Little Things You Can Do!

On my hubby's 30th Birthday, I wanted to do something very special for him, as he's going out of country a year mission and I'm gonna miss a lot of special occasions with him. For the start, I made the personalized  invite via Picmonkey  for my hubby's 30th Birthday. BTW, his nickname is Chakku.;) Chakku's 30th Birthday  I wished him HAPPY BIRTHDAY at midnight and gifted him photograph of our wedding day so that he can have our BIG DAY memory by his side, no matter how far we are from each other! I bought the Nepali kagaj photo frame from Mahaguthi who sells best handicraft items in Nepal. Gift#1: Our BIG Day Picture As my hubby is a morning person unlike me, that's why I had sneaked up at night to put the customized DIY hand wash dispenser: My Superhero "HOBBY" Happy Birthday  in the bathroom. In the morning, he was very happy to this very punny gift.   Hand wash Dispenser DIY: I designed  My Superhero and Happy

For this year 2014 Office Christmas decoration, we decorated our X-mas tree with paper snowflake origami. W e recycled used and old papers t o make  "3D Paper Snowflake", with help of my colleagues and great teamwork, our Christmas tree have to be one of a kind! :) Snowflake hanging at the entrance of our office Instructions for 3D Snowflake Origami Decorating our office X-mas Tree Decorating our office X-mas Tree Wishing you ALL a very environment friendly and wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year 2015! ~Happy Holidays!~ XOXO, Gee

I love drinking coffee while watching T.V. and snuggling on the sofa with my blanket. This DIY is an incredible innovation, to hold my coffee which is just within my reach.   Drink Perch INSTRUCTIONS: Step#1: Take the measurement of the sofa arm. Step#2:   You can use "Plywood" to make the arm wrap table,          but I used remaining of the parcket flooring. Step#3: Cut the plywood in 3 parts (1 top and 2 legs) as per the          measurement. Then, join all three parts together by             knocking  nails with a hammer. Step#4: Your arm wrap table is ready. Nevertheless, I painted         chevron stripes for the finishing touch or you can apply         varnish oil( optional ). Arm Wrap Table: Before & After This is a great small space solution which also serves as a drink perch and laptop table ( if you do not want side table!)  for your living room. I'm glad I saw this on Pinterest! :)

I'm sorry, you might feel like a d éjà vu . But, I could not help posting flowerpot designing DIY again, as I  love it so much. Here it goes...again! 1. The Midas Touch!  - a touch of gold The Midas Touch! The White & Golden Combination never goes wrong! 2. WHO SAID - GEOMETRY IS BORING? Rectangular Triangles Triangles are FUN! Other Flowerpot designing DIYs: DIY: Design Your Own Flowerpot Dressing Up Your Flower Pots!

I made this tee bag, out of my old t-shirt. This is an environment friendly and very easy to make DIY. Dotted Heart Design for Bag My Heart Shaped Bag Chanel My (Fake) Chanel Bag  ;) SUPPLIES: 1. Old T-Shirt 2. Scissors 3. Needles and Threads 4. Acrylic Paints INSTRUCTIONS: Step#1:  Take a t-shirt, cut out the neckline and sleeves Step#2:  Paint your design, if it's a plain t-shirt Step#3:  Sew the bottom of the t-shirt Make your own Tee Bags and GO GREEN!

Store your beautiful memories in a box, if you say how? Then, this is how we do it -  Memories in a Box! INSTRUCTIONS: Step#1:   I started off, by selecting my best and favorite pictures which was from our last year's 'Kerala and Goa Holiday' album. Step#2 :  I stuck all the developed instagram pictures in a long strip  of white chart paper and folded it. Step#3:   When pictures were all done, I kept it inside the box ( Nepali Kagaj Box )- which I got it from Nepali handicrafts shop. This DIY is an incredible way to make a portable album which also serves as a decorative piece and for the gift ideas. I'm sure you'll love storing your most unforgettable adventure in a box... like I did!!!

