I love sandstones... And it is difficult for me to resist a string of those lovely stones, whenever I go out shopping for beads, even if I do have a…

Since September 2013, I have been working as an Art instructor at an Art studio here in Chennai. While I had been painting on and off, and also expe…

I have been collecting jewellery since I was about 15 . And now , I make my own !! Of course, this has not, in any way diminished my love for sour…

My poor Toshiba laptop was on it's last legs the past few weeks.. A nearly full C drive, is where it all started . I am not all that tech savvy,…

Silver and black are again a popular and striking combination. I had some frames too.. .I was trying to challenge myself to make the designs …

This is from a video tutorial that I saw long ago, when I was just getting hooked on to wire work. I have not been able to find that specific vi…

I had bought some lovely orange teardrop beads with a pearly sheen . Orange and Gold are a nice combination and almost a classic one.. But I decid…

This is a design, similar to another I had made, with glass tubes and light blue crystals. When I was requested, by a loving husband, to make a su…

I am sure that anyone who has attempted to work on Polymer Clay, and sought out some books on it, has come across Sue Heaser's name. I guess he…

Nearly three weeks since I posted last... the First Term exam and subsequent break, so a week's trip to Kerala, and then back - getting on track…

Free form wire weaving is something I would never tire of... The combinations and possibilities seem endless, the only thing lacking, is my exper…

The last pair for the two adorable sisters... One of them loves the black and white combination.. so I thought it would be nice to make the combin…

As I mentioned earlier, I was given an order for 3 sets each for sisters. One of the pieces, had to be what they could wear with traditional Indian …

The  sheer number of times, I sat down to write this post, is ridiculous..and it has been about three days since I started on this... ! It has be…

My daughter keeps asking me what my favorite color in the whole world is... and I do not have an answer.. ! I love all the colors.. even the most …

I had just started packing up my big order of sets for different individuals, gifted by the same person, and I got another bigger order, this tim…

These designs were also part of the aforementioned  order. So I had some lovely rose-red beads in a beautifully faceted shape . So teamed them…

My work has been featured once more, in the August 2014  edition of the bead Chat magazine. The link to the magazine is HERE I have posted the…

Getting busy making the sets ready for the big order .. I had two pre-made necklaces which I thought would fit this order because they are for girls…

Sometimes, getting back on track after a big break is not that easy.. there is no shortage of excuses to linger about , doing this that or nothin…

7th July is very much a special date for our whole family.. It was when our daughter was born, so far the only grandchild on my side and the only gi…

My fascination with Cold porcelain started in earnest after seeing the creations of Meire Bari. While I was checking out Cold porcelain, I had seen …

Posting seems to be at a stand-still now because after coming back from a long vacation, getting back to routine is taking time.. on top of everythi…

This was a re-design . A previously designed bracelet, on tiger tail was changed to a wire linked one . I made the clasp also with wire. Linked…

More than 6 weeks of not blogging !! It was hectic , trying to work out things and close down for a month's vacation... and then coming back, it…

Another Vishu is over..last year's was not celebrated since we lost our uncle. This year, it was low-key .. with our daughter having school.…

I picked the string of lampwork beads a couple of years ago..but never got round to making anything with them. They just caught my eye and there was…

My daughter's 'bestest' friend, our neighbor's relative has come for her vacation from Kerala. So I decided to mark the event by mak…