DECORATING FOR A FIRST HOME

<br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />LONG DISTANCE DECORATING</div><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I have the most adorable clients far away in Houston.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3Dy0GRr_VNJnSdoAsp7LdWAMHW4p1IYcNW262pg0oRZnWWgiJUn47eXrqGJOKH8P7S6xlivXk1doYMf1GW8l7EpC7hGWQtNqZdDpYTzx49NMKlAW9PVK9BMbu5q94xQpYaWTyUpgHvKg/s1600/216564_10150179263463184_1614046_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3Dy0GRr_VNJnSdoAsp7LdWAMHW4p1IYcNW262pg0oRZnWWgiJUn47eXrqGJOKH8P7S6xlivXk1doYMf1GW8l7EpC7hGWQtNqZdDpYTzx49NMKlAW9PVK9BMbu5q94xQpYaWTyUpgHvKg/s640/216564_10150179263463184_1614046_n.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />It's been a big year for them....<br><br />They have a new baby - their first</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2gImZpW7aOKHSWTe8p34c5q8ZCFZ3NEvEs7hDcRU0p3W55H0ykAQVKo3CkiivJFboQQ9ePlXcXLB7WOHIkHw8i_bBDBy6HVT30uIJEhxhyphenhyphen5lxTfzXQD4RDkOyjdGvzrY5-_9PklkUoF1/s1600/558888_10100691911540699_2006342759_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2gImZpW7aOKHSWTe8p34c5q8ZCFZ3NEvEs7hDcRU0p3W55H0ykAQVKo3CkiivJFboQQ9ePlXcXLB7WOHIkHw8i_bBDBy6HVT30uIJEhxhyphenhyphen5lxTfzXQD4RDkOyjdGvzrY5-_9PklkUoF1/s640/558888_10100691911540699_2006342759_n.jpg" width="426"></a></div><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLE0YE2sm-yxObyvejn_AyCuVibiEdtr2TBaiOco5sRstObmczd94LvpaZox8OuF-ZtuqL8hRDv3MtlGVfOFm6m0TVvSfdhE32xKV3ge6b9SQRb97RX6-uLclz3p-aY_HZi1o0VZBb_ue1/s1600/3604_10100691926321079_286568496_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLE0YE2sm-yxObyvejn_AyCuVibiEdtr2TBaiOco5sRstObmczd94LvpaZox8OuF-ZtuqL8hRDv3MtlGVfOFm6m0TVvSfdhE32xKV3ge6b9SQRb97RX6-uLclz3p-aY_HZi1o0VZBb_ue1/s400/3604_10100691926321079_286568496_n.jpg" width="400"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />and are buying their first home.....<br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/11/long-distance-decorating-i-have-most.html#more">Read more »</a>

DECORATING FOR A FIRST HOME

LONG DISTANCE DECORATINGI have the most adorable clients far away in Houston.It's been a big year for them....They have a new baby - their firstand are buying their first home.....Read more »…

