv486As-HA9bU077BtSmzm356Fof/s400/pin13.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><a href="http://www.pinakin.in/frontend/"><strong>Pinakin Patel</strong> </a>graduated in Chemistry but today heads one of India's leading design firms and owns a unique lifestyle store.<br /><strong>"The firm is known for their distinctive interpretation of the clients needs, producing contemporary design from a classic base, juxtaposing yoga and bhoga"</strong><br /><br />Do <a href="http://www.pinakin.in/frontend/">click </a>on to read more...<br /><br /><em>(images from pinakin.in)</em>

Pinakin Patel

This country retreat designed by Pinakin Patel Associates looks so beautiful, serene and relaxing I want to spend a lovely weekend there.....

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