Habari njema!!!!! 2010

Napenda kuwafahamisha wadau wote kuwa sasa Kreative Homez (Homes Deco) imeanza rasmi kupamba sherehe mbalimbali kama

• Harusi
• Send off
• Kitchen Party
• Kipaimara etc......

Najua mtakuwa mnataka kuona picha kama wengi wetu tuliozoea, ninachoweza kusema ni kuwa picha mtu anaweza kwenda kuazima album kwa mpambaji mwengine na kukuletea wewe mteja, kinachohitajika hapa ni ubunifu na kupendezesha sherehe.

Sasa kwa hilo kwetu halipo, ufikapo ofisini kwetu, tunaongea ili tujue unataka sherehe yako iweje na kukushauri na kukuonyesha jinsi gani tutakavyopamba sherehe yako.

Karibuni sana.

How to fold a Napkin

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How to Teach Children Good Table Manners

Teaching children good table manners as soon as possible makes for pleasant and orderly family meals, both at home and in restaurants. Like most things, it takes time for the table manners you teach to sink in with your kids. Patience and consistency are the keys to success.

Instructions

1. Step 1

Start at an early age. Even very young children can understand simple commands and basic manners, so there's no reason why your kids can't learn to behave at the table early. In the beginning, focus on getting your kids to keep their bottoms on their seats and avoid making messes.

2. Step 2

Make your kids ask to be excused before they will be allowed to leave the table. Kids can understand this rule as early as three years old.

3. Step 3

Show your kids how to use a fork, knife and spoon. At first, you should just focus on getting them to use the utensils instead of their hands. Then, you should teach them how to hold each utensil properly.

4. Step 4

Start to teach your kids more specific table manners around the beginning of grade school.

5. Step 5

Sit each child down and explain what should and should not be done at the table. Tell your child to wait for everyone to be served to eat, to put his napkin in his lap, to chew with his mouth closed, not to make rude noises and all of the other common table manners.

6. Step 6

Reinforce good table manners by praising your children when they behave properly. Point out and correct impolite manners as soon as you see them. Don't let bad manners persist, but be gentle and calm with your corrections.

7. Step 7

Ask your child to leave the table or remove her from the table if she refuses to behave properly. A grade-school child is old enough to understand consequences for bad behavior. Let your child know that when she can act appropriately, she can rejoin the family at the table.

Bathroom

Please pass the potatoes ....

May I just say you guys are the best!  You really know how to make a new gal feel welcome here in blogland.  I've loved reading all of your thoughtful comments, of which I do not deserve!  Thank you!  And, I have to give a special "shout out" to Cindy at Cottage Instincts (for highlighting my humble guest "loo" redo), Beth at The Stories of A to Z (for sharing my fireplace/mantle tranformation) and Kim at My Domestic Bliss (for mentioning, and relating to, my admission of my ADD (Attention Decorating Disorder)! 

If you feel like staying for a bit, I'd love to show you our breakfast area, highlighting a few changes we made to it.  As always, feel free to enlarge the pics by clicking on them.

BEFORE: Imagine a big ol' red wall (RL Stadium Red) ... try (AND try) as we did, nothing seemed to work.  ANYthing we put there seemed to get swallowed by the tall wall with vaulted ceiling.  And, as the kitchen cabinets share the same wall (I'll take you there soon), symmetry and balance went by the wayside, which drove me ker-azy!  Sorry this isn't a better pic:

AFTER:  Welcome dry bar (magically built by our friend, Paul)!  We're super pleased with how it turned out ... love how it fills the space.  We wanted it to have a few different features than the kitchen cabs, so we chose rope-accented molding, legs and feet ... a metallic backsplash ... black countertop and glass accent doors.  I love that the center cab is shorter and bumps out (Paul's idea).

We really enjoy the convenience of the wine cooler ... Chardonnay? Shiraz? Champagne? Sparkling Cider? What can I get ya'?

I did a not-so-great job of adding the metallic backsplash (from Lowe's), hoping for a bit of pizazz.  And, when the budget allows, we plan on changing out the counter to Golden Beach granite, which would then match our kitchen countertops:

I cannot tell you how much I've loved having the extra storage, too !!

Aside from the dry bar, we traded the blinds and panels for roman shades (done in a whimsical polk dot fabric) to add a bit of fun coordination to the cornice (both treatments were done by my great friend and neighbor, Christy). 

