ah yes! Totally know what you mean. I think the secret is in organization. Most of us don’t have a studio to work from, so we just need to make the most of the space we have.

Tips that worked for me:
1. Find appropriate containers. Putting my beads in with the ribbon collection isn’t a very good idea. But if I had a smaller container for the beads, then I can find them easily.
2. Put them away (in its place!). Once I use my circle scissor, I put it away. It takes up a lot of space on my desk and I don’t use it too often.
3. Be creative with your storage ideas. I use a rubbermaid box for my paper punches. Now I’m looking for a “slide/hide-under-bed” kind.
4. Clean up often. Look through your supplies and sell / give away what you haven’t used in a while. No point in hoarding them, otherwise.

Hope you find these useful, insha Allah.

You’re welcome, Shikin

You’re welcome. And yes, you’re right, hobbies can be therapeutic as well.

Great idea! Upload them on YouTube. Or perform anonymously at Open Mics. Give a try, that’s the only way to improve. All the best!

Tip #1 – take small steps. Break down your hobby into small, manageable tasks. If you have 15 minutes before the baby wakes up, then perhaps, you can sketch a draft of the design. And then the next time you have 15 minutes available, you can take it a step forward etc.

You mentioned being good at design, but not cutting and sewing. I don’t see that as a drawback – because they are people out there that can cut and sew, but not design. And they are willing to pay for the design sometimes.

I would look up Etsy.com to see how others sell their designs and get ideas from there, insha Alah.

Jazak Allah Khair for sharing your thoughts, Sr. Amirah. I agree with you – we ought to support and encourage our family members (and brothers and sisters in humanity) by sharing their work and buying from them

Sis, it’s brother Mezba not sister Mezba.