Saturday, March 24, 2012

More fabulous from Fabindia!!


I cant say enough about the prints at fabindia. They are just fabulous. My sister had gifted me this wonderful fabindia dupatta with beautiful vines and red flowers at my wedding. I waited 2 years to buy something matching to go with it (could not go to India, hence fabinida for 2 years). I was wearing it for the second time I think, while visiting my aunt. It was the monsoon season, we were roaming about the streets of Rishikesh, and it starts pouring. Alas! my new kurta bled onto this very wonderful dupatta and ruined large parts of it.

This is the day I am talking about

Once again not willing to let go of the fabric, I decided to turn into a scarf. But the scarf did not turn out to be large enough to wear without it flying off every two minutes. Here is my Anthropologie  fix. (pun intended )
A string of beads keeps the loose ends in place
Step 2: Make figure '8' with the scarf
Step 3: Fold over and slip it on



Kombucha Tea: Bottle love: addendum 1


Saw these re:usable corks at Target today. I thought these could go well the Kombucha tea bottle storage idea. I had tried plugging it with a used cork but after some time, the cork absorbed some of the oils and went through. I think the bamboo top of these corks will help hold it in place and also make it easy to pull out.


Thursday, March 15, 2012

Beads after beads (my version)


Ingredients:
Wooden Beads: Hobby Lobby: $3
Paint: Utrecht: $5
Thread:Hobby Lobby: $3.6
Color: Your choice!


Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Mossimo Supply -- meet -- Fab India


I had been wanting to get a pair of red shoes but did not want to spend too much on them coz I knew I would be wearing them occasionally. I saw these flats at Target for $14. They felt comfortable, they were red and they were cheap. But Alas! not perfect. Faux patent leather was just too shiny for my taste and my wardrobe.

Enter, some scrap fabric from Fab India. I actually had set aside an old faded Kurta (long shirt worn in India over slacks like pajamas) from Fab India - my favorite store in India. The print on the fabric, though faded in portions was too good to give up!

They look cute together. Don't you think?

Edge of fabric secured by stitching