Get the Look: Anushka's Blue Dress

Anushka Sharma at her wedding reception

Anushka and Virat's wedding was a big news. The love birds got married in a hush-hush way, in a foreign country. Later, a wedding reception was given to many people, including PM Modi.

February 07, 2018 — DesiCrafts India

Dedicated to our buyers::Old and New

DesiCrafts Silk Cushion Covers

We feel happy when our generous buyers send us pictures of what they bought from us. Here are some pictures of the things that were handmade by our team in Chennai (formerly Madras), India.

January 18, 2018 — DesiCrafts Shop

We Made: Bukhara Embroidery Cushions

Making Of DesiCrafts Bukhara Pattern

Bukhara is an ancient city in the central Asian country of Uzbekistan. Bukhara prints are visible in the Islamic architecture, garments and also in day-to-day life. 

October 24, 2017 — DesiCrafts India

Featured Artist | Jacqline Woodcock | Comform and Calm

Hand Block Printed Feathers Linen Pillow Cover

Jacqueline Woodcock is the owner of Comfort and Calm. Situated on the Gold Coast, Australia, Jacqueline's shop is all about handmade. Three Cs as Jacqueline would call them- Ceramics, Cushions, Candles are the core of Jacqueline's handmade business.

September 21, 2017 — DesiCrafts India

How to Use Stripes Like a Pro:: Fashion Trends

 

How to use stripes like a boss!

Using too much stripes everywhere may become boring and so one should choose combination prints very carefully. If you are planning to use Indigo and White stripes in the living room, try some Indigo dots with the stripes to avoid boredom.

September 05, 2017 — DesiCrafts India

The Past and The Present : An Iranian Legacy

Iranian Culture in India

Internationally recognised as a lifestyle and fashion photographer, Sebastian Cortés’ most recent series Sidhpur: Time Present Time Past is an in-depth photographic exploration of the Bohra Islamic community in Sidhpur, a little-known small town in Gujarat. 

August 03, 2017 — DesiCrafts India

New Arrivals: Handblock Printed Soft Cotton Fabrics

DesiCrafts handblock printed fabric in Hindi Medium movie

We have spotted this particular floral pattern in the hindi movie Hindi Medium in which the actress Saba Quareem wears big bold pattern with ease. Sab has worn many such big patterns through out the movie but the most striking among all was the floral pattern in Red and Green over White background. 

July 25, 2017 — DesiCrafts India

Dreamcatchers and Much More in Latest Collection of Block Printing Stamps

DIY and hobby crafters, get ready for a huge collection of wooden stamps to experiment with. DesiCrafts brings to you dreamcatchers, feathers, mandalas, buildings, kawaii animals, mandalas and more. Our expert artisans make sure that you have fun while printing with these wooden stamps.

We have made block printing pretty easy for newbies too! Each block comes packed with printed instructions on how to use and how to take care of your wooden blocks. And if you are an expert, you already know the deal ;)

New collection of block printing stamps at DesiCrafts

May 28, 2017 — DesiCrafts Shop

Sari Play: Five Creative Ways to Use Your Vintage Silk Saris

Six yards of silk combined with gold or silver, sheer Chiffon or Georgette and of course the cotton ones with embellished pallu these saris used to be part of my mother's wardrobe and now I inherit the treasure.  Some times saris get old and other times we would like to discard them because we have worn at too many occasions or if they are out of trend. In India, it's not very uncommon to exchange an old sari and other clothes for something that you need in the kitchen or any other part of the house.

Sari ideas
May 25, 2017 — DesiCrafts India

Featured Art: Blue Pottery Of Jaipur

The process of making Blue Pottery is quite time consuming and requires precision and hard work and involve many steps. This beautiful craft continues to one of the finest from India to the International craft market. USA is the major importer of Indian Blue Pottery while other countries like Australia, Canada, Singapore are also big importer. Blue Pottery is admired all over the world including many European countries like Austria, Germany, Norway etc.

Blue Pottery Of Jaipur

April 23, 2017 — DesiCrafts India