NES Ornaments

[hmerritt]

Hello! I am a newbie that was lurking for the past month. I made 10 NES ornaments because I didn't have any and the store ones are lame. They are amateurish, but I couldn't figure out the mosaic stitch. I haven't cross stitched for 15 years or so.

I made:
Mario
Red Mushroom
Donkey Kong
Black Mage
Link (side-scrolling version)
Ganondorf
Triforce
Kirby
Samus
Megaman

I got the idea from someone who made pins with cross stitch NES characters, but mine are Dritz size 100 button covers. They were hard to find for less than $3 each... I embroidered on 28 count Aidas and put the fabric on the button cover. Then I hot-glued the red ribbon to the flat, metal back. The white spots are from the camera.

[Blink190]

Very nice idea and ornaments! Where'd you get the materials for it?

[blackmageheart]

Welcome to Sprite Stitch!

Those are some nice ornaments. I like Black Mage (nobody needs to point out how obvious that is) and the Samus best

[hmerritt]

Thanks!

I wonder if I should do a black outline on Mario, the Mushroom, and the Black Mage. It seemed to make the other ones "pop" more. I had trouble taking the buttons apart after snapping the back onto the curved front part, but it's doable!

I got the Button Covers at http://www.beverlys.com/half-ball-cover ... ilver.html

I got 10 because the shipping was pricey. Beverly's is in California.

I got an Antique colored Aida in 28 count, the DMC thread, and the red ribbon from Michaels and Joann (both had everything I needed).

I found almost all the patterns on this site, so thanks everyone that posted in the past! Too bad Bowser was too tall for the 2 1/2 inch ornament... That's why I used Donkey Kong

[msstitcher]

These ornaments are such a good idea. I love Christmas ornaments with gamer designs.