9 posts tagged “mario”

I've created some brand new items for my Etsy shop!  These are all completely handmade, fully hand stitched, needlepoint fridge magnets!  I have brought back my Tetris fridge magnets (which were featured in the wonderful Craft: magazine online blog a while back!) and added some new ones to my shop as well, including a Mario set, a Bubble Bobble set, and a Pacman set!

The Mario fridge magnets (pictured to the left) feature a question mark block, a red mushroom, a green 1up mushroom, a fire flower, a star, and a gold coin - all in fridge magnet form!

The Pacman fridge magnets are a set of six needlepoint magnets:  Pacman, Inky, Blinky, Pinky, Clyde (the four ghosts), and the dark blue ghost that Pacman can eat. 

The Bubble Bobble / Bust a Move fridge magnets are also a set of six, that feature four of the enemies (including the super scary invincible white ghost that comes to get you after a certain amount of time...if you played Bubble Bobble as a child, I'm sure you were pretty scared of him, too!), and the two dragon heroes (Bub and Bob). 

All of the fridge magnets are completely stitched by hand and the back of the character is covered completely with felt to hide all of the stitches.  Attached to the felt is a sturdy magnet, allowing you to use these on your fridge, your locker, or anywhere magnetic!

I hope you enjoyed viewing these as much as I enjoyed making them!  More to come in the works...or if you have any requests, I can pretty much make any video game character, and I'm always happy to take custom orders!  :)

Hi!  It has been a long, long while since I posted to this blog so I apologize to any of my readers!

I just wanted to write about a couple of new items in my Etsy shop - these fun, super geeky pen holders for your desk or office!  I currently have two different ones in my shop - one is a Mario themed pen holder with Mario, along with various power-ups (mushroom, Fire Flower, invincibility star), and one is Pac-man themed with Pacman and the ghosts. 

These containers are pretty versatile and can also be used to hold pretty much anything - another great use is as a toothbrush holder!  Since they are constructed from Perler beads, the small holes allow for adequate drainage so they would function well as a toothbrush holder. 

Hope you enjoy my newest creations! 

Here is a little display of the Nintendo needlepoint pins / patches / brooches that I've been making lately for my Etsy shop.  They are all miniature versions of the much larger Mario needlepoint scene that I stitched a little while ago, made into wearable art!  Each patch is needlepoint by hand and a piece of felt is stitched to the back to hide the stitches.  Also, a safety pin is stitched into the felt so you can easily pin the video game character to your clothes, your backpack, your purse, or wherever!

You can check them all out in the Lost Mitten Etsy Shop in the Needlepoint Pin section of my store.

My newest craft!  This one has been an ongoing project that took about 30 hours to complete.  It is a complete Mario scene from the Super Mario Bros. 1 game for the Nintendo Entertainment System!  It is a full scene from World 2-1 where you can make Mario climb up a vine into the clouds to collect coins. 

The project measures 9" by 11" approximately, so I plan on finding a nice frame to put it in to hang up on the wall.  This is the first of a whole bunch that I plan on making - scenes from my favourite video games.

I decided to create a Mario 1 needlepoint first since this game holds a special place in my heart.  We first bought our NES when I was six or seven years old on a family vacation down to Florida.  It was the first big vacation that my family went on and getting the Nintendo was awesome.  I used to play the game with my sister and my dad, and we eventually beat the game together.  Such fond memories!!!

Back to the craft - I handstitched the entire piece, so every bit of colour is a stitch - including the entire blue background!  That definitely was the most time-consuming part. 

For now, in my Etsy shop, I make much smaller versions of this craft - needlepoint patches and fridge magnets of video game characters.  I plan on adding more of these to my shop soon, so stay tuned! :)

Just in case you didn't catch yesterday's post, I participated in a swap on Craftster with a video game theme.  Basically, you are matched up with a swap partner, and you craft for each other.  I crafted video game themed items for Ashley and her favourite video games, and I received some awesome crafts in exchange!

The first one is this crochet Yoshi hat!  Fits me perfectly, and it's super fun.  There are red little spikes down the back, just like Yoshi has, and two eyes in the top of the hat.  It is so adorable and I can't wait until it gets cooler outside so I can wear it!

Next, she made me a pouch/case for my Nintendo DS.  It is a great little fabric case that my DS Lite fits into perfectly.  It is great that she made this - Paul and I ended up with 3 DS Lites between the two of us (he got me the pink one for Christmas even though we both already had white ones) so we could definitely use a third case!  It has two little spaces in the front where you can put games.  And it has super cute heart fabric!

The third item that Ashley sent me is this awesome Toadette scarf!  I wrote down in the survey that we had to fill out that Toadette is one of my favourite video game characters - Toadette rules.  She is crazy and spunky, and this scarf perfectly captures the character!  The fact that it is pink rules, since pink is my favourite colour.  The yarn hair is fun and cute and the fact that she is winking is wonderful!  :)

The fourth item that I received is this tote bag - which I must say, is such an original idea!  Some of my favourite video games are Bubble Bobble and Bust a Move, both of which feature the dragons, Bub and Bob.  Ashley used fabric paint to create Bub and sewed buttons to the bag to symbolize the bubbles that you try to bust in Bust a Move!  So bright and colourful, lots of fun, and will be great to take to the store instead of using those wasteful plastic bags!

