Handmade album-Folio(How to use them)

Hey guys,

Handmade albums are special because they are interactive than the regular album, They come with different layouts and with all those colourful patterns they unleash an entire new look to your photos...and all your snippets add to the "wow" factor....and last but not least they are made with loadzzz of love 😊💗...That's what makes it sooo special ...so am here to share a model of handmade album(Mini folio)....and how to use it

I use cardstock as a base for folio albums, so I prefer fevistick to fevicol(To paste photos) as it renders a neat look comparatively and I don't  use the area covered with pattern papers to paste photos but it's upto you to use it the way you want them

You can shape the edges to give a nice look..or trim the edges using pattern scissors to impart a different look

you can resize your photos smaller than the actual page to allocate room for journaling

You can add borders using silver and gold glitter pens
















The last pic depicts the overall look of the album....I have just projected how a single layout works ...here in this post,you can use the same technique for all other layouts

They are "The Best" as giveaway gifts...Your friends,kin and kiths will definitely love it!!Try making one at home or grab one at my store https://www.facebook.com/ArtDeCards/

Thank you

Aarathy(Theme:South Indian Marriage Rituals)

Hey guys ,Today am posting a set of aarathy we did for a marriage . We used a combination of foam boards , handmade paper, quilling paper, ribbons, M-Seal, Acrylic paints etc to get the desired effect

Poochodal:(Engagement)

The saffron kit is made using quilling and is painted gold...The plates using foam boards and            M-Seal....and the flowers using ribbon

Printing Invitation:

Ponnurukku:

Pandhakkal nadudhal:

Maavilai thoranam:

Drishti kolam:

Deiva Vazhipaadu:

We used very small photos(resized) and adorned them with ribbon garlands.We decided to do the backdrop so that it gives a real stage effect

Vazhaiyal podudhal:

Its a ritual to put bangles to the bride from bridegroom's side

We used new born baby bangles and wrapped them in golden ribbons and studded them with stones

Parisam:

Its a ritual where uncle's of bride and the groom exchange turban in the presence of bride

Aduppum thiranaiyum:

Maaman saasthram:

Its a ritual where bride/groom pays due respect to the maternal uncle

Varavaerppu:

The paneer buddi,flower pots and kolam are made using quilling papers

Kottu kilambudhal:

Marriage:

Oonjal:

Swing is made using heavy-duty chipboard/plywood..and m-seal designs to embellish them

Seer thattu:

We just depicted few of the hindu marriage rituals through Aarathy in a motive to let the younger generation know about our tradition....There are still many more ,each castes carry out different rituals and tradition...This way we can keep them aware of our tradition...

Will be glad to hear more of your  aarathy ideas 

Thank you.

Art from waste

Am hereby posting few of the art from waste projects I did to help organize my home.....I personally love BLACK....So most of them will have a black touch ...I just happened to grab a set of black gift wrappers with vibrant color waves in a shop and i just wanted to use them in all of my projects...so here it goes



The boxes are cut out from waste shoe box and is painted black.To cover the edges I used gift wrapper and in the junction I used glitter gel to give a beaded look and just put a tag[user manual and warranty card] on them .....The shape of the user manual box makes it easier to gain access to the contents

I use this box to store A4 sheets[cardstock,foam sheets, handmade paper etc...]....This is made from a cardboard box that had kids play items( I think it was play-doh clay set)..pretty sturdy one...Just wrapped them with gift wrapper

These are made from junk cardboard pieces from my stash.....I used glitter sheets to give it a night effect....I stuck them using foam tape in kitchen and I use sticky notes to write down day to day needs in it and just grab those checklist on the go....This way I keep track of the groceries...The cute little pen stand has a set of sticky notes, a pen and a marker

This one's cut out of shoe box and I have wrapped them with newspaper(I prefer newspaper laden with pictures rather than writings )..Its a box for pamphlets and visiting cards....It has a segregation in the middle with a plain cardboad piece

Mugs are really famous these days(esp printed ones) as they are one of the perfect gift option and I had 2 to 4 boxes at my home....so I decided to do these mini drawers to store glitters ,beads,charms, buttons etc...Mug boxes are perfect to make drawers because of their compactness.I have used newspaper to cover them...And even the pull-out knob is made using newspaper and I have painted it black

These holders are made from kitchen paper rolls....I just cut them in half and put a circular cardboard piece at the bottom and wrapped them with gift wrapper ...there you go....2 holders ready in a jiffy

Again the same concept of boxes....I just use it to store stamp sets, stencils etc....

This way we dont have to keep buying boxes to store our belongings(whatever it may be)...we can make our own at home with simple tools and yet creative and most importantly cost effective.

Thank you