20 Monday Apr 2015
Posted in Decorations, Deeper Than Fashion
The doodle bug has taken over and to be honest, I’m more zen because of it. Also, I’ve been selling my artwork for charity. The buyer can pay however much they want (above Rm50) for the artwork, and all proceeds go to an animal rescue charity.
This time, I was Buddha vibin’ big time;
Coloured in; 
& sold!
So completely blessed that someone actually made a purchase to make a difference. Can’t wait for what’s next!
Of Buddha vibes & rainbow coloured hearts,
Harmini Asokumar
16 Thursday Apr 2015
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Taking a break from a constantly jewelry making spree, I’m fallen in love with doodling again. Free hand doodle on canvas; 
Coloured in; 
Doodling and colouring has been proven to be a therapeutic way to release stress. It’s been working pretty well on my end. The results of it all is so rewarding. Plus I have new artwork for my wall 🙂
Drawing rainbows as I go;
Harmini Asokumar
13 Monday Apr 2015
Posted in Decorations, Deeper Than Fashion
Been using the clay pot I painted for Ponggal as my brush holder; 
But clumsy me, I dropped it & had to remake another one. The end result this round, was much nicer; 
It turned out so pretty I almost feel guilty using it as a makeup brush holder. So for now, it’s just there to decorate my table; 
Painting on pots,
Harmini Asokumar
25 Thursday Dec 2014
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Wishing you & all your loved ones a very Merry Christmas!
May your days be filled with love, light and happiness to last a lifetime.
Pretending to be Rudolph & making snowflakes,
Harmini Asokumar
17 Wednesday Dec 2014
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After The Star interview previously, the photographer on set, Raymond Ooi called me up to ask me if I’d like to be the cover of the newspaper for a Christmas series. The catch however was that I had to create a tree completely decorated by recycled ornaments in less than 24 hours for the photoshoot. As I’m always up for a challenge to test my creativity levels, I decided to give it a go (after a panic attack, of course).
The end result was something I am so proud of;
The flower ornaments were made from recycled crepe paper (from flowers I’ve gotten before) & the fan paper flowers were pages of an old book that was coming apart. 
The star was also done using paper but this time cardboard. Some weaving work was required but it was fairly simple. I may just make smaller versions of these for decorations in the future 🙂 
These ornaments were made of jar lids! I had made some tinted mason jars previously, and these were leftovers from that. I just cover the area with PVA glue and stuck rhinestones in it to give it some extra sparkle. Alternatively I wanted to use cut up pieces of old CDs but didn’t have enough time to execute it. 
My favourite of them all, are these little sock snowmen I’ve created. Using socks and leftover craft materials, these little fellas were so easy and fun to do. I love how cute they are! 
It might just be a tradition in my household to have recycled materials turned into ornaments for a tree.
Making my Christmas a crafty one,
Harmini Asokumar
07 Sunday Dec 2014
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I’ve being attempting several DIYs for Christmas using recycle-able materials & one that I’ve always found really gorgeous are tinted mason jars. Being an avid Pinterest addict, I’ve read several do-it-yourself guides & decided to give it a shot after scouting for the materials myself. 
Alternatively, here are more mason jar ideas that are so lovely I had to share! Do click on the picture to redirect to the original links;
![mason+jar+filled+with+pink+peonies_thumb[3]](https://deeperthanfashionmy.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/masonjarfilledwithpinkpeonies_thumb3.jpg?w=529&h=332)
03 Wednesday Dec 2014
Posted in Beauty, Decorations, Deeper Than Fashion
Art comes in millions of forms, however it’s definitely a form of magic. There is no limit to types of art you can pick up; always new techniques, colours and hues, types of skill, tool, it’s endless.
As much as I take pride in my wearable art a.k.a the jewelry I make, I sometimes need a little artistic getaway to expand my horizons. The end result this time around, new painting of Ganesha inspired by pictures I found on Tumblr.
These were both done using different styles. 
Acrylic paint on canvas with water base. The Ganesha was drawn with a Sharpie and copic markers to add gradients & shades. 
Basic acrylic on canvas in a rainbow gradient. The Ganesha was drawn in a stencil style using a Sharpie.
17 Friday Oct 2014
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Recently I’ve been inspired to move away from the familiarity that is my jewellery designing and making, and took a journey through phases I’ve been through before with art.
Today it was acrylic on canvas; 
15 Wednesday Oct 2014
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With Diwali being around the corner, I decided to get crafty and create my own signature pieces for my home decorations. I usually work on small details and aspects of design that I hope makes a big difference.
Last year I made my own DIY Rhinestone kollam, this year I decided to reuse the kollam but add in more colours by adding handpainted oil lamps. Light is significant in Hinduism as it signifies goodness. Hence during the Festival of Light (Diwali) oil lamps are lit.
Plain clay oil lamps can be found in many Indian stores, especially around Klang or Brickfields (where I got mine!) are so easy to find. It was fun using a different medium as a canvas to channel my art. The end results were satisfying 🙂
Of colours & doodles;
I was worried about using oil as it would ruin all that hard work, so I used tealight candles instead. I also attempted to turn mason jars into candle holders/lantern.
I got plain jars, then tinted them in colours of my choice & proceeded to doodles on them as well. Here’s a sample of one of it I tinted in emerald green and doodles with gold;
This however was a tricky DIY that took a lot of effort and time. Also, the colouring process is incredibly messy. I ended up with tie-dye coloured hands for a day or two.
But hey, who’s complaining? Rainbow hands 🙂
12 Sunday Oct 2014
Posted in Accessories, Decorations, DIY & Tutorials, Fashion
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Last year around this time, I blogged about how I turned a pack of bindis/pottus into moon shaped ones (CLICK ME! for the tutorial).
I still have the same batch of bindis lying around, and decided it was time to get crafty yet again. This time, with some colour & bling!
Let’s start off with some colour;
All you need is the nail polish colours of your choice and a pack of plain bindis. Just colour the bindis with the nail polish and leave them to dry fully. Keep in mind that lighter colours require several layers, so this has to be done a few days in advance before you get to wear it. What a cute way to match your bindis to your outfits and even, nails 😉
& now, for some bling-bling!
Paint a coat of nail polish over the plain bindi & sprinkle glitter on it. Press it down to make sure the glitter sticks well to the polish. Leave it to dry, after which you add another layer of nail polish on the glitter to keep it from falling off.
Another one you can try is:
Same method as the previous one applies. Just paint one layer of nail polish onto the bindi, and immediately paste embellishments on it. I absolutely love pearls and haven’t found nice pearl bindis, so this was a perfect way I could do it myself! For this however, I wouldn’t recommend going over it again with another layer of nail polish unless you want it extra shiny.
This way you get to have an entire revamped bindi set of your own without spending (or hardly spending!) any money 🙂 Definitely my favourite kind of DIYs 😉
Harmini Asokumar 