MERRY CRAFTMAS ( DIY WREATH )

JINGLE ALL THE WAY !! 
 HEY FOLKS, 
                                                   I know CHRISTMAS is yet to come ,but i cant resist the excitement . I love this time of the month ...when everything around you is glittering and sparkling ,  stars in the balcony of houses and creatively decorated christmas tree !!! aww.... giving me goosebumps . I know the festivities are yet to start but it sure feels blissful and joyous when i think about it . I absolutely agree this is the most expensive month of the year with CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR in the same month . So, i got a tad bit creative and tried to pull some ideas from pintrest and try it at home . What is the point of getting store bought things and decorating your home .... put a lil' piece of you in the decorations and TRUST ME , you'll surely feel amazing !! 

                        Now I am going to share with you folks the wreath i made at home !! it was absolutely fun to make and did not cost me a dime !! I just used the things that were lying around in my house !! 

                                    IT'S A WREATH !! 
THINGS YOU'LL NEED :


- PAPER PLATE 
- SCISSORS 
- OLD BOOK ( TO BE RIPPED OUT )
- LOTS OF GLUE 
- DECORATIVE ELEMENTS 
- AND ALL YOUR BASIC CRAFT SUPPLIES 
 - AND TAPE .

MY LIL' CRAFT SUPPLIES BAG  !! JUST CANT DO WITH OUT IT !! 

  STEP 1 : Rip out the binding of an old book !! make sure it is an old book so that the wreath you

make looks vintage and has a rugged effect . 

STEP 2:   Make cones out of the ripped pages of the book . you may have to make quite a few . It may take some time and the no. of cone will depend on the size of the plate ! 

the cone !!

STEP 3:  Depending on the size of my plate i made 30 cones approximately 

 STEP 4 :  Mark the center of the plate and start sticking the cones on the wrong side of the paper plate . Make sure that the pointy end of the cone coincides with the marked center of the plate . 

NOTE: ADD LOTS OF GLUE TO  STICK THE CONES TO THE PLATE SO THE CONES DO NOT FALL OFF THE ARRANGEMENT 

Go all around the center point and stick all the the cones so that no gap prevails in between them .

If you are satisfied with the outcome of the wreath then you can stop . But if you still have the paper cones left and wanna make your wreath even more puffy then add extra cones here and there to give it a nicer look .

you  can lastly add decorative elements like bells, ribbons , flowers, etc in the middle to give it a more chrismassy effect .... 

HERE IS WHAT MY WREATH LOOKS LIKE ...LASTLY ADD A STRING AT THE BACK BY PUNCH ING HOLES IN THE PAPER PLATE AND THERE YOU HAVE ...A CHRISTMAS WREATH !! 

CAN EVEN ADD A SMALL LED LIGHT IN THE CENTRE



DO TRY IT ..IT IS COST EFFECTIVE AND ABSOLUTELY FUN ! IF YOU HAVE A CREATIVE MIND AND LOADS OF TIME THEN YOU CAN MAKE A BETTER ONE .

HAPPY DIY-ing !!

A VEGETARIAN THANKSGIVING !

                IT'S FOURTH WEEK OF NOVEMBER : IT'S TIME FOR THANKSGIVING !!
I know technically in INDIA we don't celebrate thanksgiving .....but, there is no perfect time for having a festive meal with your family and friends . And THANKSGIVING gave another opportunity to get back with my  family and  to have a lovely time !! We generally do not celebrate thanksgiving at home ( as it is an american holiday ) but suddenly i had an idea that " I may not b a pilgrim or a native but there are lots of things to give thanks to " so, i arranged for a small get together at my home !! 

My mom and I put our head's together to decide the cuisine of the day ...and there we were with our final menu's .

1.vegetarian biryani 

2. gobhi tandoori       

and we decided to go a bit continental on the third dish 

3. cream of potato soup .

I made sure that the invites were sent and my dad and brother were at home by the time we started the meal .

My mom and I started cooking ...we had a nice time cooking together .When i was younger I din't like cooking very much ,I thought  it was hectic and tedious but as the time passed by i got interested and learnt that its a very fine art ! 

BIRYANI !! 

It is not really easy to cook a dum biryani .It gets burnt ,the rice doesn't cook properly ,it becomes very dry,it gets over spiced etc etc ..... so many troubles ....phewww ,,,

As i had my mom's expert guidance who is an excellent cook ,I was sure that my dish would dish out well (no pun intended) ........it was like a pressure test on masterchef and MATT PRESTON was the judge .....at last the biryani was done !!

MY GOBHI -TURKEY !! 

I know that every thanksgiving dinner is pivoted around the center piece "THE TURKEY ", but as i already mentioned that it was " A VEGETARIAN THANKSGIVING " we got a bit creative and started to collect the ingredients for tandoori gobhi !! BEING AN INDIAN we opted for the dish that is cooked in every PUNJABI household the tandoori !! 

This dish bought to the table the essence of thanks giving ! it almost looked like a real turkey and tasted even better .

cream of potato soup !! 

This soup was a continental touch to our otherwise indian cuisine . It was a simple recipe that i saw on one of the websites (thanks to internet ) :p and was finished in few minutes ,but the taste was mindblowingly good ! 

It took four hours for us to put together this meal and when we were done we felt relieved that the dinner was done ... everyone were at the dinner table by 7  and the dinner was served !! we had a hearty meal and all the dishes turned out well and we had a festive dinner and a festive time .

CARVING THE VEG-TURKEY :P

IN FACT I WAS THANKFUL TO HAVE A LOVING AND CARING FAMILY AND AWESOME FRIENDS WHO WOULD TAKE A BULLET FOR ME IF NEEDED . 

EVEN IF IT WAS'NT AN INDIAN TRADITION I WAS GLAD TO CELEBRATE IT AND WILL ALWAYS CHERISH THE MEMORIES OF "THE TIME I CELEBRATED THE-NOT -SO-INDIAN -HOLIDAY " JUST TO HAVE A HAPPY TIME WITH MY DEAR ONES !!

THAT WAS MY VEGETARIAN THANKSGIVING !! 

photo credits - dhanu K.V !

under guidance of - my lovely mom !