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Decorating Your Home with Traditional Kondapalli Toys

Author: Indu Bala
by Indu Bala
Posted: Oct 30, 2015

Kondapalli toys are carved out of soft wood, given different characters with such perfection that they look life-like. Every kondapalli toy narrates a different story with its admirable shape and realistic features. The wood used for carving these toys is heated to make it moisture free thus Kondapalli toys are strong and durable. For giving a complete character to a wooden piece, its different features are carved separately and then glued together to form a miniature. A natural adhesive is prepared with crushed tamarind seeds to glue the parts. The toys are coloured with oil and water colours using paint brushes made of goat's hair. Most of the toys are inspired either by folklores or actual life. Deities and historical heroes two other commonly taken subjects by Kondapalli toy artists. For home decor, the common Kondapalli items are Dasavatar set and the Ambari elephants.

Want to give a traditional touch to your home decor? If yes, then you can go for Kondapalli toys that look elegant and classic in every sense when used for home decor purposes. Famous across the world, these toys are easily available online and offline.

Some of the popular Kondapalli items that you can buy for home decor include:

  • Kondapalli Dancing doll
  • Bullock Cart with gunny bags
  • Marriage Mandapam
  • Vegetable Market
  • Elephant Ambari
  • Lord Krishna in Brindavan
  • Dasavatharam- Set of ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu
  • Sita, Rama, Lakshmana, Hanuman
  • Marriage Palanquin
  • Krishnarjuna on chariot
  • Vegetable Vendor
  • Toddy drink under palm tree
  • Kondapalli assorted soldiers
  • Kondapalli pen holder
  • Milking lady with calf
  • Papier machie doll

All the Kondapalli toys are done so aesthetically that every guest at your home is sure to wait for a few seconds and give them a detailed second look. These beautiful pieces can also be used as gift items.

To buy Kondapalli toys, you can order them online. These items are light weight, made of unbreakable material thus can be easily transported. Earlier Kondapalli toys were made of clay and thus were very heavy and fragile. These delightful decor items are colourful and given proper finishing therefore, they look gorgeous no matter if you have used them to done up your bedroom or living room.

When ordered online, you might have to pay minimum delivery charges for the product but you can be rest assured about their proper handling and packaging and easy delivery. Also these items are reasonably priced regardless of the amount of efforts go into making these creative carved pieces.

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This Article is written by Indu Bala on behalf of Craftsvenue, which is a leading online store to buy Indian handicrafts and home decors.

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