Classical South Indian Painting - Tanjore Painting

Tanjore painting is referred as Thanjavur Oviyam in Tamil.  It is considered an important form of classical South Indian painting which originated from Thanjavur –Tamilnadu and this word Thanjavur was anglicized as Tanjore. Tanjore paintings is usually on a solid wood planks- palagai padam (palagai = "wooden plank";
padam = "picture").

You can also view my previous blog on Pretty Paper Dolls and Exquisite Handmade Accessories

Pretty Paper dolls

My previous blog was on Exquisite Handmade Accessories. This week it is about Paper dolls made beautifully and artistically. 'Paper' are not only for books but also can be used for decorative purposes. Here are few of the handmade paper dolls

Exquisite Handmade Accessories

Hademade hangings or accessories not adds beauty to us but also gives us pride as we have designed them.The handmade involves our own imagination and creativity. I have observed some of the handmade accessories works and i am thrilled to try it myself. Some handmade earings might seem tough for the beginners but practise can make you perfect. Here are some of those works

Simple handmade designs

Pretty Patterns

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Lovely Ribbon Flowers

Following my previous blogs on Fantastic Fabric flowers and Fun with fabric flowers. Now, it is going to be about Ribbon flowers. It is easy and simple to make ribbon flowers. Ribbon flowers can be used on anything be it clips or slipper and it gives a vibrant look to them. Try making ribbon flowers with brilliant colors and decorate your stuffs with fun.

Needed things
•Needle
•Threads
•Buttons
•Scissors
•Thick ribbon

Step 1:
Starting from one end, stitch running stitches along one side of the ribbon and complete it till the end of the ribbon. Take four to eight inches lengthy ribbon.

Step 2:
After stitching till end, try pulling the thread and you might observe the gathering of the ribbon. Again back stitch your ribbon so that the folding stays intact.

Step 3:
Fold the edges of the ribbon and stitch it.

Step 4:
Cut of the excess ribbon after stitching

Step 5:
Now take appropriate button suiting the ribbon color. Place the button in the center of the ribbon flower and stitch it.

Now your ribbon flowers is ready!

Fantastic fabric flowers

BABY BAND

Following my previous blog on Fun with fabric flowers, here are some brilliant fabric flower handworks. Fabric flowers can be used on various things such clothing’s, bags, etc.

Fun with Fabric Flowers

In my previous blog, I mentioned on how to make paper flowers and stocking flowers. Today it is going to be about simple Fabric flower making. If someone dresses with brilliant colours on it, we tend to look that way as colors play an important role in attraction. What if we can use this fabric in our artwork because i feel it will be interesting if we can use the scraps to transform into beautiful flowers. Fabric flower making is very simple and fun to learn. You can try with different kinds of fabrics and add more decoration either to your clothes or vases. Here are some simple steps for the beginners to learn fabric flower making

Needed things
•Lace (small circularly cut lace)
•Pearl beads or buttons
•Satin
•Organza
•Thread
•Needle
•Scissors
•Candle (for burning the edges of the fabric)


Method

1. Cut one 4 inch diameter circle of satin, one 4 inch diameter circle of organza, one 2 inch diameter circle of satin and one 2 inch diameter circle organza.
2. Along the edges of the circle try cutting flower patterns as given below.

3. After that with the help of a candle, try burning the edges of the fabric until it the end of the fabric curls. Don’t expose the fabric to too much flame because it might eventually burn the whole fabric. Lightly hold the edges of the fabric and burn it carefully just once or twice around the edges.
4. Arrange the fabric one on the top of the other, with the larger satin circle below followed by the larger organza circle and accordingly.
5. After arranging the fabric, keep the circularly cut small lace on the top and sew it with a big pearl bead. Sew the whole arrangement along with the pearl bead. Make sure you have stitched it properly because any loose stitches might spoil the look of the fabric flower. Fabric flower is now ready! You can stitch this onto any dress or clothes according to your liking.

This how it will look

Here are few fabric flower patterns

A look on Pot Painting

Pot painting is very old art form which was practiced centuries ago. Each pot painting depicts one’s culture, beliefs and creativity and it will be beautiful to understand different cultural factors through pot painting. Nowadays pot painting is considered a hobby and is practiced by many crafts lovers. Not all pot painting involves skill and technique, there are many simple pot painting technique for the beginners. Here are some display of artwork done on pots.

Intrigue pot painting

Simple Pot Painting

Pot designs with the help of Chemical Clay