Spring Art

Inspired by spring I made these illustrations on small notebooks. They are done with ink and pen. These are spiral notebooks with handmade paper covers. Looking at these notebooks lightens up my day, especially on a gloomy dull day. It makes making a list of mundane chores much easier:)

I painted a book cover with Madhubani art sometime back. You can see that here.

Do you hate making a list of banal chores then either buy or decorate your little book with something that cheers you up!!!

Spring in my room!!

Spring is here..in my house near by bedside!! 

The tulip and hyacinth bulbs I had planted have bloomed.. Seeing them grow out slowly and bloom was the real fun part. I could see every day how much they have grown .. Now I am enjoying them .. 

Hope they will last long..both spring and my flowers!!! 

Enjoy the beautiful spring!!

And happy Holi to all those who are celebrating!

Images taken by me @ my home. Subject to copyright.

Spring blooms!!

It is getting very cheerful on my balcony and inside..Blue hydrangea has lot of lovely blooms!! 

Money plant on the kitchen sink..some succulents on the outdoor table..the pretty violet and white flowers are on my window sill( oops I have forgotten the name of this one).. Enjoying the short lived pleasant weather!! Luckily in this apartment we enjoy lovely cool breeze almost all the day.. The pinwheel is spinning fast all the time in the balcony!! 

Love these delicate flowers.. I wish they would last forever.. I am not so good at gardening.. actually very bad..so I am enjoying these lovely plants and their blooms while they last!!

It feels so good when we come home .. I feel so welcomed by these blooms.. the empty house feels full and happy!!

I am joining the cool fab party at the Keybunch

 for the April 2011 Carnival: Spring-Summer Fest and

Spring Tabletop & Notable Newbie!!

Hello lovely people!!! I have been enjoying the beautiful photographs of spring on everyone's profile, blogs, flickr, magazines....I am drolling over some lovely spring decor inspirations I  had posted earlier .Check it out here!! So I created a spring vignette for my table!!! 

Everything here is so fresh... Just baked hot 24 cupcakes..fresh cut roses..a freshly made sketch... 

The smell is all overpowering..Spring is in the air.. crisp..fresh and cool breeze ..and with it the floating smell of the roses and baking...Incredible!!! I made Angel food cupcakes.. It is usually made in a bundt cake pan or a round one .. I made them in a muffin tray..You can see the recipe here!!

This sketch is in the series of the almond eyes ladies I sketched earlier..See here!!

It is so nice and sunny here today!! I want to share a very good news!! BlogAdda has featured me as a Notable newbie on their frontpage!! So excited!! Made my day!! It inspires me to write and do more with my blog!!! Thanks Blogadda!!!

Spring decoration inspirations..

Spring is here ...and its time to bring out those little plants, decorate the house with daffodils and other fresh flowers from the garden and chirping birds and humming of bees!!! A lovely time to change the decorations around the house..  Here are some inspirations for the spring decor...

                                                                                                                                  Courtesy: French Larkspur

A pretty country cottage table decor... This beautiful vignette is created on the theme of the beginning of the spring and the gardening season!! Tracey who is the author of the lovely blog French Larkspur has a beautiful quaint house and her decor ideas makes me miss spring in Switzerland a little bit:)

I love the wording on the board.. 

So apt..

No Winter lasts forever; 

No Spring skips its turn ~ 

Hal Borland

                                                                            Courtesy: Style me pretty

Love these vase made from fire wood.. A lovely idea for spring table centerpiece and to use the extra winter wood!!

Courtesy: House to home

Pink is definitely dominating this lovely garden party table decor.. I love the idea of the little bird on the plates with the name place cards.. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                Courtesy: Martha stewart

Looking for DIY ideas for your spring table.. How about these Daffodil coasters!! Just cut up daffodil shapes from a colorful card stock !!

                                                                                                                                                                                              Courtesy: Becolorful

Decorate the front door for inviting the spring indoors...For how-to get this look see here!!!

Courtesy: Fun tea party ideas

A lovely eco friendly idea for the window sill... How pretty isn't it!!!! Use empty egg shells for new plants!! 

I am totally inspired by these Spring decor ideas..How about you?

Will post update on my paintings on the weekend!! Thanks all for asking!!