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Indian Stores Online

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Online shopping at  <a href="http://www.cuponation.in/" target="_blank"> CupoNation</a>. A  new destination to help you save. They scout the newest deals and promotions for you that help you save money. Cuponation provides its users the latest and most lucrative deals offering huge discounts from <a href="http://www.cuponation.in/home-living-india-coupons" target="_blank">leading brands and retailers</a>. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">CupoNation love deals! Deals help the customers save money to spend on other things. So the next time you’re planning to buy something online, do check this out.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Check out the the favourite brands of Home Shop18, Fab Furnish, ebay, Flipkart, Flowers n Ferns, Ferns and Petals, GoodLife, Myntra, Jabong, Globus etc</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrcZg7PpKfhxRy-5BC0MWWiyLGvanMQyly_GWa0wxfucJfqa7L_FxZRPZw3JAkjGCEYqfLWhQdGpUNfezIcBGTRzM1aUx5eYWBinFsx4r4AXM9q5ni0XM7Zsoh4DdqNk2H-rG6P1RS3M/s1600/9311_341439082618583_1811576515_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrcZg7PpKfhxRy-5BC0MWWiyLGvanMQyly_GWa0wxfucJfqa7L_FxZRPZw3JAkjGCEYqfLWhQdGpUNfezIcBGTRzM1aUx5eYWBinFsx4r4AXM9q5ni0XM7Zsoh4DdqNk2H-rG6P1RS3M/s640/9311_341439082618583_1811576515_n.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">Every room in your house tells a story about who you are and what defines your personality. And everything you put in that room, from the art on your walls to the cups you drink your morning tea in, are building blocks that help craft that story.This is what</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"> </span><a href="http://www.roomstory.com/about-us/" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Room Story.com</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">has to tell you. To help you build our own story,there are  available a wide selection of quality products at competitive prices.</span></span><br /><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 18px;">The RoomStory.com team,  is led by Prerak Sethi and Nipun Virmani, who recently moved back from the US to setup RoomStory.com. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; line-height: 17.981481552124023px; text-align: justify;">The various brands available are Artd inox, Bohemian You, Happily Unmarried, Bianca, Basement Bazaar, Magpie, Ocean, Philips, Sorogeeka, BlackPepperdessin etc.</span></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaEDO-NO_gn1tG8qiBPN199gRolMzvVG_gRC9wFmAVIpwZ7YOLPKYrhUadxMj0KsC4beRh39Lb2gh2AOue4U9-JCDbmFi66slKTwEZYPRihN5jksYmcQvL7mjtEQRBeQfVkRl9Sbjn-8/s1600/Rugs_Mats_Carpets-Decor_Furnishings_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaEDO-NO_gn1tG8qiBPN199gRolMzvVG_gRC9wFmAVIpwZ7YOLPKYrhUadxMj0KsC4beRh39Lb2gh2AOue4U9-JCDbmFi66slKTwEZYPRihN5jksYmcQvL7mjtEQRBeQfVkRl9Sbjn-8/s400/Rugs_Mats_Carpets-Decor_Furnishings_2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNvVnMFBJe9rszfBAIZHoimOI5EQUJn8X970NqbpC5WRTr19bNDcfP_zR3abbSHJw3uL0891N4o_vhLZxtNVs1OPrwDFC9g1VuLfss2d5DIlh77fGFVjbhf3bTRH4T0hbE0aH3ecQo0c/s1600/black-masai-woman-yellow_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNvVnMFBJe9rszfBAIZHoimOI5EQUJn8X970NqbpC5WRTr19bNDcfP_zR3abbSHJw3uL0891N4o_vhLZxtNVs1OPrwDFC9g1VuLfss2d5DIlh77fGFVjbhf3bTRH4T0hbE0aH3ecQo0c/s400/black-masai-woman-yellow_1.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">cushion covers from BlackPepper dessin</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pGgFV9_3nVFzew13nqLmGhQeb3j_H26Hzj79NxXhXQELzYo7Ui7Oo29X3qfaTnfrv9jO7Z-2-SmSu7EOtNQiI9kb3qKy2qEEOE3FrzQgeFbK4dAwsJHfYE8wU_qBLuono8E3uWjsGq8/s1600/noorjahan-black-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pGgFV9_3nVFzew13nqLmGhQeb3j_H26Hzj79NxXhXQELzYo7Ui7Oo29X3qfaTnfrv9jO7Z-2-SmSu7EOtNQiI9kb3qKy2qEEOE3FrzQgeFbK4dAwsJHfYE8wU_qBLuono8E3uWjsGq8/s400/noorjahan-black-copy.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijGiU5a48qbsxUMt7NyB_avYJRZ4fDE03E3HXHjAbHNkJUF5yquQjKWhCDZK5SR8Mkxb8KsZt5-573b74zeEWp0L0pcrQJmrc8dhU68gWQvOhbwaZIX6beh_KMtZ4dykFlt8RhFiOuD3g/s1600/rustic-indian-woman-black.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijGiU5a48qbsxUMt7NyB_avYJRZ4fDE03E3HXHjAbHNkJUF5yquQjKWhCDZK5SR8Mkxb8KsZt5-573b74zeEWp0L0pcrQJmrc8dhU68gWQvOhbwaZIX6beh_KMtZ4dykFlt8RhFiOuD3g/s400/rustic-indian-woman-black.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjtjBi16EDqxRPVC59P5z4NP9XWBkUlTIfZLjw1kagaKANejcoThizH5sR9UOkz5_Cc_cLPx1Lx3vCtxM2zPuGzU4Bhd1C8pfWYINfsjcRKJ7Ss-RkNeQ11EMBsBEnxRU7zBUXw-iNsU/s1600/Potpurri-Fragrances-Decor_Furnishings_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjtjBi16EDqxRPVC59P5z4NP9XWBkUlTIfZLjw1kagaKANejcoThizH5sR9UOkz5_Cc_cLPx1Lx3vCtxM2zPuGzU4Bhd1C8pfWYINfsjcRKJ7Ss-RkNeQ11EMBsBEnxRU7zBUXw-iNsU/s400/Potpurri-Fragrances-Decor_Furnishings_2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Potpourri</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiAr8vltqCQiaCS93-NVV5jS_G-0HriEkHsZ50NzepnceZCFS7vKxufpuo8O9D_E7PvaETS7uUyNul80eUgSP2MUZEsOuGNqKiSNGGB0mJoYbGRutS0sTBVdEKzdpL4hjeeFnOjdUpAw/s1600/drhom001sym0100098_-symphony-havanna-mug-set-of-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiAr8vltqCQiaCS93-NVV5jS_G-0HriEkHsZ50NzepnceZCFS7vKxufpuo8O9D_E7PvaETS7uUyNul80eUgSP2MUZEsOuGNqKiSNGGB0mJoYbGRutS0sTBVdEKzdpL4hjeeFnOjdUpAw/s400/drhom001sym0100098_-symphony-havanna-mug-set-of-4.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">beautiful ikat mugs</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 17.962963104248047px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Read this <a href="http://www.roomstory.com/blog/dazzling-diwali-a-guest-post-by-dr-lakshmi/" target="_blank">Article</a> by me at RoomStory.com</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div></div>

