Had a hectic schedule the past few days. More than glad today as I am finally getting a moment to breathe.
I was exploring posts related to Splinterlands and thinking about how to become more engaged with the community. I had planned to participate in the Splinterlands art contest, but I noticed that many of the submissions appear to be finished works.
Our Paths Crossed Again
This morning, I was cleaning out our storage room to create more space. I sorted through items to either throw away, give away, or sell things that we no longer need.
I came across some of the artwork I created many years ago, and it brought back a flood of wonderful memories.
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(The frame on the left was reached by the floodwaters during the typhoon.)
I used to do cross-stitching back in the day when I had more free time and social media was primarily limited to MIRC.
When I saw these, it occurred to me that I could take up cross-stitching again and submit my creations as entries for the Splinterlands art contest.
Splinterlands Connection
After discovering Splinterlands, I became just as engrossed in it as I was with cross-stitching. Now, I can enjoy both hobbies simultaneously and hopefully achieve success in the contest.
Initial Processes
In cross-stitching, I believe the first step is to prepare the pattern. When I first started this hobby, I didn't have the luxury of selecting my own designs. Instead, I had to choose from a variety of pre-made patterns that were available for sale.
Femme Fatales as Patterns
These are the women of Splinterlands that I admire, and I hope to include them in my collection. While I may not have the cards just yet, I plan to create something to hang on my walls as a symbol of my achievements.
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| Runemancer Florre: She's a real beauty and she can deal damage through both magic and ranged attacks | Quora Towershead Quora's impressive combination of Bloodlust, Heal abilities, immunity to debuffs, and dual attack types made me fall in love with her. |
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| Olivia of the Brook : She possesses the Mimic ability, allowing her to gain an ability from an opposing card | Heloise The Hollow : Her abilities to self-resurrect (Soul Siphon) and counterattack (Spite) are truly amazing! She just fetched 9,123,456 DECs in the recent Card Auction |
The Patterns
image sourceI used Pixel-Stitch (https://www.pixel-stitch.net/) to create the patterns for this planned Splinterlands Art Projects.
I plan to start with Runemancer Florre with all her elegance and beauty. This is the generated pattern for my cross stitch project.
Pixel-Stitch is an intuitive and user-friendly tool that allows you to transform photos into cross-stitch patterns effortlessly.
Settings Used for This Pattern
Width (A higher number of means more detail in your pattern.): 500
Palette (More colors mean more detail, but it also means more work and more different threads to buy) : DNC (482 colors)
Number Of Colors: 120
Count Aida (The number of cross stitches per inch): 24
**Total Number of Stitches: **160000 stitches (400x400)
Size of completed picture: 16.67" x 16.67"
Olivia the Brook Pattern
I have a lot on my plate right now, but I hope to complete Runemancer Florre within a month.
Thanks for dropping by and reading my post.
It's crazy how we become so busy that even some awesome hobbies like cross-stitching are often set aside or forgotten. Glad you found your previous works that awakened your love for the craft. I wish you the best and looking forward to seeing your finished project :)
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STOPCool, that's a lot of work! It looks a bit like the designs my wife had for diamond painting when she did that years ago