[ad_1] ‘Tis that time of the year again when homes welcome ginormous trees adorned with sparkling baubles, vibrant ribbons, and ornaments handed down over generations. Spaces are spruced up with festive wreaths, candy canes, and even the upholstery gets a makeover with festive prints. This year, we take you on a rather sustainable route and […]
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[ad_1] In a tiny hamlet at rustic Dasanapura in Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, a group of women deftly shape fine slivers of bamboo to make beautiful bamboo lanterns in different shapes to hold fairy lights that promise to bring the twinkle of stars into your homes for Christmas. The fairy light holders in green, red, orange […]
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[ad_1] December 24, 2022 10:37 pm | Updated 10:51 pm IST – Bethlehem (Palestinian Territories) Members of a Palestinian scout band walk during Christmas celebrations, with Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa (not seen), in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters With a giant evergreen tree, colourful […]
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[ad_1] Furoshikli wraps by Aeshaane | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Furoshikli wraps by Aeshaane At Aeshaane, all the remains of yesterday are taken and turned in into art, literally and figuratively. The retail store believes in sustainable and eco friendly ways of repurposing their products and their packaging. Read more |The eco-friendly New Year gifting […]
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[ad_1] Come December, every corner of Jaikumari Rajenesh’s house in Thiruvananthapuram gets a dash of Christmas colours in red, green and gold. But the decoration is not complete till she sets out her treasured 35-year-old Nativity set comprising baby Jesus, Mary, Joseph, shepherds, the three wise men, the angels, sheep, oxen and camels. “That is […]
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[ad_1] Hand-embroidered journals by Tanya Bahl The self-taught artist based in Ladakh draws inspiration from the minute details she spots in Nature, and this is evident in her intricate artwork featuring delicate cosmos flowers, lantern lilies, Athangudi tiles and the Portuguese Azulejo. Read more |A zero-waste gift packaging guide for Christmas and New Year Tanya, […]
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[ad_1] Faylene and Godfrey Lobo’s house in Vypin is Christmas-ready, well almost. The Christmas tree will have to wait until the painters are done with the maintenance. It is usually up to coincide with Advent. Faylene has however started work on the confections and savouries that will be part of the consoad. While in Portugal […]
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[ad_1] Garlands and wreaths, fairy lights, ornaments and bows… it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Traditionalists believe that the holiday season isn’t in full swing until the Christmas tree is kitted out, but there are other small and simple ways to incorporate the sights and smells of this magical time into your home. […]
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[ad_1] Discarded wood barn homes at The Carpenters Ark | Photo Credit: Mary Malini Cowbells at A Bee In The Garden Every Christmas, Soumya Thomas-Joseph and her team at the Bengaluru-based studio craft a range of handmade products such as ornaments, gift bags, fabric baskets, and Christmas stockings using locally sourced fabric. “Our raw materials […]
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[ad_1] Sitting and working with my hands at a loom in Kathmandu, I come to realise that the meditative art of weaving was not what I had hoped it would be. Instead, as a left-handed person, I was floundering with getting the warp and weft in the right order, and found that the malleable water […]
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