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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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Artificial jewellery for wedding pics

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Apart from rangoli and few other craft types I try to create; I also try some artificial jewellery designs on my own.  All craft ideas I do are amateur attempts      However, I would like to share most of them that are relevant to the idea of Rangoli-sans-dots - rangoli, kolam and some art and craft ideas to do it yourself. We can also use artificial or imitation jewellery a. (made for this purpose - if it made by us - it gives us a lot of satisfaction)  Some of the jewellery made by me and used in various decorations are in the images below.  Trinkets in various designs are available ready-made They have to be assembled into a necklace.   Our imagination is the key to get the final design.  Also, it is time-consuming and needs lots of patience. Artificial jewellery - necklaces, earrings are quite easy to make.  What we need is time and patience. All the parts of the jewellery are available separately.  We have to purchase them and ...
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rangoli kolam for wedding decoration

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  kolam around a plate - traditional decoration for wedding  Turmeric powder is mixed white rangoli powdeer  till the colour turns yellowish.  Simple decorations  Lotus patterns before the banana leaf or plate.  Turmeric powder is considered to be auspicious hence it is added to the kola podi.   Some designs are given in the images. Also drawn at home for festivals. This is a double or rettai ezhai kolam - the two ezhai or lines drawn simultaneously. I have shown images of rangoli designs drawn before a banana leaf ( vazhai ilai decoration).  Traditionally this leaf is used for serving meals for weddings and other functions.   For important festivals like Varalakshmi Vratham, Ganesh Chathurti, Navaratri there is also a tradition of decorating the banana leaf or plate on which the naivedyam is served to the family members with this type of kolam. For the leaves on which the bride and bridegroom dine, more elaborate kolam can be dra...
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