But where and how did the idea germinate? ``I was shopping in Mumbai when I spotted these torans at a shop. I liked them and asked the shopkeeper if he could tell me how they were made. He was most helpful and gave me a few pointers. I tried it at home and after a few trials and a few more errors, got the hang of it," Dimple says matter-of-factly. Not bad, huh? Which is all easier said than done for most of us. Unless you have an inherent talent, an artistic imagery, creating something is not exactly every one's cup of tea. And Dimple certainly has a lot of talent, which is apparent in the beautiful torans that she has created. Red seems to be her favourite colour, it is very dominant in most of her creations. "I do like red a lot," confesses Dimple. "But that's not the primary reason that I use red so much. Since it's a bright colour, it serves as a perfect background for the embellishments I use."

Dimple mostly uses red canvas cloth, coloured cotton threads, golden satin ribbons, beads - mostly golden, mirrors to adorn her torans, all of which is quite easily available in the market. Though, says Dimple, "There's more variety in Mumbai."

Dimple has not restricted her creativity to torans alone. Her deft hands produce simple, but elegant pearl accessories - chokers, ear-rings, bracelets, bangles, bindis, strands and so on. You can even give her your own raw material if you so wish and she will fashion them as per your requirements, making a few suggestions, giving tips to better the design you have in mind. Or you can just take your pick from the ready-made sets that she has.

And she has quite a few trinkets to choose from. There are these really delicate vels made of really small white pearls, a dainty bracelet, a three-line strand of pearls with a white semi-precious stone as a pendant, some chokers with matching sets of ear-rings. Dimple likes to keep things simple, but not stark. If you tell her that you just want a plain strand of pearls, she will in all probability, suggest a few embellishments - maybe a few golden beads at regular intervals to break the monotony or perhaps a small pendant. The end result, though, with or without the adornments leaves you very happy. Her accessories are perfect for those women who like to accessorise, but prefer unpretentious, lucid jewellry. Besides, a lot of her trinkets are suitable for those formal functions where you can "dress up" without being "dolled up."

Says Dimple, "I try to create something new every time. Besides, everybody wants to have something different."

It says a lot for her patience too, as weaving the pearls together is quite a tedious and time-consuming affair requiring concentration, which can prove quite taxing especially as she spends most of her time running behind her energetic four-year-old.

But her enthusiasm is contagious as she manages to make time to string those pearls together to create something beautiful for all to admire.