If you have kids at home, and if you are looking for ideas to keep them occupied, and also to make them more creative, you should try this one. Make clay easily at home with left out/stale breads. You just need three ingredients to make this fun clay. With one slice of white bread, you can make a gooseberry size of clay to play with. This is not just for kids, if you are like me with a search for different crafts then you can turn the bread clay into pretty awesome cute little things. You can make fridge magnets, key chains, paper weights, charms, beads, tiny toys from this. Moving on to the recipe:

In short, remove the ends of the bread. Crumble into tiny pieces coarsely. For every slice, add 1 tbsp of fevicol or any thick glue. Keep mixing with a plastic spoon or hands. Add acrylic paint to get your preferred color. Don't worry if the dough sticks to your hand, eventually it becomes like a chapati/roti dough. You can wear plastic gloves too instead. Keep kneading. Add a bit of corn flour if the dough is sticky or add another slice of bread. That's it. You're almost done. When you get the flexible dough, store it immediately in a plastic cling wrap or zip lock bag and store in the fridge if not using immediately. 

If the dough is kept out, it loses its moisture and becomes hard to work with. Go on and make your favorite toys out of the clay. Let it air dry for atleast 24 hours. No need to bake. Only air dry. Once it is completely dry, paint a coat of clear varnish or clear nail polish to protect it from molds. Ta da!! Your kids will love to play with this dough and make their favorite characters out of it.

You can have a look at the "How to" video below or just visit the below link before you make it. I do not want to repeat what someone has already done on the web ;)

Make this mini Beach Box to remind you of your good old Beach holidays... and you could let your kid play in the sand. This can be a good craft activity for your kid or to decorate your office cubicle. 

Step-wise Instructions to make this beach box - Click the link

You can even go Zen by making patterns on the sand. :)

Are you a crazy gardener?? Or are you a person who thinks you don't have a green thumb?? Actually you need not be one..
This post is just to inspire you into gardening, or to have atleast a 1 square foot of natural greenery inside your home!! And also workplace... Seeing Green everyday increases your creativity and energy in whatever you do. Also add liveliness and a dash of color to your rooms. You can start with getting some really small plants or succulents from a nursery. Then all you have to do is water them now and then... and they'll be thankful forever by smiling at you all day :)

In this post, we are not going to talk about how to grow plants, there are too many youtube videos, blogs and experts doing that. You just have to google each one (like 'Book Planter') to get a detailed tutorial. We are going to see some of the creative ideas for planters, rather than planting in the old fashioned and boring terracota pots... or buying those expensive ceramic planters!! You can plant in almost anything you get your hands on.. so try your luck with these inspirations. Most of the pictures are self-explanatory DIY projects.

Mother's day falls on the second sunday of May. It's a day when you have to take some time out to express your love explicitly to her... Yes you need to say it!! Come on!! You can make your own cards, buy some gifts, make sweets at home, take her out for dinner, whatever but do tell her aloud, "I Love you Mom for all that you have given me" !! They really deserve it.

Now let's look into some lovely DIY projects for making your Mom happy and proud.

1. Blooming Monogram
This one looks really cute and colorful for this Summer. Letters can be made out of cardboard or thermocol, and flowers pinned to it. Hang them in your living room or in your entrance.
Source: http://happsters.com/

After the popularity of our DIY memory jar fun idea, we are all excited about this DIY thumbprint tree (with free templates) for the next birthday or wedding party. I'm sure you will love it too!!

Thumbprint or Fingerprint tree is a very famous alternative idea to the boring wedding guest books at the weddings ceremonies abroad. For those who are wondering what are these wedding guest books, these are the big bounded books kept at the wedding for the guests to write their wishes and blessings for the couple. Somewhat like our farewell book or t-shirt idea.. right? :)
Whenever we are asked to write anything for birthdays or weddings, we run out of words and write the same stuff like "Wishing you a great future.. Have a great Life... Bla bla..". And these books lay idle in the cupboards just gathering some more dust. This alternative idea creates more fun at the wedding and can be treasured forever as a momento. (By framing it on the wall!!)