How To Make Gifts For Parent's Day

A sudden realisation that its mother or fathers or collectively Parents Day and you forgot to get a present for them.  There is no need to worry and panic your blood and brain tissues, just be calm don't panic here's a quick solution. Stay calm and think clearly about your parents interests and hobbies etc. 

    
You can make a homemade present for them. 

Grab some paper, markers, pencil, colors and ideas.  Yes IDEAS ideas is the main ingredient of this gift.  

Cut the papers into four equal parts. 

Make coupons with those papers. 

Write things like night out for the couple,  a movie night and pick one your parents' favourites, sleeping in with breakfast in bed,  a picnic for parents and and the list goes on try to write things your parents will like.

Draw colorful pictures on the papers or just do border patterns if your running out of time. 

Pack those coupons of ideas in a box and ask them to select one or two.

And thats how you can celebrate parents day even without a gift.  Tell them its your best.  They will definately like your thoughtful gesture.

The above idea was for those who are not prepared for or forgot to plan properly because of their work load and busy schedule.  Gifts have its own importance, in any event gifts have an important role to play.  We have few gift ideas for your parents.  You can plan a tour for the couple to a place where they wanted to visit but could not make it due to various reasons.  Buy them books or novels on their favourite subjects.  Recently I saw a commercial from Titan set of wrist watches for both sex and last but not least cards and flowers you can forget them but cant ignore them on any event, they are always popular for any occassion.

You can also plan individual gifts for them.  If your father or mother is avid book lover, you can opt for books on various topics like fiction, travelling, literature etc.  If any of them are music lover gift them music CDs ranging from pop, jazz, instrumental, movie songs and classics.  Most mothers would like home appliances like microwave, cookery set, vacuum cleaner etc.  You can also gift her home decor items, fashion accessories, some ethnic jewelry or pets.  For your father you can plan ashtray, paper weight or pen stand for his study/work table.





Remember one thing whatever you gift your parents its not the cost or value they care about they bother about that worthy thoughtful gesture. 

Craftsgarner Wishes Happy Parents Day

We’ve all heard about Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, but what about celebrating both on a single day, yes Parents Day what about celebrating Parents Day?  Just one week left, Parents' Day is celebrated every year on the fourth Sunday of July.  This year Parents Day is on July 28th, 2013.  It is a time to honor parents for the hard work they do of raising the next generation.  On Parents' Day, people are encouraged to recognize the important contributions of their responsible and committed parents in their communities. It's also a day for parents to celebrate their children and their family as a whole.

Going back to History:

Parent's Day was officially established in 1994 with the sincere efforts of the then US President Bill Clinton. He felt that despite having a Father's Day and a Mother's Day that honored fathers and mothers individually, there should be a special day to appreciate the efforts of both parents collectively because raising children in a proper way requires the presence and combined endeavor of both parents.  The bill was introduced by Republican Senator Trent Lott. It was supported by members of the Unification Church which also celebrates a holiday called Parents' Day, although on a different date. 
  
Today, Parents' Day is observed annually on the fourth Sunday of every July. It is also celebrated in many other countries such as the Republic of Korea, Vietnam and India. Irrespective of where it is held, it is an occasion for children to express their gratitude and appreciation for parents and acknowledge their untiring efforts in bringing them up. 

Celerating Parents day is relatively new but within few years of time it has become popular like any other special days.  Even recently from 2011 European countries have also started observing the day.  They celebrate in May.  Marcel De Baukeleer, general secretary of Parent’s Network Flanders vzw is the man responsible to bring the custom into existence in Europe.

"Parents' Day is an opportunity for our society to honor the very tough and critically important job that every parent does every day: raise the next generation of citizens," Markham says. With that in mind, make this Parents' Day an important occasion for the adults and children in your home.

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HAPPY PARENTS DAY

With Love

Team CraftsGarner

Regional Brands Of India: TERRACOTTA

What is Brand?
As per dictionary brand is some thing which indicates kind.  When we think of brand products like branded clothes or branded shoes many images float in front of us Reebok, Gucci, Raymond and many more there is no end to the list.  In India there is so much diversity in its culture and handicrafts that each and every region have their own style and kind or we can say BRAND.  Through this blog I would try to list and share about different regional brands of India and to start with here is a famous brand "Teracotta".

Terracotta is a type of an earthen ware and a ceramic clay which is unglazed.  The colour's of terracotta varies with the source of the clay.  It is one of the cheapest and lightest clay.  It has been used in construction of buildings, decorative arts, potteries etc. since from ancient times. The term Terracotta literally means "Baked earth" which is made from natural clay.  Generally it is reddish brown in color and it also varies slightly that is depending on the clay used.

It was the only ceramic clay which has been used throughout history for sculptures and pottery as well as bricks and roof shingles.  In ancient time the sculptures which were made in 1st day were dried in the sun.  It could be used by craftsmen to make jewelleries, sculptures, spiritual accessories and many more things.

Some of the terracotta clay were found along the River Nile,some were from the Indian sub-continent.  Terracotta were also used in household utilities like the tiles for roof, kitchenware, lamps etc. and other decorative purposes. Terracotta works found from the Malla Period (1200-1769) were mostly molded to cover homes, temples. Some idols of Gods,Goddesses,animals and showpieces of different forms were also made.  Terracotta arts has been successful since the time of Indus Valley Civilisation.  Many of ritualistic aspects are also related with the Terracotta figures.

In India Terracotta is considered as a Mystical because it consists of five essential elements like air, fire, earth, water and ether.  In Rajasthan the Plaques depicting images, in Gujrat various types of horses and tigers are recorded which are very famous.  In West Bengal the finest patterns of Terracotta pannels are found in Murshidabad, Birbhum, Hooghly and Digha.  Bishnupur is one of the most famous place in West Bengal, India where Terracotta is found.  In Bishnupur the main attraction is Terracotta Temples.  All the temples are dedicated to Lord Krishna and Radha like Rasmancha, MadanMohan, Shyamrai and Jorbangla.  Beautiful teracotta work can be seen on these temples.

You can buy beautiful teracotta works from CraftsGarner collected from the artisans of Bishnupur.  There are many villages near and around Bishnupur where this teracotta work is done. Still the artisans in Bishnupur use the same conventional process to make beautiful masterpieces. So i hope u njoyed reading this. We'll be back with some more intresting posts on different Regional Brands of our lovely India.  Keep following us!