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Category: Creativity for kids

Sun, Sea and Salts – Learning to paint with salt from The Jamjar Dubai

July 14, 2018July 16, 2018Leave a comment

What's better than a weekend? A weekend spent painting. This Saturday at Dubai Design District was a day full of fun and learning to bring colors, nature and food (actually just salt) together. Yep, who knew salt could be an ingredient to paint! Have a look at how that works and what makes The Jamjar Dubai workshops so cool!

SINDBAD – Kids’ oldest favorite place, with a new jungle face!

May 20, 2017May 23, 2017Leave a comment

If you are a mom in Karachi who is on a look out for a new, creative and fun-filled place for your little one, look no more!! Head back to the Sindbad at Dolmen Mall Tariq Road to find a totally revamped Jungle themed kids heaven! So before I begin reviewing this newly renovated play … Continue reading SINDBAD – Kids’ oldest favorite place, with a new jungle face!

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●The Artsy Home-decor● "Maisons Du Monte" - Is there a thing known as one's spirit-store? (Like a spirit-animal) because I discovered one of my own spirit-stores yesterday. 🔆 . Contrary to the norm, my husband loves window shopping more than I do. We both though are obsessed with home decor that follows the a Bohemian theme, particularly known has 'The Jungalow'. (Google it at the end of the post if you like the description ahead) . The theme involves a pop of colors, earthiness (wood and plants) and patterns. And this store was like a Bohemian wanderer's dream. A colorful, warm little world inside a mall. 🍂🍃 . I must clarify that as obvious by the name, The store is inspired by the French heritage, and when I saw 'Bohemian' above, I don't mean someone from Bohemia. Bohemian also stands for 'a socially unconventional person, particularly involved in arts'. (Google🤗) So the theme translates into the same, but in a non-human way. . If I could, I'd buy all of it. But, I didn't because my birthday is coming up in August and everyone can gift me furniture as a gift ok? And then an apartment to keep it too.💁🏻‍♀️ . For now, I'm gonna post all my favorite things from that store on my Insta-stories. GO have a look. Things so pretty your eyes will thank you. 😍 . 🚩LOCATION: @maisonsdumondeme @citycentremirdif

●Max Factor● . Reason enough to look forward to the weekend already. 🔆 I've been on a look-out for a super saturated intensely #black eye liner and mascara... Just when this surprise package came my way this week from @maxfactorarabia. 'DARK MAGIC' - What a creative name for their new #mascara!🖤 . Also, given my love for #colors, this palette has to be one the most gorgeous collection of shades I've laid my eyes on. Subtle yet intense. 🙌 Also, who doesn't love glitter? . Picture of me looking happily-extra on the eyes, soon on the Insta-story. 🙆🏻‍♀️ . . . . . . . . . . . #maxfactorarabia #maxfactor #makeup #eyemakeup #voxbox #influencer #influenster #wakeupandmakeup #lifestyle #lifestylebloggers #bloggersofuae #instablog #bloggersofdubai #dubaimua #instabloggers #f4f #l4l #productphotography @influensterme

●Potterheads● It takes a great deal great deal of bravery to stand to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. - Albus Dumbledore.⚡ . Replugging one of my personal favourites. A set of miniature canvas - The Potterheads. 2 sets sold, taking orders for more. 🎨 . . P.s. you don't have to be/need to have kids to love Harry, Ron and Hermione.🤗 . . . . . . . . . . #potterheads #HarryPotter #instaart #creativethings #creativity #canvas #acrylicpaint #artbloggers #bloggersofuae #artistsofinstagram #pakistaniartists #dubaiartists #artdubai #dubaiart #arte #hermione #ron #harry #f4f #artattack #d3

