Easy DIY Diwali rangoli

I can't believe I'm writing a post after 3 years ! Being a mommy and two new countries took it's time (and toll), I guess.
Here I am with a Diwali DIY. Easy as pie , but looks great. (Don't think pie is easy to make though😊).

My good friend asked me to make a rangoli for her new home. It got me thinking. Traditional rangoli colors are hard to come by here and it would be destroyed in minutes, thanks to so many people stepping over it throughout the party. I had initially thought I'd use felt, but that would have been difficult to stick to the cement concrete floor. Then, of course, I thought of foam sheets. They are available in all colours under the sun and have a sticky back ! Done. 

This rangoli design is inspired by traditional aalpona shapes and rangoli colours. Here's my colourful ( and quick) interpretation of rangoli. 

Materials :

- Peel and stick foam sheets ( I got mine from Walmart), in colours of choice

- Peel and stick acrylic stones ( got mine from Dollar tree ), in colours of choice

- Card paper , I used a cereal carton 

Instructions : 

- I first made a draft of the design I wanted. I researched some rangoli designs on the net. I went with easy to cut shapes like a circle, Paisley and drop shapes.

- I then drew the shapes out on card paper , to get a stencil. Cut the stencil out and traced and cut the shapes on desired foam sheets.

             
                 
I also traced some flower shapes and cut them out on a contrasting coloured foam. I worked out some designs within these shapes just to create some interest. I worked out some details with acrylic stones too.

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Everything I used was peel and stick, so didn't use any glue at all. But, go ahead and use decorations of your choice. Hot glue gun works better than regular glue to stick anything on foam.

- I finished everything at home. I just went on site and stuck them there. The best part of using the foam was that it was zero mess. And people walked over it during the entire party and it didn't budge. Yay !

Here are some pictures of how the finished product looked, installed on site. I was pretty happy with the end results, as were the people I made it for. Yay !

Let me know in the comments if anyone of you have made a rangoli using this idea. Looking forward to see what you all come up with. Happy Diwali and happy crafting !