Rather than just throwing away the candy box, we can upcycle it for the purpose of storing jewellery or anything you want, or as the gift box. 1. Pansy Flower Box: Pansy Flower Box 2. Cherry Blossom Box: Cherry Blossom Box Step#1: I painted the box with single color with acrylic paint,          but  it would be better to use spray paint for                   the  background.         Step#2: I drew my favorite flower designs - Pansy and          Cherry Blossom(Sakura). Put on your creative hat and think outside the box to make your customized box.

This is a pinspiration post which led me to be become Willy Wonka (for a day)and I turned by indoor planter's topping into decorative  m&m  pebbles.  Pinterest Vs Reality If you're a  m&m  lover, then you'll enjoy this  m&m - licious DIY. This is a sweetest DIY, you'd ever seen. Fret not, this won't get diabetes, swEEEEEt no!  Now, ENJOY the sweet-tooth DIY. ----------------------------------------- If you liked this post, then you probably also like-> For the Forgetful Gardener! I'm stoned. Rock on!

Today I'm featuring creative DIY-er - Manju.  Neon DreamCatcher SUPPLIES: Cardboard Compass Scissors/ Paper Cutter Embroidery Floss Beads Neon Colored Feathers  Neon Paint or Sign Pen INSTRUCTIONS: Step#1 - Make a circle(1)  of your desired size  on the cardboard and make another(2) one inside the center of the circle Step#2 -  Cut out the circle (1) and then, carefully cut the circle (2) Step#3 - Apply neon color with paint or sign pen on the the cut out  Step#4 - Weave dreamcatcher web with the embroidery floss inside the ring  Step#5 - Determine the length to hang feathers and cut the thread. String the beads and attach feathers at the end of the string. Step#6 - Make a hanging hoop with a piece of floss at the top end of the dreamcatcher and stitch the hanging feathers at the bottom. Contributor of the dreamy project: Ms. Manju Rai Thank you MANJU :) --------------------------- You might also enjoy:  DIY: Dreamcatcher

The regular flower pots can be designed in various ways, this post is very similar to  DIY:Design Your Own Flowerpot  &  Geometric Shapes Flowerpots! 1. The Chevron Patterned: Paint the flower pot with Turquoise paint Once dry, make a Chevron outline design onto the flower pot Then, paint the outline with Golden paint Chevron Patterned Flower Pot 2. Gold Tea Cup Flower Pot: Cover the bottom of a tea cup with tape  Paint or spray paint Golden color over the uncovered area  Carefully remove the tape and once paint dry Gold Tea Cup Flower Pot 3.  Dressed Up Flower Pot: Clean the flower pot and cut the choice of your cloth(I have used my old bed-cover) Apply glue all over the flower pot and s tick the cloth   Pink Rose Flower Pot These are the good ideas for dressing up your flowerpots and decorate your garden- both outdoor and indoor.

I'll be also featuring others' DIYs on my blog from time to time. Today, I have featured my sister Puse's DIY for mobile covers. SUPPLIES: Mobile Cover  Nail Polish (various colors) Transparent Nail Polish  Acrylic Paint Pointed Round Paint Brush DIY Mobile Cover SAMSUNG Galaxy S4 INSTRUCTIONS: Step#1 -  She has chosen SAMSUNG Galaxy S4 mobile cover, applied black nail polish on the background and dried it overnight. Step#2 -  She painted tribal patterns with different colors of nail polish with pointed round paint brush. Again let it dry. Step#3 - Then, used acrylic paint for outlining and fine detailed work; and dried it. Step#4 - Finally, she applied transparent nail polish as a final coat on the painted mobile cover, so that, paint will not peel off. REQUIRED: "A lot of PATIENCE" CONTRIBUTOR of this amazing post: Ms. Puspanjali Rai (Puse) Thanks a lot Puse! :)

