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Easy rangoli designs - beginners

Though I have drawn all the designs myself personally I am thankful to my family for the inputs, information and help in drafting all the posts so far.  I have used the terms kolam  rangoli quite freely in all the posts. Probably there would have been differences based on classical (!) explanations in the past but today kolams can also be colourful like rangolis both in the free hand and dots type  I find that even the terms rangoli kolam and kolam rangoli are used at  present. The only area where I think kolam are different are in sikku kolam and arisi maavu kolam. Both are beautiful, challenging and can be intricate . Rangoli is muggulu in Telugu and so this post will be useful for those in search of small and simple muggulu for beginners.  This post   may have answers  kutty rangoli /kolam designs The rangoli in the image below is one of the basic designs that can be used for learning.   Form a star with two inverted triangles.   ...

How to make waste cd wall hanging

A simple and easy project that can be tried by adults and kids alike.  However for kids it is advisable to do it under adult supervision , particularly while  handling the clay and when using a pair of scissors.  Scissors with edges rounded are available and they may be used by children.

Projects based on waste or old CDs are in great demand for school projects and as holiday home work for summer holidays.  This idea may be useful if one is searching for something like this.

.How to make best out of waste CD | wall hanging | wall decor | through images

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The pictures below show how we can make the best use of old and waste CDs to get a beautiful decor for our walls.

The first picture shows a wall hanging made from old waste cds using ready made flowers.

The second picture shows how it can be used as an organiser on wall to hold some light weight articles.

Take three old compact discs.  Apply acrylic paint with a brush radially from the centre towards the circumference.  Apply two or three times so that the paint spreads evenly without brush marks

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The paint dries quickly.  Prepare three such CDs as shown in the pic below

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Take chemical clay and blend the two parts well till the clay turns white .  Make small spheres of clay as shown in the next image below

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Place one ball of clay on the top of one CD , place the bottom of the next CD over it and press gently so that both cds stick together through the clay

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Stick the three CDs and wait for around 10 minutes for the clay to set.

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Using 3D glitter make simple decorations on the painted compact discs

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Take a paper cup and cut it into two halves using a pair of scissors

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Apply  acrylic paint of contrasting colour on one half of the paper cup with a brush

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Using glue stick the half paper cup to the CD.  Glue can be applied to the edge of the cup that is to be stuck and also on the CD

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Take a thick thread , I have used a golden thread for decor purposes.  Apply glue to the thread as shown and stick to bottom of the top CD as shown in the second photo below.

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An already made wall hanging is shown in the picture below.  We can decorate the paper cup portion using 3D glitter
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