And the last item is this Mario zippered pouch.  I always have a use for more zippered pouches, to carry make-up, to carry things in my purse or bag, and they're great to carry things on vacation.  And anything with Mario & Donkey Kong on it rules!  Ashley was nice enough to include 5 gifts instead of 4 in the package - what a sweetheart!  She is a really talented crafter and I'm so happy that I got her as my swap partner!  She also has an Etsy Shop, Oh That Ashley.

It's been a while since I last posted, and I've been meaning to post about this for a while - my sent and received items in the Craftster Video Game Swap.  It was my very first Craftster swap that I had ever participated in, and it was super fun!  Basically, when you sign up for a swap, you get matched with someone else who you craft for (and they craft for you).  In this case, we filled out a little survey stating what our favourite video games were, our favourite video game characters, and our favourite systems.  Other information included details on what we could already make, and the kinds of crafts that we admired.  With this information, you craft for the other person, making four things (1 large, 2 medium, and 1 small) by the due date, mail them out, and receive a fun package in the mail!

The large item that I created for the swap (I traded with Ashley) was a handbound Mario journal.  Ashley said that she loved writing things down, so I went to work to make her a fun, geeky journal.  I created the journal from a recycled hardcover book, recovered with brown corduroy fabric, and put Mario's image on the front.

This sounds easy, but it took a really long time - I created each pixel from a tiny square of felt and handstitched each piece of felt to the corduroy with embroidery thread.  It took a really long time to create this, but I was super happy with the end result!  As a guide, I found an image of 8-bit Mario to use. 

The papers inside the journal are bright and multi-coloured, to offset the plain, dark brown cover.  I think there were over 100 pages in the journal, so it should last her a really long time!

For the medium sized crafts, I made Ashley some Tetris fridge magnets and a Question Mark Block Perler Bead Decoration.  You can read all about the Question Mark Block on this blog since I posted about it a little while ago.

I came up with the idea for the Tetris fridge magnets when Ashley said that she wanted some new things for her new place, and one of her favourite video games was Tetris.  I have since been selling these in my Etsy shop and they have been pretty popular - they were even featured on the popular Craft: blog!  They are needlepoint, handstitched Tetris pieces - all seven of them - in different colours.  They have a matching colour of felt on the back to hide all of the stitches.  Then, a magnet was sturdily attached to the back.  Very fun art for your fridge, and also very useful!

For the small item, one of Ashley's favourite games is Cooking Mama - who doesn't love this game?  If you haven't heard of it, the game is for the Nintendo DS as well as the Nintendo Wii.  You prepare various meals and perform cooking tasks with a variety of recipes.  The Cooking Mama rates you on your performance.  The things that Mama says are hilarious: "Wonderful! Better than Mama!".  You've gotta play this game.  Anyway...back to the craft...

I made this Cooking Mama bracelet for Ashley.  It is made from 1" buttons secured to a bracelet form.  It has a few different pictures of Mama, the Cooking Mama logo, a prepared meal from the game, and a medal rating from the game.

All in all, I definitely recommend participating in one of these craft swaps - especially one that fits your crafting style.  Most of my crafts are centered around the theme of video games (if you hadn't noticed!) so this was the perfect swap for me!  In my next post, I will show you all of the fun things that I received from Ashley!

I just wanted to show you guys a brand new item that I created for my Etsy shop - video game themed notepads, constructed from Perler Beads, paper, and binder rings.  These notepads are very portable and useful - they will fit in your purse or can stay handy at your desk whenever you need a scrap piece of paper to write down some information. Great to write your shopping list on and they show off your love for video games. So far, I have created one with Mario and Luigi and a Legend of Zelda themed notepad, but the possibilities are endless. The great thing about this notepad as well is the fact that you can replace the pieces of paper inside the notepad once you're finished writing on them. You can recycle your scrap pieces of paper inside for years to come.

So far, I have made a Mario one and a Zelda one, both are available in my Etsy shop.

Hello again!  I just listed something new in my Etsy Shop that I'm really excited about - a 3D Question Mark Block from the Super Mario Bros. games for the Nintendo!  One night in bed before falling asleep, I was thinking about the things that I make for my store (haha, even thinking about etsy in my sleep!).  I originally came up with various designs for my video game coasters made from Perler beads...but so many people are now selling similar coasters on Etsy.  Even though I will definitely continue with this craft, I wanted to create something totally new and completely different from what's already out there. 

So, I got the idea...why not make a 3D decoration of the question mark blocks from the Mario games...that would be super fun & cute!  Plus, I could hang them in my window and from the ceiling in our room for more 8-bit decorative fun!  This way, it would be almost as though you could jump up and hit the block just like Mario does :) 


I made a few of these for myself and my fiancé, and then started creating them for my Etsy shop where they are available for purchase.  I also have a few other things up my sleeve for 3D Perler Bead art, so stay tuned!  Thanks for looking!