Drapes and Your New Look!!

Are you bored with a Ghaghara choli yes I am, such a boring dress I feel money is spent, the fashion is out dated again you have to make some storing place for your expensive designer wear. 

What next....Wait! in a few yards of a drapes  you can choose to make a festival out fit. If you  want to  ghaghara  choli for the Deepavali- pick up a sari from your wardrobe and try to give a new look-after  one wrap around your body form a pleat but the pleats are tucked end of your hip and the pallu worn like duppatta.


You can choose a spaghetti top or heavy designer blouse..the choice is yours.

Sarong style  - After one wrap pleat half sari on the left side. Take the remaining to the right hand side from the back pleat again to the right, and tuck the remaining part of the pallu in front..let me say once  again-after one wrap around the body pleat the sari in the right hand side,the divide the remaining material into two, fold and tuck the on the left hand side and take pallu  a neck around.

I love this...for my Bride. 

     

It gives special effects it consists 2 chifons or crape with same or contrast  colors. Both worn regular saris coming from back to front on the left side  there will be two sets of pleats one on the right and one on the left side. Brides! Try to change e your sari  styling you look totally differentJ

Different style of handling and draping pallu.

Drapes in a different style put knot for pallu looks elegant and stylish  girls you look the best!

Go for conventional way of draping sari just hold it twisted around your hand,make a loop so you can insert your finger very comfy and stylish. leave the pallu left long on the left shoulder and wear it like duppatta without petals or twisted around the neck.

Here the sari is draped to create a skirt with pleats in front after one wrap around the body while the rest is down from the right hip to the left shoulder to hang down from the back.

Gujarati style  Coorgi and
My  all time favorite Bengali style!

This has regained it’s charm from sharmila Tagore to Aishwarya Rai .After one wrap around the body with one large pleat in the front showing off the rich border carefully tuck the sari anti clockwise on the front  side.(over the bust)..then the pallu takes at the back from the left shoulder.carefully pleated behind and brought over the right shoulder in the front.

THINGS TO REMEMBER

keep a few things in mind while draping a saree to look slim. A few simple rules and you can look taller and slimmer in sarees. 

Light weight fabrics like Chiffon, Georgette, Crepe etc. stick to the body closely, so they make you look slimmer. 

Cottons, Kanjivarams, heavy Silk, Brocade, Tissue etc a sari can beery well draped over a churidar or a pant in fact gives a slimmer look.

 as they add volumes to the over all look. 

 To look slim, opt for small prints or motifs.

 Bigger or broader borders make us look short. For those who don’t want that, should go for slimmer borders or no border at all.

 Opt for darker shades. Dark colours make you look slimmer and makes your skin colour appear lighter. They hide the flaws but accentuate your curves just as much as necessary.

Find a petticoat that matches the colour of your saree exactly. If it’s lighter, your saree will also look a shade lighter. The same applies to a darker petticoat.

Tip: Semi fitted petticoats make you look slimmer.

 Lay out your saree and figure out which side is inside and which is the outer. The Pallu ofcourse will be the outer side and the other end, the inner.

 Hold the inner end of the saree in your left hand around your waist.

 Make sure the hem is touching the floor and tuck the inner end border into your petticoat.

 Pass the saree onto the front. Maintain the same height so that the hem is even.

 Keep the top edge level and tuck in a little to keep the saree in place (safety pin at this point)

 Start folding the pleats from right to left while holding the edge of the saree.

 Hold all the pleats together and tuck them into the petticoat (make sure the length of the saree remains the same and the hem is even) (safety pin the pleats to your petticoat) 

Bring the saree around your body. 

 Hold it in your right hand and pass over the left making sure the border is even. 

 Drape on your left shoulder. Here, you can either let the border sit on your shoulder and let the rest fall casually. Or, following the pleat lines, create pleats on your shoulder and let the pallu fall in a thin strip.

Tips for blouse(tops)

• If you are slim then heavy work will be best for you, if you are overweight and fatter  side light work is suitable for you.
• A  designer blouse can give a woman more beautiful, sexy and gorgeous look.

• If you want to look gorgeous and beautiful then you should also consider the designs of latest trendy blouses. 
• There are so many types of beautiful designs of blouses like sleeve less blouses and blouses with short sleeve, long sleeves, short neck, deep neck, deep back, and backless blouses.
• Apart from sleeves you may also consider blouse length, various sexy neck and back designs depending on how much you want to expose your back and front.
• Embroidery, sequins, stones work also make a blouse very attractive and give women a rich look.
• So be careful while selecting a blouse for you it should suit your personality.
• Now it is not compulsory to buy a matching color blouse, you can also buy a blouse in contrast color.
•  Yes choice is yours...

Wish you a very Happy Deepavali... rock!!

Mumtaz style drapes

Spending quality time with our grandchild

 I always wanted to  see the world in a new way through  the younger eyes. As a grandparents  all I want to make the most of the precious family time  to spend with our grandchild. You can create deep, loving relationships with your grandchild by sharing the things you love and by learning about what excites them.  

Whether you are a full-time grandparent or a long distance grandparent living thousands of miles away, you can find new ways to strengthen family ties and provide your grandchildren with joyful. I want to experience games, music, nature, reading, story telling and other interests with a curious young mind and  support and encouragement to our grandchild "Dron".

 The best grand parenting activities flow naturally from the interests of both the grandparents and the grandchildren. You can create a deep, loving relationship with your grandchildren by sharing the things you love with them, and by being available to learn about the ideas and activities according to their interest. 

Dasara celebration at school  Salman khan ! Dron's Favorite star:)

Make an effort to enjoy leisure time with your grandchildren. As a grandparent, you get to interact with your grandchildren without the same daily pressures of a parent—you don't have to worry about juggling making dinner for the and grocery shopping. Allow yourself to slow down and become really absorbed in an activity. Moving at a slower pace than usual can give children a sense that time can be 'stretched'—that you don't need to hurry through activities. And, as with adults, it gives them the psychic space to feel, reflect, and express emotions without feeling rushed.

Children love the outdoors, and trips to the park or the beach can be a great jumping-off point for some wonderful adventures and happy memories. Nature walks and day hikes can provide lots of interesting things to talk about, and water activities can be especially fun. Throwing stones into the water or watching the current play with sticks are simple activities that can be fascinating to children. You can start these activities when kids are toddlers, and expand the games as they get older.

Engaging in hobbies and activities that you love or your grandchild loves can be a great way to spend time together and learn about each other. Sometimes, activities that you might not expect your grandchildren to be interested in, if you take an interest in something they are passionate about, like trading educational cards or the Harry Potter books, they get to share their special area of knowledge and may open up in new ways.

If you are still working, a visit to your place of work can add a dimension to your grandchild's perception of you. If you are retired, pictures and stories about what your working days were  you can  always do .....

Sharing  Dron's  bed time story on Grandparents Day :)

mama
Having a grandchild is a Bliss!