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Sand Flower Vase
Have you ever seen an empty glass bottle lying in one corner of the kitchen or store room? It makes you feel like giving it a new life. Make it a flower vase and then see it take its place proudly in the house as a precious object. Sand Flower Vase [Illustrations by Anup Singh] The things you need: An empty glass bottle Sand or pebbles Glue Poster colours Brushes Step 1: Stick the pebbles on the bottle with glue or cover the entire surface with sand, depending on the kind of look and feel you want....
Sock Doll
Line up a few of these dolls on a windowsill or mantel, and you’re guaranteed to spread cheer to family and guests alike. Sock Doll [Illustrations by Shinod AP] The things you need: Cotton socks Pieces of foam A few rubber bands Red and black paint Scissors Step 1: Fill a cotton sock three quarters of the way with the foam pieces. Secure it by tying a rubber band at the end of the filling....
Plasticine Candle Stand
Plasticine Candle Stand [Illustrations by Anup Singh] Before you begin making the candle stand, spread some sheets of newspaper so that you do not dirty the floor. The things you need: Plasticine Old newspaper Steel bowl Step 1: Flatten plasticine to make a circle. Cut a perfect circle using the rim of the steel bowl. Step 2: Roll some plasticine in a cylindrical shape....
Pencil stand of Bangles
Pencil stand of Bangles [Illustrations by Anup Singh] If you have old bangles lying around in the house that nobody wears, you can use them to make a pencil stand for your desk. The things you need: Old bangles Adhesive Cardboard Scissors Pencil Step 1: Collect bangles of different colours but of the same size. Step 2: Use a bangle to draw a circle on the cardboard piece....
Tin Can Lantern
Are you bored of having dinner under the same electric lights? Here is something to light up your family meal time. Tin Can Lantern [Illustrations by Shinod AP] The things you need: An empty soft drink can or a tin A hammer A few nails A 15-inch long wire Step 1: On the outside part of a can, draw any pattern that you like. Step 2: With the nail tips, hammer holes of various sizes, according to the pattern that you have drawn....
Eco-friendly Holi Colours
Eco-friendly Holi Colours [Illustrations by Shinod AP] There was a time when the colours that were used by people to play Holi were taken from nature – from flowers. Why not revive those memories this time. Use natural colours to paint the town red! The things you need: Tesu flowers: Half a kilogram Strainer Step 1: Dried tesu flowers are readily available in the market. You can look for them in grocery stores or shops that sell Holi colours – or in the old city areas....
Decorating with Popcorns
Decorating with Popcorns [Illustrations by Shiju George] If you are tired of eating popcorns try something new: decorate your room with them. This is how you can do it. All you need is: A thorny stem of a plant or a bush. Popcorns. A bowl. Step1: Pick up a thorny stem from a plant or a bush – if it has leaves, remove them....
Table Mat
Table Mat [Illustrations by Shinod AP] You can make mats of varying sizes and colours and give them as souvenirs to your friends. The things you need: Pieces of old cloth Adhesive Step 1: Cut the cloth in three strips half-an-inch wide. Step 2: Hold the strips together and tie a knot at the end. Step 3: Plait the strips until you get a length of half-a-metre....
Make Your Own Slippers
Most of us have slippers to wear inside the house and a different pair for outside use. So why not make your very own slip-ons that make you feel as if you are walking on clouds? Make Your Own Slippers [Illustrations by Shinod AP] The things you need: The soles of any old pair of slippers. A sheet of foam (1/2 inch thickness) 3 Cotton or flannel cloth (one square metre)...
Colourful Streamers
A simple way to make shining, colourful streamers. Colourful Streamers [Illustrations by Shinod AP] The things you need: Sheets of thin, coloured paper Scissors Step 1: Make three folds in the paper as shown in the figure. Step 2: Make slits at regular intervals all along the length of the paper (L1) without cutting the opposite length (L2). Step 3: Now repeat the same procedure making slits from L2 towards L1....