Moments of Wonder and Ponder

  ‏اَلسَلامُ عَلَيْكُم وَرَحْمَةُ اَللهِ وَبَرَكاتُهُ It's Khadijah here! In today's post, I'll be sharing with you my first handmade needlework, InshaAllah.  I used wool yarn to sew the leaves and an old material with sentimental value for the base. What makes the fabric so special is the fact that it is over 30 years old and that it was once a cushion cover belonging to my grandma - thus the up-cycling comes into place.  Ferns have always been impressive plants to me, their delicate foliage is so beautiful and they additionally make the perfect customer for a wall decor. Hence, I decided to sew fern leaves, using green yarn, onto the material. With this innovative idea, I was able to make a lovely wall decor for our living room by getting my handwork framed, Alhamdulillah. I sewed three designs which are based on three different types of fern leaves : Not only are they wall decor, but they can be also placed on shelves Alhamdulillah, this handmade wall decor really brig...

 Assalamuaykum,  Purple Bunny, Pinky Bunny and Kith the cat.  Our plushies have been homeless, they don't tend to stand by themselves so we can't keep them just for decor to stand alone, so we found an old cardboard box that we used originally to store craft supplies, and up cycled it into a cute home for them to sit in. The box :                                           We cut the messy parts :                                           And Voila! The name might sound a bit funny, but the name 'Ribbunny' originates from Ribbon + Bunny = Ribbunny, as they are the main characters. The cat Kith however is based on an adorable pet we had in Oman. Hope you got some inspiration to up cycle some old materials, see you next time, InshaAllah. Assalamualikum.