Gifting ideas for the Holiday season:))

Hi & Hello....As Thanks giving and Christmas celebrations are on the cards it's little tough to decide about gift giving. Shop bought gifts are always routine and some time expensive as well. Sharing in today's post about  budget friendly ideas you can think of like scented wax tablets , and candles made at home all by yourself.

Unused bottles in the kitchen cabinet and tiny bottles are perfect fit to make candles using old candles. I had collected old tiny jam bottles and it became handy to make candles. Melted the old candles filled them in the bottles with wicks adding the fragrance oil like lavender and rose. Decorated the bottles with pretty ribbons and they looked so pretty.Candle making is always fun and a perfect gift for any season or festivities and everyone loves the gift.

Like candles, wax tablets another best gift for gifting. It is made with wax liquid poured in silicon moulds. Decorate them with spices like cloves, star anise, cinnamon , dry orange ridge or dried flowers. Handcrafted wax tablets infused with delightful floral essence of vanilla, lavender or mint, sure to scent the spaces like wardrobes, bathrooms, drawers, car and shoe racks.. Indulge in making these aromatic wonders which is easy and simple. Wrap them up as you desire like in butter paper ,small pouches or in boxes. It's a fun project for the festive season. 

Hope you like my gifting ideas for the season. This my first try with wax tablets and i enjoyed making them. You too will enjoy in making them and in gifting. This holiday season at CG, I will be sharing budget friendly /cost conscious project ideas one can enjoy. So be tuned in for the coming weeks. 

Tips on wax and fragrance oil

Vegan bio degradable soy wax

Phthalate  free non toxic fragrance oil

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Fruits Inspired Thanks Giving Table:))

 Hi and Hello to all out there... It's November another month in the calendar and for me at CG another year in blog-sphere. 14 long years with 400+ posts in blog land. What an incredible journey. Never thought it will go this far. My interest and passion for the things i love, made me to stroll thru smoothly all along. I am happy to be here as long as i can.When I joined the blog land, there were so many enthusiast  bloggers, sharing their beautiful posts and it was like a one big family, now the scenario changed  as many stopped blogging for various reasons or switched over to other platforms. But few are still there in the block to give company to me 😀. And i am happy.

 Blogging gave me lot of satisfaction in what i did. Many appreciated my work on styling on my photography and on my write ups. I thank everyone for their support, encouragement and for their beautiful comments.  And i thank the 'Almighty' for giving me the opportunity/ strength to continue in this very spot. My special thanks to blogs like 'Our hopeful Home', 'French Ethereal', 'Slabs' and 'Karins Cottage' to feature my posts in their weekly picks. Truly a honour for me. And I thank my family for standing by me in this wonderful journey of blogging.

 Many knows blogging is not just an easy ordinary job. So much of work involved while posting a post in creative thinking, bringing the things together, taking the photos to the perfection, content writing and finally uploading it. And everything done all by yourself. To some extent it's kind of a stressful job but at the end when it is published you feel the happiness/satisfaction with in yourself. Also had the opportunity to present my collection of c rockeries , table linens, cutlery's, napkins, our trace garden, our Bonsai collection (my husband's creation) sometimes my recipes, my water colour paintings, tutorial on craft work and our travel all under blogging. When i visited my old blog posts i did wonder did i do all that😉 .Yes it was all my work 😀. I have't commercialised my blog though many a time people asked me to go for it. Sometimes it made me to think should i or should  not. I could't get an answer. 😑 May be in future i might come out with a book on my styling/decors and on my knowledge what i gathered through blogging.

As the 'Thanks giving day' approaching fast I set an fruit inspired table for the blog post.  

 

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Mixed Vegetable soup for the season:)))

 Hello....It's been raining for the last few days and the weather man says there is going to be more rain in the coming days. The sky is mostly cloudy and there is little bit of chillness in the air. I tend to make soup on cold days which is filling and comforting. Prepared a simple veg soup with carrots, beans and with bell peppers and as well sharing the recipe here. The soup can be made with veggies available in hand with few ingredients. 

Christmas is just two months away hope the preparations and planning already started for the occasion in many households in tree decorating, dining, trying to make new recipes and in giving gifts. 

Crystal grandeur lined up with new ideas for Christmas celebration so be tuned in for the exciting ideas in the coming weeks. 

Ingredients

Carrot- 2 medium 

Beans- 6 in numbers

Bell peppers- 1 medium

Onion- 1 medium

Ginger- 1 small piece

Spring onion leaves - Handful

Butter- 1 table spoon

Corn flour-1 and 1/2 tablespoon mixed in half a cup water.

Sugar-1/2 teaspoon

Water- 2- two and half cup

Pepper powder & salt for seasoning

Tip:The veggies can be steamed or boiled before the preparation.

Preparation:

In a pan add the butter and when it melts add the chopped ginger and put in the finely cut vegetables. Fry for few seconds. Then add the water. When it starts to boil  add the corn flour mixer in the pan.Mix it well when the mixer becomes stiffen and add sugar salt and finely cut spring onion leaves. Switch off the burner, serve hot in a soup bowl with pepper powder or soya sauce.

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Fall Clicks:)))

 Random clicks for Fall from home front. From living area , guest bed room to kitchen, setting a scene for Fall with Fall elements looked pretty. The humble Pumpkin occupies the Fall scenario in whatever the size they are.  

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Sun Flower Themed Table setting:)))

 Sun flowers are beautiful at this time of the year. It's always fun in creating a Sunflower table. A simple decor with sun flowers and Sun flower plates. The candles sets the mood for an evening. Sunflowers are bloom from our garden. Placing them on a white painted pumpkin added the charm.

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