Indian Stores Online

Online shopping at   CupoNation. A  new destination to help you save. They scout the newest deals and promotions for you that help you save money. Cuponation provides its users the latest and most lucrative deals offering huge discounts from leading brands and retailers. CupoNation love deals! Deals…

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THANKSGIVING AND GOBBLE, GOBBLE...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Thanksgiving</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxJDrdMc6tPBAXLymkv9DmzsXCEd4MvjlCf1uEZJXX2Ofzdw7Odei6JVZFSQ3fFeuRa4IOtr7sUe452nKigXQx5WVGar04Dituv-b0kdXpObUurzJuV8WKNnL9FIybQIldCCkyOtgdVYI/s1600/305281488_PRLlexqf_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxJDrdMc6tPBAXLymkv9DmzsXCEd4MvjlCf1uEZJXX2Ofzdw7Odei6JVZFSQ3fFeuRa4IOtr7sUe452nKigXQx5WVGar04Dituv-b0kdXpObUurzJuV8WKNnL9FIybQIldCCkyOtgdVYI/s640/305281488_PRLlexqf_c.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />More fall posts - click and have a look!<br /><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2008/10/fabulous-fall.html">Fabulous Fall</a><br /><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2010/09/welcoming-fall.html">Welcoming Fall</a><br /><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2010/10/visual-feasts.html">Visual Feasts</a><br /><br /><br /><br />Wishing you contented warm family time, good food, good thoughts.  <br /><br /><br /><br />Best wishes!</div><br />

THANKSGIVING AND GOBBLE, GOBBLE...

