The Phantom Moon

I will always remember when the Doctor was me

"I will not forget one line of this. Not one day, I swear.
I will always remember when the Doctor was me."

Oh the feels!  By now, I think mostly everyone has seen the latest and greatest Doctor Who - The Time Of The Doctor.  It was the end for our 11, the lovely Matt Smith.  Oh Matt, I wasn't sure that I would love you and your delicate eyebrows but I did and I loved ya somethin' fierce right until the end!  While it wasn't necessarily my #1 Matt Smith episode, it was still a keeper and there were a number of quotable lines.  Here are my favs: 

Clara's Gran: “I wanted everything to stop. I wanted nothing to change ever again. If he could just keep standing there, so beautiful ... That’s when I knew of course.”

The Doctor: :Trouble with Daleks is they take so long to say anything. I'll probably die of boredom before they say anything."

The Doctor: “Times change and so must I. We all change. When you think about, it we’re all different people all through our lives and that’s OK. That’s good. Gotta keep it moving, so long as you remember all the people that you used to be. I will not forget one line of this. Not one day. I swear. I will always remember when the Doctor was me.”

Amy: “Raggedy man. Goodnight.”

Oh Amy, it was wonderful and bittersweet to see you again!  I know Capaldi will do a stand up job but Matt, we will always love you.  And with that, I'd like to show you my updated Tardis hoop.  I made a few tweeks and adjustments as well as added an option to add the St. John's seal (without the seal is still an option still as well!).

The Tardis hoop (as well as other Whovian paraphenalia) is in my Etsy shop if you're interested in having a bit of 'Who' in your house.  In the meantime, let the countdown to Season 8 begin!

One Ring To Rule Them All

I'm working on a new collection in my shop, which is inspired by Tolkien's Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings series.  I remember both reading the books as well as watching the LOTR trilogy in the theater and each time I was blown away.  What a fantastic imagination!  I can't wait until BB is a little older and we can read them together (it's not exactly perfect reading just yet for a soon to be 6 yr old, ha).  While not all of my pieces are ready for their close ups (still stitching up / painting), I wanted to quickly share a custom order along that same vein with you all ...

This hoop was inspired by Bilbo Baggin's quote from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, "If you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to" and includes an embroidered interpretation of Bilbo's wee hobbit door / house.

It was a custom order from a repeat custom who rocks, and I was so happy to make it for her!

I used one of my oval hoops to accommodate for the quote and Bilbo's door, which my awesome customer requested, and I think it really helped set it off.  A little old world charm in a new modern style embroidery hoop.  And while custom pieces sometimes give me the heebie jeebies (since I really want to make people happy and squeal with delight when they receive their hoops), I'm always happy that I accepted and that the finished pieces are exactly right for both of us.

After I was finished, my hubby asked me if he could hang it near his office downstairs, lol.  Poor boy, don't worry, I'll make another just for you.

I'm The Doctor

Me: Knock Knock
BB: Who's there?
Me: Doctor
BB: Doctor Who?
Me: Exterminate!!

Earlier this year I hosted a mini giveaway where the winner could choose their own custom embroidery hoop.  I was excited since I love hearing all of the great ideas people have ... there are so many possibilities!  In the end I wound up stitching this awesome Tardis for Amanda who is a Dr. Who fan and I honestly had second thoughts about sending it away - I loved how it came out!

I'm making another for keeps this time and adding a listing for one in the shop as well!  As for the knock knock joke, BB was laughing for a full 5 minutes which I'm very proud of ... :)