Swarovski

My Swarovski party handbag.The crystal is an original Swarovski crystal.

Miscellaneous "vintage"

So am in the mood of recollecting all those things which are once trending like crazy but have now become extinct.Thats why I call it "vintage".
Remember your frilly birthday frocks when you were young? those ultra puffed short sleeved frocks.The more the puff the happier you got.I couldn't find the most appropriate images but here are a few




Does anybody remember the goodies that came in the lays packets?yaa 'tazos' is what am referring about.Now-a-days the maximum we could get from a packet is "air".



This is my personal favorite.Its those things which change when you change the angle of viewing I dunno what its called.

"Vintage" cartoon

If you were born in the 1990's you would definitely know what I am talking about.
Remember the cartoon network of our childhood days? Now that's what I call cartoons,and not these rubbish subnormal cartoon characters which air these days.
The old version of mickey mouse cartoon which was totally non-verbal yet incredibly entertaining.




We all remember the tales of the Jungle book of course.The funny Baloo and Mowgli duo or the grumpy Bagheera.




I bet everyone still remembers the tunes of 'The Adams family" with the snapping of the fingers or the actions of captain planet song.



Don't we still adore duck tales and recollect uncle Scrooges famous swim in his gold coins.



And last but not the least our very famous robot "Vicki".Yes! 'Small wonder' is exactly what I am talking about.I know this isn't a cartoon but it is a part of our "vintage" tv shows right?

Simple jute bag makeover

I got this jute bag somewhere.Simply loved the press print on it.
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But then I felt it looks a tad bit simple and it needed something to make it look a bit presentable.So I stitched these violet and pink buttons on it.and tadaaa! look how it turned out to be!

Baggit

Baggit is one brand where every piece it cut to sophistication.I know most of the handbags have this 'corporate' look to them but its well timed with urban chicness.Also Baggit doesn't use leather.Not that am into PETA or anything but I really wouldn't fancy a dead animals skin under my arms.They are no doubt a little expensive but its all worth the money.They run for a good 2-3 years.

My personal Baggit collection.Its not much but I hope to increase it someday.
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My statement coco blue laptop bag.
Its spacious enough to keep a small notebook laptop.Its great to keep notes straight and not get it crumpled.






My daily use wallet.

It actually looks very compact but actually very spacious and has a compartment for everything.
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This is my most favorite party clutch.It also comes in bronze.

Bharat natyam

Ah yes! I did do Bharatnatyam for a whooping 12 yrs.Being from a south Indian family my mom enrolled me at the age of 4.Well I continued to dance till I was 15.But then with the board exam stress and pressure I decided to take a break.But erm this break still continues :P.I did complete 6 levels out of 7.The last one is still left.
Bharatnatyam isn't boring unlike the myth that a lot of Bollywood dance lovers spread.Its a form of grace traditional art which only a handful understand.I still miss it.The soothing and the calming effect you get when you dance is unbelievable.
I miss the whole 'dressing up' part before the shows.The extravagant makeup,the over extended eyeliners,those huge gold jewellery,the smell of those ginormous gajras,and the wrap of those half sarees, and the red altas....the whole excitement has a magic of its own.
These are some of my personal favorite collection of jewellery.



This one is called the Laxmimala.It has gold coins with a stamp of goddess Laxmi on it,hence the name.Its a signature favorite of a every Bharatnatyam dancer.This is bought from a shop in matunga where you get all traditional dance accessories.



This one is this traditional Indian wedding type jewellery.But it looks great along with the Laxmimala and silk sarees with golden color border.This again is bought from the shop in matunga.



This is what I call the sun and moon jewellery.Without this the entire outfit is incomplete.Its like a 'must-have'.The sun and moon is similar to lord Shiva,where he wears the sun and the moon on his hair.Bharatnatyam revolves around Lord Shiva as it dances for Nataraja the lord of dance who is an avatar of Lord Shiva who dances to the destruction of the universe.



Ghungrus.Again an indispensable part of the entire outfit.Without having it on its like drinking water without a glass.Ghungrus gives a rhythmic aspect to the dance as well helps audience hear the complex footwork.

Fashashi-Shirin Godhrawala

The top is made by Shirin.Its chick and can be worn as a casual as well as a party outfit.It can be worn as an off-shoulder as well as on both. The necklace is again custom made by her.It would go well with black skinny denims.




Its a 3 layered beaded neck piece which the best part is she gifted it to me :D.

p.s- she also makes bikinis ;)


Lots of exciting and completely unique things coming up from brand Fashashi.Wayy to go Shirin :D

The black lace

Blace lace top-Shirin(fashashi)
Leggings-any regular shop
bangles-vero moda
handbag-baggit

This beautiful black lace top is made by my friend Shirin who is this amazinggg fashion designer.Its so classy and can be worn for a perfect night out.

Going ethnic.

I have never been a fan of jazzy shiny stuff.Am basically attracted to a little more matured type of things.Everything that i own is more or less ethnic.The bronze junk jewelery,or the gold Egyptian style,the heavy ornaments or the pastel colors are so beautiful to look at.For me they give this soothing almost majestic like effect.Colaba causeway is one place where you get such stuff for a cheap bargain.Here are some of my favorite picks.


My favorite purple earrings.I bought them from causeway at a cheap bargain of 40Rs.It gives your entire look an extra edge.There is no need to pair it up with heavy necklace or bangles because it would look like some chaos going on.Also available in pastel red.



This is my 2nd favorite neck piece which I love wearing on plain white tops.I bought this from some exhibition on MMRDA grounds(Bandra) for 300Rs.You could get something similar for a lesser amount in causeway.



I haven't even used this one yet.Just waiting to buy a right outfit to match it.Its again for causeway for 75Rs.



I call this the "alpha male" among all my necklace collections.No! in fact among everything I own as of now.I zeemmblyy lobbe it.I bought this from kala ghoda festival from an artisan from Hydrabad.Its for 350Rs(they don't bargain :( ).
It looks good on anything you wear right from black to white to red.


Among the other things that were there are shown in this pick.Lack of money made me buy only one :(.This year i"ll definitely buy 4-5 of them.

Christmas vanilla cake.

Hungry? I can understand :P.Imagine the pleasure of making and eating it whole :P.
Anyway it really is soo convenient to make.I used the Pilsbury vanilla cake mix for the sponge base cake.The icing is again Pilsbury flavored vanilla icing ready to spread.For the top chocolate design.I just melted a regular dairy milk+butter+water and spread it in a random order all over with a spoon.And here it was!To give it that christmas effect I added some decoration from my xmas tree which are totally indedible :P.You could get mazypans or even ready made edible xmas decorations for cake from any market.