Last month, my aunt invited us for her house warming ceremony. Since she loves plants, I thought of gifting her one. But then, I didn’t want to give it in a usual pot. So I decided on experimenting a bit. An aluminum tea pot, some acrylic colours, inspiration from my rangoli designs and voila! I had a gift which I knew she would love!
My aunt loved it it and has placed it on a lovely mahogany table at the entrance. I’ll soon be making some more – have got orders from other aunts :P. Will try some more designs then.
P.S.: 30on30 was a huge success and Prashant collected almost double the amount for the initiative! A big thank you to all those who made a contribution towards the cause in their own special way.
17 comments:
i love it too. i had a friend over the other day and she said i could well become an interior designer.
i dont think its such a bad option, so many people ve given up their comfy jobs to do what they love. and this is just a part of me.
remember the time wen we were in class 11/12 n we saw in the eco times how "dried flowers" were emerging as good gifting options and how their market was expanding ;-)
i still remember those times n smile to myself....and wish that one day, i can do just that...help people build beautiful homes.
love u.
n.
Remarkable coincidence, this article. I've been thinking a lot about what a 'gift' is & what gifting means...
Needless to say, the kettle is quite wow.
This is awesome Bhumika!
Lovely! I love the chai-walla kettle:-)
So glad 30 on 30 was a great success!
Congrats!
Arch
@neha
if not for the book, we can set up our small shop of unusual and hand-picked artefacts :) infact, my horoscope for the day reads, 'you might consider leaving your job to pursue a hobby'!!! :P
and yes, dried flowers were such a rage then! and you continue to be obsessed about it...
@girish
Am glad that you brought up the topic of gifting. I think that needs a post :)
thanks for the appreciation.
@archana
thanks :) coming from you, it really makes me feel proud.
and yes, 30on30 was such a great initiative. I'm glad i could be a part of it, all thanks to Prashant.
This is beautiful Bhumika!! Bright yellow and all happy & its a lovely idea to use a teapot as a planter :) No wonder your aunts are all lined up for a bit of your art :)
I think a DIY wave is spreading through so many of us. I know atleast 5 people who've started drawing and sketching and having fun experiments with their art- including me. I will post on my blog one of these days the experiments I have been upto :)
this is beautiful :)
chai ki ketli mein hai to aur bhi sahi dikh rahi hai :)
@Vineeta
even i loved the bright yellow and it goes so well with the green of the plant :)
do share your work and other interesting DIY projects
@omie
i knew you would like it and i actually thought of giving this for the 'chaibaaz' posts on ur blog.
Hi Bhumika,
Came to your blog through the 30ON30 link. Congrats on the success and off course a lovely pot..
personalization always makes a difference.
That's awesome! Brilliant idea :)
its a lovely pot bhumika, nice colors too.
@i am
yes, personalization makes all the difference :)
glad that 30on30 got such a great support! thanks!
@subbu
thank u haiji :)
@sreenisreedharan
welcome to the blog! thanks for your appreciation :) yea, i love the bright yellow with the green of the plant.
hi bhumika! loved the teapot, do you do acrylics directly on the aluminium? have been wanting to try some stuff.
@kalyani
thanks :) yea, i applied acrylic directly to the aluminium. wanted to apply varnish to the pot but then i liked the matte effect.
btw, i simply love your work. how can i get some for myself?
wow i love the kitlee as they call it. great work bhumika.
Love this.
I'm sure your Aunt like it because, aside from it being creatively done, it's also a labor of love.
@megha
yes the 'kitlee culture' - as they call it in a'bad. thanks for your appreciation :)
@deepak
Glad you visited my blog. It's a great feeling. Thank you!
@Abaniko
Welcome to the blog! Thanks for your kind comments.
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