Round pin board



Materials required

Piece of thermocoal
chart paper
Glue
Colours - sketch pens, water colours
Cellotape
Pins
Piece of wool

Cut the thermocoal in desired size. Cover it with a chart paper using glue. Draw and colour any creative designs on it.

Attach a piece of wool in the center to hang the piece in a nail.

Use pins to put up important sheets on the pin board

Mini diary

Got these from Pushkar, Rajasthan and tried out making similar diaries to carry in handbags... Here is how to make it..





Materials required

Cardpaper
Printed cloth/handmade paper/gift wrapping paper
Glue
Thread /Satin ribbon
Few white sheets

Cut a piece measuring 21.5 cm X 8 cm in cardpaper. Also cut one piece measuring 23.5 cm X 10 cm in printed cloth/design sheet. Stick it to the cardpaper leaving 1 cm in each side. Now stick the 1 cm portion in all sides to the cardpaper. Cut few sheets measuring 13.5 cm X 7 cm in white paper. Assemble all these sheets and stitch them to the cardpaper from one side. Mark 7.5 cm twice in the cardpaper and fold it. Attach a thick thread to the cardpaper and fold the diary as shown in the picture. An ideal piece to carry in handbags.



Rangoli



Start with 1 dot-increase till 17..then decrease again till 1