Happy ThanksgivingMore fall posts - click and have a look!Fabulous FallWelcoming FallVisual FeastsWishing you contented warm family time, good food, good thoughts.  Best wishes!…

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Marigold Yellows and Vermillion Cushions...for Deepavali

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The festivities,excitement and fun that awaited at all corners at our home this Deepavali. Marigold yellows for walls,the  vermillion cushions stitched at home,some lotuses, the  Tanjore paintings and the new tea light holders.As my little one is a year old,and running all around ,we had to compromise on the South Indian Oil lamps which usually gets lit on Deepavali.I am sure all of you had a great time..</span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EGgID8cbTKaVibwkP9AvL0t_KCwHUJKlZWUATTPXjmzc4ysLPfjVwgIspEHHAqwJH364opouZYltODTmBeZI4lfn3xt3wDGVhA0HpFEHHiCT_izfQnCTWGxNMSnYlmgBnQ6TzlMr1aI/s1600/IMG_6276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EGgID8cbTKaVibwkP9AvL0t_KCwHUJKlZWUATTPXjmzc4ysLPfjVwgIspEHHAqwJH364opouZYltODTmBeZI4lfn3xt3wDGVhA0HpFEHHiCT_izfQnCTWGxNMSnYlmgBnQ6TzlMr1aI/s640/IMG_6276.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">marigold yellows and vermillion cushions</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBWILp5Os4iFvLlCsTAF6DCGdQCHp_YN-kD1UqOF1HzkTxJYkap_bTBl06A0Zq-4Z2pp6geHHdJTrLi0sy6yEyceKbvb3sggYvvtqTd8-TSVkDMKexmVtgYloKZjfzgKs3TLdwfdA4Nk/s1600/IMG_6300+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBWILp5Os4iFvLlCsTAF6DCGdQCHp_YN-kD1UqOF1HzkTxJYkap_bTBl06A0Zq-4Z2pp6geHHdJTrLi0sy6yEyceKbvb3sggYvvtqTd8-TSVkDMKexmVtgYloKZjfzgKs3TLdwfdA4Nk/s640/IMG_6300+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">beautifully framed </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewyAu77R6zWcQ5z_yRlbY4sjHPSRjL8AfQZ7ezzNiDymq3GXwupZmsJE06zTy39Ck3pH_AndU6MqIwBdaK4TkJGlVoBXWsVV0I_9KZ5yj8oAeg8KSscDL_oOpdPmfZjcfJB6X3UPizaY/s1600/IMG_6443+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewyAu77R6zWcQ5z_yRlbY4sjHPSRjL8AfQZ7ezzNiDymq3GXwupZmsJE06zTy39Ck3pH_AndU6MqIwBdaK4TkJGlVoBXWsVV0I_9KZ5yj8oAeg8KSscDL_oOpdPmfZjcfJB6X3UPizaY/s640/IMG_6443+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">we framed a five rupees poster rangoli and kept it on the centre table along with flowers,some sparklers in a brass Nazhi</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSwtqR-2UWu4_KFHq2j7mf6dIgfzGdU8Xc9xLoZHdwe6r7kHTVLW1CpyLvenjmXjslaL36h734CUhfzY7yf4SXtiaLydg9WfbeocaZqNqi3Ozkomz9hwRrZv4ZDNcuncLGx250itmhbU/s1600/IMG_6376+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1txEHIdrkiXWE-0RWMRqHo8na_JKFp4jFWH9YPW8R3Goj77TZ8Tlh0Xj8WgjYiMa-OplpX5h1b2DUyi8hB0e5STygCW7wNlWyo1g8xEXgrBrnYeViR20zAwryBqcBWvr7vPSyLYCjVmA/s1600/IMG_4836+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwGHMdhK_hMqKDfbp4NVZGRj_mIJG-jjuhrbUCEMcfKSoKWQG5smbQKhKHPEshOoA3dtd6Pq023rByw-kSMJdbIobyxv8554-oTzVX_wrsvDYv9CeN1u9pUoWZWJ-rBd7yXvKxvzDk-E/s1600/IMG_5880+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwGHMdhK_hMqKDfbp4NVZGRj_mIJG-jjuhrbUCEMcfKSoKWQG5smbQKhKHPEshOoA3dtd6Pq023rByw-kSMJdbIobyxv8554-oTzVX_wrsvDYv9CeN1u9pUoWZWJ-rBd7yXvKxvzDk-E/s640/IMG_5880+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">rangoli  