Happy Diwali 2011

The clear blue sky,
The scent of flowers,
The colours of Rangoli,
And the sound of crackers.

The gifts and sweets from dear ones,
And the getting of their love,
The light of the candles below,
And the dazzling fireworks up above.

Lighting lamps at our homes,
Making the less fortunate smile,
Putting on new apparels,
Show our friends some style.

Paying respects to the gods,
And decorating for them the thali,
This is what the occasion is all about,
This is the spirit of Deepavali.

Poem Courtsey :- http://diwalipoems.wordpress.com/

Handmade Diwali Greeting Cards

Diwali is a festival of lights.Diwali involves the lightning of small clay lamps (diyas) filled with  oil  to symbolize good winning over evil. At night, fireworks light up the sky for the celebration. You can use this light theme to create some beautiful Diwali greeting cards to share with your friends and family during this festive season.My daughter made this greeting cards for her  grandparents.

Materials Needed:-

# Plain card stock
# Colored Papers
# Scissors
# Pencil
# Glue stick
# Letter stickers
# Glitter glue pens
# Markers
# Crayons
# Kundan / Rhine stones

How to Prepare:-

1) Cut and fold a plain card stock to the size card you want to make.

2) Use a pencil to draw a light outline of a diya, a small, round, bowl-shaped oil burning lamp . Above the diya, draw a flame in the shape of a teardrop.

3) Use letter stickers or die cuts to spell out "Happy Diwali" across the top of the card or Write a Diwali greeting across the bottom of the card cover with your glitter glue. Allow the glue to dry.

4)  Decorate the Diya with markers ,Crayons, Glitter glue ,Glitters ,Rhine stones etc.

5) Print your message for the inside of the card on a light-colored piece of paper. Cut it to fit the inside of the card and glue it to the card stock.

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Happy Diwali !

May this Light of Happiness...Light up your Life.
May this Diwali be...The most sparkling and Lightening...
The Sights and Sounds filling up your Heart...with Joy and Happiness...
Wishing You All a Very Happy and Prosperous Diwali !!!!

Diya Decorations

Diwali is also called as "Deepavali".Deepavali means row of lights.Diwali is the festival of lights .Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps (diyas) or Deep filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil.Diyas are one of the most significant of Diwali decorations and are lit to worship the gods and goddesses. People light up their houses and shops.Beautiful colorful diyas or earthen lamps of all shapes and sizes are available in the markets during diwali time. . .These Diyas are used for decorating the entire home and premises during all the five days of diwali festival.The Diyas are filled with ghee or oil. They act as fuel for the diya and a wick, usually made of cotton, is adjusted in the diya.

Here are some tips to decorate Diyas /Deep / Deepak :-

1) Just get the plain earthen lamp diyas from the market and decorate them.
2) Make your diyas look more beautiful by coloring them with different colors.
3) Paint the ordinary diyas with acrylic colors or poster colors or terracotta colours.
4) You can also paint diyas with 3-D colours.
5) You can paint the diyas and when paint is wet that time only you can sprinkle some glitters.
6) Decorate diyas with some small decorative shells, beads, sequins, glass pieces, mirrors ,golden laces, zaris ,bindis ,glitters and stick them on the edge of the diyas.
So paint the Diyas and light them around your house. The diyas on which you have done your decorations look more beautiful and stunning as you light them up.

Here are the some diyas decorated for you. :-)

Decorated with beautiful stars and kundan flowers. My friends liked it very much.

Have painted these diyas with blue and white color . Have done simple tikali work on it.

Diya decorated with terracotta paint and glitters look very beautiful.

 

So try out and decorate your house this Diwali with beautiful homemade decorative diyas. :-)

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