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Creative fabric ideas All our items are carefully handcrafted with quality materials and attention to detail. Delightfully fun, charming and unique.

If you love fabric and the creative ways it can be transformed into beautiful, and practical items, then you will appreciate All Things Bright & Beautiful. Stuff that will make your friends and family ask "where can I get one just like that?"

25/12/2016

Handmade appliqued vintage tablecloth laid on the table ready for our xmas meal. A family heirloom gifted to me on my wedding day 26 yrs ago by my beloved stepmother. Each Christmas it comes out to soak up more of family togetherness and new gravy stains. Isn't that what Christmas is all about? Family. Gratitude. Love. All around the world it's Christmas and I wish you all peace and harmony. Merry Christmas!

16/12/2016

A creative force just whooshed through my studio and plonked himself on my sofa. A chat over a cup of coffee with Yen AB of YEN FASHION DESIGN, one of Dubai's young ubertalented fashion designers, is such a breath of fresh air. I couldn't help admiring his hat creations. Something about the passion for detailing and workmanship speaks artistic volume. And for that all too brief moment my eyes were fixed on his creations, as silly as this sounds...I felt like a child believing that magic is still alive.

15/12/2016

Do you know when you want to explore the capabilities of your sewing machine but are held back because you haven't got the right accessory? For example, I have always wanted to combine fabric with pvc material. Until I bought this slippery plastic coated presser foot from this shop, pvc used to drag and stick as I stitched. This is the shop to go to in Naif for all those generic sewing machine accessories. It is an Aladdin's cave of every single bit and bob that will transform your existing sewing machine. Run by a friendly father and son team who are always willing to advise and do not mind if you pop in for just 1 bobbin reel, needle or light bulb. I got chatting to them the other day and they said that they are thinking of opening a small branch to service the growing interest in sewing as a craft. So I am asking you ladies that sew, would you use a shop like this and where should they consider opening a shop? Any comment or suggestion is most welcome.

13/12/2016

Rise and shine Dubai! At 8am, I was enjoying the morning over a most delish 5dhs egg paratha and steaming black coffee in Naif. Bargain! Starbucks you're history for me. I do enjoy my forays into deepest darkest Naif for supplies. Each time I go, I discover new things I have not seen before. Naif is close to my heart because it reminds me so much of a childhood in the Philippines accompanying my mother in her shopping trips to Cebu's bustling commercial centre. Back then, there were no malls or arcades, just rows of small interesting shops with merchandise arranged as only the shopkeeper, and only him, could unlock the mystery of where to find things. Naif is pretty much similar only it's a bit more like a set of Star Wars when all the extras are on lunch break and walking about..solidly multicultural and full of colour and variety. This is the real pulse of Dubai made from hard graft and a strong commercial sense. It's not as daunting as you think it is. Go ahead, explore it. You will be pleasantly surprised..and oh don't forget to reward yourself with a 5dhs egg paratha.

09/12/2016

It's in the meticulous details that shows I have a slight hint of it. It may possibly be symptomatic of obsessive compulsive disorder.. but I don't care as I truly enjoy and sink into my own happy world when I make my buntings. To little KRISHAN, I hope the aura of happiness and light from this creation fills your room.

06/12/2016

Making mistakes and unpicking stitches. The bane of sewing crafters. It makes it even more frustrating as I do this at 3am! Body disobeying time zones as I have just gotten off a long haul flight and cannot sleep. But inspiration comes from a movie viewed in flight, "The Hollars". A character in the movie says 'Don’t waste your time with the bad. Live with the good'. This is fast becoming a favourite mantra and close to my own philosophy. Mistakes only serve to show me how to get it right and be satisfied with my work. Unpick one, two, three ...one stitch at a time towards perfection.

06/11/2016

Just when I am deep into my Xmas production, my beloved Singer industrial machine suddenly stops. No warning sound, no heavy dragging, wheezing spurts, not even a pop. Like a charging bull elephant shot down in its tracks..and just like that, it went quiet. To be fair, after 6 yrs of relentless demands on this machine, it has done pretty well considering I do no regular maintenance other than the odd cleaning and dusting here and there. So if one day any of you are faced with the same problem, here's what I did. I took the head off the table and by golly, these beasts weigh a back breaking ton! I loaded it up in my car and headed of to deepest darkest Deira. If you have a Singer sewing machine and need parts or servicing, Boodai Trading LLC is the Dubai dealer of Singer brand
Boodai Trading LLC
Phone+971-4-2690080Fax+971-4-2661361 Box No.5108EmirateDubaiArea Salahuddin Rd, Opp Al Yasmin BldgWebsitewww.boodai.com
100 mtrs from Abu Hail metro station.
Right turn from station exit and past a gas station.
You can also buy inexpensive end of stock machines for as low as 300dhs as well as brand new ones in their showroom.
So, machine admitted to the clinic and I have to await prognosis. Fingers crossed and hope she will be back in full swing soon.

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