It was difficult to master the trick of effective swaddling with my first born. She always managed to kick herself out of the wrap, no matter how well I (or even her grandmama) tried! When the same thing happened with my second born, I began to look for better ways because the benefits of swaddling … [Read more...]
Traditional Indian Style Decorating with Heirloom Brass Utensils
My personal decorating style has been such a wide mix of influences from around the world that I reserve truly traditional Indian style decorating purely for festivals like Diwali. Things are different at my mom's house and she gives me a free hand to tinker about with her collections. So, one … [Read more...]
Sunday Brunch Table Setting with a Candles and Pebbles Centerpiece
Dressing up your table in a jiffy is easy when you are a table linen hoarder like me. I was dying to use my new set of place-mats and napkins from The Postbox. An impromptu brunch on a bright and sunny Sunday morning with friends gave me the perfect opportunity to create a casual table … [Read more...]
Making Bath Time Fun
Each one of my kids is fond of water and yet, have resisted taking baths at some point or the other. While there is no excuse to skip a quick daily bath on hectic school mornings, I do like to indulge them in some bath time fun on holidays that makes them want to never leave the bathroom! I let them … [Read more...]
Decorating with Scented Drawer Liners
Adding that extra special touch to your drawers is very easy with drawer liners. For as long as I can remember, I have seen my mom lining drawers and cupboard shelves with newspaper or thicker paper like sheets from last year's calendar. With the lovely options made available to us today, it is time … [Read more...]
Hosting a Cupcake Decorating Party
If you have a creative little girl who longs to tinker about in the kitchen and come up with pretty looking cupcakes like mommy, you must throw her a cupcake decorating party at some point! My cupcake baking and decorating weekends with my daughter and her friends had become so popular that we … [Read more...]
March Giveaway: Pink Polka Handbag with My Favorite Goodies!
Fabulous Mom Life has been enjoying a lot of love, both on the blog and on Instagram and I think today - Women's Day - is the perfect time for my first ever giveaway to thank you all for all the love. All handbag lovers and beauty buffs are going to love this one! CONTEST ENDED And the Winners … [Read more...]
Review: Real Techniques Makeup Brushes ‘Sam’s Picks’ Kit
For every single time that we complain about not getting an international product easily in India, we should celebrate the fact that India is the best place to find hot-selling discontinued products that are not available elsewhere. So, 2 years after its launch, when the Sam's Picks kit of Real … [Read more...]
Getting Creative with Displaying Collectibles
It is almost impossible to not collect stuff when you are a decorator at heart. I am a bona fide collector of all things pretty, and like all you fabulous homemakers out there, I take pride in displaying my collections. For the last couple of weeks, I have been working on re-arranging my displays. … [Read more...]
English Cottage Teapot – Collecting Cottage Ware
If I did not have a business to run, I would probably be shopping for collectible dishware full time! Cottage ware is too charming to resist and I share today, one of my most loved ceramic teapot - a shaped English Cottage teapot. The picturesque British countryside manages to charm one and … [Read more...]