Tumblr (3.0; @sapnamehra)http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/Destiny isn’t a predetermined event or magical moment that happens to you. Instead, it’s the...http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/41102066531http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/41102066531Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:15:17 -0500Sapna MehraAsmiEmersonauthenticitynew year inspirationRecently, I’ve been struggling with being decisive. It’s not just the big choices, but the little...http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/21791667207http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/21791667207Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:08:30 -0400ninjamindfulnessalignmentlivingtrue selfSapna means “dream” in Hindi. When I was a kid, my mother once told me that she named me Sapna...http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/20994019418http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/20994019418Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:19:55 -0400dreamssapnaovercomeresistanceenlightenmentsapnamehra&#8220;Only from the heart can you touch the sky.&#8221; I love these words from the mystic Sufi...http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/17383645127http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/17383645127Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:25:30 -0500heartRumiOpen Your HeartYogaLoveReminder<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxwsccqUAy1qhc06go1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxwsccqUAy1qhc06go2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxwsccqUAy1qhc06go3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Thank you Dr. King for preaching a message of change and revolution through love, courage and compassion.</p>http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/15964933537http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/15964933537Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:48:48 -0500MLKDr. KingMartin Luther Kingcouragecompassionchange<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxf39hvlut1qbtlcco1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxf39hvlut1qbtlcco2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxf39hvlut1qbtlcco3_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxf39hvlut1qbtlcco4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p>Adornment… so beautiful….</p>http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/15850718380http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/15850718380Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:58:43 -0500A while back, as I was walking into my house and chatting on the phone, I put two Very Important...http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/15733423763http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/15733423763Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:03:30 -0500Sapna MehralessonsmanifestlifepositiveAnnouncing my new packaging for my Asmi collection for the New Year! Yay!! Every necklace will come...http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/15312845666http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/15312845666Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:49:00 -0500AsmiAsmi NecklaceHandmadeIndiaJewelryKundanNew YearPackagingSapnaSapna MehranumerologyChai (or a very close variation of the word) means tea in Hindi, Persian, Russian, Swahili and many...http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/14634215061http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/14634215061Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:51:00 -0500chairecipeindiateayummyspiceThe winner of the Asmi Necklace Giveaway has been announced on An Indian Summer! Yay!! In order to...http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/14581507872http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/14581507872Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:07:15 -0500numerologyAsmiSapna MehraAn Indian SummerGiveawayWinnerAsmi NecklaceGlobal SoulI've been Featured, Holiday Giveaway and More!: The inspiring and truly beautiful design blog An...http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/14231794308http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/14231794308Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:24:00 -0500holidaygiveawaygive awayan Indian SummerIndiahandmade jewelryholiday giveaway<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvhix12BFh1qhc06go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Painting by SH Raza, one of my favorite artists. I love the powerful yantra imagery in his work.</p>http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/13551159381http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/13551159381Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:51:00 -0500SH RazaRazaIndiaartcontemporary artyantragraphicbindu<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv8lacI7CB1qhc06go1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv8lacI7CB1qhc06go2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv8lacI7CB1qhc06go6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>20% off everything in my brand spanking newly launched <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/sapnamehra" title="Sapna Mehra Etsy" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> with free shipping.  Use code <strong>THANKS20</strong></p> <p>Hurry… Only through Monday 11/28!</p>http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/13315894314http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/13315894314Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:11:00 -0500sapna mehrajewelryhandcraftedrose cutetsysapnaThe season is turning and the there&#8217;s a crispness in the air&#8230;. the perfect time to curl...http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/12336551365http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/12336551365Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:26:00 -0400bookslistsouth asian authorsindiaindian writersfictionstories<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu5c116rfJ1qhc06go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The rain, the rain!  Fresco in Bikaner.  Image courtesy of me :)</p>http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/12330584010http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/12330584010Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:17:25 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu3fgo0Soz1qcopsao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Love it!!</p>http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/12330369471http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/12330369471Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:09:48 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr0gkvRjrJ1qbworoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Found this beautiful miniature painting on tumblr…. It is a depiction of Bani Thani, a famous courtesan reknowned for her beauty.  The painting is from Kishangarh, a princely state in Rajasthan founded in the 1600s by the prince of Jodhpur.  Kishangarh paintings are known for the strikingly elongated and stylized eyes and nose.  Needless to say, I am absolutely mesmerized!  Enjoy…</p>http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/12288238616http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/12288238616Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:20:21 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls34tr6Kba1qhc06go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Share some hugs today!</p> <p><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/15213107" target="_blank">http://weheartit.com/entry/15213107</a></p>http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/10644456346http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/10644456346Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:39:27 -0400“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a...http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/10617810711http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/10617810711Sat, 24 Sep 2011 19:37:07 -0400<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/22240175" width="400" height="226" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>I love <a title="handpaintedtype" target="_blank" href="http://www.handpaintedtype.com/">this project</a>!</p> <p><br/>In India, there are signs everywhere that are painted by hand in original, custom designed fonts that are the pride of street painters.  Their skill, this form of street art and the amazing fonts and colorful style that is so utterly Indian, is being threatened by the advent of desktop publishing. <br/><br/>The project founder, Hanif Kureishi, wanted to be a street painter himself when he was a child and developed this special project to digitize and preserve the work of these skilled artists. <br/><br/>This video is gives an insightful look at how the old and the new is clashing in India.  Kureishi’s project is the perfect example of how technology and folk art can collaborate to preserve art forms and become a platform of economic survival.  A simple yet amazingly thoughtful project that really relies on the collective participation of the original creator of the art, creative technocrats and lovers of fonts and indeed the end consumers themselves. <br/><br/>Bravo to Hanif, all the street painters and all those spreading the word about this project and helping to collect the works of different artists!  Read all about it at <a href="http://www.handpaintedtype.com" target="_blank">www.handpaintedtype.com</a>.</p>http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/6694798646http://sapnamehra.tumblr.com/post/6694798646Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:16:40 -0400