Marigold Garland

Hello my lovelies!

How z your weekend going on?? I am really excited this weekend as my college friend is coming over to Hong Kong. We are planning on a girls out weekend filled with shopping and eating and relaxing and in general letting our hair down :) Something about school/college friends right? They are very special and cannot be replaced by the new friends we make. They know us for who we were before we became wives/mothers. They don't know us as xxx's wife or xyz's mother and it is so VERY *important* to connect to that woman in you too...

'Torana' means gateway in Sanskrit. A garland made of Mango leaves and Marigold is used as a torana in Hindu homes. In other words, the garland is tied to the frame of the main door of the house. The marigold flower symbolizes auspiciousness. The saffron/orange colour signifies renunciation and hence is offered to God as a symbol of surrender.

I have been wanting to making such a garland for a long long time...very long time.. Finally got down to it and using the flower motifs #9 and #10 from "BEYOND THE SQUARE Crochet Motifs" i came up with this...

Inspiration came from the above flowers... I did not do a traditional marigold per say, but i loved how these turned out, don't you?

Any Hindu garland is incomplete without mango leaves and i had to add them to my crochet garland too..

There it is!!
Marigold Garland Ta-daaah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope you guys liked it :)
Have a fab weekend and what are the crafty/baking/cooking/hooking plans for the weekend? Spend the time wisely as it is precious, spend it with your loved ones and spread love and fun around!!

C u on the other side of this short breather, hopefully, i will have embarked on my next "big" project soon.. I am searching for patterns for a new blanket. No ripples, no granny squares and no stripes! I officially blame Pinterest for giving me soo many options that i am not doing anything new!!

Have a happy weekend! Keep calm and stay happy :)

Love,
xxx

Pretty Flower Dress

Hello my dear lovely people!

Wishing you loads of sunshine and warmth from here. First i would like to thank you all for such kind words and comments on my Giveaway. Do leave me a comment on that post and remember you have a lot of time, till Feb 18th actually :)

Second thing i need to share with you guys - me and the little people and the banker are taking a vacation to sunny Singapore today! Yeah....after 3 years we finally decided that we can do a week's holidaying with kids. Or many be 5 days :) I finally successfully managed to wean my son off and i am so proud of myself for that. He never drank the formula and was on cow's milk since 7 months.. i know the docs and the internet sites don't advice it... But what do i do when he throws up all the flavors and all the companies milk? I HAD to feed him milk right...so he always sipped from glass. Now he is totally off my milk too and i have been enjoying good full night's sleep since last couple of days :) Hurrraaay!! Feel like my children are all grown up and off to college :))) sigh! Ok, so i am off to the sing land and will be checking my mails and blog after i am back.

Before i am off, wanted to share this cute little frock with you. There comes an idea and you have to have to have to execute it. I had lots to pack, things to do, clothes to sort, but i saw this plain frock i had bought for my girl and had an instant creative idea gushing. Forgetting all my priorities i took my hook and this is what i came up with...

This was what it was before.

Tucking my kids off to bed, switching on my lappy for daily dose of Hustle series i did this..

My girl loved loved it!!!

Before i go, here's the button for my Giveaway.. Do take part and have a great time!!

Love and more...
xxx