Book review - Small Great Things - Jodi Picoult

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I got my hands on Jodi Picoult novels just by chance in a garage sale and I cannot be any happier. I got a few of them and when I finally read them, was disappointed that I didn't get all of them. So, when this new book was out I wanted to read it asap. And I am so glad I did. I like her style of narration. This is a book about the situation of colored people in a majority white state. The book revolves around an incident in the life of the family of a new born baby and a nurse. I will not give away any more details, but if you like Jodi Picoult novels, you should read this one too. I found the end a bit different that the other novels, this one ends like a typical bollywood movie, but then who doesn't like happy endings.

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Love!

Loving someone is no enough. It never was, it never will be. Expressing your love is as important. Small caring gestures, a message, a smile,a gift,a vacation, a hand cooked meal - mean a lot.

Here is a tiny card expressing a lot of love -
Watercolor and sharpie on paper..

Here is the front -

Here is a cute little panda on the inside -

And here is the back side -

Rekindle your love or just surprise your partner with these beautiful cards!Available in different sizes and the text inside can be customized :)Here is my page on facebook. TheCreativePaw. Please show some love!!

Rangoli Times!!

As a kid, rangoli on Diwali was more of an unsaid competition. I still remember all the aunties in the colony getting up at dawn and drawing fabulous designs, each had their own specialty. Some made those fab designs with dots and some made free hand drawings. If that wasn't less, the rangoli's would be redrawn in the evening and decorated with flowers and diyas. Just like heritage, the rangoli designs changed hands, from mothers to daughters. Mom drew beautiful flowers and petals. The only help the cousin and I could do was fill in colors, which had to be redone by mom, anyways! Each time I saw a beautiful design with dots, I'd be geared up the next morning, but the dots never fell in place, forget completing the rangoli.. and then it was mom's flowers again.

When we grew up and understood that it was perfectly acceptable to draw with a chalk and then fill in colors, the cousin and I fought over who'd make the rangoli. Finally we were given our corners in the house and we'd have three different rangoli designs.Eventually things changed, we grew up, moved out of our little nests. It had been 8 years when last Diwali, all I wanted was to make a rangoli and so I did! It came out to be like a crayon drawing by a five year old. Spirits dampened, the rangoli powder was packed and kept in one of the corners of the house for an entire year, when this Diwali the artist in me awoke again :D I purchased new colors, not thinking of what I already had and was all geared up, looking on the internet for "EASY" or "BEGINNER" designs. I think I did an okayish job here. So, three rangolis for three days of Diwali :)

Without anymore ado, here's presenting the designs -

Day 1 - the quintessential peacock design. If you'd ask mom in her sleep what rangoli I made, she'd always say peacock... I wouldn't agree that the shapes are good.. but it's fine I tried (this is me totally telling myself that it is okay)

Day 2 - Diwali!!  Tried making this beautiful design using the rangoli colors and a Q-tip, can you the see the shades of green!

Also made these rangoli designs on water... Again courtesy google!!

Day 3 - This design is a medley of all the colors I had, mixed and match everything to create this one

All designs courtesy google and youtube :) 

Unicorn love!!

Being a human is way too complicated,
Time to be a unicorn!!

I got these amazing pencil water-colors, which I spoke about in my last post. I am totally loving them. They are so much fun to draw and paint with. Catch a glimpse of these super cute unicorns - Watercolor on paper!



These are the colors I am using -



And yes, in the pictures, the cute cuddly unicorn you are seeing is one of the birthday gifts I got for myself! Isn't he lovely!! Here is a video of the clay unicorn charm I worked on last night. It needs some finishing touches - the sparkle, the varnish and it will be ready to spread its magic!

Please show some unicorn love if you are reading this!!

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Spidey love!!!

Balloons are fun, they are cute, lovable and if they represent your favorite characters then they are keepsakes. I have been watching for these cartoon balloons and already have a Pooh and yesterday I got another one - Spidey.... See how cute he is!!!



I also went stationary shopping - my favorite kind of shopping and got these pencil water colors. I had always fancied them as a kid, and finally got my hands on them. They are super magical..  Fill in the pencil color, take a wet paint brush and spread your magic - it looks too good to be true.. So, here is my first watercolor on paper spider man drawing!!



#TheCreativePaw #WatercolorLove #SpiderMan 

#YourLove

Scars on my wrist,

A broken heart,

A tattered soul,

This is your love.

No thank you!

#YourLove

#NotYourLove

That warmth,

That relief,

Not your love,

My cuppa coffee!

#NotYourLove