posters used as placemats...what an idea:)-</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwGHMdhK_hMqKDfbp4NVZGRj_mIJG-jjuhrbUCEMcfKSoKWQG5smbQKhKHPEshOoA3dtd6Pq023rByw-kSMJdbIobyxv8554-oTzVX_wrsvDYv9CeN1u9pUoWZWJ-rBd7yXvKxvzDk-E/s1600/IMG_5880+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQV39j6UGzo0xF7oGE2hcKdAMIAcXVBy5tNgwMlf9-ztUMOnUoFIVkhTolpjdnuc-LXf4J1vxUNKcR_y7-AzwvS-CEIn0sxAP-oSImZpFNOEOrNhIotSWa9YjT27JVA5u3No86Mq0B1w/s1600/IMG_5908+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQV39j6UGzo0xF7oGE2hcKdAMIAcXVBy5tNgwMlf9-ztUMOnUoFIVkhTolpjdnuc-LXf4J1vxUNKcR_y7-AzwvS-CEIn0sxAP-oSImZpFNOEOrNhIotSWa9YjT27JVA5u3No86Mq0B1w/s640/IMG_5908+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"> holy symbols on  pebbles(an inspired idea from <a href="http://blogdelanine.blogspot.in/" target="_blank">Geninne</a>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MJIGs2IcGAUxLJjitMZxOK2pP6a_QKQWD0DDJnj-JYLohi3wWX4_Cx2VRayfJ31_kyM7-luD7eIoPjbcYLMotoWgSBKJ3LbUS8hWA3B70g4atWYPv1ynauRPLf5D7jgBMwy14snigGk/s1600/IMG_5898+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">  </span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQ9EZOaJkJRffjG3KlosxX2Hp8vwnB-i_xLojuo5qkqNL-Vg8AbuPbvH_DeFzlfv1HcYYFNp5FrJCEtI91YQ-4Xl2nGzPbJ-vefNz6UTm0lJuj_ZqHrJs_uBaNm1iN8swMonf5nTZgwU/s1600/IMG_6167+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQ9EZOaJkJRffjG3KlosxX2Hp8vwnB-i_xLojuo5qkqNL-Vg8AbuPbvH_DeFzlfv1HcYYFNp5FrJCEtI91YQ-4Xl2nGzPbJ-vefNz6UTm0lJuj_ZqHrJs_uBaNm1iN8swMonf5nTZgwU/s640/IMG_6167+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">magical light</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOL09XEjB2ncMY-Hp5v2P8Lu8c5LEyB8IjdomRoopNbV1a7dYFYBhw0Wcf9P-eEllrY89N5g2v22cpiiUe4dnOlBYkfz8uXYgwS6MK06NHtX0a3y1KRmlww_4TP1Gdt_Xq_VIQPl-ooJE/s1600/IMG_6211+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqx1DFZizlhot9Lfk4ov62Ez-8Cd3wwdmW8OiNmZumzSU7INmaTUIe7GfzLqyZYweUVK0ryZaDtbHfYluj8azoXQ97hyphenhyphen84AR2C8lf5ghH2FXShUECaZo8V5om6WV9wfvATac_l2yASQk/s1600/IMG_6394+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqx1DFZizlhot9Lfk4ov62Ez-8Cd3wwdmW8OiNmZumzSU7INmaTUIe7GfzLqyZYweUVK0ryZaDtbHfYluj8azoXQ97hyphenhyphen84AR2C8lf5ghH2FXShUECaZo8V5om6WV9wfvATac_l2yASQk/s640/IMG_6394+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">then it was flowerpot time...these also got arranged on the centre table<br /><br />Hope you all enjoyed glimpses of our Deepavali..May this year bring all the prosperity and life's blessings for all my dear and near friends.<br /><br /><br />Images and Ideas Lakshmi Arvind,Please do not use without permission</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div>

