tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57556455918324585682024-03-13T08:58:59.757-07:00Nits Arts and CraftsMy Creativity Personified!Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-55579384974797674352011-07-27T11:36:00.000-07:002011-07-27T11:49:00.139-07:00Wordless Wednesday - Hot<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/holyfirecopy-1.jpg" alt="hot1" border="0" /></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-8811007519917542322011-06-29T10:12:00.000-07:002011-06-29T10:13:01.520-07:00Wordless Wednesday - Green<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/leafcopy.jpg" alt="Green" border="0" /></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-65466148429411381262011-06-08T09:47:00.000-07:002011-06-08T09:48:27.535-07:00Wordless Wednesday - Twist<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/Twistcopy.jpg" alt="Twist" border="0" /></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-30113928031203440922011-05-25T05:26:00.000-07:002011-05-25T05:29:20.240-07:00Wordless Wednesday - Summer camp<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/Holidays1copy.jpg" alt="Summer camp" border="0" /></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-5089219101751131182011-05-04T09:59:00.000-07:002011-05-04T10:01:44.995-07:00Wordless Wednesday - Innovative Engineering<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/web2copy.jpg" alt="Web" border="0" /></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-42347938145816728262011-04-27T07:58:00.000-07:002011-04-27T08:02:31.436-07:00Wordless Wednesday - Leisure<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/leisurecopy.jpg" alt="Leisure" border="0" /></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-69448338685360013332011-04-12T23:48:00.000-07:002011-04-13T00:10:56.401-07:00Wordless Wednesday - Citizen<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/vote1copy.jpg" alt="citizen" border="0" /></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-74740944224914515472011-04-06T11:04:00.000-07:002011-04-06T11:19:52.836-07:00Wordless Wednesday - Young Man<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/Aryan6copy.jpg" alt="Aryan1" border="0" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/Aryan5copy.jpg" alt="Aryan" border="0" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Just as ever, a little talk(plz excuse :P) - Young man Aryan is my best friend's little charm :) These were clicked during the second session of his portfolio that I did.</span> He is my favorite model ;)<br /><br /><br /></div></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-84242938966786084972011-04-05T10:35:00.000-07:002011-04-05T10:43:55.977-07:00Ugadhi Kolam<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Arts/Ugadhi2011copy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Wish you all a very happy Ugadhi :)</span><br /><br /><br /></div></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-777942989410511172011-03-16T10:39:00.000-07:002011-03-16T10:43:01.123-07:00Wordless Wednesday - Bloggy Birthday<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Watermeloncakecopy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /><br /><br />Happy birthday to my Food blog - <a href="http://www.4thsensecooking.com/">www.4thsensecooking.com</a><br /><br /><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Watermeloncake6copy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /><br /></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-85779872506037551142011-03-09T00:38:00.000-08:002011-03-09T09:36:39.035-08:00Wordless Wednesday - Luxury (Burj Al Arab - Dubai)<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/BurjAlArabcopy-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><strike style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Wordless</strike><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Lot of words wednesday(rules are meant to be broken at times :P)</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">My visit to Burj Al Arab - The tallest hotel(1,053 ft) in the world is one the best experiences that I could have ever got in my life. Its sheer luxury :) </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This hotel stands on a entirely man made island which is 280 mts out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. It is an iconic structure whose shape mimics the sail of a ship. I can definitely say its one of the most beautifully built and designed structure.</span><br /><br /></div><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/BurjAlArab1copy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Al Muntaha meaning "ultimate or highest"(One in the above picture), is the suspended restaurant located 200 m above the Persial Gulf offering a view of Dubai. This restaurant is supported by a full Cantilever that extends 27m from either side of the mast and is accessed by a panoramic elevator. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i></i><br /></div><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/BurjAlArab2copy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This hotel has 60 floors and is said to be the first seven star hotel in the world :) </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The interiors are classic and truly royal. