The Phantom Moon

Flowers and Cars

Happy New Year everyone!  Sorry for the lack of posting but it's been a madhouse at Casa de la Phantom Moon.  There are big changes in store for my little family and I in 2011 and I can't wait to share them once they're official and finalized.

As such, this post is a bit delayed ... sorry about that!  2011, you are a beast so far ...

To celebrate Christmas I whipped up a special little project for my godchildren.  Even though I was making something special for the kiddies already, I wanted to make something extra for my godkids.  Since i've been dabbling here and there with embroidery I decided to make them their very own Custom Name Embroidery hoops.  Take a look:

I like how they're each different from each other and hopefully suit the style of each child. 

I love flowers as you know and just had to include them in this one.  Cute, right?  And girly enough but not overwhelmingly so.

And aren't the cars and plane here just the cutest?  BB made sure to play with them before I secured them to the hoop.  Hey, we all need a little quality assurance testing, right?

I liked making these so much I even added a couple to the shop.  I'm working on a special one now and hope to post pictures of it as soon as it's done.  And when my little nephew is born (he's due next month) I'll make his as well.  I also plan on making ones for my other 2 nieces on their birthday as well. Whew - that's a lot of hoops!

Hmm, I think I just may offer these as another giveaway.  What do you think?

The Boy Who Lived

Before J.K Rowling was a household name, my sister and I were riding the bus home one day when she showed me a book that she had just finished reading.  This, my friends, was when I was still able to read in a moving vehicle without experiencing motion sickness.  The book was about a boy wizard who's family had been murdered by a wizard so terrifying that even uttering his name was forbidden.  I was hooked and quickly devoured her books one after another.  I think at the time only 3 books had been released.  Her husband (her boyfriend at the time) was just as in love with the books and we started a tradition of gathering together after the release of each subsequent book and reading amongst ourselves while eating fish and chips.  Oh those were the days, my friends, when we didn't have responsibility after responsibility.

But I digress, we've all loved Harry Potter and his Wizarding World ever since that first day my sister introduced them to us.  And while we haven't been able to gather for fish and chips for every movie that's been released, I did want to make something in honor of the first installment of the final Harry Potter movies.  I present to you, Spells and Charms ala Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

 

Now we Muggles can share a bit of the magic that brought Harry and his friends to life in words and in movies.  And let me tell you, picking out which Spells and Charms to embroider was a tougie!  I have more in mind that are currently being stitched so keep your eyes peeled before they disapparate (or sell out from my Etsy shop, lol)!

Thank you again, dear sister, for introducing me to Harry, his friends and the joy of our imaginations.  And now dear friends, what are your favorite spells or charms?

Giveaway Winner

The Embroidery Giveaway is officially over!  Thanks so much for playing along everyone.  It was fun to read your comments and hear about your favorite things.   And yes sweet Yvette, the little cup of love in my blog banner is indeed a Pumpkin Spice Latte and it was divine :)

Okay, on with the giveaway.  Drum roll please!  The winner is ... ana @ i made it so (I used the dice roller on random.org if you're interested)! I'll be in touch soon, my dear, so we can talk about what we can do to make this hoop your very own.

Thanks everyone for playing!  And a quick heads up, I'll be hosting another giveaway in 2-3 weeks to kick off a new embroidery series I'm working on so stop by again if you're interested.

Happy Friday everyone and enjoy the weekend!