It’s that time of year when schools are wrapping up for the holidays. Some of our kids are going to middle school and others to senior school. My son has 4 friends in his carpool and I have become quite fond of these little ones. All 4 of them will now be entering middle school – going to class 1. My son still has a year to go but for these kids, it’s the end of their play school years. I wanted to make something for them sort of as a goodbye present and I thought a school album might be just the Read more…

It’s time to announce the winners of the ItsyBitsy Say It with Roses Challenge. We have to say we were blown away with the quality of the creations this time around! You folks are seriously talented! So without further delay, here are the 3 winners (in no particular order) each of whom will receive a voucher worth Rs. 500 from Itsybitsy. Deepti for this pretty and sweet stamped card with beautiful roses as the central feature! Love it!!!Hussena for this adorable chest of drawers project with pretty Read more…

It’s time for a brand new challenge here at ItsyBitsy and this month our theme is ‘Precious Baby’. You can create anything you like as long as it incorporates a baby theme somewhere in the project. You can do a card, some baby room decor, baby shower projects, the works! And to inspire you along the way I have put together a Baby Record Explosion Box. It’s an explosion box that also functions as a Baby Record space. For some of us moms, a baby scrapbook or album requires too much work to create Read more…

Folks thank you so much for your fabulous participation in the Roses Challenge. We will be sharing the results very soon. I had a very bad bout of flu the whole of last week so our next challenge will be a little delayed. Watch this space for something sweet coming very soon. Now on to this project. I see a lot of crafters creating these really elaborate tags full of distressing, die cutting, embossing and heavy embellishments and I always find myself thinking – what are they going to do with such Read more…

It’s almost time for the summer holidays and what better way to keep your kids engaged than with craft! At ItsyBitsy we’re holding weekend craft workshops at all of our 5 Bangalore stores in Bananshankari, HSR Layout, OMBR Layout, New BEL Road and Phoenix Market City Mall!  We have only a limited number of seats for each session so hurry up and register online or at any of our ItsyBitsy stores. Here’s a look at the workshops for April 2014 and if you want more information or details on any of our Read more…

I love white on white combinations and I am always looking for a reason to create something in this theme. This week I got a hold of the Sizzix Bigz Shaker Box Die which is perfect for party favours. Since I haven’t done anything bridal in a while, I decided to use this die to create some Wedding Favour Boxes. The die itself is pretty self-sufficient. It cuts and scores the card appropriately so that once it’s cut you just need fold and glue to assemble. Then all that’s left is the embellishment Read more…

After spending so much time at the ItsyBitsy store I am more convinced than ever that it is the ideal destination for any craft project. The store has such a wide variety of craft supplies perfect for school projects in particular, like buttons, sequins glitter, foam, felt, chipboard, handmade papers, clay, embellishments, pipe cleaners, pom poms, hay, husk, shredded paper, different types of paints and a whole lot of glues! So when my son needed me to make a project for his school, I decided to Read more…

Hey There! I am sharing a great family activity for one of my MOST favorite Months – February!  It is the season of Love. In our house, celebrating Love its not restricted to just Valentine’s Day but is a family affair for the whole year. Its an opportunity to appreciate those who love us and to spread the Joy & love to the people who care for us. It can extend to random strangers too. This activity is a great opportunity to teach your kids to be loving and caring towards others. You’ll first Read more…

Last week I posted a blog post on a Wedding Cake Gift Box which was the inspiration for our current challenge – Say it With Roses. The idea was that each tier of box would be a space to include a gift of some sort. As promised, here are the handmade crafty gifts I have made for the inside of the box. For all three I have stuck with the theme of roses, continued the same colour scheme of black, white and red and made it as romantic as possible. The first gift, which is for the base tier of the cake, Read more…

It’s time to announce the winners and finalists of the ItsyBitsy Picture Bingo Challenge. This time we asked you to create something based on a Bingo Grid and we were totally floored by the creations that you came up with. It was particularly hard narrowing down the toppers but we finally managed to do it and here they are!The Top 3 in no particular order who will each receive a voucher worth Rs. 500 from ItsyBitsy are:Nupur for this fabulous set filled with flowers, distressing, stamping and die Read more…