Muhaimina Faiz

Craft Artist & Educator

I’ve been crafting for as long as I can remember. What started with a grandmother and an uncle as my first teachers became 230+ tutorials, 50+ international contest wins, and a community of makers from all around the globe.

10+ Years Teaching
50+ Contest Wins
250+ Projects
Muhaimina Faiz, Craft Artist and Educator
Muhaimina Faiz
The Journey

It started with a
paper flower.

In 2012, I was going through a tough stretch. I decided to stay home, slow down, and learn something new. While searching for a paper flower pattern, I found Instructables.

I started creating, posting, and connecting with other makers. I won more than 50 international contests in jewelry making, crochet, and paper crafts. The more I created, the more I wanted a place of my own to share it all.

Craftaholic Witch launched in 2016. Over time it became something more focused: a platform where crafters can actually finish what they start.

2012 Discovered Instructables. Started sharing original DIY projects and entering international contests.
2016 Launched Craftaholic Witch. Grew to 150,000+ monthly visitors and $150,000+ in annual revenue at peak.
2022 Joined the Aralas Creative family alongside Baking Venture and Pattern Heaven.
2026 Launched Craftaholic Community: templates, seasonal kits, and a place to share what you make.
“I won over 50 international contests and posted over 150 DIY projects on Instructables, and I was inspired more than ever to start my own craft platform.”
Muhaimina Faiz

Crafting runs in my family. My grandmother and my uncle on my mother’s side were my first teachers. The love for making things by hand has been part of my life since before I can remember.

I’m based in Bangladesh. Every tutorial on this site is made, photographed, and tested by me before it goes live. No AI. No outsourcing the actual making.

Craft Knowledge

What 10 years of making
actually teaches you

Paper weight changes everything in origami. Most beginners use whatever is nearby, then wonder why their folds look soft. 80gsm copy paper works well for learning. For anything you want to display, 90 to 100gsm gives you crisp, clean edges that hold over time.

In jewelry making, wire gauge matters more than the design. I learned this the hard way across dozens of contest entries. 20 gauge is forgiving and workable for most beginners. Go thinner than 26 gauge and you’ll spend more time fighting the wire than making the piece.

The single biggest thing I’ve learned in ten years of teaching crafts: people don’t need more inspiration. They need someone to remove the friction between wanting to make something and actually making it. That’s what every tutorial on this site is built to do.

What I Teach
01 Origami 44+ tutorials
02 Paper Crafts 46+ tutorials
03 Jewelry Making 49+ tutorials
04 Home Decor 45+ tutorials
05 Paper Flowers 22+ tutorials
06 Kids Crafts 18+ tutorials
07 Plushies & Soft Toys 17+ tutorials
08 Crochet 13+ tutorials
Recognition & Features

Where you’ve seen her work

Good Housekeeping 15 Easy Passover Crafts and DIY Decorations
The Spruce Crafts 8 Sets of Free Vintage Labels
Yahoo 33 Homemade Father’s Day Gifts He’ll Be Thrilled to Unwrap
Dhaka Tribune Crafting Tales: The Story of Muhaimina Faiz, an Arts and Crafts Genius
National Today 100 Christmas Crafts 2023
The Daily Star Book Activities to Indulge in During Lockdown
Cut Out and Keep Muhaimina Faiz Featured Interview
The Craft Train Paper Butterfly Craft
Winner Jewelry Challenge Instructables
Winner Soft Toys Challenge Instructables
Winner Papercraft Contest Instructables
Winner Weaving Challenge Instructables

50+ total international contest wins across jewelry, crochet, paper crafts, and origami. View the full record on Instructables.

Find Me

Where to
follow the work

The tutorials live here. Project photos and slow living content are on Instagram. Video walkthroughs are on YouTube. Craft boards are on Pinterest.

A Note on This Site

Everything here is
hand-made.

The tutorials are mine. The photos are mine. The mistakes in early projects are very much mine too.

This site does not use AI-generated content. Every craft you see has been made and tested in my workspace before it goes on the page. If it didn’t work for me, it doesn’t go up.

That’s the only standard I know how to hold.

Ready to start?

Ready to make
something?

Browse 230+ tutorials across eight craft categories, or join Craftaholic Community for free templates, seasonal kits, and a place to share what you make.