I finally got a sewing machine. Well my husband got it for me as a birthday present. 🙂 He now knows that making stuff makes me happy so he helps fund my creativeness. Normal people learn to use a sewing machine. Normal people do not go…
Category: General
My Creative Space: O is for Organization
I finally caved in and bought a decent under the bed type storage clear box for my stash. Not a bad collection for a newbie I think. How do you keep your stash organized? I used to keep it in bags hidden under the side table…
Yaaaaaay Yarn
I picked the stuff from Aramex and opened the box in the car and would have loved to cast on right there and then. Thankfuly I didn’t have any needles or hooks. Now that I am home I don’t know what to make yet. And yes…
Making Bags Goes Way Back
This is my first macramé bag, made back in the summer of 2000 which started a small business which ended the same summer.
My Creative Space: Stuff
My creative space was pretty sporadic this week. I am completely obsessed with yarn winding. I sometimes rewind just for fun, it is so relaxing. I made a super fast (an hour and a half) bolero for my 2 and a half year old for Eid. I was…
Creativity, copyright and the fashion industry
I came across the above TED Talk by complete chance. It is very interesting how the fashion industry has no copyright protection only trademark protection yet the industry is very successful economically and creatively.
Why a new blog?
I’ve been blogging at Chocolate Mints in a Jar since August 2006. Just like my life has changed so has my blogging and I think it is now time to separate my interests. I wanted a space to indulge in my own creative fantasies and interests.…