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I was excited to have my breakfast there and was even more lucky to have got prior permissions to sight see the hotel which is otherwise prohibited. </span><br /></div><br /><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/BurjAlArab3copy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The experience can be called much more than a day :)<br /></div></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-34234969956280815882011-03-03T00:08:00.000-08:002011-03-03T04:03:51.602-08:00Wordless Wednesday - Birthday :)<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/Birthday2copy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Happy Birthday to myself ;)<br /><br />I'm not aging! I'm marinating! ;)</span><br /></div><br /><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/Birthday11copy-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /><br /><br />Its a dark chocolate cake with vanilla fresh cream frosting and decorated with <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">my favorite Ferrero Rocher and some Lindt shavings ;)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Checkout my "</span><a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://www.4thsensecooking.com/2010/04/perfect-chocolate-cake.html">Perfect chocolate cake</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">" post for the recipe.<br /><br /><br /></span></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-8343182686601792972011-02-23T03:12:00.001-08:002011-02-23T03:31:05.208-08:00Wordless Wednesday - At The Top (Burj Khalifa)<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/BurjKhalifa-tallcopy.jpg" alt="At the top1" border="0" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><strike style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Wordless</strike><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Few words wednesday(rules are meant to be broken at times :P) - These were clicked during my trip to Dubai few months back. Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, and is currently the tallest man-made structure ever built and is standing 828 meters tall with 160 floors. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Burj Khalifa bags a lot of records which includes "Tallest skyscraper, Tallest freestanding structure, Building with most floors, World's fastest elevators at speed of 64 km/h etc etc..</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I clicked the below pic from 124th floor of the tower and felt like standing on top of the world :)</span><br /></div><br /><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/BurjKhalifaatthetop-tallcopy.jpg" alt="At the top" border="0" /><br /></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-64174996020531204742011-02-16T09:56:00.000-08:002011-02-16T09:58:39.953-08:00Wordless Wednesday - Shy :)<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/shy1copy.jpg" alt="Shy" border="0" /></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-91611781956986673062011-02-08T21:39:00.001-08:002011-02-08T21:40:07.820-08:00Wordless Wednesday - You and I in this beautiful world<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/MomIcopy.jpg" alt="Mom and I" border="0" /></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-84092648192343355652011-02-01T22:45:00.000-08:002011-02-01T22:46:21.777-08:00Wordless Wednesday - Beauty & the Be(e)ast<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/bug2copy.jpg" alt="beauty and the beast" border="0" /><br /></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-58212974463811041542011-01-25T23:16:00.000-08:002011-01-25T23:17:37.480-08:00Wordless Wednesday - Republic India<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/India1copy2.jpg" alt="India" border="0" /></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-32468170932729223022011-01-19T07:08:00.000-08:002011-01-19T07:09:34.123-08:00Wordless Wednesday - Swirl<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Arts/swirl1.jpg" alt="Swirl" border="0" /></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-1347761164388099162011-01-16T04:00:00.000-08:002011-01-16T04:11:01.771-08:00Pongal Kolam<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Arts/Pongalkolamcopy.jpg" alt="Pongal kolam" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Wish you all a very happy Pongal :) </span><br /><br /><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Arts/maatupongal.jpg" alt="maatu pongal" border="0" /></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-83674248388544361532010-12-28T21:34:00.000-08:002010-12-28T21:37:22.163-08:00Wordless Wednesday - Fun in the rain<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/IMG_2302.jpg" alt="wet" border="0" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/IMG_2318.jpg" alt="Rain" border="0" /></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-84098579461738650892010-12-22T09:47:00.001-08:002010-12-22T09:47:52.215-08:00Wordless Wednesday - Lonely<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/Lonely.jpg" alt="Lonely" border="0" /></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-59376664412093875382010-12-16T22:07:00.000-08:002010-12-17T03:39:13.613-08:00Edible Art<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Art is not just drawing, painting, stitching etc... It can simply reflect in all what we do.