The Goonies cross stitch - finished with pattern

I finally got around finishing it! I only added the skulls because there was so much empty space... I still feel like there is something missing, but I consider it finished!



Detail



back side



And now on to the patterns! I used the title screen of the NES game to make it.



Here is the logo (also from the NES game). It's quite big, that's why I did not use it.



This is the smaller logo that I used on the towel. I free-styled it...it's not perfect, but it was my first :p



I know it's very simple, but it's one of my first cross-stitches. It's the first one where I bothered to use some kind of technique so that it will look good on the back, too.

new DVDs

I feel bad. I really shouldn't spend money, but I did anyway. The DVDs were all quite cheap and all were films I really wanted to own...but still.

Actually I only wanted to order Goonies and Stand by me but then I realized the amazon shipping costs and I had to search for a few more ^^;



When I watched The Goonies last year I noticed how much I had forgotten about the movie. I only watched it as child and the only thing I really remembered were Sloth and the Hand-in-mixer scene.

The next film is Witches! I loved and feared this movie as child. The witch was so screepy.

"Stand by me" is another movie I remember watching on TV, but I could never remember the title. I also don't remember the ending at all...just the leeches :p

The last one is a Grimms fairy tale adaptation. There a a bunch of them all of them from 80s Czechoslovakia. They stray quite a bit from the source materials, but that makes them even better movies. The costumes are amazing. Really great family movies :)
This one is Mother Holle/ Frau Holle...I read that that fairy-tale isn't really well known in USA and UK which I can't understand at all.
I found this nice homepage that has a bunch of stills from the film.
http://maerchenfilm.pytalhost.com/filme-frauholle1985.html

Somehow I just needed those feel-good movies from my childhood ^^;

cake-cookies??

One week without a post? Bad me~ I'm just horribly unmotivated at the moment.
But I finally managed two finish two ATCs...now it's Inchies again :D

Last week I made some cookies that turned out tasking rather like cake, but I actually prefer them not being so dry. They are not that beautiful, but it was my first try.




Well...maybe I manage to be a bit more creative this week.

Whee~ New games!

Sometimes you just fell like giving yourself a little present. I actually hate spending money, especially for myself, but I haven't bought anything for myself in months and wanted to cheer me up a bit :p
I got these 3 japanese Super NES /Super Famicom games from ebay. The delivery was so fast considering they came all the way from Sapporo. I was so happy when the package arrived. They are in very good condition and not that expensive. I payed less than 23€ for all three including shipping. Not too bad.

Here they are.



To be honest...I ordered Mystic Ark and Lennus mainly because I really liked the artwork. I only noticed later that Lennus was released in NA as Paladins Quest. It got really generic looking box art and very average ratings. The character designs and in-game graphics are very neat though. Very bright, pastel colors and the buildings and background looks quite cartoony.
Mystic Ark is a sequel to 7th Saga. Later was released in NA, too. Mystic Ark looks very nice. I love the battle graphics.
Romancing Saga 2 I had to get because I already own part 1 and part 3. Now I have them all complete :)

It's just strange that I'm not really playing much these days. Can't stop collecting though...and I could never give them away ^^;

BTW...started a cross-stitch project yesterday :)

More kittens

My mom took those pictures at her workplace. She was actually there when the cat gave birth and helped her :)

The pics are just too cute so I had to share them.






I want to cuddle them, too )=

Finished 6 red-themed Inchies for a swap yesterday. I really hope my partners like them. I'll send them away today and a postcard for another swap.
Yay~
I just need to be carefull not to sign up for to many swaps....3 a months are more than enough ^^;

I want to to some cross-stitching again. I saw a motif that I just have to do!

A new start :)

Well...I decided to start using this blog again.
Mainly to show the different stuff I craft in my freetime. To reach more people I also want to write in English from now on.

My nick on craftster is ZombieLili and I just started there, too...but it's a great place to get inspired and I already have tons of ideas in my head.

Cathedral and its park in Speyer (Germany)