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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...

Diwali diya decoration ideas at home

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Diya decoration with CD rangoli | eco friendly For this simple CD craft , draw rangoli designs on CDs with cotton bud dipped in honey.  Sprinkle semolina and tap gently to remove excess semolina ( or rava ).  A beautiful and easy Diwali diya decoration is ready for us to decorate our homes and show off. The lighting of diyas gives a beautiful and divine ambiance for this easy craft for Diwali Apply honey inside the patterns and paste kundan stones Diwali diya decoration with floating rangoli  Probably one of the most innovative and creative ways of decorating our homes with rangoli is using a floating rangoli and using the floating rangoli to light a diya.  The steps are as   Fill water in a vessel almost to the brim. Sprinkle rice flour throughout the water surface so that it forms a thin layer. Now place a CD rangoli or any other CD art on the surface of the water. In the remaining space draw rangoli patterns to decorate around t...