Sunday, November 16, 2008

From DIY to DIM

I am a digger for home improvement and DIY projects.Let it be a show on the idiot box, a post on a blog, websites, magazines or some real life project.
What I love the most is the transition from ‘before’ to ‘after’….in fact I’m restless till I don’t see the ‘after effects’.
From time to time i have implemented a lot of what I’ve seen or read and the feeling my friends is simply awesome…truly sublime.

Today's post From DIY (Do it yourself) to DIM (Did it myself) is one such project.

Setting: My mum decided that we (as in the trio @home- dad, mum and me) must have at least one fruit a day. She went ahead and bought the weekly stock very religiously, but was not happy storing the fruits in plastic bags.
Being a science teacher my mum practices what she preaches and believes that we all can contribute in making this world a better place by avoiding the use of plastic bags. I being her ardent follower believe so too.
So this is how the need arose for my next small size project (well i love categorizing things...this one is small as it took me just 1 day...rather a few hours.)


The want: Something to store fruits…fruit bowl may be.Ways to fulfill the want: Buy it or make it.

The decision: Make it.And make it I did… not one but two :) :)

Requisites: Earthen bowls, paints and some imagination (the only thing that didn‘t have a price tag)

Outcome: Custom made - hand painted bowls. From the color to the design- everything custom made to match our home and my mum’s wish.






Final verdict: Mum loved them so much that she’s gone to get more fruits to fill both the bowls :)

I’d be posting many more such projects by friends and me in the future. So keep watching this space