I recently grabbed this accent table at Kirklands, which I'm still "futzing" with:

And, lastly, I'm lovin' the oversized lazy susan I recently scored at Tuesday Morning ... really like how it resembles the top of a wine barrel and is the perfect fit for our kitchen table. I'm testing out my Southern Living tray on there (which I filled with faux grapes, wine corks and wine glasses, one of which is filled with a small votive *melted* candle).

Well, that's all for now ... it's almost time for football and a hot bowl of white chicken chili, topped with shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream and Scoops ... yummy !! 

Stay warm and be safe if you are one of the many surrounded by snow and icy roads !!

I'm linking up with:

Sarah at Thrifty Decor Chick

Susan at Between Naps on the Porch

Make Your Monday at Twice Remembered

Made It Monday @ Persimmon Porch

Toot your Horn Tuesday @ A Silly Little Sparrow

Do It Yourself Day at A Soft Place to Land

Make it Yours Day at My Backyard Eden

Funky Junk's Saturday Nite Special

Art from Chitra Santhe...

Tomorrow, the 31st of January, 2010 is Chitra Santhe~ Art for all.

The one-day art event organized by Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath every year on Kumara Krupa Road.

This event showcases artists, painters & sculptors from all over India and where people can pick up art at a very affordable price.

Today, I want to share with all of you the unique pieces of art bought from very talented artists during the last few years that we have been visiting Chitra Santhe.

Watercolours by M.G. Hegde from Bijapur.

Mixed Media folk art from a young artist from Shimoga.

Madhubani paintings by a folk artist. Ardha-narishwar & Goddess Kali (still waiting to be framed;-)

The two acrylic on canvas by Vishwas. M. picked up at last year's Chitra Santhe.

This is a lovely sketch made on old magazine sheets by Mr. M.U Raja

For more details on the event, do visit http://chitrasanthe.com/index.html

If you are in Bangalore tomorrow, do drop by this very colourful event:-)

(images by Arch)

Sorry I could not Help it............

Somo hili nitalianza rasmi J3 ya tarehe 1/2/10. Jinsi ya kukunja Napkins designs mbalimbali. Nawatakia weekend njema.Enjoy.........

Color Coordinator for the wedding(Hiii ni kwa maharusi woote wa mwaka huu rangi ndio hiziiii, na inakuonyesha jinsi ya kuzichanganya)

Reds
Purples
Pinks
Oranges
Neutrals
Greens
Browns
Blues

Monthly Budget worksheet

Haya hiii nayo hi hivyo hivyo, nitumieni email kwa mtakaohitaji namoi nitawatumia. Bila kuwa na budget the work will be zero.

Weekly Meal Planner

Hivi ni wangapi wanatumia list hii ya kwa ajili ya ratiba ya chakula majumbani kwao? Kwa mahitaji ya list hiii nitumie email ili nikutumie.

Grocery Shopping List

Nimesoma maoni yenu, na mmejitahidi kunisaidia kuelimisha jamiii, ni kweli kabla huja kwenda kununua vitu vilivyoisha ni lazima ufanye stock taking ujue ni vipi vipo na vipi vimekwisha, na hii itakusaidia kununua vitu kwa budget pia. Mtakubaliana nami kuwa kadri siku zinavyokwenda ndivyo unavyotakiwa kufanya vitu kwa budget.

Hii itakusaidia sana kununua vitu ambavyo sio vya muhimu kwa muda huo, na pia utakuwa unaweza kuwa na akiba kwenye account yako.

Hii ni list ya kujaza kabla ya kwenda kununua, itawasaidia sana na haitakupotezea muda kwani ukisha ijaza utajua ni wapi kitu fulani kinapatikana wapi, hivyo utaokoa pesa na muda pia.

Nawashukuru wote kwa kuchangia mada.( Kwa mtakao hitaji list hii pls nitumieni email address zenu nami nitawatumia list hii. Itawasaidia sana)

Flower girl basket

Paintings

Thank You BlogAdda!

Thank you Harish Krishnan and his team at BlogAdda.com { the largest community of Indian bloggers } for the interview about Rang Decor.

Good News..................

Homez deco inayofuraha kuwa fahamisha kuwa sasa ina logo yake. Tumekuwa tukiifanyia kazi na sasa imekamilika. Namshukuru mungu na wadau wote kwani bila nyinyi tusingefika hapa.

Haya kama kawa tunakaribisha mawazo juu ya logo hii.

Naomba kuuliza swali!!!

Unapogundua kwamba vitu nyumbani kwako kwa upande wa vyakula vimekwisha na unahitaji kwenda kununua, unafanyaje? Yaani unafanya maandalizi gani????????

Haya Tanesco mpoooo!!!!

So sweet

Wow!!!!!!