Decorate your home for Diwali with these DIY tips

Mason jar lampgtgt Convert any old jar into a DIY lamp with the help of a 3D outliner and glass colours you can also use acrylic paint gtgt Clean the jar with sanitiser to remove all the glue or stickiness from any labelsgtgt Use wax crayons to draw simple freehand drawing of floral or geometric designs and outline the design using a 3D outliner Let it dry for an hour and then fill up the spaces within the figures using bright glass colours or acrylic paints Let it dry out for a few daysgtgt Take smallsized LED fairy lights and gently place them inside the jar to light it upUpcycleThis festival is a great opportunity to decorate and light up the home in various ways Look around your home and pick any product or object that has been lying unused to upcycle it For instance a mason jar which can be used to create a cool lampFloral rangoligtgt You donrsquot have to be an artist to create giant colourful rangolis that are so essential in the Diwali deacutecor Step away from the traditional rangoli and try these simple floral designsgtgt Buy a readymade metallic embellished diya that covers at least seven to eight inches of space On the floor or on a centre table place the diya Next around the diya leave some space and place petals of yellow and orange marigold flowers alternatelygtgt Now in the space between the diya and these petals place the petals of the red roses Keep a tea light candle in the diya and the colourful rangoli is ready Beyond traditionalThe Diwali festival also brings traditions and customs where the one common factor on all auspicious days is the puja aarti and lighting of the diyas Diyas the most basic element of this festival can be created in a very interesting way Also this can be used as an aarti thali for the special Diwali puja Paper marigold torangtgt Take green and ochre yellow crepe papers to make marigold flowers and Ashoka leaves Cut the yellow paper into a circle of 15 inches radius Cut around six such circles for one flower Stack all the paper circles on each other pinch at the centre and fold the edges to give them the shape of the flowersCut the yellow paper into circles left Pinch at the centre and fold edges right Cut zig zag to make the leavesgtgt Now for the leaf take green paper of around six inches pic 3 and fold it vertically Cut them in a zig zag shape on the edges to give it a similar look to the Ashoka leaves Create around eight of these leavesgtgt Take a sparkly or dazzling piece or lace sturdy cotton threads are also suitable and stick the flowers and leaves on it at a distance of two inches between them And voilagrave The toran is ready Stick the toran to the entrance of your homersquos main doorStick the flowers and leaves on the thread at a distance of two inchesgtgt Since itrsquos made from paper it can be reusedShraddha Kirvale Crafty Shrads crafty_shradsDiya and thali fusiongtgt On a midsized goldencoloured cake board place a readymade golden metallic tea light holder with some embellishments on it Using glue stick it at the centre of the board Now at every halfinch distance around the diya apply glue to stick the multicoloured pom pom woollen balls that are used for making torans pic 1Around the diya stick multicoloured pom pom woollen balls left Use glue to place artificial pearls next to the golden decorative pieces right It can be used as an aarti thali and also as a diya decorative Pics CourtesyInstagramgtgt Using the glue on the outer circle of the glued woollen balls place glue every half inch and stick goldencoloured decorative pic 2 and place them on the edgesgtgt Using the glue once more place artificial pearls next to these golden decorations This is a lightweight thali so itrsquos easy to use You can place it in the gallery or the window and add a tea light candle at the centreMahek Jain Justlittlethingsss justlittlethingsssPen mandalagtgt On a paper make concentric circles using a compass or a stencil Divide the circle symmetrically with many lines like a pizza Start from the centre making basic shapes and keep repeating them Itrsquos okay if they donrsquot look the same as long as they are similargtgt Outline it with a pen You can ink some patterns as they will create an amazing mandala of your own Once done place the paper on the table and place a tea light candle on itWatercolour mandalaFill each circle with basic patterns and use bright coloursgtgt On a midsized canvas make a circle in the centre directly with a paintbrush Keep making circles around the central curls using different coloursgtgt Once you have painted the circles use another colour to make a very basic patterngtgt Keep filling each circle with basic patterns and your mandala is completedgtgt The brighter the colours the happier your mandala looks for the festive seasongtgt Place it on a table and light diyas around it or flat on the table and place a diya or a tea light candle at the centre of the mandalaRakhi ChokhaniShah Art amp Soul Studio rakhushkaThe art effectHerersquos an interesting way to have a diya thatrsquos neither traditional nor modern metallic Itrsquos an artsy twist that requires paper pen and watercolours All you have to do is create easy mandala designs on paper on which you can place a diya or a tea light candle This can be a fun activity especially for children