Upcycled & Hand-Painted Home Accents
I believe sab kuch can be art. Here is how I turn everyday throwaways into little pieces of happiness for your home.
Watch me turn simple clay *kulhads* (tea cups) into beautiful, pastel-colored diyas. This is a perfect DIY idea for adding a personal touch to your Diwali decorations.
An old glass jar gets a new life as a beautiful heart-themed lantern. This upcycling project is a great way to create cute and meaningful decor for any occasion.
An easy peasy idea to upcycle old Diwali diyas into a cute, colorful wall hanging. This is a great example of how to create beautiful decor from waste materials.
Don't throw away bottle lids! This video shows how you can turn a simple lid into a cute Evil Eye trinket dish for holding your daily jewelry.
A fun DIY project for Holi where I turn old jar lids into colorful brooches with festive messages like "Rang Barse."
A tiny medicine bottle is transformed into a cute mini vase with a hand-painted daisy pattern and a "Be Happy" tag. It's a small reminder to find joy in little things.
Another upcycling idea where I paint an empty acrylic paint bottle to create a mini vase with a message of "Peace."
About this collection
I don't just paint these items, I prep them for real-life use. Every jar, coaster, and clay kulhad gets multiple coats of high-grade waterproof varnish. This means you can actually wipe them down or use them as functional decor, rather than just keeping them on a shelf.
It starts with a simple question: why throw it away? My upcycling process turns discarded glass jars, kulhads (clay cups), and bottle caps into functional, vibrant decor. Whether it is a nazar (evil eye) trinket dish or a festive lantern, every piece is hand-painted with acrylics and sealed to resist moisture.
I focus on bringing Indian traditions into modern, conscious living. If you have an empty bottle that looks too pretty to trash, I can transform it into a vase or a festive accent piece. For those looking for gifts, I offer wood slice coasters and personalized decor that feel grounded and real, not mass-produced.
Each piece is original, signed, and treated with varnish to ensure the art holds up to daily handling. If you have a specific theme or an old item you want to give a new life, send me a message and we can work on it together.
Shalini
Hi, I am Shalini. I believe life is noisy, but art is the pause button. I spend my days turning things people usually throw away into little treasures for their homes.
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