Camera pouch

After a long time, here is a DIY craft post… a small bag for the camera. The idea of an eco-friendly fabric bag with a protective inner layer was more appealing than the usual grey synthetic camera pouches.

A handle at the back for making it handy to carry along.

I used handloom fabric for this, along with jute lining, and a pretty button. Then painted a creeper with leaves using acrylic paints.

 

I am linking this post to “The Weekly Story” series at Patricia’s “Colours Dekor” Blog. It has a wide collection of Craft DIY, Decor ideas and stories linked in by many bloggers from all over blog land.

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Hanging signs

I have been trying out doing signs… signs that can be hung from doors, wall hanging signs, table decor signs etc. The first one in this series is this Open / Closed shop sign.

Since this was intended for my shop, I made it from durable paper board. Made the corners smooth by pasting strips cut from old magazines. Cut out a hole in the middle – the door knob goes into this hole.

Then I painted one side in cheerful bright yellow / sky blue colours with “OPEN” sign. Below the lettering is a painted open flower in full bloom with a butterfly fluttering about.

The other side I painted it in pale green, muddy brown and dark blue colours with “CLOSED” sign. Beneath the lettering is a closed flower bud and drooping leaves.

This product is now available for sale at my Online shop. Click here to see more details. 

I am linking this post to Colour Dekor’s Weekend Wrapup and Key bunch’s Craft Carnival.

Weekend trial with boxes

I love boxes! It is amazing to see the variety of trinket boxes and jewel boxes available now. One that I really cherish is a marble trinket box  with an elephant on top I use for my ear-rings. My mom used to stack away felt covered watch cases to store trinkets. I used to sneak up to her locker when I was a kid to peep into those boxes every now and then.

It was with this love for boxes that made try creating one of my own. I had a big piece of thick paper board, glue, paints and brushes to start with. A trip to the local crafts supplies store, and I found a beautiful red colored hand-made paper with silver strands on it. This was all the inspiration I needed to start doing my own box.

The thick paper board I used was durable and very strong. But this made it impossible to fold sides together. Well, after a small struggle, I found a way to glue the sides together without folding or bending the paper board. After lots of pasting, painting and cutting, here is the finished box.

The top handle is made of ceramic clay and painted with acrylic paint. I painted a peacock silhouette on the top cover.

Alternating sides have peacock feather painted on them. Other two sides have a simple design of  leaves.

I have not yet decided what I will use the box for! But it already occupies a prime place in my bedroom. With this beginning, more of my boxes will be coming soon, so much better than this one.

I am linking this post to Weekend Wrap-up series in Colours Dekor and to DIY Carnival at The KeyBunch.