Some cosplay updates and a plush

So I haven't gotten any real cross stitching done, but I had an amazing Christmas! I got Shiro Amano's "The Art of Kingdom Hearts" which as an artist, I love to pieces!! I really enjoy looking at art books and the like.
As a present, I made this plush for my grandma, which she loved! It's a Kokopeli, they're a Navajo Indian spirit that plays the flute. My family goes down to New Mexico every year (did I mention that before...I kind think so) and that culture is pretty predominant there, it's really fascinating, if you have the time, you guys should visit! Anyway, it's made out of felt and it's super cute!

And while we're on the topic of plush, as a Christmas present for my boyfriend, David, I made him a paopu plush and sent it to where he lives (he lives in another state so I couldn't just give it to him). The day he got it, he posted this picture with the caption "My gf made me a Paopu fruit plushie and she has one. So now we both have one and no matter how far apart we are we are always connected." Isn't he a charmer!~

Now onto Cosplay talk!! I got my black vest for Riku done, and the majority of his white vest, it just needs trim, a collar, and another zipper. The dual separating zipper on the black vest was a real pain, I accidentally pulled both the zipper pulls off and had to fight with it and a pair of pliers to get it to work right again, all in all it's really rewarding to have it this far along!

I know this post isn't really all that entertaining, but I hope to finish up some patterns and start stitching again soon! In the meantime, I have to get ready for work.....uggghhh long shifts :(

See ya!

Cosplay, plushie, and perler beads!~

So Today was my day off from work (I have another tomorrow, but it's dedicated to last minute holiday shopping *nervous laugh* ) and I spent it doing some more crafty stuff. :) First off, my sister Ami (Alicia) and I have already decided our cosplays for next November XD and I'm cosplaying the uber sexy Riku from Kingdom Hearts II, while she will be Sora, and my friend Logan will be Leon (the Kingdom Hearts version of Squall from FFVIII).

Riku is honestly one of my favorite video game characters of all time. He starts out in the first game as this bratty, arrogant, know-it-all kind of character that is the main protagonist, Sora's, best friend and Rival. You know, they fight, they play, they taunt and tease each other, and when shit starts getting really serious, Riku winds up falling victim to the Villain's evil ploy and becoming their pawn, while in his own way trying to save his friend Kairi. Sora winds up putting his life on the line repeatedly to save both Riku and Kairi. Throughout the following games, Riku is shown trying his best to redeem himself after his mistake of going down the path of evil. In KH II we don't see Riku til almost the end of the game, he had given up his normal form for one more suited to the darkness he was using in order to protect Sora and Kairi from the back ground. We get me FAVORITE (most fangirly ever) cutscenes (Which I'm embedding below), and his path to redemption continues in the most Recent game: Dream Drop Distance.

Here's that MEGA DAAAWWW-SOME cutscene


Anyway, what all that leads up to me saying is, aside from the double Zipper for the front, I made Riku's inner Vest today. That makes me really happy!!!
Here's a pic of that, and a pic of Riku in his form once he's freed from the Darkness.

To go along with all that, I made a Paopu fruit plushie! In the game, this star shaped fruit has a special meaning. It is said, that if two people share this fruit, their destinies will become intertwined, and they'll remain a part of each other's lives, no matter what.

I made this one to share with my Sora~ I love her and I hope my Twin is a part of my life as long as I live.

the last thing I have to post today is an updated picture of my collection of FFVIII perler bead magnets! I just have one of Rinoa and Squall dancing to make, and one of Rinoa and her dog :) I would have gone ahead and made them, but once again I'm out of black beads X| anyway, I saw that Missy-Tannenbaum is doing some Kingdom Hearts patterns, and needless to say I"M SOOOOOO EXCITED TO MAKE THEM <3 <3 <3 anyway, I probably shouldn't have had so much sugar before making this post today, and should drink some tea to calm down. See you all later~!

Aqua's finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And some more FFVIII perler beads!

I feel like I should start off this post with the best news! I finished my Aqua cross stitch and turned her into a pillow <3 She looks so super cute next to Terra! I'm surprised I managed to get her done before Christmas, after all, I'm working full time now at a Subway restaurant. I'm going to make sure to finish the Digimon pattern before I begin my Ventus pattern.

Next off, I have beaded all the FFVIII characters in their normal outfits by Missy-Tannenbaum and I plan to do the variations of Selphie, Squall, and Rinoa later tonight (when my friend who invited himself in, leaves...) I have turned them all into magnets, and when I came home from work yesterday, they had been switched from the arrangement in the picture to Zell having killed all the other characters and standing on top of Edea. It was a big pick me up :)

I know this post is pretty short, but I felt it was about time I posted something exciting! In case I don't post again until they're over, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!