●The Art of Learning● Try a lot of stuff - Keep what works!🔆 . I've come to realise in the recent years that if there's one thing I can never be sick of, it's learning. I have this huge appetite for all the knowledge and skills this world has to offer. There's plenty to choose from, all it requires of you is to be present. 🙌 Having gone to a business school in Pakistan that was literally a plethora of information, projects, skills, reports on a daily basis (at least by my standards), I was SO done with studying by the end of my 4 years there. Found myself being a nashukri saying "ab kaafi parhlia" too. (Ended up attaining a diploma in Digital marketing even after that - seems like I still love studying. Thank God).😎 But as years passed, I realised one doesn't always need school, books and pen to learn with. Sometimes it's just experiences, circumstances and the world that teaches you a lot more. And if God's kind enough to bestow you with a passion and throw some fun your way, you learn by fun. 🤗 . So this is me learning by fun, for the Nth time at my favorite creative place in Dubai: @d3dubai , this time with a super creative art hub called @thejamjardubai. 🎨 (we painted with salt - how cool is that?) While most of you would already know that I'm a self-taught artist already, the field of art has SO much to learn, it's never enough. And for such people (artists of not), The Jamjar is holding summer workshops in Dubai throughout July and August. And if you too want to learn something new, have some fun and unwind with the power of art, do check out the details on my last Instagram post or the blog post! (Link in bio)🔝

●Sun, Sea and Salt● What's better than a weekend? A weekend spent painting. At least for those of us who enjoy learning that involves fun. Look at what I made this afternoon y'all! 🔆 . 'Sun, Sea and Salt' - This very interesting workshop conducted by @thejamjardubai at @dubaidesigndistrict.d3 involved bringing together colors, nature and food (actually salt) to create this artwork that looks like waves on a canvas!🎨 From artists to just art enthusiasts, everyone was able to bring out the #Saltbae in them. While the technique was the same, every canvas had a unique combination of colors and stokes, depending on how we like to imagine waves in our minds.🌊 . The Jam Jar Dubai is conducting multiple art workshops in July and August, some of which are actually FREE! (The paid ones aren't expensive either)😶 All the deets and links on my blog, go ahead choose the ones you want to be part of, maybe we can go together? 🤗 (LINK IN BIO) . Lemme know how you like it, follow @maharat.m for more updates on all things creative, and feel free to #tag someone you think might be interested! 🙆🏻‍♀️

● The art of quiet ● I generally come across as very loud person to people around me. Ever since a kid, I've been told than I'm a human form of a loud-speaker, a dhol and even a motorbike with no silencer. (The one that goes vroom vroom haha). And I've been pretty okay with it gladly. Loud hoon toh hoon. 🙆🏻‍♀️ And it's not just my voices, I'm loud when it comes to my choice of lipstick, my hair color, my clothes, my paintings, and even my thoughts. I think out loud. And that is why I prefer hanging out with people I don't have to rethink my words with. Because the thinking usually comes after speaking so the damage is mostly already done! . But having said that, there's ALWAYS a quiet before the storm and sometimes even after it. It took me a while to understand the importance of that quiet. I found myself craving quiet moments on days when multiple voices in my head would remind me of all the things I haven't done, all the goals I am yet to achieve, all the chores waiting for me and all the plans I need to make! 🤯 . Despite deliberately making it a point to enjoy some hours of doing and saying nothing on a weekend (during which my son is totally my husband's responsibility), I didn't quite know how much I needed to enjoy the quiet. But this week I ended up stumbling upon this interview of the leading stylist of Pakistan: @nabila_salon with @saminapeerzadaofficial on her show 'Rewind with Samina Peerzada' where Nabila (despite belonging to an insanely loud field) had the most thought-provoking views on quiet. She said that one doesn't always have to talk for the sake of it, to contribute to a discussion that is already a clutter. Wese bhi muu bandd hoga toh dimagh chalayga na! . She also mentioned a book on the art of quiet called "quiet" that was suggested to her by a psychologist and it's now on my shopping list for sure! Till then I'm gonna enjoy this lazy weekend observing the much needed 'QUIET" with my favorite companion: my coffee. ☕ . Let me know your thoughts on it guys! . 🖼: lettering /artwork by yours truly. 🙃

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I am an art-enthusiast, a self-taught artist, a marketer and a blogger on a quest to spot and spread “Maharat” (مہارت – Urdu for skills)

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