3 posts tagged “needlepoint”
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! :)
You can check them all out in the Lost Mitten Etsy Shop in the Needlepoint Pin section of my store.
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! :)