New look to an old cookie box...

Gave a brand new look to this old cookie box using vintage papers...

My Little Princess' Birthday!

Planning and creating some handmade stuff for little Princess' birthday was real fun!

Though only  three close friends were part of it, I wanted to make it simple and unique.

The colors used for the decoration were pink, grey and white; keeping in mind the love for the color and her passion for Barbie...

So here are some pictures...


Invite with a paper doily and Barbie silhouette...

Handmade bunts and handwritten letters for the Birthday Banner...

The banner....

The cake...

Handmade return gift bags with a barbie silhouette and personalized names....

Party with Minnie Mouse...

Here is a super cute Minnie Mouse party invite...

Avengers

Call all the superheroes for your kids' birthday...
Super cool Avengers Invites...

New Venture!

Yes!
I am doing something new this year...
Handmade Invites for kids' birthday parties and they are on sale.

Here are some sample pictures...


A hot air balloon and rainbow invite for a  toddler...

A barbie invite for a princess-like girl...

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A simple invite for anyone...

A whale and pirate ship for someone who wants a pirate party...

Any suggestions, comments and enquiry for purchase (within Hyderabad) please feel free to drop a mail at shruthihegde@gmail.com

Raw Banana Tikki

This is one of my (or rather my family's) favourite starter. The recipe, again, is by Sanjeev Kapoor.

Ingredients:
Raw Bananas- 2
Grated Carrots-2
Chopped Onion-2
Chopped Ginger-2 spns
Chopped Coriander- 1spn
Roasted Groundnut powder- 1cup
Chat Masala-1/2 spn
Chopped Green chillies- 1spn
Red chilli powder- 1spn
Turmeric powder-1/4 spn
Salt to taste
Oil (for shallow frying)

Method:

Peel and boil the bananas. Once cooled, grate it so that there are no lumps.
Heat oil in a pan. Add green chillies, haldi and chopped ginger. Add onions and saute. To this, add grated carrots and fry until they become soft. Add red chilli powder, chat masala, salt and coriander leaves. Mix well and switch off the flame. Let it cool. To this mixture add grated banana. Make it into tikkis and coat it with groundnut powder. Shallow fry on a non-stick pan until golden brown. Serve with tomato sauce.

It's never too late to wish your loved one a very "Happy Valentine's Day" when the loved one is always with you!

Here is a small love note...

All you need is some handmade paper punched on the sides, a paper doily, some heart shapes and string/ thread.

Assemble everything...
And, this is the outcome:)

New look...

My favourite corner gets a new look with some old bottles, mother's old saree and money plant.

Finally...

Finally this is how my wall with family pictures and handmade frames look like...

Together...

Framing our togetherness through words...
Made this frame by using old maps (as the base for the frame) then cut out a few words and stuck on the frame.