Craft Artist and Writer
Muhaimina Faiz is a craft artist, writer, and entrepreneur with over 12 years of experience in the DIY space. She is the founder of The Craftaholic Witch, a creative blog featuring 230+ beginner-friendly tutorials on paper crafts, jewelry making, crocheting, and recycled DIYs. Since launching the blog in 2016, her step-by-step projects have inspired hundreds of thousands of readers around the world.
Her crafting journey began at a very young age, and by 2012, she was publishing her work professionally as a featured writer on Instructables. Since then, her tutorials have been included in editorial roundups by well-known platforms like Good Housekeeping, House Beautiful, We Are Teachers, PureWow, National Today, The Spruce Crafts, and many more.
Muhaimina’s creativity has earned her multiple awards over the years, including first-place wins in the Instructables Jewelry Challenge (2013, 2019, 2020, 2022), as well as the Earring, Necklace, Fall for Yarn, and Robot contests. These achievements reflect her deep commitment to accessible, hands-on creativity.
She has authored over 500 DIY articles and contributed to websites like diyprojects.com, GuideCentral, and Cut Out and Keep. As a jewelry designer, she previously worked with the brand Shajghar and now runs her own handmade shop, GinnaKabbo, where she showcases her handcrafted pieces.
In 2022, Muhaimina co-founded Aralas Creative, a digital media and publishing company that celebrates creativity through storytelling and meaningful content. She currently serves as its Creative Director.
When she’s not crafting, Muhaimina enjoys peaceful moments with her son and newborn daughter. Her work blends creativity with mindfulness, encouraging others to slow down and create something beautiful by hand.
DIY Coasters – Lets Make Twine Rope Coasters The idea of doing DIY coasters was suggested by a fellow bookish blogger. I always have twine but how come I never came up with the idea. Well, now that I’ve crafted these it seems like I can’t stop coming up with more pattern ideas! If you’re…
Making crepe paper sunflowers can be tricky at first (it took me 7 tries when I was a beginner!), but this guide makes it easy with clear instructions and a video tutorial. Learn to craft your own sunshine in no time! How are you celebrating this quarantined Summer? I have kept myself busy with Summer…
Paper baskets can be very useful if it is made correctly. Learn how to weave a basket with paper that is strong and durable. It’s super easy, you can also involve the kids to teach them a little about basket weaving. DIY: Paper Basket Weaving I’ve been listing craft ideas that are fun, green, and…
Hello there! Haven’t been posting regularly for the last 2 months! But hoping to post regularly from now so I thought of starting the week with a cute, easy and fun craft project! What could be cuter than Kawaii pencil toppers! right? When I came up with this cloud and rainbow pencil topper idea I…
DIY Pincushion (Cactus Pincushion Pattern) Keep your pins and needles safe and organised with this super cute DIY cactus pincushion! I absolutely enjoyed crafting these pincushions. Kept one for myself and gifted one to my grandmother. I used a coffee jar lid as the planter for the cactus pincushions. This DIY cactus pincushion can be…
DIY Frida Kahlo Paper Doll: Recycle Toilet Paper Rolls If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you should know by now that I have a weakness towards Frida Kahlo inspired art and craft activities! Well, this time I tried to add recycling to a Frida Kahlo inspired craft. This Recycled Frida Kahlo doll…
Are you looking for a fun craft idea to try out with the kids? How about these super cute DIY pencil toppers projects? Check out the tutorials and try making a few more by yourself. Whether you need a new pencil topper for school or are just looking for a fun craft project, check out…
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