Saturday, November 24, 2012

Our First Cross Stitch Pattern Sale!

I'm so excited because our shop is having its very first cross stitch pattern sale! Right now through to Cyber Monday you can get any 3 of our cross stitch patterns for only $10!

Have fun shopping!

Friday, November 16, 2012

Manomine's Mini Giveaway

One of my favourite crafters of all time is Mia Schmidt from Manomine. She makes the most detailed and delicate creatures I've ever seen. And they come with such adorable accessories, everything from clothes to toys. This week Manomine is having a mini giveaway. This cute little fox is about to be sent to a new family! The winner will be chosen and announced on Sunday, November 18th. Check it out over here.



So adorable. Have fun entering the contest!

#ihopeiwin #foxylady #toocuteforwords

C

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Cross Stitch Pattern

This week's pattern is the first one Jesse has designed from the Star Trek universe, and I heart it so much! Right now we're slowly watching our way through all of the Star Trek series (minus the original) in chronological order, so in just a little while we'll be re-watching all of the DS9 seasons. I'm so excited! It was such a great show.


It has all of our favourite characters from the show -- Jake Sisko, Chief O'Brien, Dr. Bashir, Kira, Commander Sisko, Odo, Jadzia Dax and (my fovourite) Quark. Check out our shop to see all of our cross stitch patterns!

#quarkisthebest #geekstitch #nowweneedanextgenpatternjesse

C

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Moon's Creations Moon Buns - Etsy Shop Roundup

A few days ago I did a Star Trek roundup that showed an adorable moon bun from Moon's Creations . Just in case you didn't realize how flippin' wonderful these little amigurumi bunnies are, I thought I'd show you a few more of them.



Moon's Creations has done up a few of the different doctors from the Doctor Who series, and this one is my favourite. I lurve the suspenders!




Another very adorable moon bun from Star Trek. This one is Captain Kirk minus the hair-piece.




Possibly my current favourite moon bun! I love that it's a baby bun that's dressed up as a yeti. Cute + cute = sooo cute.



And lastly I found this in Moon's Creations sold orders. It's Sherlock, and he looks just perfect! I love the hair so much. 

Well those just are few of Moon's Creations' little buns. Go check out her shop or blog to see even more! It's not all just bunnies -- she has everything from ducklings to ponies to narwhals.

#canyoubeaddictedtosomethingyouveneverhad #favouriteetsystore #iwonderiftherearesunbuns

C









Thursday, November 8, 2012

X-Men First Class Cross Stitch Pattern

This week's pattern is another that hails from the Marvel universe. One of the first movies we watched once we got our Netflix account was X-Men: First Class. We enjoyed it (though we still liked the 2000 and 2003 X-Men films better). Check out our shop to see all of our comic book cross stitch patterns.




I love Jesse's design, especially Havok and his specially altered uniform. I think this would make a great gift for any X-Men fan once it's stitched up.

#gotstogetmeoneofthoseoutfits #mystiquewinsbestcharacterofthemovieaward #lateblogpostagain

C

Monday, November 5, 2012

The Amazing Art of Ian Glaubing

I literally can't get enough of Ian Glaubing's art! I just found out about him yesterday and I'm already smitten! Not only is his style so adorable, but he picks the best shows and movies to illustrate. Check out what we've found!
 This one is hilarious. Such a funny running gag on Arrested Development. We've even done a pattern up based on the Bluth's chicken antics.


And there's so much more. He's drawn a ton of stuff from Back to the Future, Mario Bros., Ghostbusters and even Hitchcock films.  Check out his stuff on his website or his Etsy shop. (via)

#whatawookie #bestchewieprintever #artistcrush

C

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Skyrim "Arrow to the Knee" Cross Stitch Pattern

Even if you haven't played the incredibly addictive The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, I'm sure you've run across the phrase "I used to be an adventurer like you. Then I took an arrow to the knee." Our latest pattern in our shop (released last Wednesday) is an homage to that poor guard.


I know Jesse is working on other Skyrim cross stitch patterns, so it'll be exciting to stitch those up too.

#diefetcher #readyforelderscrollsvi #megalatepatternblog

Star Trek - Etsy Roundup

One of my favourite Etsy shops of all time, has to be Moon's Creations. She has the knack of creating the most adorable little moon buns and giving each one of them a ton of adorability. I was super stoked to see this little guy in her shop, especially since Jesse and I have been having a Star Trek revival. Unfortunately this guy is doomed, because he's from the original series and wearing a red shirt. I'll save you Moon Bun!!!


That led me to thinking about what other Star Trek awesome there was on Etsy. I absolutely love these necklaces by Land of Rapture. They have a ton of adorable geek jewelry.


And last, but certainly not least, Wee Little Stitches (one of our favourite geek cross stitch shops) has this adorable Next Generation design. 


While I'm positive there is more amazing Star Trek finds on Etsy, I didn't have time to sift through the thousands of Trekkie items out there. If you find any other Star Trek awesomes let me know!

#livelongandprosper #redshirtsneverprosper #ineedamoonbunsobad

C