Monday 23 May 2016

DIY - MINIATURE NOTE BOOKS

HELLO EVERYONE !

           TODAY I AM GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS MINIATURE NOTE BOOKS. THESE CUTE MINIATURE NOTE BOOKS ARE PERFECT FOR ANY OCCASION TO TAKE QUICK NOTES OUTSIDE HOME. COME ON LETS START OUR DIY.





THINGS REQUIRED
               
             3 A4 SHEETS
             PAPER CUTTING BLADE
             CRAFT PUNCH (OPTIONAL)
             BINDER CLIP
             THICK DESIGN PRINTED CRAFT SHEET
             HOT GLUE

TAKE THE A4 SHEETS AND CUT IT ( 4.5 cm * 3.8 cm ) 




FOLD EACH CUT SHEET ONCE AND REPEAT THAT FOR ALL SHEETS. PLACE THE FOLDED SHEETS ONE ABOVE THE OTHER IN ORDER TO GET THE BELOW LOOK.



SECURE THE OPEN ENDS OF THE CUT PAPER WITH THE HELP OF A BINDER CLIP AND APPLY HOT GLUE ON THE FOLDED SIDE. REMOVE THE BINDER CLIP.



                             
TAKE THICK DESIGN PRINTED CRAFT SHEET AND TRIM IT ( 4.7 cm * 8.7 cm). IN BREADTH 8.7 cm MEASURE 3.9 cm ( back side ) AND LEAVE ONE MILLIMETER GAP FOR FOLDING THE SHEET THEN 0.7 cm (middle) LEAVE ONE MILLIMETER GAP FOR FOLDING AGAIN 3.9 cm (front) AS BELOW.





NOW FOLD THE SHEET AT THE GAPS AS MENTIONED ABOVE. THEN ATTACH THE PAPERS INSIDE THE SHEET WITH THE HELP OF HOT GLUE.






TAKE THE CRAFT PUNCH ( DESIGN OF YOUR CHOICE ) AND MAKE HOLE IN THE DESIGN CRAFT SHEET. STICK IT ON THE TOP OF MINI NOTEBOOK 
( THE ABOVE STEP IS OPTIONAL )


WE COMPLETED OUR DIY.   *YAAAAY*

I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS NOTEBOOK SIMPLY BECAUSE IT LOOKS SOOOOO CUTE..

FOR MORE DETAILS WATCH THIShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UBAIR7uN5Q
         





TAKE CARE :)



LOVE
XOXO
KARTHIKA

Wednesday 18 May 2016

DIY - MINIATURE POM POMS

HEY EVERYONE !

           I LOVE MINIATURES COZ THEY ARE SUPER COOL TO LOOK AT..TODAY I AM GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS HOW TO MAKE MINIATURE POM POMS. I AM PRETTY CERTAIN WE ARE SET TO CONTINUE ON THE MINIATURE JOURNEY. *WOOHOO*

THESE POM POMS ARE EASY TO MAKE AND YOU CAN USE THIS TO DECORATE YOUR ROOM. COME ON LETS START OUR DIY.





THINGS REQUIRED :
               
               YARN (YOUR CHOICE OF COLORS)
               A FORK AND
               SCISSORS




CUT A LENGTH OF YARN ( approx.15 cm ) AND KEEP IT ASIDE. TAKE THE FORK AND WRAP THE YARN 35-40 TIMES.





TAKE YOUR CUT YARN AND PUSH ONE END OF THE YARN THROUGH FORK CENTER. THEN WRAP IT AROUND THE YARN BUNDLE AND MAKE A SINGLE KNOT.



GENTLY TAKE THE YARN BUNDLE OUT OF THE FORK AND MAKE SECOND KNOT AS TIGHT AS YOU CAN IN ORDER TO SECURE IT.


USE SCISSORS TO CUT THROUGH ALL THE LOOPS.



IT MAY LOOK UNEVEN AT THIS POINT BUT DON'T WORRY WE GONNA TRIM THE BUNDLE IN ORDER TO GET A NEAT LOOK.






 SO FINALLY GIVE A HAIRCUT TO ROUND IT ALL OUT.




