#36 Heart Embroidery

Another easy embroidery that I whipped up on my one day off. Making something quick is so satisfying for the need of instant gratification. It always feels good to complete something, especially after a loooong week.

Here's the love :)




I'm also trying to build an etsy "portfolio" because I want to sell some embroideries or odds n' ends on the side to earn monies for the wedding. I may also put up for sale some old embroidery as well that I haven't done anything with, like my Dawn of the Dead piece.

#35 No Embroidery

This past week at my crap job has been, well, extra crappy. Normally I just get through it but Tuesday I wanted to scream "NOOOOO" at the world.

Simple project is simple!

And closer up.


It was really relaxing to embroider this to let out the frustration, especially while watching a marathon of a movie (Twin Towers, lol).

WIP Epic Pokemon: Month 2

I've officially been working on this piece for about 2 months now. Well...I guess more like 1.5 months, but technically with the amount of breaks, more like 3 weeks, haha!

Anywho, here's another progress shot. I've decided to move over and up each shot/page of pattern.

#34 Tissue Paper Flowers

More of the wedding craft kick!

I found this tutorial on crepe paper flowers, and fell in love. I eagerly set out to find this magical crepe paper...but the internet disappointed me. :( The sellers of crepe paper on the internet fall into 1 of 3 categories (if not all of the above) - 1) Only ship to the USA; 2) Only ship to schools or other mass users of crepe paper (ie craft stores...in the states...); or 3) Were more than I wanted to spend on paper (although beautiful). I did try some local craft stores, but paper sections are limited to scrapbooking supplies only in most places.

I improvised and tried it out with common gift wrapping tissue paper instead. It doesn't have the same realistic look, but I'm still quite happy with them. Onto the pictures!

And some detail


I want to make this for centerpieces at each table, along with maybe something else decorative (cross-stitch sayings? fancy table numbers?). I've made about 20 so far, but I calculated how many my supplies of tissue paper colours will make and it's up to three hundred flowers! That equals 16 flowers a table if we were to have 20 tables (5 people at each). I might want to make more for each, but that's the minimum to aim for at least. It'd be fun to get the BMs in on it and make flowery crafts together!

#33 Mini Wedding Sampler!

Long time no post! Or completed project for that matter. :S I'm still working a lot on the pokemon pattern, planning wedding junk (and crafts!), and many more "in limbo" projects.

On the topic of wedding crafts, I've been brainstorming a lot of ideas for it because we've got over a year till the date. Just some of the diy parts include the ring pillow, paper flowers for centerpieces, invites, bunting, etc.

When I found this royal wedding sampler for Kate & William's nuptials, I just had to make it for myself!

Tadaaaa!

I used our theme colours, and also substituted the crown for something more appropriate to us - a Mario mushroom! I think I want to frame it and use it as a decoration at the table we'll have for guest book signing, or maybe make my own guest book and make it the cover? Another idea I had for it was to use the best picture of it as possible and make it into our RSVP cards to mail with the invites. There's a few things online where you can make your own postcards like on moo, or heck even Wal-mart.

I'm having a lot of fun planning out decorations and DIY projects for this shindig. Will thinks I'm getting a little ahead of myself for it, but hey, it may actually take that long to get everything done!

WIP Sailor Scouts Cross-Stitch

I took a week off my Pokemon stitch last week to work on some cute Sailor Moon sprites! Again, patterns from Alcnaurewen! I couldn't finish them up because somehow, out of the bajillion threads I now have, I still don't have all the ones needed to finish them up. Sailor Jupiter is so incomplete, booo. :(

The next time I get out to Michael's, I'll have to get a ton more threads.

WIP Epic Pokemon Cross-stitch

Well, it has begun! I received the aida cloth in the mail by the 28th of February, and started it as soon as I got the cloth. This is the progress up to last tuesday, but I've gotten a bit further than that by now. I just haven't taken a weekly update yet, lol. I made a picture folder on my facebook for all the progress pictures because it would probably clutter up the blog to post every single picture.

The progress:


I've also started a side project of the inner Sailor Scouts as sprites to work on. So far, I've finished Sailor Moon, and started Mercury. They're so fast to whip up! I'll probably have it mostly done by the end of today because a friend is coming over for some crafting, and collective crafting is definitely a motivator to finish something. :)