elegant pumpkin decoration

pumpkin is one of the fruits that easy to get, inexpensive and durable. besides we can eat, as long as this pumpkin is widely used as a symbol or decoration at Hellowen party with scary shapes. at this time we can also uses pumpkin as an elegant decoration or centerpiece, you can carve, drill, paint, glitered,  or take some accecories such as a ribbon, beads, lace or other.

if you have no idea for pumpkin pattern,  look around your home, a pretty wallpaper pattern or the print on a flowered dress might look just a flattering on your pumpkin. photocopy the patterns and use it as a guide when you carve, drill or paint the pumpkin.

elegant pumpkin decoration

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Raden Saleh, Indonesian romantic painter

Indonesian painter's full name Raden Saleh Sjarif Boestaman (1811 - 1880)  was born in Terboyo, Semarang from an aristocratic family of Arabic descent. he was an Indonesian romantic painter of  Javanese ethnicity who pioneered modern Indonesian art. he was considered to be first modern artist from Indonesia and his painting corresponded with 19th century romanticism which was popular in Europe at the time.

Raden Saleh also the first Indonesian painter that systematically  uses oil paint and take the western techniques realism in of motion, perspective and composition. he had a lot of painting in the romantic style with a dramatic composition. many of his painting accepted into the various royal and private collection in Europe. his artwork can even enter large museum, like the Rijk Museum in Netherland dan Louvre Museum in France. after a long time from his death, his work was recognized and admired  by some foreign countries, as evidenced in September 2011 in Dresden, Germany held an exhibition of his work. Raden Saleh some famous painting such as " Diponegoro aressts", "Bison Hunting", "Fights with Lions".

raden saleh, an Indonesian romantic painter

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rock painting ideas for home decor

rock painting ideas add colorful to your home decor, garden designs, front yard or back yard lanscaping. it's easy to do and cheap decorating. this project is great for all ages, so you can do this activity with a whole family even your kids. the ideas for rock painting are endless, you can keep it simple and make a patterns with dots, triangle, stripes, or you can paint your name, paint such as animal, insect, fruit, flower or others.

before you working with the rocks, make sure they are clean and dry, scrub with soap and water and allow dry in the sun or by a heater. after they dry you can make a sketch for your idea on the rock with a pencil, then paint with a color you like.

rock painting ideas for home decor

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animal craft from light bulb

animal craft from light bulb are clever way to reuse old burned out light bulb. so if you have an old light bulb, don't throw away, you can make animal light bulb craft instead. first of all you have to clean the content of the bulb, then wipe using tissue. after that you can draw an image pattern on a light bulb, paint and give an ornament, it would create a form of  beautiful animal or insect.

animal craft from light bulb

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3d relief carving typical of Jepara

Jepara, a small district in Central Java renowned  as a heaven of 3D carving, it's a unique masterpiece as carved  without use the connection between it's parts and each parts tells a unique story section. Jepara carving relief telling the various aspect  of daily life or culture of the society  in Jepara. the carved looks so different and unique  because  it's made layered  detailing on a story. this relief carving made from teak wood, the manufacturing process is very complex and takes a long time. for carving size 2,5 m2 when done by one person artist it could take 1 year, it's make a high valuable and expensive this relief carving.

3d relief carving typical of Jepara

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