This past weekend, despite the storms, Lisa, Bec and I indulged in a fabulous Crafterweekend. It was divine! We ventured down south to Lisa's parents house, supped on lots of tea and consumed half our weight in delicious Lindt chocolate (the latter was so hard...).
Lisa worked on decorations for her Athiestmas tree, and Bec became more and more decidedly frustrated with the Cat in the Hat quilt she was making for her new nephew (who, for the record, is adorable!).
I didn't have anything in mind to make on our weekend, but brought all my craft stock anyway. After being inspired by Lucky Jackson's amazing hoop embroideries and her pledge to make one a day for a year (check out her site here, she is seriously amazing!), I decided to copy a few of her pop culture designs.
The first I embroidered was one of my favourites: Darth Vader on a bike ^_^ The first image is Lucky's, and the second is mine. I am really impressed with how it turned out, despite a few flaws. It is not as refined as Lucky's, but I'm pretty chuffed regardless.
I'm not sure whether to colour my Darth as Lucky has, or to cut it out and place on a contrasting background. At the moment, I'm happy having it as it is, next to me as I study!
The second design I started on our weekend, but finished at home was this one: Darth with a balloon. I just love the comparison of one of pop cultures famous villains portrayed in a different and playful light. It makes me happy.
I came up with the idea to do a Star Wars Home Sweet Home embroidery, and the idea of featuring the Death Star came to mind, so here is the finished product. The design is all my own (I'm proud to say ^_^).
Let me know what you think, and if you are an ashamedly huge Star Wars fan too. I'm contemplating joining Vader's 501 Australian Legion, so I better start planning/making a costume!
Hope you have had an awesome weekend too :)
Pip xx
Lisa worked on decorations for her Athiestmas tree, and Bec became more and more decidedly frustrated with the Cat in the Hat quilt she was making for her new nephew (who, for the record, is adorable!).
I didn't have anything in mind to make on our weekend, but brought all my craft stock anyway. After being inspired by Lucky Jackson's amazing hoop embroideries and her pledge to make one a day for a year (check out her site here, she is seriously amazing!), I decided to copy a few of her pop culture designs.
The first I embroidered was one of my favourites: Darth Vader on a bike ^_^ The first image is Lucky's, and the second is mine. I am really impressed with how it turned out, despite a few flaws. It is not as refined as Lucky's, but I'm pretty chuffed regardless.
I'm not sure whether to colour my Darth as Lucky has, or to cut it out and place on a contrasting background. At the moment, I'm happy having it as it is, next to me as I study!
The second design I started on our weekend, but finished at home was this one: Darth with a balloon. I just love the comparison of one of pop cultures famous villains portrayed in a different and playful light. It makes me happy.
I came up with the idea to do a Star Wars Home Sweet Home embroidery, and the idea of featuring the Death Star came to mind, so here is the finished product. The design is all my own (I'm proud to say ^_^).
Let me know what you think, and if you are an ashamedly huge Star Wars fan too. I'm contemplating joining Vader's 501 Australian Legion, so I better start planning/making a costume!
Hope you have had an awesome weekend too :)
Pip xx
