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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 artificial toran at home

How to make OHP sheet toran at home for Diwali
What we need

OHP sheet and butter paper
3D glitter
Glass colour
Fancy lace
Fabric glue
Craft trinkets ( pearl chain )

Note:  After using glass colours or 3D glitter, or fabric glue allow 10 minutes to pass so that the toran element dries completely

This toran can be a fancy decoration for these festivals. Also, in USA and UK where we get real mango leaves but the price may be on the higher side, we can make this mango leaf  thoranam to symbolically represent the décor. 

 Mango leaf thoranams are associated with auspicious occasions and festivals

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Gold colour 3D glitter for veins and border so that they can be seen in contrast
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Green glass colours for leaf
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Fabric glue - the advantage is that it becomes transparent after drying
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Craft items like pearl chain or stone stain for decoration
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Make a cardboard template of a leaf
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Place the leaf template on butter paper and mark outline of the leaf

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Place the Over head projector sheet on butter paper.  Since it is transparent the outline is visible clearly .  Draw the outline of the leaf on the OHP sheet with 3D glitter.
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Paste the pearl chain on the outline.  Cut excess chain after measuring
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Fill the leaf with green colur
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Draw the veins with 3D glitter.

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Cut and remove the leaf from the OHP sheet
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Paste the leaf on the fancy lace

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Cut the excess lace after measuring the length of the thoranam required.  Paste the elements suitably at regular intervals as shown in the image below.
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