Create Etcetera

How to:  Use plain brown kraft paper (I got it for free at our local Ikea store) and embellish it with tiny origami hearts made out of scra...

As holiday season approaches, the cost (and garishness) of store bought wrapping paper increases exponentially. Inspired by a book gift...

Understated (2014) Acrylic paint on canvas shoes This one, as requested, for DH!

Flight or fight? Bird-inspired earrings (2014) paper, beads and metal

Recipe binder (2014) Acrylic color, sharpie and pen on cloth-finish 3-ring binder I have been writing special family recipes on 4x6 not...

Watercolor and pen on paper (2014)

Wastebasket (2014) Cereal box, hot glue gun. box cutter, acrylic paint, wastebasket-liner (optional) This is the latest outcome of my...

Skipper's outfit (2014) After making the Gryffindor / Indian inspired party dress for Barbie (see last image), I have to make more d...

There. Gryffindor / Indian inspired party dress for Barbie. (2014) Interesting, what boredom can bring out from one's mind. This dre...

Whistling winds. Swirling meadows. Majestic redwoods. Purple herons. (And lots more.) 

Stars for the stars in our lives (2014) Acrylic paint on laser-cut wood I gave these hand painted buttons as a memoir to my friends on o...

Sun. Sand. Surf. Summer!! (2014) Acrylic paint on canvas shoes There. One more painted pair of shoes. Beach holiday themed! The quote on...

Thumb prints over cotton fabric (2014) In the last 15 years or so, I have painted countless t-shirts, mostly for gifting purposes. An ord...

Pumped up kicks (2014) acrylic paint on canvas "Not all who wander are lost." I have had some ideas for embellishing shoes in ...

Blanket for the latest nephew (2014) Aran weight yarn and US size 9 needles Pattern Courtesy:  http://www.ravelry.com/ patterns/library/...

Cardigan for a one-year-old baby girl (2014) Knit using US size needles and worsted weight yarn Pattern courtesy:  http://www.ravelry.c...

Baby vest for a six-month-old (2014) Knit using US 10.5 size needles and bulky weight yarn  Pattern courtesy:  http://www.ravelry.com/ p...

Pinwheel purse (2014) knit with fingering weight yarn and US size 0 needles Made for Bani, a girl who has recently rediscovered her lo...

Flower brooch, knit with US 4 size needles and chunky yarn, and a button each (2012) Made 12 flower brooches as party favors for Zeinab ...

"Horseshoe Bookmark" knit with fingering weight yarn and US 4 size needles (2012) Pattern courtesy:  http://www.ravelry.com/ p...

"Hats for the homeless" knit with super bulky yarn and US size 11 needles (2013) I decided to knit at least one hat a month to...

Biography-style self portrait no. 1  (2014) pen on paper

(2014) pen, sharpie and highlighter on paper How do you guys interpret this one?

One arrow to beat them all (2014) sharpie on paper Marathon watching Arrow Season 2 like that was bound to have some fan-art  r...

Doodle in the dark (2014) Sharpie on paper

Our first ever trip to Chicago! Pen on paper, June 23, 2013

I am constantly doodling when traveling. On my latest trip, I challenged myself to only do only watercolors (because I don't do them o...

"Not Sorry" Whote Hot Series #1 Acrylic on canvas (2013) Sometime I just let the colors and my hand speak for itself. This w...

Word Art #2 (acrylic on canvas 2014) I am really inspired by this quote I heard at a lecture I was at. You can read more about that ex...

"Tropical dreams" (2014) acrylic paint on paper This happened when I was demonstrating the use of palette knives in painting...

White hot series #2 Acrylic on canvas (2014)

"Chicago" Acrylic on canvas (2013) made for our friends Abhishek and Preetika's  new home!

I love slouchy hats. I love their coziness. I love how they don't flatten my hair to my scalp. I love how easily you can make them loo...

It’s so much fun experimenting with hat patterns. Nothing like fast, fun knits, I say! This pattern came up as a result of one of my e...