Morvy's Side Project (Was: Need Help with a Decision)

morvelaira · Post by **morvelaira** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:56 am

Hi guys! One of the hobbies I have away from Minecraft (gasp! Non-computer hobbies!) is counted cross stitch. What is that? Basically a form of embroidery were I make a picture using cloth and thread in tiny little x patterns! Well, I completed a project recently, and I need to get going on the next one. I've looked and searched, and now I need help narrowing down which one to do next. Why not ask the opinion of my friends here, I wondered!

I know there's several options here, but this is what I could narrow it down to (each spoiler contains photos):

Permission to Be Free
http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index. ... ts_id=8331

Impossibilium
http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index. ... ts_id=8941

Joy, Faith, Hope and Love
http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index. ... ts_id=7464

Orchids
http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index. ... ts_id=6303

Cosmic Clock
http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index. ... ts_id=6126

Pirat
http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index. ... ts_id=7602

The Sweet Music of Spring
http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index. ... cts_id=559

Paradise Maiden
http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index. ... ts_id=9032

Tea Bath
http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index. ... ts_id=3138

Telsa
http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index. ... ts_id=6829

Please let me know what you guys think, and if you'd like to see 'in-progress' shots of the one I wind up working on. All of these patterns were chosen because I like the subject matter, general composition and I feel like they would be interesting pieces to work on. I just can't pick!

Edit: Changed out spoilers for links. grumble grumble not showing pictures easy grumble...

Extreme Boyheat · Post by **Extreme Boyheat** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:00 am

Are the images loading for everyone else or am I the only one not seeing them?

morvelaira · Post by **morvelaira** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:01 am

They're loading for me :( I'll go find the actual links and post them with real quick.

ignika42 · Post by **ignika42** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:14 am

That sounds really cool, but I can't see the images either, and the URLs take me to an error page

morvelaira · Post by **morvelaira** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:15 am

I have switched out the links. Hopefully that works better now. :(

Ribky · Post by **Ribky** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:20 am

Sweet Music of Spring gets my vote! These are really neat :)

Miss_Kat · Post by **Miss_Kat** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:29 am

I was immensely disappointed when I clicked on Tesla. xD Ah well.

My vote's for tea bath or permission to be free!

weldaSB · Post by **weldaSB** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:30 am

Paradise Maiden is my vote.

Indras · Post by **Indras** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:37 am

My vote is Cosmic Clock. Looks like a tasty mix between mythology, astrology, and a hint of steampunk!

ignika42 · Post by **ignika42** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:51 am

Now they work :)

My vote would be for either Cosmic Clock or Tesla

morvelaira · Post by **morvelaira** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:56 am

I was disappointed with Telsa too. Like the rest of you, I read it Tesla first. :P

Elensaar · Post by **Elensaar** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:29 am

These are all very nice, but I think my vote would go for either Telsa or Tea Bath. I like the whimsical quality of those two. :)

DaveYanakov · Post by **DaveYanakov** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 4:39 am

I really like Impossibilium but I think it would look odd in thread colours unless you did it in layers which is a lot more work than it turned out to be worth back when I did cross-stitch. Cosmic Clock suffers from metallics, which are difficult to do in thread. Telsa on the other hand is a steampunk rule 63'd Nikolai Tesla, the most awesome engineer of all time. Go with Mykola Tesla and never admit to the misspelled surname.

Thalmane · Post by **Thalmane** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 4:40 am

Pirat, because every kitty needs a pirat side-kick.

And OMG this is nothing like the cross-stitching my sister taught me! It was just simple pixel art that she had me doing.

HaloGamefreek · Post by **HaloGamefreek** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:12 am

Im throwing my vote down for cosmic clock.

DocHussey · Post by **DocHussey** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:53 am

Tea Bath, it's cute and got a fairy. 'nuff said.

Marasambala · Post by **Marasambala** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 9:19 am

Telsa.

Holy crap these are high-rez cross stitch!

morvelaira · Post by **morvelaira** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:35 pm

Whelp! You guys (and my livestream audience) have spoken! I'll be buying Cosmic Clock as a main piece, with Telsa as an alternate in case I wind up hating Cosmic Clock for some reason. I'll also be buying Tea Bath as something comparatively quick and easy to switch off on when I inevitably need a break from the main project. :)

morvelaira · Post by **morvelaira** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 2:40 am

Okay! The patterns are finally here, and I've hit the craft store for the needed materials. Figured before I got started I'd share a picture of everything laid out. Keeping this straight is going to be "fun"!

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HaloGamefreek · Post by **HaloGamefreek** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 3:29 am

I cant wait to see how this goeS.

morvelaira · Post by **morvelaira** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 12:41 pm

Hi guys :) It's been about a week since I started stitching, so I figured I'd share a photo on my progress. You can't really make any of the image out yet, but I've got some significant work done, nonetheless.

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Sage · Post by **Sage** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:07 pm

This look very neat :3 You've got quite some skill here...

OldMarriedDude · Post by **OldMarriedDude** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:41 pm

Very cool I was gonna vote the clock too, then after reading the whole thread I realized I was a few days late

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