Handmade Earrings

Everyone loves earrings for sure. I mean everyone..even the boys. It has become a trend of their new lifestyle, but for girls, it has been going on for centuries I guess.

Recently I came across earrings like those (on top), which look quite simple yet beautiful. If you buy these from shops, they are most likely to cost around 10 to 15 rupees. The interesting thing I found from my cousin's is that now the materials used for making these are available in shops. This only means one thing.. You can create your own designs :)

Even though the earrings look quite hard to make, the steps for making these lovely ones are really simple. With right tools and little patience you can also make them. The "earring making" set mainly contains a long needle like tool which is used for rolling the strips of paper, a super glue for sticking those metal hooks with the paper strips, a fevicol, different kinds of hooks and finally extra items like small beads and stickers for added beauty. The set costs 100 rupees (a bit expensive) but we can make around ten to fifteen pairs.

One usually finds these crafty items and ideas when we are bored to that level, which we cannot express through words. I too found this during my gap year before joining the college. I must say this is an excellent way to kill time and make something useful for yourself or your friends whom you often remember after leaving your school years behind.

And so I decided to try my hands on these and this is what I ended up with. The only thing I didn't like was that the set contained very lousy strips of colours and because of this I couldn't get the exact colour as my dress but still it is better than nothing.

                                                        

                                                                                                           

 

                                        

 

 

[Book Review] The Fault In Our Stars

Much has been said about 'The Fault in our Stars' these past few months. After being made into a movie, this book has become the star for some reason. Probably the actors Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgorth and Nat Wolff must have made this book a hit but I didn't want to stick to this probability so I decided to read it. I didn't buy the book as such because I was scared that this might end up like the rest of Young Adult Romance but after reading this piece by John Green I was angry at myself for not having bought this one. Having no kindle at my hand (More of a I-love-the-feel-of-book-in-my-hand person), I read this in the most bizarre way. I read it on my smartphone. I actually thought I will end up only reading the first chapter but I was wrong. I began turning page after page desperate to finish it...

The Fault in our Stars by John Green belongs to the genre Fiction and Romance. This is John Green's most widely recognized book and it is known for its strong characters and emotive story.

The story is about three individuals whose lives intertwine at a Support group run by local church. Being in her teen years and a cancer survivor, Hazel Grace finds these groups unbearably boring but on meeting Augustus Waters her life takes a complete U turn. From reading books to having chats that used to be small, Augustus has become a huge part of her life. 

This book is bound to make you shed a few tears. The character's personalities are very well developed by the author. Hazel Grace is a character to fall for when she projects her view of her small life throughout the book. While Augustus is a unique guy with his quirky 'metaphors' (you will know what I mean once you read that book) and their friend Issac is a neutral secondary character being their mutual friend. Sympathy has been a great part of the book. Often we end up sympathising the characters which is the result of strong characters capable of attracting and engrossing us into the story. The best part of this book that I loved is the visit to Amsterdam. The beauty of Amsterdam is vividly and picturesquely written giving importance to tiny details. The simple every day style suits this book well (After all it's the story of an ordinary girl). I really liked this one and this is the first of John Green's book that I have read. Partly I am sad that I can't add this book to my bookshelf (Does buying a book which I have already read sound like a crime?) but my other half is happy that when I buy this book I will finally get the movie-cover edition *laughs in an evil manner*
Don't make my fault and grab your copy of 'The Fault in our Stars' today and thanks for reading the post...