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Easy rangoli designs - beginners

30+ rangoli kolam simple designs  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 w...
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Oleander flower garland

Nerium oleander garland
The traditional method of making a thick garland  with these flowers.  I have used pink oleander .  This method results in such a dense garland that it is a feast to the eyes.  I am sure you will love it. 

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Another close up view

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Tie flowers at the top and bottom at the centre  of a thread
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Turn 
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String goes round the flower placed , every time 
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Another view of the string going around

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Flowers are placed such that the stalk  rests on the string on the bottom side

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Another view of the string going around

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Cut off excess thread
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Tie both ends to hold all the flowers together

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We can add artificial flowers  also at the centre of the garland

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Oleander is called arali poo in Tamil or vice versa arali is called oleander in English.  This garland can be offered to deities in temples particularly Amman, Lakshmi  temples.  We can also use for Pooja decorations for Dasara and Varamahalakshmi Habba.  It can also be used for natural flower craft projects or ideas.

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