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I see art everywhere and just love to put in a little creativity in all what I do. :)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Isnt it fun when food is presented artistically!!! :)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I still remember the days when my mom used to make me designer dosas to make me eat :)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Now its my turn to excite people and myself with food art :) Take a peep :)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Arts/idlycats.jpg" alt="food art10" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Idly Cats! - I have used mini idlys for the body, pepper eyes, carrot mouth and spaghetti noodles for the mush :)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ain't they cute?? :)</span><br /><br /><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Arts/Ediblerakhi.jpg" alt="food art9" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Fruit Rakhi - Used water melon, goa, apple & cherry</span><br /><br /><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Arts/Tomatodosapeacock.jpg" alt="food art" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tomato dosa peacock - Used tomatoes, red chilly and dosa.</span><br /><br /><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Arts/TortillaandSalsa.jpg" alt="food art1" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tortilla chips and Salsa Flower arrangement</span><br /><br /><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Arts/zoozoo.jpg" alt="food art2" border="0" /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Zoo zoo biscuits - My love for Zoo zoo ;)</span><br /><br /><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Arts/Chickpeabutterfly.jpg" alt="food art7" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Channa butterfly - Used channa, garlic & red chilly</span><br /><br /><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Arts/Capsicumricevariation1.jpg" alt="food art5" border="0" /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Capsicum frogs :P</span><br /><br /><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Arts/paavakkastuffed3.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Bitter guard alligator ;)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/corn-2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Corn flower decorations :)</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Carrot.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Carrot flowers</span><br /></div><br /><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Arts/applebutterfly.jpg" alt="food art4" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Apple butterfly :)</span><br /><br /><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Arts/Applebox.jpg" alt="food art3" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Apple flower box :)</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/slippers-2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Chow Chow Slippers :)</span><br /><br /><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Beetrootrice1.jpg" alt="Beets pulao" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Beetroot rice flower vase - Carved the beetroot like flower & leaves and pressed down the rice with a bowl to make the vase. :)</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">You can find some more vegetable & fruit carvings in this post - <a href="http://nitsarts.blogspot.com/2009/05/fruit-and-vegetable-carving.html">http://nitsarts.blogspot.com/2009/05/fruit-and-vegetable-carving.html</a><br /><br />Checkout the accompanying recipes at <a href="http://www.4thsensecooking.com/">www.4thsensecooking.com</a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I am sending these to the <a href="http://mindfull-meanderings.blogspot.com/2010/12/artsy-craftsy-december-2010.html">Artsy-Craftsy-December 2010 event</a> with the topic Edible art :)<br /></div></div></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;" class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://mindfull-meanderings.blogspot.com/2010/12/artsy-craftsy-december-2010.html"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 233px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zYnpkX3TGN4/TQsObhF1MQI/AAAAAAAACRg/ao8UX0YHgWI/s400/artsy-craftsy-dec.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551546831566352642" border="0" /></a></h3>I am also sending the vegetable & fruit carvings to "<a href="http://simplysensationalfood.blogspot.com/2010/12/create-and-carve-fruit-n-veg-event.html">Create and Carve</a>" event by Simply.food.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://simplysensationalfood.blogspot.com/2010/12/create-and-carve-fruit-n-veg-event.html"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 173px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zYnpkX3TGN4/TQtLvnpcMlI/AAAAAAAACRo/IPoKR9VL7f4/s400/create%2Bn%2Bcarve%2Blogo.logo%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551614247133000274" border="0" /></a></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-79451548128597041912010-12-14T21:39:00.000-08:002010-12-14T22:23:08.684-08:00Wordless Wednesday - Motherhood<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/Mother.jpg" alt="Motherhood" border="0" /></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-21133892291362086112010-12-07T23:53:00.000-08:002010-12-08T00:20:25.301-08:00Wordless Wednesday - Fear vs Ferocious<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/Fearfinal-1.jpg" alt="Fear" border="0" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/Ferociousfinal-1.jpg" alt="Ferocious" border="0" /></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5755645591832458568.post-89103699017100786022010-11-30T23:08:00.000-08:002010-11-30T23:29:33.079-08:00Wordless Wednesday - Dew<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/Flower1.jpg" alt="Fresh" border="0" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/Dew.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/Niths/Wordless%20Wednesday/lotus.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></div>Nithyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13215196470618050058noreply@blogger.com10