Baby boy

My cousin gave birth on Wednesday to a very sweet baby boy mashallah, they named him Bilal.. Did I say he was sweet? mashallah he is so cute and tiny and babyishly adorable ( I think someone wants a baby..!just don't say that to my husband or he will have a panic attack)

So my aunt asked me to make something to put chocolates in and give to their visitors, I had to wait for the last minute to know if it was a boy or a girl, and that's what it looks like



Still no chocolates in them I have to go buy some, these days are super crazy busy for me and my husband doesn't like it much when we have to go places to get things ( you see women don't drive here and that's what we get most of the times we need things that are not important in their opinion..)

Anyways I made around forty of them and I had to use what I got because again, my husband wasn't really in the mood to take me.



So I just hope they like it, and I hope I can finish the one hundred and two things I have for these coming days without me losing my head..!

The attack of the bags

Or in other words..

I FINALLY FINISHED..YIPPEEEEE!



Well I had to shout it out because it took me much more than it had to, but I won't be hard on myself the most important thing is that mashallah they are finished ( all 11 of them) and inshallah they will be on their way to my friend in Jeddah soon inshallah..

I just hope they would all sell, they ordered 10 pieces but didn't order certain colors, so I'm hoping they will like what I chose.
If they don't I can use them all myself, it's been good doing them.

So I did some familiar colors and some new one, these are some of the new ones ( I took the pictures while standing above the bags thats why they look kind of,umm, small..







My guess is, they don't picture well, the colors aren't that accurate. But you got the idea.

ًWacko, Yacko and their little cute sister dot..!

Well I have something with dots, suddenly I love everything that is dotted.. Fabric with polka dots, shower curtain with polka dots, bags, plates, clothes, accesories.. You name it, if it has dots I have to have it.

And thats what I did when I was visiting AlZamil crafts store yesterday. I went there with mom and I had to look at the nice fabrics, I got these two at the pre- cut discounted area, I love the way they look together, maybe a project for the kitchen..



Then I happened to be near the bias tape areas and I "spotted" these..



Who can Ignore such beauties? not me for sure I have a weak "spot" for dots...! I looked hard for other colors but those were the only ones, I've been looking for polka dots ribbons but unfortunately I can't find any here, so these were almost as good.

All I have to do now is look for a project that involves bias tape.. or maybe just enjoy their look.

How cute is that?

Soo cute.. I just love kittens, and all small animals.. I like their pictures the most because this way I don't have to take care of them hehehe..



Anyways we always had kittens and cats in our house when I was small, usually coming from the streets, small and hungry, and we always take care of them..



Now I wish I have a fluffy kitten that is so quiet and sits in her place sleeping all day ( mom tells me it's better to get a stuffed toy cat if I want it to be this quiet!) .. I hate it when they jump on my feet , it happened a lot to me when I was a kid that I hate it that much.



So , these cute pictures of little animals are all from around the net.

Almost done

For the first time I have a toilet with only a half tiled walls..! I was wishing for that for a long time (strange I know!) because I always wanted to do some decorative painting in a toilet.

Well I started with a gallon of purple paint I had from the first house that never has been used, and What was supposed to be a day's work of painting a small area , took me about a month! well of course I was working day on two weeks off, but finally it was done!

Then I found a very nice stencil template in a magazine (do it yourself for better homes and gardens) I liked that look and always wanted to do it, so I cut the shape on a stiff piece of plastic sheet and it was a pain! my fingers were so sore from pushing hard on the crafts knife to try to cut precisely all these tine delicate next to each other shapes.. But it was worth it..



I only did one shape to use on all the walls, I couldn't make another one because it was so hard.. so I had to work on the walls one by one.. and to my luck it was the only area in our central air conditioned that had no ac opening in it, so it is a hot and humid place in this hot and humid weather..!

I did the first three rows then decided it looked a bit crowded ( and it wasn't finishing fast enough for me!) so I changed the pattern a bit the next three rows..



I like what it became now, I still need to add a few more things and I want to age the look a bit with a blackish color wash..

One day soon inshallah..! Usually it takes me a lot less time than that to finish such a small project, but maybe I'm getting older!!

More pictures when the toilet is completely finished and accessoried.