Marigold Yellows and Vermillion Cushions...for Deepavali

The festivities,excitement and fun that awaited at all corners at our home this Deepavali. Marigold yellows for walls,the  vermillion cushions stitched at home,some lotuses, the  Tanjore paintings and the new tea light holders.As my little one is a year old,and running all around ,we had to compromi…

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ITS A GIRL THING

<div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />PINK...</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYqH9qVi5JaCvtY3uuto0paZmeKzyEzUJ-qN3l9Vdp60_TxgNANNMNZRERSMOCLL7pa2gMUXwssNIqoBK-arYNnPf6PjQih85WlMnitf6tOxSy1E-n-Y8VKsQ3V_mLBfocFQH0TA1tAM/s1600/decorpad.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYqH9qVi5JaCvtY3uuto0paZmeKzyEzUJ-qN3l9Vdp60_TxgNANNMNZRERSMOCLL7pa2gMUXwssNIqoBK-arYNnPf6PjQih85WlMnitf6tOxSy1E-n-Y8VKsQ3V_mLBfocFQH0TA1tAM/s640/decorpad.png" width="420"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br><br /><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I worked on a little girls room, and what better time to post about it</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />than while we are on the subject of pink.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I interviewed the 10 year old. I always interview kids about their rooms - </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Mostly because it is so fun to listen to their ideas</div><br /><br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/11/its-girl-thing.html#more">Read more »</a>

ITS A GIRL THING

PINK...I worked on a little girls room, and what better time to post about itthan while we are on the subject of pink.I interviewed the 10 year old. I always interview kids about their rooms - Mostly because it is so fun to listen to their ideasRead more »…

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IN THE PINK

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />SURVIVOR!</div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIMg0-3jOJJtBhLmPd_A_mcdQyEXCIgBlhLosnKI93-je1itfUDHpWztun22I4UKb5ulhZcY0Zf5Tv7hOjz3MnuMuCdrgzBzVvm6ICDoibry-ijMAuX85_ztgS0mUKMYtRgaP8H19PkXg/s1600/aishablogs2+bs+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIMg0-3jOJJtBhLmPd_A_mcdQyEXCIgBlhLosnKI93-je1itfUDHpWztun22I4UKb5ulhZcY0Zf5Tv7hOjz3MnuMuCdrgzBzVvm6ICDoibry-ijMAuX85_ztgS0mUKMYtRgaP8H19PkXg/s640/aishablogs2+bs+com.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />In honor of my sister's recent successful completion of her breast cancer surgery, </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />chemotherapy and radiation...[the second of my sisters to undergo this ordeal...] </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> and for breast cancer survivors everywhere</div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />today is PINK day!</div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwU1h08Wn4LU1763E1JzdpHGhnoKhQbwHCooPKvafGtNohhSFWQRVT5eftaVRmbdJVRpvSLbPzS-LntjhYe1t4tDEIKofzRtJ-ACrXn68Y0v4ba8IQF-DZXsCvNyVX1SR6c0FrKXDqiCUH/s1600/Breast-Cancer-Awareness-1-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwU1h08Wn4LU1763E1JzdpHGhnoKhQbwHCooPKvafGtNohhSFWQRVT5eftaVRmbdJVRpvSLbPzS-LntjhYe1t4tDEIKofzRtJ-ACrXn68Y0v4ba8IQF-DZXsCvNyVX1SR6c0FrKXDqiCUH/s400/Breast-Cancer-Awareness-1-.jpg" width="328"></a></div><br /><br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/11/in-pink.html#more">Read more »</a>

IN THE PINK

SURVIVOR!In honor of my sister's recent successful completion of her breast cancer surgery, chemotherapy and radiation...[the second of my sisters to undergo this ordeal...]  and for breast cancer survivors everywheretoday is PINK day!Read more »…

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the Golden Shimmer of Diwali..