I ATTACHED DIFFERENT COLOR MINIATURE POM POMS TO A BIG POM POM IN THE MIDDLE WITH THE HELP OF A GLUE GUN IN ORDER TO GET THE ABOVE SHAPE. THESE ARE QUICK TO MAKE AND LOOK SOOOOO ADORABLE..
*YAYYYSS* WE COMPLETED OUR DIY

FOR MORE INFO WATCH THIS  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D18r3tCIHWM



      


I HOPE THAT YOU LIKED THIS POST. TILL NEXT TIME, TAKE CARE


LOVE
XOXO
KARTHIKA




















Tuesday 3 May 2016

DIY - HOW TO GROW WHEATGRASS

HELLO THERE !

                WHEATGRASS IS SO EASY TO GROW AND ITS SUPER COOL TO LOOK AT. THE GRASS LOOKS PRETTY, FEELS SOFT AND WHEN YOU GROW IT IN SMALL CONTAINERS IT WILL BE THE BEST PLACEHOLDERS FOR DINNER PARTY. 


USES OF WHEATGRASS JUICE :
             
                  ITS THE BEST SOURCE OF LIVING CHLOROPHYLL
                  ACTS AS AN EFFECTIVE HEALER
                  SLOWS DOWN THE PROCESS OF AGING
                  ACTS AS AN ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENT
                  NEUTRALIZES TOXINS IN OUR BODY 
                  WASHES DRUG DEPOSITS FROM OUR BODY AND SO ON ....

COME ON LETS START OUR DIY... *WOOHOO*


YOU WILL NEED
                   
                  WHEAT GRAINS
                  A SMALL PLASTIC CONTAINER
                  TAP WATER
                  A PIECE OF CLOTH
                  POTTING SOIL

TAKE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF WHEAT GRAINS IN A PLASTIC CONTAINER.





SOAK THE WHEAT IN TWICE THE AMOUNT OF WATER AND LEAVE IT FOR ABOUT 12 HOURS OR MAXIMUM 24 HOURS






AFTER 12 OR 24 HOURS YOU WILL SEE THAT THE WHEAT GRAINS THAT YOU HAVE SOAKED BEFORE HAD EXPANDED IN SIZE. JUST DRAIN THE WATER RINSE IT ONCE AND DRAIN THE WATER AGAIN. TAKE A PIECE OF CLOTH AND PUT ALL THE SOAKED WHEAT GRAIN IN IT.




    
              
WRAP IT UP AND PLACE IT IN THE SAME CONTAINER AGAIN. LEAVE IT FOR 24 HOURS (SPRAY WATER AT REGULAR INTERVALS OF TIME ). AFTER 24 HOURS YOU WILL SEE THE SOAKED WHEAT HAS NOW TURNED INTO A SPROUTED WHEAT.THEN TAKE ANOTHER SMALL CONTAINER AND FILL THE CONTAINER WITH SOIL.SPRAY LITTLE AMOUNT OF WATER (MAKE SURE THE SOIL SHOULD BE WET AND NOT TO BE FILLED WITH WATER). TAKE YOUR SPROUTED WHEAT AND SCATTER THEM OVER THE DAMP SOIL.






SPRINKLE SOME DRY SOIL OVER IT AND COVER THE CONTAINER WITH A PIECE OF CLOTH AND DAMPEN THE CLOTH FROM  THE TOP. LEAVE IT ALONE AND CHECK IT OUT ON THE NEXT DAY. FOR NEXT TWO DAYS SPRAY SOME WATER TO DAMPEN THE CLOTH AND MAKE SURE THAT THE WET CLOTH STAYS AT THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER.



    



BY THE THIRD DAY YOU WILL START TO SEE TINY BLADES OF WHITE AND GREEN GRASS GROWING OUT OF THE SOIL. AFTER THIS YOU CAN REMOVE THE CLOTH AND DAMPEN THE SOIL DIRECTLY. YOU WILL SEE THE WHEATGRASS GROWING LONGER EACH DAY. WATER THE WHEAT GRASS ONCE A DAY AND TWICE A DAY DURING SUMMERS. IF IT REACHES 6 TO 7 INCHES ITS READY TO HARVEST.




        
I MADE THIS IN DIFFERENT COLOR CONTAINERS IN ORDER TO DECORATE MY ROOM.
YOU CAN ALSO SPREAD MORE AMOUNT OF WHEAT GRAINS IN A SINGLE CONTAINER IN ORDER TO GET DENSE WHEATGRASS. DO NOT MISS TO TRY IT OUT.

TILL NEXT TIME, TAKE CARE..


LOVE
XOXO
KARTHIKA