I saw this post on Pinterest and Nailed it! Pinterest VS Reality Follow the same instructions from I'm stoned.  , just draw cat instead of owl *wink* ;)  C reate your kindle of kitty and sing along - "Soft Kitty, Warm Kitty, Little Ball of Furrrr...Happy Kitty, Sleepy Kitty, Orange Kitty, White Kitty and Black Kitty...Purr...Purr...Purr!" I'm sure catlovers will love this post! :) KEEP CALM & ROCK ON! ------------------------------------------------------------------ To check out similar kind of DIYs, please also see my other posts -    For the Forgetful Gardener!      I'm stoned.   Gee and The Chocolate Factory

Saving Mr. Pots - I meant 'Money Pot' ( Khutruke  'खुत्रुके' in Nepali), the regular  Khutruke   is very simple, so you can follow the same instruction from DIY: Design Your Own Flowerpot  to give new look to your money pot.  Nowadays, we can also find Ganesha  (गणेश) shaped Khutruke money pot and by painting it, we can give a life to it! Design#1:   Hand Painted Blue Ganesha Money Pot ( Khutruke ) This one is simply painted in blue. Hand painted Blue Ganesha Money Pot ( Khutruke ) Design#2:   Hand Painted  Yellow Ganesha Money Pot ( Khutruke ) This one is extravagantly painted and has detailed work - body in yellow and  Mukut (headgear)in metallic blue with rhinestones. I have also painted " Om " (ॐ)and " Swastika " ( 卐)   as these symbols signifies peace, prosperity and wealth. The pink roses are fabric cut outs patched on the belly of Ganesha - decorated with d écoupage technique. Hand painted Yellow Ganesha Mo

Generally, Nepalese traditional flowerpots are unglazed red clay pots, which have very simple designs and are cheaper to buy. This DIY is a perfect way to decorate the flowerpots with your own designs. Not only it beautifies your garden, but it also helps to get rid off the unwanted moss that grows on outside of the flowerpots.   Design#1: Cherry Blossoms with Mt. Fuji Flowerpot design with Cherry Blossoms & Mt. Fuji Design Design#2: Home: "Love makes all things GROW" with Hummingbird Home: "Love makes all things GROW" with Hummingbird Design#3: Symmetrical Design I have used acrylic paint for the above designs. As the title says it all: Design Your Own Flowerpot  and ENJOY! ------------------------------- Other Flowerpot designing DIYs: Dressing Up Your Flower Pots! Geometric Shapes Flowerpots!

This is a perfect idea to create ' dream-catcher key-ring ' out of leftover beads  (also known as " Potey " [पोते]in Nepali ) and that extra plastic curtain rings of your home. Dreamcatcher (photo source: internet) SUPPLIES: 1. Different colors of Beads 2. Embroidery Floss 3. Plastic Curtain Ring 4. Needles I started by sewing button hole stitch around the plastic curtain ring with blue embroidery floss, then weaved dream-catcher web inside the ring with colorful beads. Finally, I embedded strings of beads  instead of feathers. Dreamcatcher Keyring made out of curtain ring FOOD FOR THOUGHT: "If you really want to catch your dream, you have to chase it!" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  You might also like: Neon Dreamcatcher  Braided Necklace - DIY!

I had seen this picture on Pinterest and immediately thought of making one, but eventually I ended up making a parliament of owls, and I'm happy with the result. Only few items i.e. stones or rocks and acrylic paints are required to make this DIY. First, I cleaned the stone and painted it. Second, I drew owl designs, colored it and FINITO! Before and After My Parliament of Owls And this is how you get STONED!lol In a serious note, DON'T DO DRUGS! ----------------------------------------- If you liked this post, then you probably also like-> For the Forgetful Gardener! Rock on! Gee and The Chocolate Factory

This is a great idea to makeover your kid's white canvas or famously known as P.T. shoes in Nepal OR i f you have old pair white canvas shoes just lying in the corner of your house, then I'm sure you'll love what I'm going to present you next.  My Old Pair of White Canvas Shoes Makeover INSTRUCTIONS: STEP#1: I cleaned my old pair of white canvas shoes,         then, painted it yellow. STEP#2:  I let yellow paint to dry for some time. STEP#3:  Then, I drew some pink English roses on the shoes.          This is how, my shoe  MAKEOVER was completed and my old pair of shoes was GOOD as NEW! :)