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Shop with us this Sunday, 12th June!

Catch us at the lovely Artisan Market this Sunday, 12th June 2016, Heron Square, 

Richmond, TW9 1EP.

Organised by Duck Pond Market, this event is sure to be a lot of fun and a must attend if you haven't been to one of their events already.

Find the best local artists, crafters, food producers and ethical businesses. 
There are locally made arts crafts, gifts, vintage, homewares and clothing.A tempting choice of locally made food both to eat here and take home. Musicians perform live. There are always famous faces to be spotted at this hip little market!
In the centre of Richmond, tucked between Hill Street, Bridge Street and the riverside is elegant Heron Square. On sunny days the atmosphere is amazing, the riverside is packed with people, all enjoying the beautiful setting right on the Thames! You can rent a bike, a row boat or take a cruise down to Hampton Court or Kingston. People watching is our favourite pastime in Richmond, and you're almost certain to get some celeb spotting in if you keep your eyes peeled!

Heron Square, Richmond TW9 1EP
Apple directions
Cars park for £2.35 under the market (enter on Whittaker Avenue, off Hill Street)
Tube & train Richmond Station is 10 minutes walk for District line and overground
Bikes park for free!
Dogs are welcome on a lead

In the recent past we attended 2 markets by the same organisers, one at Pinner and the other at Ruislip. So if you missed us there, be sure to catch us at Richmond this Sunday!

Find out more about Duck Pond Markets here: http://www.duckpondmarket.com

Anek Designs@ Asia House Fair, London!

You are all cordially invited to the annual Asia House Fair in London! 

I am delighted to be a part of this fantastic event this year and hope to see some of you my lovely readers on the opening day!

You may check out the amazing lineup of designers and ethical traders here and here

Find out more about the event here.

I will also launch some new lines at the show and promise to report from the event. Here is a sneak peak of my new Madhubani collection:

Do spread the word!

www.anekdesigns.com

My Online Store is here!!

It is here and I look forward to your orders! www.anekdesigns.com is where you will find lots of Cushion Covers, Table Linen and Accessories, go now, check it out and do let me know what you think of it!
The international customers will still be directed to the Etsy Shop till we are ready to integrate and have a common platform for both. However if it is an Indian Address you wish to ship to, then go ahead and make your purchase now!

I wonder what took me so long to launch an online store for my lovely Indian Customers! Well now we are here and I can't wait to start wrapping your orders, hurry first 5 orders may receive a surprise gift!

Woohoo! I am so excited, join our Newsletter (at the bottom of the website) and stay on top of our latest events, launches and news! See ya!

new stoles and a photo shoot

 some new stoles....the cotton ones are now longer and more user friendly!!! :)

and another!!

 one more pretty bright happy table runner email me to order now!

new table runner

made a beautiful new table runner

vintage kantha+cotton silk+slub cotton blend+brights = happiness

12"x70"

reversible kantha patchwork wrap

up for sale on the etsy shop :)

some more

new products up for sale on my etsy shop!!!

more new stuff....

 quilted printed silk cushions in two yummy colours now on etsy!! click here to buy now!!

whats new?

the kantha pouch on the anek designs etsy shop....!!

anek designs @ ishanya mall this sunday!!

for all those who missed my exhibition recently.....you can catch me at 

ishanya mall this sunday, ie., 6th feb 2011

from 11:30 am-8pm

with

just a table, a chair and anek designs!!

yes i am a part of the sunday flea market

every sunday this feb

see you then!!

DIY: table lamp

so today i am going to share with you the lamp that i made sometime back....here's how the story goes....
once upon a time i had a beautiful bottle lamp that was a birthday gift to me by my ex boss and it looked like this:

then one day i was sweeping the floor in a foul mood (maid troubles.....we have all been through those haven't we?) and swish went my broom...a little too close...toppling my beautiful glass bottle lamp....breaking it into a million little pieces (and my heart)....many days went by and i still had the holder not knowing what to do....

enter: my husband with a box of pringles....which we both finished as quickly as we could (not because i had  a DIY dream but because thats just how we eat....hahahha)
what came in handy is an annoying habit of not throwing away perfectly good cardboard boxes in any shape size or colour (yes apart from this annoying my husband it makes me crazy all the time too but i just can't help it)!

then i had an idea flash....it seemed like it would work...but i wasn't sure the size would fit...nonetheless i went ahead cut the tin rim off the pringle cylinder and put it on my lamp base....and it fit..it fit perfectly!!!!!!

no stopping me then.....i went ahead and made this lamp.
so heres a list of what you need. a box of pringle with chips eaten as quickly as they can be eaten...

some beautiful printed handmade paper, a cutter, a scale, some glue, a big fat needle, a little bird paper clip just add some more pretty to the pictures :D and of course a circular bulb holder/lamp base.

heres how you do it:

cut out the tin rim off the pringle box (or not suit yourself ...ha), measure the paper and cut a little extra for pasting.

put glue all over the cut paper...the wrong side of course and roll it over the cylinder. carefully turn and paste the sides (since it is circular making small incisions all around the edge helps fold it better)

so now it was done..but i didn't really want such an opaque structure for a lamp....it gave out light only from the top and it just wasn't enough....
then take a big fat needle and a ton of patience and sit down in front of the TV piercing the lamp shade to make holes all over (random or lined...again up to you)....i like to watch 'how i met your mother', 'two and a half men', 'friends' and 'simpsons' back to back on star world...yes it is going to take you that long to pierce the damn thing....;)
and voila the lamp shade is ready!! this is how it looks finished and sitting pretty on our make shift bed side rack!

version 2....save yourself all the trouble...take a printed sheet, roll and paste the two edges to size and just put  it on the base....i used a madhubani which of course when lit, doesn't show...but when it is not lit it looks just as pretty...you must remember these pics from my earlier posts....and it gives out more light!

oh warning....i don't know how a single sheet of paper behaves in close contact with a light bulb for a longer duration...does it burn?? i dunno you tell me :)

the cardboard pringle option holds ground and has not been burnt so far!

do tell me if you like what i did...and yes i am tagging this to the keybunch DIY carnival!

happy DIY ing!!! :D

here they are!!

....pictures from my exhibition..and yes this is kanika reporting from the exhibition grounds :D...yeah you can tell today is a bit slow....but it is also lunch time soon and working day....so no worries...

yesterday was rocking ....yes it was...thanks to so many of the wonderful you who came by.....and shopped all you could!!! i am here all day today...so come in and lets have a cuppa chai...share ideas....yesterday i had no time to sit down and chat...but today if you are not doing anything...come by again..lets get to know each other more!!

 new products....and i love how they turned out!!

thats my husband vivek :D he'll kill me for posting this pic here...hahahha...he had a total blast...being so close to the market we had samosas and kachoris and natural's ice creams and a whole lot more flowing in....of course the chaiwallah sits right across the street...so it was a full party!!

 tempted?? hmm??

again thanks you all so much for making it worthwhile for me...especially sharon (who has more pics up on her blog by the way so hop on and check them out here)....and Riddhi I love you (hahhahahhaa)