Visiting card holder

 Making of visiting card holder at home

Have you ever tried of making something out of waste /recycled/ reused/upcycled medicine cartons ? If you are searching for an idea here is something that may help you.

On office table the important and must stay thing is visiting card holder/business card holder .

Here I have tried making visiting card holder plus organizer that helps to pickup right card and time saving. I have taken 4 thin cartons ,cut them lower in center  and  secured the edges with glue, then I rolled them with colorful pattern papers, then attached them to a white plane carton piece in zigzag pattern. I labelled them with 4 categories. Since, I took 4 openings.

I took 4 openings one for personal card, second for customers cards, third one is for random cards , last one is for service people cards.I give a black border to the base card for frame look and finally decorated with orange colored Rose Kundan on left bottom to every card holder.

So here is card holder plus organizer with names labelled and fancy look that brightness everyone's office table.

Match box decors

 How to make wall hanging home decor out of match box

House decor or wall decor is a beautiful art and doing this with waste or upcycle things is another beautiful thing.

I have thought of an idea of making colourful wall decor bird house for that I used upcycle match boxes  papers, some colour paper, birds shape cuttings, thread, color beads, pearls and glue.

 I have wrapped all the four match boxes with different colour sheets and made a hole on the top of the boxes using other cardboard that is black in colour as a roof and Pierce a hole considering the centre on the roof. 

I have drawn some colourful dots of opposite colour on matchboxes. I attached the bird cuttings on the bottom of the match boxes. I inserted a thread through the roof. Using another thread I made a chain with beads and pearls . Secured it at the bottom of match box.

 And here is the final output beautiful and colourful wall decorable bird houses are ready out of reused match boxes.

Earbuds and Toothpicks Holder

 How to make wall decorative holder for earbuds and toothpicks

Here is video about making wall decorative holder for earbuds and toothpicks. I have made this cute little holder/organizer for earbuds and toothpicks with an old CD. I thought an idea regarding old CD upcycle and ended up with this output. First of all I have colored the CD here I used blue color but you can use any depending upon your interest after that I attached some circular shaped paper cut as white suits well. I used white paper here and then I Used origami bags that look cute and attached them on both sides of CD with the help of plaster.

After that give an extra appearance attached a bow on the top and add decorative holder tag that helps CD as wall hanger.

Finally I filled a bag with earbuds and other with toothpicks. This step is also done considering color combination. Since ear buds are white in color I used yellow bag to fill them and white bag I filled with toothpicks.

Finally a wall decorative holder/organizer for earbuds and toothpicks is ready. If you are interested in making these cute wall decorative holders then this blog post is the perfect one.

Desk calendar & Notepad planner

 How to make desk calendar and notepad planner organizer with waste CD's

I have made this desk calendar and notepad planner with waste CD. This acts as wall decoration also especially for kids room. I thought of making something upcycled creative organizer with old CD discs.  

So here's video tutorial for desk calendar and notepad planner. 

Chandbali Earrings

 How to make chandbali earrings with silk thread

Chandbali Earrings belong to the rich-old tradition of India. Chandbali Earrings were originated during the Mughal or Nizam era in Hyderabad. During the era of Nizams, the pearls were brought to India in abundance and so it gave a rise to pearl jewelry. That’s why Hyderabad is known as the region of origination of “Chandbali Earrings”. Further Hyderabadi Chandbali earrings have a special uniqueness and design which makes them really royal and outstanding!

Hyderabadi Chanbali Earrings:

Hyderabad is the birth place of Chandbali Earrings. The attractive factor of Hyderabadi chandbali is that, they consist of premium quality pearls (studded or hanging). The ethnic and royal touch is the main theme of Hyderabadi chandbalis. Below are the images of royal Hyderabadi chand balis:

Chanbali Earrings designs:

There are numerous designs available when you want to buy a Chandbali. These designs are: hoop, peacock, petal, leaf, dangle, spiked, filigree, drop, stud, jhumar, multi-layered and many more. Jhumar, stud and multi-layered chandbalis are running quite popular these days as you can notice many bollywood divas wearing them with ethnic or indo-western outfits.

Types of Chandbali Earrings:

Let us now discuss about lovely types of Chandbali Earrings in brief.

Silk Thread Chandbali  Earrings:

A silk thread chandbali has a base of woven silk thread. A solid base (plastic or other material) is carefully covered with premium quality colorful silk threads. Further it is decorated with pearls or diamonds as required.

Pearl Chandbali Earrings:

Here, as the name says, it consists of pearls. These pearls could be studded on the chandbali or hanging at its bottom. These look really pretty when you turn your head and the little pearls swing from side to side.

Kundan Chandbali Earrings:

Many of us are familiar with kundan jewelry. It is one of the most loved styles of jewelry. Jaipur has been very famous for the kundan art. Kundan refers to the pure molten enamel or multi colored gem that is fixed on refined gold. It creates a Royal statement. So, the Kundan Chandbalis are of refined gold with enamel fixed on them.

Types of Chandbalis based on Size

The chandbalis can be classified according to their size and length.

• Long Chandbalis- These type of chandbalis are pretty long and can be heavy as well. These ones hang really long from the earlobes and can touch the shoulders.

• Small Chandbalis Earrings- These chandbalis look really cute as they are small in length and are quite light weight. These can be worn in routine. You can team up these small chandbalis with jeans as well!

• Oversized Chandbalis Earrings- Oversized means larger than the actual/regular/standard size of an object. So, the oversized chandbalis are long in length, very broad and can be of various shapes. Normally these are of round or oval shape. You can flaunt your oversized chandbalis with an off-shoulder top and jeans;)

CD Coasters

 How to make coasters out of waste CDs 

Looking for an easy recycled craft ? Here is an idea. Making of colorful coasters out of waste CDs. Don't throw away waste CD's Instead, make these simple CD coasters with beautiful designs and all you need is CD's and paint colors.

I thought of making something useful from CD's . So I Tried making these cute DIY Cd coasters.Try these out and rock your party. These are simple to make and gives elegant look. you can also try these and use for your next party.