Online shopping, supporting friends :)

Hello - Happy Independence day!

Today I would like to showcase a couple of my friends ventures. All of us at one point or the other think of becoming entrepreneurs, however due to various reasons we do not execute on our plans due to various reasons. It takes immense perseverance and risk taking ability to start something on your own - not to mention the effort!

so - here you go - support them & like their pages...watch them grow...you wont regret it!

Coral Jasmine:

A beautiful collection of curated designer sarees: these guys started yesterday - wishing them loads of luck & I am sure you will rock it!! be the first ones to support these girls!

https://www.facebook.com/coraljasminesarees
www.instagram.com/coraljasminesarees

 

 

Indiann Weaves:

 

My BFF from many years! love her taste in handlooms! She started about 7 months back. Rock on girl!

https://www.facebook.com/IndiAnnWeaves

 

 

 

Have a great weekend!



 

My TOP favourite purchase till date!

Hello - How are you guys doing?
No activity here for a long time now. Loads of action in personal life-weddings in the family, getting our dream home ready, shifting etc., you know how it is! Anyways - back to blogging for good :)

Last week we went to Jaipur for 2 days, and almost went bankrupt shopping! the place rocks - block printed fabrics, awesome bedlinen, quilts, jewellery, my fave stores like Anokhi, Amrapali etc., I am glad I was there only 2 days and the weather was bad (HOT!!!) - If not I would have maxed out my credit card!

Here is my MOST favourite purchase from Amrapali! What do you think?

More treasures to be opened soon :)

Clutches

~Happy Diwali to you all~

These traditional looking clutches as they go well with any Indian outfit, be it a silk salwar or a saree. These clutches are made of Raw silk & detailed with Zardosi, Kundan, Crystals & beads. Don't you love them?

These clutches are from one of my favourites stores - SIA

Craft Corner

It all started when I received a beautiful terracotta aroma oil infuser & a hand made paper planner as a gift from one of my friends.

I loved the stuff so much that it prompted me to check out the address of the shop on the handmade paper bag it came in & luckily there was a website address too! I browsed through and was very interested. I decided that I need to feature this store here and sent an email to the enterprising ladies who run the show-Leena & Mala asking if I can visit them & take pics for my blog. They were kind enough to oblige my request. So here you go:

Craft Corner is located in a serene residential locality. They sell a variety of paper & terracotta products under their roof.

Over ten years ago Mala was helping her father with his printing press. That’s where her fascination with paper has started. She started creating paper products. One of the customers at the printing press was holding an exhibition to give a chance to women entrepreneurs and she wanted Mala to showcase her creations. That’s where Mala met her partner Leena & the two of them hit it off really well and decided to become partners & started Craft Corner.

Here are some pics of the wonderful creations from their store. You can visit their website too.

Some terracotta creations under the brand Kshiti:

Aroma oil diffusers

Freshly painted Ganeshas

Elephants

Diyas (Lamps)

Sample of Bengaluru Bimba – range of Bangalore souvenirs:

Sketch of Glass house in Bangalore

More sketches of Tourist spots in Bangalore on these note pad holders

Some hand-made paper creations under the brand name Paper Nothings:

Photo albums & a paper lamp shade

Paper folders

Coasters with a beautiful message on each one of them

Journals/Note books

Photo frames

I enjoyed visiting the store, taking pics & meeting Mala. I also ended up buying a lot of paper products from Bangalore Bimba range. I am definitely going to visit them again to get some cute terracotta Ganeshas they they did not have in stock. I definitely recommend this place if you love handmade stuff like me.

Watch this space for more of my favourite stores in Bangalore & a chance to win a give away soon!