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The festival of lights approaching,the festive spirit was bound to catch up with me too.The idea is how different can it be from the last years.How many new lamps  can we buy this time,how do we decorate the home this time...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This time ,For Rich backgrounds we have tried colour and  embossed gold papers on the tables and the centre tables .. a rich festive feel,dont you all think.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUdWFcK-gIbNjswoi3lCcfyEp44mHG9_TgCcReLUmfTe_WlqLo-9oMGJJmNau_v2DZrO6IzP6ekjvW7oSkPdfoXcv36pMvSfc-eqEHHijcqGoK_ZvrLgP9rM6n99-aoUb5lFAPOkz1LE/s1600/IMG_5513+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUdWFcK-gIbNjswoi3lCcfyEp44mHG9_TgCcReLUmfTe_WlqLo-9oMGJJmNau_v2DZrO6IzP6ekjvW7oSkPdfoXcv36pMvSfc-eqEHHijcqGoK_ZvrLgP9rM6n99-aoUb5lFAPOkz1LE/s640/IMG_5513+copy.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">all in pink an gold backdrop...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJu9UBUe1l0B2me7J8RqXDsI0btZ-GqDJRmRbyp56AHocEvsktHeRP06zvgsIbj0wimteI0SGzg19sFelgJ7M4Ya6DcQmZ7rS8IpKuxYwK5fHuXnm0WYGlLxU8YXYdwSGhTE8QFoq9gU8/s1600/IMG_5531+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJu9UBUe1l0B2me7J8RqXDsI0btZ-GqDJRmRbyp56AHocEvsktHeRP06zvgsIbj0wimteI0SGzg19sFelgJ7M4Ya6DcQmZ7rS8IpKuxYwK5fHuXnm0WYGlLxU8YXYdwSGhTE8QFoq9gU8/s640/IMG_5531+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">definitely many...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRAVIHOzxxo8SWB6MnBFC4VgPd74hwu3XdPq_ar7SXJDWJx35qaI05gPzJOrlm_E5eD-7UAIU_QNy15uHjXOK8EKiS5Vff9ltbNycYclcjXe13McbbyHVLiVVoZHqruWdQyqrG6i4j48/s1600/IMG_5770+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRAVIHOzxxo8SWB6MnBFC4VgPd74hwu3XdPq_ar7SXJDWJx35qaI05gPzJOrlm_E5eD-7UAIU_QNy15uHjXOK8EKiS5Vff9ltbNycYclcjXe13McbbyHVLiVVoZHqruWdQyqrG6i4j48/s640/IMG_5770+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">a setting on the side table</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibooC5km5vMEDLrDlI3VEJ20B8UXXIzidfAvBNfEQLM3vKViORO2Zr9BKxX1vG5mAO0sQlFJoqISP32v0RVUKAN64ke4tJ0c3PHipCFiASMi2pGq-HDrHEN2qUZusbq0aF0wPbNI1AUnM/s1600/IMG_5807+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibooC5km5vMEDLrDlI3VEJ20B8UXXIzidfAvBNfEQLM3vKViORO2Zr9BKxX1vG5mAO0sQlFJoqISP32v0RVUKAN64ke4tJ0c3PHipCFiASMi2pGq-HDrHEN2qUZusbq0aF0wPbNI1AUnM/s640/IMG_5807+copy.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">the shadows just took my mind away ...far away</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBK42Zo-tZyKls8AmljjMdO4gwdfgz2XhDqueJ4lmGRqyqShrJqNkEldrmw9-1bXvd0UrH9rmeyEI4Gk6xD62EzwTFu_bpNDlK3PYYvndd-WYvLaJTaLZ3Nk5VGO-ppJ3BULQWcD2cfA/s1600/IMG_5248+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBK42Zo-tZyKls8AmljjMdO4gwdfgz2XhDqueJ4lmGRqyqShrJqNkEldrmw9-1bXvd0UrH9rmeyEI4Gk6xD62EzwTFu_bpNDlK3PYYvndd-WYvLaJTaLZ3Nk5VGO-ppJ3BULQWcD2cfA/s640/IMG_5248+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">place a bowl of gold polished balls on the centre table,surely give a festive look</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00ICeOY2i_-O67dsrrMdBtku8dpe65D-iaUZwOcrrS8A0OzKkBwnHncFYhlpdKTyRmonyasYZ7r1xEVIR8kD4fsCwUZ-lmdgKEclTX4fw8bw0FN2hlAJdAflPdcp0HZRlV1zv_Cu2lVg/s1600/IMG_5251+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00ICeOY2i_-O67dsrrMdBtku8dpe65D-iaUZwOcrrS8A0OzKkBwnHncFYhlpdKTyRmonyasYZ7r1xEVIR8kD4fsCwUZ-lmdgKEclTX4fw8bw0FN2hlAJdAflPdcp0HZRlV1zv_Cu2lVg/s640/IMG_5251+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDzRhk4awm6Un6LKtIo7Ftr-QgnYlas4y09unz44OpwrtEq6KE093FBCaMVaev4RXHAtIPKcyKN5oRUJkPc242yoOzJ0FxJgndUUexwyAnLL7q2drDs0HLvO-F5s77fiomldUDhe2Tss/s1600/IMG_5264+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDzRhk4awm6Un6LKtIo7Ftr-QgnYlas4y09unz44OpwrtEq6KE093FBCaMVaev4RXHAtIPKcyKN5oRUJkPc242yoOzJ0FxJgndUUexwyAnLL7q2drDs0HLvO-F5s77fiomldUDhe2Tss/s640/IMG_5264+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">place roses in small tea glasses and  gold balls in between an arrangement on a thali</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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the Golden Shimmer of Diwali..

