Clay Foot-Scrubbers

On the recommendation of a mum in M’s preschool, I picked up two of these clay footscrubbers at a recent craftsmela here. For just Rs. 20/- each, these little things are simply wonderful. They are so much more effective than pumice stones and leave your feet soft after a scrub. Sole-satisfying indeed.

Have you used these?

 

The crafts fair was busy and packed with artisans from all over the country. There was a disappointing stock of pottery and earthenware, though. Practical things are always in demand and we’d like to see more such stuff next time.

 

 

 

 

and beautiful, textured, handmade paper

 

 

Twenty Six Chairs

A very handy illustrated guide to help you identify chairs / learn more about them. Isn’t this lovely?

Found on Room269

Turning Turtle

So, we have one of these brass tortoises/turtles with a shell that opens up. Over the years, the shine has worn off and I’ve tried a lot of scrubbing with Brasso but the gleam just wouldn’t show.

I was reading a post on Saffron and Silk where beautiful brass lamps gleamed in the diya-light. I asked Kamini what she used to clean brass and she suggested I use ‘Pitambari’ powder.

Pitambari is not new to me – we’ve used it in Bombay for years. Its effectiveness always made me wonder how good it was for the metal – surely something that took off years of grime and oxidisation in a few minutes must be teeming with harsh chemicals?

Anyway, since this wasn’t a valuable object, I thought I’d reacquaint myself with the marvels of Pitambari. Here’s Mr. T before:

 

Ten minutes, a little Pitambari and some elbow grease later:

Whoa.

Have you used Pitambari to clean your brass? What do you think of it? Do you use a cloth or scourer to scrub the metal?

Love… This.Amazing.Cupboard

Avantgardedesign via sweethomestyle

Some Ticing on my cake, please.

What a wonderful idea!

Ticings are edible images that can be applied to cakes, cookies, brownies and cupcakes. Users need only peel them from their paper backing and then press them onto a baked confection.

 

Ticing – You bake the canvas, we do the rest (what a nice slogan!)

Friday's Finds {on Etsy)

Industrial bike coaster via Girlscantell's shop

Laundry room decal via Sticky Tatt's Shop

Gorgeous decoupage boxes via GiftsandTalentsshop