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qhome — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:20:49 +0530

See you here? packedinindia.wordpress.com

The ‘ish watch’ pays tribute to IST (Indian...

qhome — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:30:06 +0530

The ‘ish watch’ pays tribute to IST (Indian Stretchable Time) and every one of us Indians. What Pii really liked about this piece is that the designers have spent just as much love on designing the box as they did on the watch. Created by Hyphen for Filter.

How to happy the holi. Ingredients: 1-1/2 cup water2-1/2 cups...

qhome — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:52:38 +0530

How to happy the holi.

Ingredients:
1-1/2 cup water
2-1/2 cups warm milk
1 tbsp blanched and chopped almonds
1 tbsp chopped cashewnuts
1/2 tbsp chopped pistachios
1/4 tbsp poppy seeds
1/4 tbsp melon (kharbooj) seeds
1/4 tbsp saunf
1/4 tsp cardamom powder
1/4 cup dried rose petals
1 tsp rosewater
1/4 tsp peppercorns
1/8 tsp ginger powder
1/8 tsp cinnamon powder
1/2-3/4 cup sugar
15 gms cannabis leaves and buds (this is banned at many places and available in limited stores, one may not use this ingredient)

Method:
Clean the cannabis leaves and buds by removing any stick and seeds
Wash it thoroughly
In a pot, boil the water
Add all the ingredients, except sugar and milk
Let it boil on slow flame for 10 minutes
Strain and keep aside the liquid
The solid part is grinded in stone grinder by adding 1-2 tbsp warm milk
Press through muslin with back of palms, extracting the liquid into vessel
Repeat the previous two steps till 1 cup milk is consumed and the residue becomes dry and husklike
The extracted milk should be smooth
Mix the extracted milk and boiled water which was kept aside
Add remaining milk and sugar
Chill for 2-3 hours and serve.

The Seed Holder Book. This magical little book is crafted from...

qhome — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:30:00 +0530

The Seed Holder Book. This magical little book is crafted from recycled corrugated cardboard and designed to hold pongamia tree seeds and a story about the need to plant trees. It’s a beautiful feeling holding this feathery light book and knowing that you’re holding future trees. It’s a better feeling when the first leaf peeks out at you a few weeks later. Created for Tulika Publishers by Vinod Lal Heera Eshwer.

The Memory Box for children. Handmade and personalised to hold...

qhome — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:11:56 +0530

The Memory Box for children. Handmade and personalised to hold little objects that are close to your heart, or your kids’. Lovely thought from the lovely folk at Elephants Remember.

Loptop bags. Spelt so because they are not laptop bags....

qhome — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:30:06 +0530

Loptop bags. Spelt so because they are not laptop bags. They’re round but they’re still used to store your laptop, in quite a comfy, colourful way. Good thing, we think, is that at least you’re not going to look like a 9 to 5 exec on your lunchbreak if you carry this one around with you. From Warmly Designs.

Cardamom. From the Rainforest. We love the label the most....

qhome — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:30:00 +0530

Cardamom. From the Rainforest. We love the label the most. Postage-stamp shaped and delivered to you fresh and fragrant, straight from the rainforest. The copy makes you feel special. And the squiggly art makes you feel like you’ve received it from a little kid sitting in the forest doing this especially for you. We call him Vinod Lal Heera Eshwer :)

myedol: Good Design Lasts by Spagnola & Associates Created...

qhome — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:49:36 +0530

myedol:

Good Design Lasts by Spagnola & Associates

Created using 2804 pencils

Recycle Sundays: Dump your garbage into these pots, let it sit...

qhome — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:30:05 +0530

Recycle Sundays: Dump your garbage into these pots, let it sit quietly and prettily in your garden and allow it to give you compost for your plants. Free! Read more here.

The no-fuss, no-wastage, smart book wrap. What we liked about...

qhome — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 12:30:06 +0530

The no-fuss, no-wastage, smart book wrap. What we liked about this one is that the gentleman in the picture has used the program schedule of the Jaipur Lit Fest (where he is) to wrap his notebook. Via, Wearabout.

Jackson National Integration Party Tissues. Tissues that...

qhome — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:30:05 +0530

Jackson National Integration Party Tissues. Tissues that illustrated on its pack that the whole of India - Punjabis, Maharashtrians, Parsees, Goans and all - should party together for national integration and use Jackson tissues to daintily brush off any samosa crumbs.

Last spotted at Patel Stores, Bandra. But available nationally for integration, we hope.

Via Pii friend, Purvi.

Stylish wrapping paper and droolicious stationery from New...

qhome — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:30:03 +0530

Stylish wrapping paper and droolicious stationery from New York-based designer, Nasha Mehta, on view now.

Bottle it up.

qhome — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:04:29 +0530

twomaterialgirls: There’s always a flipside to too much alcohol, no not the hangover, but yes,...

on wabi-sabi.

qhome — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:55:40 +0530

"if an object or expression can bring about, within us, a sense of serene melancholy and a spiritual...

The Ritu Kumar shopping bag. Inspired by the designer’s...

qhome — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:30:05 +0530

The Ritu Kumar shopping bag. Inspired by the designer’s fine embroidery and floral motifs on silks and cottons, this bag is a subtle sneak-peek at what it holds. Get your bag here.

Traditionally, Holi powder has never come in boxes. But this one...

qhome — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:30:05 +0530

Traditionally, Holi powder has never come in boxes. But this one deserves a box, because here are 5 colours that are all herb-based. That too, turmeric which is considered good for the skin, and fillers of rice flour to leave you feeling like a geisha. The vibrant, festive packaging is done by the lesser privileged. When it first kicked off in 2007, it was done by the women inmates of the Yerawada Jail in Pune. Here’s your halo for holi.

Available at: http://e-coexist.com/products/holi/holi-2012/list-of-stores-natural-colours-2012

Via: a hundred hands

Being seen with a Charminar pack in the 70s and 80s was the...

qhome — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:30:05 +0530

Being seen with a Charminar pack in the 70s and 80s was the coolest thing next to being seen in an open-top jeep. The pack carries a line-drawing of the charminar, a monument built by one of the sultans of Hyderabad to keep evil diseases away. Ironically this monument sits on a cancer-causing cigarette pack now.

P.S - Jackie Shroff as brand ambassador.

Kids’ activity pouches. Design studio, Elephants Remember,...

qhome — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:30:05 +0530

Kids’ activity pouches. Design studio, Elephants Remember, do one-of-a-kind, lovable pieces especially for kids. The whole point is not to go the mass-produced way. These unique activity pouches are made out of contrast printed cotton, and designed in a very simple, child-friendly style. Easy to open. Easy to close. We love. Meet them here.

Recycle Sundays: When India sends a parcel via post across the...

qhome — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:30:00 +0530

Recycle Sundays: When India sends a parcel via post across the seas or airs, India wraps it in fine used muslins and cottons, stitches up the corners and sometimes even seals it with red wax. The fabric comes from old clothes and bits of tailor-scraps. P.S - When was the last time you sent a parcel of anything to anyone?

Via: Pii friend, Kavita.

The Glenburn Tea Estate & Boutique Hotel, apart from being...

qhome — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:30:05 +0530

The Glenburn Tea Estate & Boutique Hotel, apart from being the perfect little summer getaway in the hills, has its own range of Darjeeling, Assam and flavoured tea. Packed in vibrant packs with wild flowers decorating the label, the packaging is just as charming as the setting. The boutique hotel extends the Glenburn brand to its bath and body products too. Designed by Mitra, and available at http://www.glenburnteaestate.com/