Today in craft hour,I revived a childhood memory.
I was crazy about my dolls and loved dressing them up.Mom never tired of sewing little clothes for the dolls.
One summery afternoon,mom told me,that we were going to get dolly ready for party.She gathered all her craft supplies and we got to working.
Today was one such day..only,I am no longer a little girl..I am the mom to one.So,we spread out the craft table-cloth,got all the craft supplies and got to work.At the end of craft hour,this is what we had to show-

Barbie Ready for Ball,in her new Skirt.

A pinwheel

And a crown for the Teddy Bear.
Here’s what we did-

To dress up the doll- first make the base skirt with card stock or chart paper..any stiff paper.Staple it in the back.Then,Cut strips of crepe paper in red and blue(or any colors of your choice).Starting from the base,start sticking the strips to form layers of the skirt.Dress up the top with straps or a sash. And then,stick some beads of glitter to the skirt,to jazz it up.

For the pinwheel- Take a rectangular piece of paper,the size of a tissue paper.Fold it like a fan.Take a skewer and stick the two corners on one end to the skewer.Open up the fan on both sides and stick the other two corners to each other.

For the crown- Use any scrap paper..even the community newspaper.Measure it around the child’s head,leaving space on the back for ties.Paint it in a color of your choice.If you do not wish to color it,use a colored paper instead.Let the paint dry and decorate the crown as you like.Punch holes on either side and thread a string in each hole.

If you have any questions about any of these projects,feel free to leave a comment with your email and I will get back to you.
If you do end up,making any of these projects,don’t forget to link up here.

I had the most unproductive day today..and just as I was starting to feel guilty,I decided,it was Ok to stop,one day..to do just nothing.
I went through the pictures on my laptop and found this picture of tulips.My daughter was around 3 months old,when this picture was taken..I was suddenly filled with so much joy and energy..May be tomorrow will be a better day!
Till then,enjoy these lovelies and smile.

Here’s presenting-The first tomato from our kitchen garden..Ta..da…

And here’s a little girl,who’s loved tomatoes since ever since she took her first bite of one..

Back from a grocery run..It was like she could smell the tomatoes..She would ignore all the grocery bags and reach for the one,which had tomatoes in it.She never looked..just reached in and pulled out one..How she knew which bag to look in..No idea!

And enjoying the fruit,yet again..

And can you guess what happenned to the star of our garden??Well..we checked on it every day,waited for it to turn RED and then,waited patiently for Mamma to take a pic and then,promptly,popped it in our mouth..to enter the tomato heaven…Aaah!!
Editted to add-I had some crazy thoughts niggling at the back of my mind,after I posted to pics..so deleted one!

Yes,you read it right!
We were over at Friend S’s place and after dinner were sitting around.Dinner was this most amazing Mutton curry..Everyone else had rice and mutton curry..while I had some curry and some yogurt.A very fillng meal and then had half a GJ for dessert.
So we were sitting around and another friend’s kid had got this microphone toy,that was really cool.So,started the little diva’s performance..first she just said hellos..then she sang on demand..singing “Meri Khushiyan,meri duniya” from Hey baby.That’s her most favorite song.Then,she said,I will sing something about my munnu shonu(her baby)..And she goes-
“Hello my munnu shonuuuuu..I am going to pick you up and put you in the strollerrrrrr..and put you in the stroooller.Ohh my munnu shooonu..Oh my sweetie pie!”
Claps clap..Next song please
“I-eyeeee Am Aadyaaaaa..AAdyaaaa has a car-seat..car-seat..Papa is sitting in the carrrr seattt..and mummyy alsooooooooo.”Someone snickered and she glared and said..Don’t spoil my song!!!
I am still reeling in shock from this..My baby composing her own songs with real tunes! Another friend R,actually wanted to know which song she was singing..
A big Kala Tikka..May her life always be so melodious.

So,I don’t know why I can’t find good printed bed spreads here.I bought some in India,this time but had to leave them behind,because of lack of space…so I just have to bear the plain sheets..but they are like a speck of dirt in my eye.I won’t be comfortable till,I don’t jazz them up.
I have the plain sheets in-beige,maroon and ink-blue..I know I know..yuck… but it was the need of time.When you make a cross-county move with nothing but 4 suitcases and have to set up a home,from scratch..the last thing you want to spend on is sheets.We picked up the cheapest sheets available.They are nice and soft..but just too plain.
Oh and I also have this gorgeous deep purple set,that someone gifted me,but again,its all plain.So,I am thinking what can I do to jazz up the sheets..
1) Dye them…batik style
2) Dye them…Bandhani style
3) patchwork
4) embroidery-Too tedious…
5) Paint them…

What else can I do with them?Any ideas?

I recieved this as a forward from a friend–

Did you ever think like this….A human body can bear up to 45 dell(unit) of pain.But at the time of giving birth, a woman feels up to 57 dell of pain. This is similar to 20 bones getting fractured at a time…So love your MOM…..!!!!

And right at the end of the email was this –

And I had to blog about it.
This pic is so US-as in Aadya and me.
Aadi has been a cuddler since birth.She loves snuggling up to us,in bed and even through out the day,she needs to be close to us..when we are watching TV,she is almost on one of us,so much so,we have to push her away.But,immediately after she has woken up,in the morning or after a nap,the cuddles are non-negotiable.And then,it has to be only Mummy,giving her those cuddles.If I cuddle her on the bed,she mumbles in that half-asleep-half-awake state..Coach(couch) pe chalo..So,we go out to the living room,on to the couch..and settle down..and we stay that way,till the pricess is ready to wake up..She nuzzles my neck,touches my face,turns this way and that and then,sleeps some more.She darts me annoying looks,if I reach for the remote or my phone.If I am reading a book,she keeps squirming,till I don’t put it away,and hold her with both hands,resting my chin on her head..I expect all these reactions and still do it each time,just to get those reactions.
When she is satisfied with her cuddles,I get showered with kisses..I hold her close a little longer,breathing in that baby smell..of her hair,her mouth…and she obliges..then breaks away,only to say …Mom,can I get some water/dudu now?

…Sigh…
My fuse has been really short with Aadi for the last few days..I dunno if its her whining or my PMS hormones..But I think,this pic was all I needed to calm down.I was feeding her(remember she refuses to eat on her own these days) and she was fooling around..I yelled,whacked her hand for playing with her food..rapped her on the head,lightly for not opening her mouth on time..and then,the I clicked the preview button and saw the picture..I put her bowl away,hugged her tight,kissed her hurt away..and then sat down to write the post…its straight from my mind’s eye..so I am not going to edit this..I will leave it for the days,when she is just driving me up the wall!