A few more, including one for twins. Posted by Happy Muslim Mama at 09:58 Labels: Cards, Crafts

Now that I have my paper trimmer (well two – neither of which will cut a clean straight line) and an assortment of papers I thought I would play around with using the papers as my starting point for focus and colour rather than the embellishments as I usually do.Two ways with one print: I […]

This is my grandparents village. Our people originate from Kashmir (apparently) and before that from Palestine (that’s the most popular theory) where they came over in Muhammed Bin Qasim’s army to conquer Hind. They settled in the city of Sialkot, then about 150 years ago came to Jhelum, from whence they ended up in the […]

One of the baby girl card’s I made came in useful yesterday when I went to see the first of the expected newborns that had landed. Bubba was gorgeous and her mother was fine, so we talked and she asked me lots of questions about health visitors, babies and recovering from birth.Then the topic turned […]

One of the reasons I started this blog was to see if there were other women in a similar position to me out there (other reasons include I’m a bit of a show-off astaghfirullah and also that I was inspired by the likes of the wonderful Sunni Sister, Umar Lee, Writeous Sister Speaks, Precious Modesty […]

Fashionista Sister came to stay this weekend with a bit of pestering from the rest of us, so we managed to get some time with all four of us sisters together.  Usually my mum cooks when we are all together and we all look forward to her cooking. This time I thought I would give […]

It’s general knowledge that a good way to make a positive first impression when you meet someone is to begin with a solid handshake. The American Psychological Association has published a paper indicating that “a firm handshake may provide an effective initial form of self-promotion for women”This has always been a tough one for me. […]

I got a phone call from my middle child’s school this week asking me to come in.  I asked what it was about and they said not to worry.  For a brief moment I did entertain delusions about being called in for a good reason, such as he being recognised as some kind of child […]

I had rather a miserable start to the day yesterday. I woke up with a nasty cough and to find that I had lost my voice completely (my husband asked if this meant that I had to stop talking and try listening instead). I got to work and decided to treat myself to a breakfast […]

These last few weeks have been heavy and busy – all of the children at home, trying to get them to do schoolwork, prayers, their chores. Trying to keep up with housework. Always wondering what to make for the next meal for fussy kids whilst working from home. My work revolves around community development, equality […]

Every year I attempt to make my little garden look lovely and be useful. I start in Spring with a big clean-up and then lots of planting and endless watering. Despite this, and another clear-up in Autumn, by the following Spring it is a mess again.Therefore I am making a project of it this year. […]

The Easter holidays are at an end and the kids are back at school. Some of the children in their school have used the opportunity to travel abroad. I have been thinking about how nice it would be to go to Pakistan and see extended family. The reality is that the cost is prohibitive and […]

The latest edition of Aaila, the Muslim Family Magazine is out now. Mash’Allah as always it is packed with great articles, columns and reviews from brothers and sisters. I was unable to contribute this week (talk about missing my deadline), but there are some wonderful articles I plan to work my way through: When Soul Mate becomes […]

This week I was offered the opportunity to run a card-making workshop for a few hours at a local environmental awareness event. Although I was super-excited, I decided to turn the organisers down because although I could have taken the kids with me (and there were lots of cool activities), I didn’t think I could […]