Random Ramblings #1

 "Random ramblings"- sometimes random thoughts keep me very occupied ( I am sure it does the same to you)... it often arises from feeling nostalgic about home and family..pretty memories...or just simple "getting to know myself" phases... I thought it would be fun to pen these down in a series and share it with you all...so here is the first one. .. 

   Truly desi at heart...and totally in love with bling bling...!!

   
Photographed above are traditional Indian bangles or chudiyan made in metal, clay or glass. Most of my collection stayed back in India and now I miss wearing these....

Hope you all are having a great day....my favorite people....xoxo

Images @ Shaz Originals 

DIY: Jewellery rack

  Only "52 sunny days in Pittsburgh"...

So when its Summer here, one really wants to go all the way ..Summer outfits... accessorizes... flip flops.... In my effort to look as summery...I thought I should organize my accessories in a way that were visible and easy to reach out to when I am literally running for work in the mornings. 

Here is what I found at my local consignment store today...

Isn't it a treasure... all for $4 !!!!!... So after it got a nice alcohol swipe.. I thought of  tweaking it a bit by adding some color to it.

In my bedroom, this wall seemed like a perfect place to hang this... and functional too.. right beside my dresser. 

And this is how it finally turned out.  It was such a simple and definitely  REQUIRED project...to get my little stuff organized.  The best part of this project was... all it took was 10 mints to get it all in place. 

Above is one of my favorite quotes...by Kate Spade. 

Hope you all are having a nice and warm weekend.. Have fun.. xoxo

Images by Shaz Originals @2013

Indian jewellery...

I recently got to dress up in my desi attire and my desi jewellery for a party...* after ages*... and while I was digging through my collection.. deciding what you wear,  I thought about how much I miss wearing these pieces. 

I wanted to share with you a few of my favourite desi jewellery .. and the stories behind them ....

These are lac jewellery pieces from Rajasthan.  I have them in many color and shapes... what I really love about them is their vibrant colors...The bangle you see in the third picture is from the streets of Nepal which sold semi precious gem work on silver. I can probably never part with this piece ever.. beautiful isn't??

These earrings have meenakari work on them.  They are my absolute favourite as the black goes so well with both desi and regular clothes.  Can you believe this work..on this particular piece is handmade..??? **some steady hands I tell you **

My huge earrings and loops are just simple bead work... I love them because they are so long.almost toughing my shoulders...and whats makes them special is the fact that I have owned them  for more than a decade.  You see those pink bangles in the background.. those are lac bangles...I love the details on them..which also makes them super fragile...the reason why they are special is because after years of hunting and wanting to own them.. I finally found something in my size ** I forgot to tell you guys..I am  super-puny with tiny hands**..so...:P

and these....... are my absolute favourite ones.  These are kundan earrings and the bangle is gold+white gold+ cat eye stone.  These earrings are super duper special because they were my grandmother's..she handed them over to my mom  ( Mom wore these to college back in the late 60's).. and then she handed them over to me when I went to college... sweet eh ?!! :):)... The bangle is special because it was a gift from my parents.

Did you like my little desi collection???.... show me yours..

xoxo..

Pictures@ create-me