Pretty finds..

Found these adorable swedish designs through decor8.. so fresh so summery..

The textile jars are so pretty, inspiring to make like them.. can hold pencils and crayons..

or for the car.. A handy pocket for coins..

And the pillows are lovely too.. you can see more here..

Decor8 blog is one inspiring place.. It's a must visit..

Nelly the Elephant

Those colorful and some very beautiful elephants were scattered everywhere in
London, part of some sort of save the monkeys campaign..
If I were to make one I'd make it from white fabric and denim feet, and would doodle
all over it with embroidery.. some buttons.. felt.. and lots of ribbons..
a walking advertisement of Comfort..

No one thought of Sworovosky crystals.. cause no Kuwaiti artists were involved I assume..

Worming up for Apple

When the 4G hit the market in London, I thought why not buy one..
Especially that I was waiting for it's arrival since January 9th. as a birthday present
for my brother..
I went to Regent's Street Apple Store and saw the long queue, even though it was almost
the end of the day..
Next day I tried their store at the Westfield mall, and it was as bad.. the thing is, the queue
didn't get shorter.. I went shopping around, had my lunch I refreshed came back and the queue
stayed as long! I gave up on the idea and only then I learned the fact that only people with British bank accounts can buy it at that time.. or something like that..
It's the Arabic blood in me that makes me resistant to queuesss :-))

I'm back..

I've been to London for a while.. everything was inviting for a blog entry..
yumnmy weather, scrumptious food, intimidating shops and a lot more..
thing is, my hands were full, and had no room for a camera and the luxury
to document everything with a photo..
Although! when I wrapped up my trip with a visit to the loveliest of lovelies,
The Covent Gardens, took a few..
I was lucky to capture a moment of an artist during an artistic moment..
her dolls are just adorable and made me drool over them.. took her permission
to take a photo and that's what I got..

Gift Exchange

A friend of my daughter gave her this precious crocheted tissue case, made by her grandmother..
I loved it so much.. although crochet is an intimidating subject to me, just like when mentioning
Calculus and Physics when I was in university.. It's something I will never learn even though am
so dying to..
Maybe crochet is something I will work on to learn and finish many projects for the year 2011..
So 2011! wait for my needle and a stash of colorful threads!!

So in exchange.. I made her this tote.. and I hope she will like it..

Ali's owls..

I made this bag today for my Son's teacher. Ali, my son, thought of the owls. He told me that she
taught him how to draw an owl once. I reminded Ali that she taught him a whole lot of other
things beside the owls.. Miss Kirsten was also the teacher of my eldest daughter.. We all admire
her patience, sense of sensibility and the way she stays calm with very bubbly children..

My First Customer

My friend asked for a case for her iPhone.. so voila!! It came with a gift.. a matching bag..
I just loved her reaction.. she sent me a dozen of messages on the What'sApp! I have to say
that she's a whatsapp addict! So I don't know when she'll use the case when she never puts
her phone down!!
I love you so much LB.. and keep those jokes coming..