A weekend of shopping

Or window gazing..! some of this and some of that..
First we went to moonface's house for our ladies/kids gathering and there she showed me this jcpenny catalog with the most adorable pink tableware.. Yumm i want it so badly.. but the cost of shipping... Ah...



Then on Friday we went to Bahrain and I found some nice things.. A new addition to my growing collection mashallah..



And this i just love for my shower in the crafts room's bath..



For art supplies or my magical beans? I still haven't decided yet..



I saw this, but didn't buy it, but don't you just love pastel colors and polka dots ?



So, it's nice to shop even if you don't come back home with everything you liked.

Who is that?

It's my own chef. I like this little guy so much, even with the fact that he has a pastry brush over his head, and that he is so small he stands on a shelf over my oven. He just gives me something to look at when I'm working at the kitchen doing something I don't like to do. He encourages me to cook, but sadly I don't listen to him, I just can't seem to do anything around the house these days, no decorating, no cleaning and no cooking..

Well I think I'm maybe in one of my down moods, way down for so long, but I feel like I'm going up slowly.. It's a good thing even if it's in slow motion, 7amdillah.

So I like to buy things I love and put them every where around the house, like this utensil hmm what is it called.. jar?? it's metal and I just love metal buckets and things. And all I can find of utensils in pink, oh how I love that color..



Well just thought I'd share something. Have a nice weekend.

I have a collection

I actually collect many things, but most of the aren't considered collections since I collect them just because I can't resist buying them for their color or just because I might need an extra patterened paper..!

But this... I just love, and I can't use much since I'm scared something bad might happen to them.. It all started with these.. I bought these from zara home for 200 Ryals, and I just couldn't resist..



Then I found this ( along with that rounded thing with a lid on the above picture) in Giant stores hypermarket.. again I thought how cute they would look with the plates..



These I found at the discounted store Mishwar.. It's supposed to go in the kitchen but I just love putting them with the rest of the stuff..



Mom got me these last pieces from Dubai, I was so happy to receive them..



So you can see I love this off white lacy patterned things, if you find any in your way just let me know, I want the collection to be huge..!

( sorry the pictures are dark, we have a dark lower level of our home plus they are all inside the glass front cupboard or whatever it's called)

Me.. A teacher..!

Imagine that, I teach craft classes at Aramco compound as a part of the summer program they are having, I just started my first class yesterday and it's a one hour card making class. First I was very scared and nervous, I can teach anyone who ask me everything I know.. Only if they ask. But to have people who paid for you to teach them exciting new things, well that's a different story. But they are a nice class, age ranging from 8 to 12 , seven girls, very excited just to be cutting and gluing and painting things..



It's a nice new experience for me, maybe a start for some career change (as if I already have one to change it!) and if everything goes like planned I will get paid money for it.. Not much but who cares, I'm having a good time mashallah..

So this is what we did yesterday, a work of one of the girls.. I provided all the material, colors matching and tools needed all in a small plastic envelope.



This is what we did today, some free form painting waiting to be put in a card form tomorrow inshallah..



So wish me luck with the rest of the classes, and if anyone wishes for a class for the kids, I'm there.. ( 100 ryals per hour hehehe)

May Allah bless her soul

My best friend's mother passed away last night, my friend called from Jeddah this morning to tell me, I felt very sad for her, I wished I can be there next to her, she always has been there for me in every time I needed help, we met in university but it feels like I know her for ever, and I feel bad cause I haven't been the best friend that I should be, I don't call that much and I even forgot her birthday this year.. And yet she reached for me when she felt sad.. She is the best friend a woman can ask for and I just wish to allah to give her peace and strength to face this tragedy..

I knew her mom well, I knew most of her family, they are quite close mashallah and she was a very lovely lady.. Quiet and classy and kind. In her last years she developed a few illnesses that made her very tired, my friend was taking care of her at home and she would sometimes need to be hospitalized many times.she was going down health wise so fast the last months, but still it came as a shock to hear of her death.. May she rest in peace in heaven inshallah, they will be praying over her in Makkah tonight inshallah..

I hope that the coming days bring my friend all the happiness and joy and good things she couldn't get much of while she tirelessly kept taking care of her mother,,