handmade creativity...

<div style="text-align: left;">Today I am featuring two very talented young women <b><a href="http://kanikabahl.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Kanika Bahl</span></a></b> of <b><i><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/anekdesigns"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Anek Designs</span></a></i></b> and <b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bangalore-India/kye/114795635761?ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Kalyani Ganapathy</span></a></b> of <b><i><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bangalore-India/kye/114795635761?ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Kye</span></a></i></b><i>.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Kanika Bahl is a textile designer from NID and has recently started her own Etsy Shop called <b><i><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/anekdesigns"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Anek Designs</span></a></i>. </b>She designs handcrafted home furnishings and accessories.</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506559883642657602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQwt1d4p31vhtSJuYK_qtJrz01dyd3q7z8X4cK11n317IjZoXGMYn5hmsA7WfcuTJppoEsOKK8kuXATcpkXERBJ5Q4snLbTtZlf1jEBRg9F7QF1DIL1f5qC3iwqc_S5mZl9LJx79ZZ_w/s400/kan2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /><div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Brocade Fabric Gift Envelopes</i></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506559890570722610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigRCamrzzUC6k6Q1F89lfMfFGzCWA8-4Kwy7Woi1t69nlr2wyjlIWf9X-9Oe70J0grkOMck_BZ1MW_CrMOxma5m5D-V6C8AS3lI68v1AqmpJ1IgCckjNxSHbPAtJokkQke6kEM8FponE/s400/kan1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" /><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Colourful Fabric Gift Envelopes</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506559900513324962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoisG0NRc_oLt8s4nNsSU2j6xmucajA_7S_i602bc-cHSkvStH0uIFHjFusXHMXAWwsaBTggRIPd2Gn5wsBN3EpC0D3bd7jF2xibjXsvIgERDtI6LcYYkAk9GIFOgqiYyIwZEHdm8Myqs/s400/kan3.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 325px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Kantha work mobile pouches</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506559907689927266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LTzvGPP3l8r-cRJWvdjxb1ys6-MApIdizDf5b_RzB2E2W9PkElaL9t33SkJHJSPuZ0iyLIoxawkav5_m7-9vdwc3QXFS01hGEAB2YVOrCQ2Dv_MowbbGBJUB20G2ixVuwd9DqRUv2-Q/s400/kan4.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Potli Keyrings</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Do drop by at her blog,<b> </b><a href="http://kanikabahl.blogspot.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">...AND ANOTHER</span></b></a> or <b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/anekdesigns?ref=em"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Anek Designs</span></a></b> on Etsy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Kalyani Ganapathy</b> is an illustrator/artist and also the creator of <b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bangalore-India/kye/114795635761?ref=ss">Kye</a></b>. A venture where she designs home furnishings and accessories.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bangalore-India/kye/114795635761?ref=ss">Kye</a></b> has just launched their monsoon collection of handcrafted cushion covers called <b>Monsoon Struck</b></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506567348864831922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVyJsvtaXTn-j1EVoIFcY72f0smQsuCO3BnPED01wx6vG4EaGQ71x2X2de_whrIC72HvYQfvixIxCbA8vfCjO4Fgy-k2TNafYpDEtWVYdT6C_czfkL8OG2qguuk9eueI3maJr-vLTwAo/s400/kye1.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Embrace</i>, screen printed and hand embroidered cushion cover</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506567372914912274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdUR35os1Ac2iyqL8rLWC6z9IrV3BrZm9iAqn5IftpYCxukcft8mN5qh47_C6TTMgpcDka_wFPW493wohw0cK2CwRUd87OxOSKhiki0W9tApj4UOMTU-dLUhA0mKg6AACf14LkzE40ZE/s400/kye3.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px; " /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Siesta</i>, screen printed and hand embroidered cushion cover</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506567369576445042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HaCdPv6V-wd7faOXwYgc_WSo8xpqnqTzPov2jMiXAyZ9OYQfW5_NGYZiqoYdwi-jlkt76l9fEfOHs7kmjr8SVpP-z88gZpyLG75G7nHa3rkZnjPd0L7QusiafPf5hJY9g0TxQAqsWpk/s400/kye2.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Birdie</i>, screen printed and hand embroidered cushion cover.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You can order online by writing to <b>Kalyani</b> of <b><i>Kye</i></b> at writetokye@gmail.com.</div></div>

handmade creativity...

Today I am featuring two very talented young women Kanika Bahl of Anek Designs and Kalyani Ganapathy of Kye . Kanika Bahl is a textile de...

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Mallipoo story...

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzf3ORltcgC49lvM-qNGFXaW-_Px8S-78_-eSaxySnAYzoXnDlruo70l0Tl4EtlRSDH3GBmH8AvINyapekYDAdJrOl5EYgg_xtl0ci3-nT-VMmQpqT97VbdZj2cqVr1X86wv-HzVmzeV0r/s1600-h/mallipoo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347756980111196626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzf3ORltcgC49lvM-qNGFXaW-_Px8S-78_-eSaxySnAYzoXnDlruo70l0Tl4EtlRSDH3GBmH8AvINyapekYDAdJrOl5EYgg_xtl0ci3-nT-VMmQpqT97VbdZj2cqVr1X86wv-HzVmzeV0r/s400/mallipoo.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" /></a>Right now this beautiful painting by <a href="http://surfkye.com/blog/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kalyani Ganapathy</span> </a>called <em><strong>Ponnuku Mallipoo Asai</strong> translated 'A little girl likes jasmine flowers'</em> adorns the orange wall in my daughter's room.<br /><br />The story~<br />Last year when I featured Kalyani's work<a href="http://rangdecor.blogspot.com/2008/07/illustration-love.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> here, </span></a>I fell in love with this little girl called Mayuri in the painting, she so needed to be in my daughter's room. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhailVcv_jQx9XUl9Wg281yNSxg0s5iXiPccPlY3712L7jW2pZ95EIXbNeYvJ2UQXKLqGVOH951eMTECNh8sl6ETGmcTlYUQl1Q5H_MgdKXuNkP0ZAF8t64E8HfDtHXXr3QOf8YgJ1APjcI/s1600-h/dur3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347756984233868034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhailVcv_jQx9XUl9Wg281yNSxg0s5iXiPccPlY3712L7jW2pZ95EIXbNeYvJ2UQXKLqGVOH951eMTECNh8sl6ETGmcTlYUQl1Q5H_MgdKXuNkP0ZAF8t64E8HfDtHXXr3QOf8YgJ1APjcI/s400/dur3.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" /></a>We were in the process of moving to our new home and I had already visualised how the painting would look in my daughter's room. Kalyani has used acrylic on canvas and has really made the little girl come to life:-)<br /><br />Will post more pictures from my daughter's room, which still is work in progress.<br /><br />Do visit Kalyani's site <a href="http://surfkye.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Surfkye</span></a>, to see some of her gorgeous work.<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>

Mallipoo story...

Right now this beautiful painting by Kalyani Ganapathy called Ponnuku Mallipoo Asai translated 'A little girl likes jasmine flowers...

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