MonishaK

 Tower explosion box is an amazing gift idea to present. It is a five layered gift box in which each layer is inserted into the other. The layers are lifted one after the other to lift up the tower. Around 16-20 pictures can be pasted. The color of the box and the pattern can be customized according to the theme. To add more value to the gift,  messages can be written on the layers of the box. This box was handcrafted by me to my best friend for his birthday and he was very much happy and surprised to receive it.                                                                     

 A well-designed invitation creates a certain excitement and thrill and can often be a deciding factor if someone confirms their attendance. This is one of the impressive products which makes the occasion more constructive. The plate is made of a carboard, laminated using a golden sheet . Laces of vibrant colors are fixed as borders to the cardboard. Metal cups are placed to hold the auspicious santhanam and kumkum. To add more aesthetics, artificial flowers are placed. This plate was done to one of my college professors for his wedding to invite his colleagues. Initials of bride and bridegroom was designed and stuck to the plate. Inviting by placing sweets and flowers over the plate will give it a even more traditional look.

 Book mark is a marker for finding a place in a book. Creative and innovative book mark attracts the kids and will also induce them to read books. I have made five types of book mark with cardstocks and color papers.                                       Fist book mark is a tag book mark made up of black cardstock and pink color paper. Teddy face is drawn over it to add more aesthetic. Second one is a stencil book mark, Heart shaped stencil is made and white paint is sprayed using tooth brush leaving the heart to be blank. Third book mark is a rectangular book mark decorated using colorful mandala patterns. Fourth book mark is cut in a different manner to attract the eyes of the viewer, three colors are alternatively shaded to the background and dream catcher is drawn over it. The fifth book mark is a type of braiding technique where two color strips of paper is braided in such a manner t...

  String art  or  pin and thread art , is characterized by an arrangement of colored thread strung between points to form geometric patterns  or representational designs.  Thread, wire, or string is wound around a grid of nails hammered into a  wooden board. Though straight lines are formed by the strings, the nails are arranged in such a manner , curves are formed.  I have made a string art of Anchor using brown woolen thread. My father helped me in hammering the nails onto the wooden board. I first drew the anchor on a white sheet of paper and placed it on the wooden board. Nails was hammered over the paper and then the paper was removed. To add more aesthetic to the art, I painted white and blue small fish on the board. To make it more realistic, I tied a rope over the anchor. Any pattern or name or image can be designed using the same method.                               ...

 Magical cube box is one of the interesting gift  ideas that will be loved by everyone. A decorative box is the outer box which holds the magical cube, a message card and a small pouch of message card sticks. cubes can twisted in many directions to see the twelve pictures. Each pictures will be divided into four parts and pasted in the cubes. The outer box can also be made to open where its four side falls down , and each side can consist of different origami techniques or chocolates can be placed.   I have attached pictures of two types of magical cube box which I made and many more can be done.                                                              

 Pop up box is a small rectangular surprising box made of cardstock which contains number of smaller cubes folded and placed inside. Pictures are placed to the four sides of these smaller cubes. The box is designed in such a way that, when the rectangular box is opened, due to the elasticity of the rubber band attached inside the cubes and due the force by which it is compressed inside, it pops out of the box which gives a sudden excitement and even more happiness to the person who opens it. To add more beauty and to express the feelings, colorful bits of papers of different shapes and sizes are dumped inside, so that when the cubes of memories pops out the feel is much better. Message cards can be tied along with the box. Customization can be done according to the customers choice.