The festival of lights approaching,the festive spirit was bound to catch up with me too.The idea is how different can it be from the last years.How many new lamps  can we buy this time,how do we decorate the home this time...This time ,For Rich backgrounds we have tried colour and  embossed gold pap…

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Simple Decoration..

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Decorations at home can be simple too .Hang flowers upside down can help brighten the area of your home.A change of decoration can be a nice decorative element.<span style="background-color: white;">. Hanging flowers will create a colorful overhead canopy in a room or just create a special touch to brighten the festival feel.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Marigolds can be inserted into the midribs of the coconut fronds.Select small flower and medium in length for the midrib.The flowers beautifully bend their heads and sit perfectly on them.Select wine bottles and you can insert them into these as shown..As the flowers are slightly heavy they can be kept at intervals in the midrib and do not easily dislocate from their position.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2OEt1yHJ9mj0Sw2rpfdxdm29OCWDpjKsPyxlISqg8sfKawIxWtOTqdEBW4E3eCs0nMVwvd28MESbgWzw5EJhCepukmhztkbASjpnZ7XDIuKSC19qSIw8censIRX0bVHvcBCGgh5s_ls/s1600/october+2012+175+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2OEt1yHJ9mj0Sw2rpfdxdm29OCWDpjKsPyxlISqg8sfKawIxWtOTqdEBW4E3eCs0nMVwvd28MESbgWzw5EJhCepukmhztkbASjpnZ7XDIuKSC19qSIw8censIRX0bVHvcBCGgh5s_ls/s640/october+2012+175+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1lgPcygbum6g1clYVwwDERhsNpFT0lqeEyt60ChINLRT2hDFIXv5Ue-MoLK3YfSJCI2yxkR7xVKcAd1lRmaC49_73iIXk2autdMRr2Dx4mCzjhdi6lMozVKEyq1CDgEkHaLT30jMUaI/s1600/october+2012+213+-+Copy+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1lgPcygbum6g1clYVwwDERhsNpFT0lqeEyt60ChINLRT2hDFIXv5Ue-MoLK3YfSJCI2yxkR7xVKcAd1lRmaC49_73iIXk2autdMRr2Dx4mCzjhdi6lMozVKEyq1CDgEkHaLT30jMUaI/s640/october+2012+213+-+Copy+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHisBRCbg_KUcSukId35Ks76nD-ASbfPGT6aMfk-91mG6u9G9EzUEepAKDdQVgBUBM2lI9cX3jOuMLA4cJD3o6mUOp-QwMjid3a5U3qmkZ0bAgjRdpvy4REG-phC47fmtuh_c7FIEKTwI/s1600/october+2012+184+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHisBRCbg_KUcSukId35Ks76nD-ASbfPGT6aMfk-91mG6u9G9EzUEepAKDdQVgBUBM2lI9cX3jOuMLA4cJD3o6mUOp-QwMjid3a5U3qmkZ0bAgjRdpvy4REG-phC47fmtuh_c7FIEKTwI/s640/october+2012+184+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">All pictures copyright:Lakshmi Arvind</div><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div>

Simple Decoration..

Decorations at home can be simple too .Hang flowers upside down can help brighten the area of your home.A change of decoration can be a nice decorative element.. Hanging flowers will create a colorful overhead canopy in a room or just create a special touch to brighten the festival feel.Marigolds ca…

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