Sprite Stitch Board!

Hi everyone!

This is my first time posting after lurking around for a while. I can't tell you how happy I was when i found this site.
I love cross stitching but there's only so many cottages and cats a person can take!

I have started my first "cool" cross stitch project and the aim now is to make a few Mario sprites that can be sewn on to a guitar strap for my BF's brother's 15th birthday (teenagers are so hard to buy for!). Have to have it finished by April 4th but i have the type of job that means i can do bits and bobs at work.

Will post updates as I go if anyone is interested,

thanks for looking,

Suzie x

*EDIT
It's now finished and he loves it so I thought I'd put some pictures on of the finished item.
I really enjoyed making this and I've already lined up my next project.

They look great!! Your son is sure to love them!!

Looks good. Just curious, what is that tool in the top picture?

Edited to add a few more pics.

Amphibious, that tool is just my nailfile,
I took the picture at my desk at work.

Cross stitching and filing my nails, I must be rushed off my feet....

Lol!

I've been cross stitching for a while now, but I still seem to keep learning new things... I just assumed this was some indispensible crafting tool I had yet to come across :-)

I was finding it hard to imagine how it might be used...

Now updated to add finished item

Aw that's the bee's knees!! <3 His name in Nintendo Font is AWESOME!

That's awesome! I love it when characters are used to embellish something useful!

How did I miss this when it was posted? Great stuff - now I know what to do for my daughter when we get her guitar fitted with strap pegs.

This is great Is it hard working on the strap fabric?