Thiruvananthapuram based artists and crafters make ornaments and home decor items to make your home Christmas ready
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Thiruvananthapuram based artists and crafters make a ornaments and home decor items for Christmas
It’s time to deck the hall! With Christmas just a week away, all hands are on deck to get homes ready for the season. Crafters, artists, home cooks, crocheters, candle makers et al have come up with Christmas-themed decor such as Nativity figurines, candles, decorated garlands, Santa fridge magnets, recycled paper trees, resin coasters and so on.
MetroPlus speaks to some of the artists in Thiruvananthapuram who are bringing the Christmas cheer home .
Crocheter Sreeja Renjith’s Santa Claus, Christmas trees, baubles, snowmen, bunnies and more, made by her with hook and yarn, have been flying abroad, to enchanted customers. Some of them — like a female Santa — were made for a client in the US. The cost ranges from ₹250 for gaily knotted balls in red and white to ₹2,500 and more for figurines.
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Meera Radhakrishnan’s instagram account Crochettalesbymeera is a spread of her handmade Christmas baubles and home decor objects. She has been busy caps, baubles, snowmen, trees, snow flakes and so on in bright colours to usher in the season of joy.
“Crochet articles help in personalising your tree and these eco-friendly articles are sustainable too. I also make crochet dresses for children in the colours of the season,” she says.
They are much in demand in Chennai, Mumbai and Bengaluru. The cost begins from ₹ 50 onwards.
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