I was just telling a friend how 'frazzled' is the one-word synopsis of my current state of mind. I didn't create any printables last year because I was faced with a similar sensation of being overwhelmed. And I hate that this is becoming a kind of personal theme. My inner life-coach advises that I should ...
Since the shift to pursuing photography professionally, I no longer take on any graphic design work. However, I still enjoy working with type and graphics to create fun personal projects for myself and friends. Putting together these free Eid printables has become something of an annual tradition here on Ice Cream Everyday. I've had these hydrangea ...
For this year's free Eid printables, I came up with minimalist monochrome designs that are within crafting reach of anyone with a home printer, a pair of scissors and some type of adhesive. They're also simple enough for kids to put together. The printables include a mini treat box (based on these ones from last year), a ...
I decided to take a little social media break this Ramadaan and focus on some much needed soulwork. Along with the extra reflective time, came the latitude to be creative without pressure. This is my ideal environment for making; where mistakes are just prototypes and there is true joy in the journey of taking something from screen to ...
To know me is to know that I am a notebook junkie. Stacks on stacks of blank beauties fill up my shelves. There's something holy about the unwritten, but that's talk for another post. This here is about making-over a pack of plain-jane Moleskine cahiers with decorative duct tape and some twine. I gifted these to a friend ...
It's impossible to gift someone time, but you can give them something that reminds them it's ok to take a few minutes off each day. Grab a clean glass jar and fill it with bird-seed or small vials of scented oils or pieces of paper with inspirational aphorisms. You could even put together a mini-jewellery making ...