Toy storage Ideas for kids

Day by day my sweetie pie's toys are getting endless that I should definitely find more and more ways to get it organized and ease her access to everything.
And here is the result of my findings in the web :)

A clean,simple and complete idea of toy storage is here.

You can make few by yourself to make the storage more attractive and cost effective.

The tutorial of the above can be found at http://www.positivelysplendid.com/2011/02/lets-make-something-together-lined.html

 Another super way of making storage bins by yourself.

The tutorial is from the site,  http://www.naptimecrafters.com/2012/06/collapsible-storage-bins-tutorial.html


If you want a transparent storage for toys like legos,you can definitely try this one.

And the tutorial goes here, http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2011/12/clear-toy-storage-bags-with-drawstring-closure.html

If there is a nursery you try to build up for your kiddo, here is a fantastic funny way for storing toys.I loved it much :D

 Some other options are

 Happy storing toys :) :) :)

Mango Icecream!!!!!!! as simple as that :)

Me n my hubby are 2 great mango lovers n always like mangoes in all forms to eat :)
Very happy with the arrival of mango season, he bought mangoes and we fought it to be sour and cant be eaten as it is :(
Now its time for me to google all possible and easy mango dishes ;)
I made Mango lassi(Mango+curd+sugar) two times, but I wanted to do Mango icecream with the remaining mangoes badly!!
So after a big search for simple recipes,here goes my simple yet tasty version of making mango icecream.

Blend fresh cream in the blender for 2 mins and add condensed milk to it.Blend again for 2 mins and add mango puree to it and blend again for 3/4 mins.Pour the blend to the bowl and set in the freezer for atleast 4 hours.

The result would be like this.

It tasted like a pure ditto of mango kulfi we get from stores, if you want it 2 be smooth like the ice cream blend it in your blender again for 10 mins after 4 hours and again freeze till it is complete set.
All mango maniacs like us would definitely love it.Worth trying.. :)

Kaaju Katli :P

Today my taste buds tempted me to do Kaaju Katli after seeing a wonderful blog Rak's Kitchen.She's available @ Facebook as well.All her recipes are too good to try :)
http://www.rakskitchen.net/2011/08/kaju-katli-diwali-sweet-recipes.html

Even after reading all her notes, there were some mistakes at my side which made the katli not so "WOWWWWWWW" :(
It was little oily and I missed grinding the kaaju so smooth that I can feel very small chunks when I eat it :P

Lessons learned from my side.
1. Never open the mixie jar when you grind the cashews.
2. Dont add the complete cashew powder to the jeera.Have some left unused so that even if the katli goes sticky you can add it later when you knead.
3. My own decision would be to keep a little jeera out too,so that it can be added if something goes wrong.

Peasant Top

I wanted to try a peasant top for my sweet heart n was convinced to go with this tutorial (as usual, after a big search in the ocean :) )
http://prudentbaby.com/2010/05/baby-kid/peasant-blouse-2/

But I made a few differences to it.I didnt want to create an elastic neckline so I just closed the neck without making any loop for elastic insertion and then sewed the elastic to back of the neck.Also added elastic to the back of the sleeves.This looked so good than the original one,with the effect of ruffles in the neck and the sleeves :)
Then comes the another difference in the hip part of the original version.I didnt wanted to put elastic even here n so just added ruffles to it and left it as it is.
Here is the tutorial of how to make ruffles.
http://www.aprettycoollife.com/2010/04/how-to-make-ruffle.html
Believe me it looked wonderful on her.
Dont go much with the photographs, I'm poor @ the skill :P

Simple yet beautiful frock for my princess

I had a self embroided black cloth material and wanted to sew a frock for my lill on.
After analyzing various patterns in internet I decided to go with my own very simple pattern to try.
I believed it would look good on her and offcourse it did.Everyone who sees her in that was commenting it to be good and it made me happy too ;)



I was not able to put step by step picture since it is also one of my early projects before the odea of the blog.But it is so simple that doesn't need step by step instructions.
The pattern is very simple as you can see.

You can adjust the width,length and height of the dress according to your kid.
Hem the sleeves and neckline.You need not  hem the bottom part since we would be adding ruffles at the end.I added a zipper at the back to make her comfortable when wearing it.
You can refer the below site for how to make ruffles.
 http://www.aprettycoollife.com/2010/04/how-to-make-ruffle.html

I make ruffles in a looooong piece of cloth and cut it at the end as I go on sewing.
Make ruffles for the bottom and sleeves.
The finished frock is here.

 

For all bag lovers!!

When Chintu's Diaper bag worn out, I wanted to buy a new one specially I was thinking a lot about if I can make a one myself for my dearmost person in the world.

I was so happy to find soooo many tutorials for so many lovely bags, but I should consider few points in my mind..my sewing skill offcourse ;) I could not take a pattern too complicate to sew, the availability of materials, time taken to complete the bag.

