Navaratri 2013

Every year I look forward to Navaratri.

Excitement of opening up the doll collection and thinking of the arrangements is a preoccupation before Navaratri comes around.  There is a tradition of adding a new doll every year.  You may as "why?"  Olden days they were mud or clay dolls and each year one would have a causality of one or more dolls.   You would not place damaged dolls in display.  Our ancestors were smart.  Weren't they?

Welcome our Gombe display of 2013.

This was in the foyer area to extend a warm welcome to our guests.  As my kids are grown up, there isn't much driving them around to different activities anymore.  I meet some folks every year only during Navaratri.  I look forward to that.

Here is a glimpse of my display this year:

Wedding scene:

Traditional display:

So folks I do hope you had a wonderful Navaratri as I did.  Do post your comments.  I love hearing from you.

Linking to :

• Tinas's PicStory
• Metamorphosis Monday

Happy Weekend

Hope you are all doing well.

I was away for quite some time.  I particular reason, just life got very busy leaving me with very little time to persue my hobbies etc.

Wishing you all a fantastic weekend.  Sharing something I worked on last weekend after a long time.

 

Giveaway winner again

I have been a long time reader of Once upon a Tea time.  I always many of these blogging friends post some giveaways.  So this time I entered Once upon a tea time's giveaway some time ago.  I am delighted to have won this giveaway.

I have been so busy with work and end of the year school activities I had not ventured into blogging world or checked my emails.  Oh boy! what a delight it was to see the email from Maya'sArc.

Thank you Maya'sArc and Once upon a Tea time.

Have a wonderful weekend folks.   Leaving you with this image of my SIL R's another glass painting.

 Also I have added these two Orchids to my collection.

Happy Weekend

This is Memorial day weekend here in USA.  This is the first long weekend we get after a good four months.  I always look forward to this long weekend.

This time, we didn't travel anywhere as girls were busy this weekend.  I took a break from my regular chores today to work on something I haven't done in many many months.

How do you like this?  I love this color of Jade.  Don't you?

Here is another look at the necklace and hoops.

BTW,  Have you visited my pins on Pinterest?   I look forward to hearing your comments.  Enjoy rest of your weekend.

I am joining following link parties.

1. Inspire me fridays
2. Ninth Street Notions
3. Colours Dekor weekly story
4. Anything Goes Linky

Craftsvilla

I have been on a long hiatus from the blog.  Life has been extremely busy with visitors, hectic projects at work etc.

Few weeks ago, I happened to land on a Craftsvilla.  I browsed around the website and saw that they carry stuff from individual vendors and crafts which are hand made.

Here is the stuff I bought from them.

They send necklace set and another trinket I bought in this beautiful box.

  I also have my eye on a following stool.

from craftsilla website

Folks, they carry a wide rang of stuff.  They ship abroad too.  Happy shopping everyone.

Linking it to Colours Dekor weekly story.