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It’s been too long since my last update. I have been busy working on the project. I think I will be working this project well until mid May. It is a very laborious project and a pain in the neck. I mean that literally…every morning I wake up with a stiff neck. On top of …
So it is official. March came and went, and I was unable to finish the Sheesh Mahal project on time. I am still hunting for materials. It is so frustrating. According to our guide at the Amer Fort…the materials for the Sheesh Mahal, especially the mirror pieces were imported from Belgium. So, it was easier …
I got my last shipment of golden glass tiles yesterday. I had ordered the tiles from a dealer online. I have to say the shipment process from this particular dealer was very, very efficient. It took maybe 3 days for me to receive the tiles from the date of placing the order. However, a big …
I am afraid I will not be able to complete this project on time. I realize it was very ambitious of me to undertake this project. I received part of my supplies of scrap glass. I have to individually break them by hand to make smaller pieces. All 7 lbs of them. I have also …
I knew while starting this project, that it is not going to be easy. I assumed I would get all the supplies in Michaels, Walmart or JoAnns. OH man….I was so naive. I need mirror tiles, glass tiles, glass gems (pebbles) etc. I need these supplies by the pounds….but these arts & craft stores have …
I know, I had promised to reveal my next project on Mar 1st…but guess what? I was very very busy. Doing What??? Well after completing all the necessary housework, I started watching TV. Then I spent 3 hours watching ‘The Real Housewives of New York’. You see I had missed the last season’s episodes…so I …
For my next project, I will take a break for a week. Instead of starting right away, I thought it will be better to start on March 1st. During this break I am planning to clean out and organize my basement…..especially my work area. My kids take out all my stuff from the arts & …
Yep. I met my deadline last night. It was a mad dash…..actually to the finish line…… Yeah I know…Winter Olympics is going on so I am in that spirit. It was not without hiccups though. Yesterday when I was working on the ottoman, I was very cool about the whole thing. I thought it was going …
No I don’t mean sick of this project….I mean I am really sick. I should not have waited this long to complete it. I could have easily finished RC last week. But, I was overconfident I guess. Since then I have been suffering from one thing or the other. First it was the cold and …
So far I am done with the following: I ripped out the old fabric, used it to trace it on the new one. Cut it into shape and sewed along all three sides and stuffed it with the padding. Hand sewed the bottom portion and attached the straps with velcro on them. Traced the old …
Couple of months back I came across a recipe for this One-Slice Chocolate Cake in the Good Housekeeping magazine.I was intrigued and set out to try it. Fortunately I had all the ingredients in my pantry. Well, after it was done and after I had eaten it I was simply in chocolate heaven. This recipe …
Since I started this blog with the intention of finishing a project a month, I have been extremely busy. My kids need me more than ever. There is the never ending cooking and cleaning and the list goes on. Last week however I was able to work on RC. I am happy to report that …
This weekend has been extremely busy. I was not able to even glance at my project. Friday and Saturday we had to go to friend’s places for dinner. Today morning I realized I don’t have my fabric scissor any more cause I broke it few days back. Most probably I will have to rush to …
Since this was the first day, the thing that was the hardest to do was to stop using my laptop. I just did not want to. I was spending a lot of time just browsing and not really doing anything. I think I must have logged on to hotmail and Facebook atleast 30 times just …
Last week, as I was exercising in my basement, I saw my rocking chair (I’ll call it RC)… all alone in a corner looking very desolate and dirty. I felt bad for RC almost like I would feel bad for a person. RC had seen better days. It was a gift from my husband during …