The ocean of bags tutorial is this. http://diybaglover.blogspot.in/
and this. http://www.bhg.com/crafts/sewing/accessories/easy-to-sew-bags/#page=16
The above is the site which I used to follow everyday for so many updated and new ideas all over the world.



Even though I was so eager doing this bag, http://www.sewcando.com/2012/01/making-laminated-messenger-bag.html, I was convinced and pulled towards towards this model,since the tutorial is picture clear and it was upto my sewing skill :D http://cocojdesigns.blogspot.in/2009/05/annas-diaper-bag-tutorial.html

But I made few alterations to the original version.I wanted 2 packets outside instead of 1 and also wanted a 
big single packet at the other side as well.
The only difference is I didnt used a batting to quilt the cloth since till date I could not find any store in Mumbai where I can find batting(It would be a great help if somebody who reads this direct me to one).

I finished the packets and the outer layer.It was so nice other than the fact that it was not stiff at al since I didnt use batting :(
But I didnt want to waste or loose the bag.So I just added ruffles,zipper and straps to it and made it as my shopping bag :D
This was really helpful and nice for me since we used to buy plastic carry bags everywhere we go and now we just fold it to keep inside my baby's diaper bag and use it when needed. :)

Gel wax candle

http://www.craftionary.net/2012/02/make-easy-gel-wax-candle-tutorial.html

A Wonderful idea to make cheap and beautiful gel wax candle which made me WOWWWWWWWW at the first glance.
Note: This is one of my favorite blogs from where I get lot of inspirations and ideas.A wonderful site indeed.

Another Lovely Valentine Day idea to cook

http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/chocolate-raspberry-hearts/4dd3a0d9-b0ff-48f4-98fb-10d24766ff1e/?ESRC=16033&WT.mc_id=partner_facebook_pillsbury

I found this receipe just a week after the Valentine's day which made me feel I missed preparing it this year :( But I've thought to prepare it for our Wedding anniversary for which I should wait for 7 more months :D

Skirts Skirts Skirts, for all skirt lovers :)

For all Skirt lovers.
This might look like a big post, making you lazy to read, but trust me I have posted all the links/tutorials after a big search for easy 1s and you would love all of it :)

http://frugalandthriving.com.au/2009/48-free-skirt-tutorials/

http://craftstew.com/sewing/free-skirt-patterns

There are huge varieties of skirts which you can try at home.I started with a very basic simple skirt easy to sew,but it looked too good if we try it out in the cloth/material we really love.
http://www.lisaclarke.net/2008/04/14/i-like-my-skirts-fast-and-cheap-a-tutorial/
Above is the tutorial for that and below is my version of it.

 

I haven't took any step by step pictures or tutorials for my works till date so that I should refer to the tutorials from which I happened to try.Going forward I wish to take photos and create tutorials in my way :)

 

Next I happened to try the simple A line Skirt for my sweet little pie.It was also so simple to make and it looked great when I made it with ruffles.Here is the tutorial for it.
http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2009/04/spring-sewing-sew-a-ruffle-skirt/
In fact, the above site is one of my all time favorite to refer for several ideas.The instructions will also be so simple to follow.
and here is my version of it :)

Next is the Peasant skirt, which completely depends on the measurement and calculation.But believe me,with little concentration its so easy to make and will look so good when wore.
The tutorial can be found @ Point No. 15 in the http://frugalandthriving.com.au/2009/48-free-skirt-tutorials/ page.It is a pdf file which you can either download to your PC or your can directly open to view the tutorial in a PDF reader.
 and here is my version again :)

 Next I wanted to make a skirt for me and after seeing so many patterns I was convinced to try Panel skirt but for this you might need a cloth of atleast 2 meters for an adult skirt.
The tutorial goes here http://www.corduroydreams.com/2011/01/easy-panel-skirt.html The instructions are so simple and easy to follow.
My finished 1 looks like this :)

I have lot of other skirts in mind as well But for now I would like to stop the post coz, I myself might feel like a skirt maniac when I read this post again :D

Hearts in coffee/custard/cake

http://de-gulle-aarde.blogspot.in/2012/02/aardbei-hartjes.html

A very simple way to put Hearts in cake/custard/coffee.Would be more special if we can try it as one of the ideas for a special valentine's day ;) Even if you cant understand the language,the pictures are very self explanatory that I love the tutorial much.

One of the best Embroidery site I found in Internet :)

http://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/reference/picture-dictionary/

I'm not so familiar with all the stiches and embroideries but I loved all the work from this site and wanted to try some for my sweety's dresses.Looking for some ideas on this.

My First post

I was thinking about blogging for a very long time just to get inspiration from people who are interested in cooking,designing,sewing like me and to inspire people who love to start from the scratch.I was a busy programmer since my delivery and i turned out to be a wonderful mom n home maker after that.Above all,I love being a home maker much more than being a programmer even though I miss my job and friends sometimes.I believe that most moms will agree with me.You can find posts on the matters/things/creations/designs I loved from the Internet and the creations I make for my home and for my sweet little princess,Chintu.Last, I would like to wish myself........"Happy Blogging!!!" :D