Welcome to your new creative haven, where every scrap tells a story. Welcome to Junk Journal Joy!Ready to turn scraps into stories, clutter into creativity, and everyday junk into an artistic masterpiece?
Welcome to MZ Creates, the home of playful, soulful, messy making.
No shopping list. No overwhelm. Just you, your hands, and the materials already living in your house. Make beautiful things from old envelopes, tea-stained paper, ticket stubs, and the pretty bits of an ordinary life.
This is where journaling becomes interactive, personal, and imperfect, where joy lives in the layers. In ink-splattered papers, stitched-together pages, pop-up pockets, and messy hands full of possibility.
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CREATIVE COURSES
The Whimsical Lettering ClassUSD 37.00
Hand lettering is not difficult, all you need is practice. Learn whimsical lettering and add colorful, beautifully crafted letters that make your art more appealing and your journals stand out.
The Creative Planner BootcampUSD 67.00
Make a planner that suits YOU. One that includes exactly - and only - what you need. And that makes it your perfect personal planner! We will start with the basics and go over the different materials you can use.
The Interactive Memory Books WorkshopUSD 47.00
Turn a 12x12 sheet of paper, some card scraps and other fun junk journaling materials into your your own interactive memory book!
This is the perfect course for beginners and advanced students alike.
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Hi I’m Mahe Zehra a.k.a MZ Welcome to my Whimsical World!Hi, I’m Mahe. I was self-schooled. The greatest thing my parents ever taught me was how to learn on my own.
I’ve been teaching myself hard things since I was ten years old. I grew up in Lahore, in a household where nothing was considered disposable. Biscuit tins became sewing kits. Old saris became quilts. I am the daughter of two long lineages of women who saved, mended and repurposed beautifully — not out of necessity, but because waste genuinely offended them.
Twenty-five years on, that’s the foundation of everything I make or do. MZ Creates is where I teach the soulful art of making meaning from what you already have — old envelopes, tea-stained paper, ticket stubs, the pretty bits of an ordinary life. I’m a Certified Zentangle Teacher and the author of over twenty books on paper craft, journaling and mixed media. I teach the way I was taught — by being trusted to figure it out. I won’t lecture you. I’ll sit beside you and show you that you can do this. Because you can. [ Read my full story ]
My Dear Tanglers,
Ever since I was a little girl I have been fascinated with color and creating, and while life took me on a different journey academically, I have always come back to my love of making beautiful things to anchor my soul.
A large part of my childhood was spent perusing project books and scouring the house for the materials I would need, most often these consisted of cardboard boxes, paper fasteners and pipe cleaners :).
This Inktober I wanted to do something special for those of us who like to work on a project, who love to draw but also want to turn that hardwork into something that we can display, gift or just take the extra mile.
I have tried to add as many different project ideas and inspiration for you here as well as a little book of all the Inktober tangles if you would like a handy guide.
This guide includes:
Painted Tiles to Print and Tangle On
A Tangle Bingo
Christmas Tag Tiles
A Little Handy Guide of all the Inktober Tangle Step-outs
Shapes to Tangle and Assemble into a Mobile
and much more!
I really hope you enjoy this Zentangle Project book!
Much love,
MZ