Moments of Wonder and Ponder

‏اَلسَلامُ عَلَيْكُم وَرَحْمَةُ اَللهِ وَبَرَكاتُهُ ‎ It's Khadijah here, again! Today I'm elated  to share with you an adorable plush couple that I crafted. The plushies and the stage were completely made out of recycled materials, Alhammdulilah the project turned out better than I expected! Let's get a closer look at the couple: The stage was made from a box and the lid that came along with it. The lid actually acts as the little step to the stage. The shiny foam sheet is my favourite part of the stage. Lilly the bride Look at her headband! That bouquet and smiley face is so cute! The stones on her dress are from an old hair clip set. The dress is made from a curtain. Leo the groom How sweet is Leo to bring a heart for his wife? I love his tiny bow! That's all for this weekend, I hope you enjoyed viewing the couple and got some inspiration to make a soft toy yourself. See you next week InshaAllah, Until then, stay creative and get inspired. ‏اَلسَلامُ عَلَيْكُم

 Assalamualykum everyone!  After breaking a coconut and extracting its pulp, are you the person who throws the shell away? After buying a cake, do you throw the cake board away? When you buy/get something that looks boring, do you leave it how it is? Well... in this post we present to you some awesome ways of up-cycling materials you might come across in your everyday life as well as some simple ways how we brightened up boring ornamental objects. 2. Up-cycling coconut shells  These coconut shells were painted and sand was filled inside them, we then decorated them with faux flowers and placed them on our coffee table. 2. Recycling cake boards Now whenever you buy those lavish cakes, don't you ever pause to think before you toss the boards into the paper bin? We did, and that is how we came up with this idea to recycle them. You can decorate them with whatever you have, we took these gorgeous dried leaves from Khadijah's plants and proudly pasted them onto the board, appl...