15 Marbles

Moments.Musings.Memories. ❤️Gathering little marbles from ordinary days and keeping them for our memory jar. ❤️

  • When I painted the duckling for Aadi’s room,Sahil,my brother wanted one for his room too.I asked him what he wanted,he asked me to choose.I showed him the Little Ganesha DVD cover and he loved it..

    So,I painted this one,inspired from that..
    Acrylic on Canvas,works well..I am happy with the finish..though,next time I would play around with the background more.

    Material used-Blank Canvas,Acrylic paints
    Cost-
    Blank Canvas- $3.33 (set of 3 from Reject Shop)
    Acrylic paints(collected over time)

    Bonus-A very happy and impressed brother!

  • This little number started as dress for Aadya,last April.
    I think,I was being over-ambitious in thinking,I will knit a dress for her…I started knitting,went half way through the back..This was my travelling project..I would knit it only while travelling.
    Now,almost a year later,I still hand’t finished even the back..I got tired of seeing it on my needles.I was going to rip it off..but the thought of ripping off a year’s labour(lol ok..may be not) saddenned me.So,I decided to turn it into a bag.
    I binded it off and had a finished rectangle.I folded it half,length-wise and sewed the edges,to make a bag.
    Then I picked up the stitches,from a row,2 rows down from the bind off edge..and knitted the flap.
    For the strap-I made a crochet strap..6-dc wide..
    Aadi chose a pink tea-pot button and the bag is ready.

    About this bag-
    Material- 100% acrylic yarn

    This is the first bag that I knitted and I am so kicked.
    This is also the first time,I picked up stitches and that makes me feel like an accomplished knitter..:D
    Look who’s ready for the beach:

  • Happy Easter everyone..hope you are all having a nice weekend.
    Ours has been full of anxiety,dotted with Happy moments.Anxious,because of FIL.He fainted at work and was admitted in the hospital on Wednesday..They called us on Thursday afternoon..Since then,we are on and off the phone..waiting for news..Yesterday,the doctor confirmed,what we suspected,it was a mild heart attack and he is still under observation.He will be fitted with a pacemaker on Monday and then,we’ll be able to breath easy.
    In other news,my brother is here for the weekend..Its just so nice to have him around.Aadi is completely smitten with him..and he is in love with her..If we got a dollar for everytime,she said,”Mamu”,we’d be millionaires,before monday..which is when he is going back.
    All we have done this weekend is..spend family time,eat,vegetate on the couch,talking,eat some more…vegetate more..Its just perfect.
    Hope you guys are having a nice weekend..more later..Be good,my Lovelies.

  • Just a quick post to let you know..that alls not well.
    FIL is in ICU for observation..Please send prayers his way.

    Edited to add-Thanks for the prayers..he is still at the hospital..I will update this post,when I hear more..THanks again.