And there it is again!

Can you spot my Space Invaders cushion?  Look at all that crafty goodness!  It all starts on November 18th and the donations are already almost at $6000.  Mark your calendars and be sure to check out Desert Bus!

An update and a finished piece!

I have quite decidedly fallen off the Blogtoberfest wagon but at least I'm willing to jump back on.  Even better, I finally finished my cross stitch for the Desert Bus for Hope.  It's been sent in the mail and I've confirmed it has been received by the good peeps in charge of the whole show.  And now for the great reveal.......


TA DA!

I decided to make a cushion, rather than framing the fabric.  I figured that would make mailing easier but would also make this a more functional piece.  I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out and The Boy has requested that I make one for our place.  I'm still a little cross eyed from the late night stitching but I'm sure I'll get back in a cross stitch groove again some time soon.

Fun details of this project - the Score <1> numbers are the date that Desert Bus starts this year (18 November), the Hi-Score is the amount the crew raised last year and those white letters and numbers on the invaders?  Those are stitched with DMC glow in the dark thread.  I wish I had a picture of how cool that looks but alas, you'll have to use your imagination.  

If you're interested in being the lucky owner of this one of kind cushion, be sure to check out Desert Bus on the 18th of November.  I'm not sure if they'll be using this for a give away or as part of one of the auctions but either way, you'll have to be in it to win it.  

Oops!

Missed a day of posting but I was being very productive so that counts, right?  I finished my pattern for my Desert Bus for Hope project and got started on the stitching last night.  I'm going to work a little more on it this afternoon, so to make up for my missing post I'll update again with a photo of my progress this evening.

All for a good cause...

There are a group of lovely people in Victoria, B.C. who do an insane thing every year - they drive a bus (well, the video game version) for hours on end.  While they're 'driving' the bus and generally being hilarious as they stream live video over the interwebs, they also raise money for Child's Play.  Child's Play is a charitable organization that raises money to buy books, toys and games for sick kids in hospitals across North America.  Click the link and check out their website for more info.

The guys and gals in Victoria have been running Desert Bus for Hope since 2007.  That first year they raised $22,805 which is an awesome amount.  Last year?  That number was $209,400.  How amazing is that?  This money is raised in various ways - people can offer to donate a sum of money and submit a 'challenge' to the team, or a member of the team, straight donations are accepted, and silent and live auctions are held.

This year I am whipping up a little something special to donate for one of the auctions.  I don't want to say what it is in detail but here's a little hint:

Because the people involved in Desert Bus for Hope are mostly gamers and self-confessed nerds/geeks, most (if not all) of the items up for grabs in the auctions are gaming/geekery related.  Last year there were some truly amazing pieces up for grabs - everything from clothing, jewelry, art, etc.  I recommend you bookmark the Desert Bus site and check back for the big event starting on November 18th at 6pm PST.  

The Boy is also working on a really cool item for the auction but I'm not telling about that either until closer to the day :)  We're both hoping our submissions will raise at least a few dollars for such a worthy cause. At any rate, we'll be enjoying watching the event!

Of course, I'll post again about my item when it's finished and if it turns out well, I think I might do up the pattern properly for anyone that's interested.  In the meantime, I better get stitching!