No matter what I do, I am always reminded of the fact that my true love lies in Indian Handmade. So here I am, after a break back in the IndyaKaleidoscope boat and I am very excited. I took the time to ensure that this time its bigger, better, and more organized. All sales will...
Vintage Ethnic Look MoodBoard is a post on how anyone can put together a Vintage ethnic look for their home without the help of a decorator. When I shared the pictures of my home with Disha, she had a series of questions for me. One of them was “How do you give your home an...
Here are the 5 must-have tools for a DIY Decor Enthusiast. Tools that make life easy, tools that make DIY so much more fun. 1. A drilling machine (with masonry and general bits) Whether you want to hang a picture on the wall or drill a hole into a wood plank, a drill gun is...
Here is a visual treat, a photo tour of the Artika Cafe Gallery, in Puducherry previously known as Pondicherry. A couple of winters ago I made a trip to Pondicherry with my college roomie, who is an absolute sweetheart. We did not have an particular agenda in mind, we stayed inside the town a few...
Happy Holi Peeps! My home is anyway a riot of color, a little more of it wont hurt for sure 🙂 I am super thrilled that the post “The Art of Believing” has touched so many people. Thank you for all the messages and emails, pushing each other to do better is the best way...
A 10 minute DIY to dress up an empty wall in your office space or home office. This is a super easy and almost zero investment idea ever. The idea of dressing up a wall and seeing the transformation almost instantly is a very thrilling one. Also when you have a lot of wall space...
All you need is to believe! And it can take you places! (I won’t say Believe me, just read on). The Art of Believing is a post about my journey towards and a testimonial about believing. I am an early 80’s kid and was a typical neglected middle child. The only memory I have of...
Here are some of the fun things we did at the Artsycraftsymoms studio with the stuff that we already had. 1. The plastic chest of drawers The only way to lose the ugly plastic’ky feel of the chest of drawer is to spray paint it. Araldite has a good quality spray can and we used...
Shruti ordered some very cost-effective plastic boxes from amazon to store all the tiny craft supplies she had. They came in very sturdy boxes, that we instantly know we could put it to some good use. We measured the boxes and realized they were perfect for anything that is A4 size, so we set out...
The hardware store is a great place to look for raw material for DIY. Building material is economical and also long lasting and can be worth the effort and the money. Here is a simple DIY we tried for the pens and paint bottles that provided plenty of room for more. What we used 5inch...