Hi Friends,
This post is to share one of my biggest achievements & the story behind it. India's 1st ever Art & Craft Magazine "
Our Idea Book"(
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Instagram) was launched last Tuesday on 13th June 2017, here in Mumbai, India and what a proud moment it was for me as I am the Editor on this magazine. Here is the cover page of the inaugural issue:
I would love to share the story of how this happened & thank people who gave me this opportunity. One fine Wednesday, I got call from
Dinesh Shah, co-owner of
The Craft Studio that they are planning something and the 1st name that comes to their mind is me. He asked me to come down to their store and said he would discuss more when I meet them. I am sure you all would agree, if yours is the 1st name someone thinks of when they wants to start something new, you dont want to give it up. As luck would have been, I was very busy with my statistics work and I requested a meeting on Saturday. I had no idea it was a magazine that they were thinking of and only when
Forum (Dinesh's better half & co-owner of The Craft Studio" called me on Friday (day before our meeting was scheduled for) she told me they are thinking of a magazine and they want me to be the Editor.
It's impossible to explain the rush of emotions I had during that phone conversation with Forum: from excitement that India will have an Art & Craft Magazine to being unsure if I was fit for the job. Till that day I had written many articles in Nutrition and Health for websites & magazines and had blogged about my crafting adventures here, but to be an Editor on a magazine was huge. So I decided to meet them before I made the decision & met them the following day and as they..rest is history. I am here today, sharing with you all, the cover of the 1st ever Art and Craft magazine from India in capacity of Editor for same.
Our Idea Book is a bi-monthly magazine and will be published in February, April, June, August, October and December.
So what all would you find in our magazine:
- Card inspirations
- Mix media projects
- DIY Projects
- Step by Step tutorials
- Interviews of crafters and artists from across the globe
- New techniques
- Product reviews
- Challenges
- City wise store list & much more
- And you get some free crafty goodies with each issue too
I hope all crafters and artists from across the world love the magazine and enjoy reading it. I welcome you all to be a part of this beautiful journey with us.
If you would like to contribute to the magazine, email us your profile at editor.ourideabook@gmail.com
If you would like us to review a product, email us on editor.ourideabook@gmail.com
If you would like to advertise with us, email us on info.ourideabook@gmail.com
If there are any artists or products or techniques you want to know more about, email us on editor.ourideabook@gmail or info.ourideabook@gmail.com
I would like to end this post by acknowledging a few people. Thank you so much Forum & Dinesh for getting me on board your dream and letting "Our Idea Book" become my baby too :) I would also like to thank my husband Jitesh Rungta & my Father-in-law Omprakash Rungta for supporting me in my work & my mom & dad (Pushpa & Jagdish Sanwalka) for educating me & making me capable enough for same.
Hope you all enjoy reading our magazine :)
Love,
Dr. Neha Sanwalka Rungta
Editor, Our Idea Book
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