These are some of the best craft pages that are run by these supremely talented ladies from Lucknow. From decoupage to quilling, calligraphy to jewellery-making, you will find everything here.
DECOUCYCLED BY AKANSHA
Lucknow girl Akansha Agarwal was taught art of decoupage by her mother. Her IG handle is as recent as the Lockdown, when she started posting pictures of her decoupage work on Instagram. Decoupage is the art of decorating an object by gluing coloured paper cutouts onto it, along with special paint effects. As inquiries for buying her products started coming in, Akansha started a DecouCycled with upcycled home utility and decor pieces. She has decoupage glass jars, trinket trays, planters, and so much more. You can also place bulk and corporate orders with her.
Price range: ₹899 onwards
Instagram page: https://instagram.com/decoucycledbyakansha
CHANCHALA’S CRAFT
This page was initiated 3 years ago by Chanchala Moitra, who makes miniatures out of paper, that can be used as fridge magnets, jewellery, brooches, rakhis etc. She has minakari and anarkali inspired jhumkis made of paper, which looks extremely dedicate. But the visual treat are the food miniatures that will leave you in awe. These are perfect for doll houses, and for use by other crafters. Chanchala’s Craft is also available on Etsy.in.
Price range: ₹250 onwards
Instagram: https://instagram.com/chanchala_craft
HUES OF SPRING
Did you know that you can actually wear fossilized flowers? Doesn’t that sound wonderful! Bhavya Tandon describes her business as being inspired by her love for Spring and how the idea of resin art intrigued her so much that she took it up professionally. Resin art refers to art objects created out of epoxy resin. And Bhavya used it to turn some of her favourite flowers into jewellery. We love the bougainvillea range! Apart from delicate-looking pendants, rings and bracelets, you will also find bookmarks, with fossilised flowers and leaves.
Price range: ₹150 onwards
Instagram handle: https://instagram.com/hues_of_spring
DIPTI ART STUDIO
Dipti Shukla is a passionate crafter from Lucknow. Her detailed and neat paper crafts are a total treat to the eyes. Dipti was always keen on crafting, but it was only three years ago that she decided to quit her job to turn her passion into her profession. She specialises in handmade personalized gifts like scrapbooks, photo albums, explosion boxes, and handcrafted cards for special occasion. Check out her Instagram feed for more.
Price range: ₹150 onwards
Instagram: https://instagram.com/diptiartsstudio
CASPARA DESIGN
Young Anam Haseeb started Caspara Designs about an year ago. Caspara means “the keeper of artistic treasures” and that’s the essence of this venture . Anam specialises in calligraphy in Arabic, Urdu, Hindi and English. She also works on customised cake toppers, name tags and frames made out of different materials such as wood, fibre and more.
Price range: ₹250 onwards
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/casparadesigns/
DREAM DESIGNS
Ridah Khan is an expert at crafting art works out of paper-cutting. A mother, a philanthropist and an artiste, she does personalised, handcrafted paper-cutting artworks complete with frames, at affordable prices. She usually works with Islamic scriptures and wants these duas to reach as many homes as they can. This venture is fairly new, started during the Lockdown, but in a short span of time, Ridah has taken her hobby to a professional level. We personally love her Moroccan pattern cuts, done to perfection!
Price range: ₹750 onwards
Instagram: https://instagram.com/dreamdesigns_20
THE PAPERFALL BY AISHWARYA GUPTA
Aishwrya is another amazing crafter from Lucknow, involved in the creation of a wide variety of arts and crafts like envelopes, diaries, wall art, gift boxes, handcrafted albums, even string art. What we love the most, however, are her illustrations! Aishwarya loves to explore all avenues, therefore keeps coming up with something new every now and then.
Price range: ₹350 onwards
Instagram: https://instagram.com/thepaperfall
