The "Marnia" Project

You're probably wondering whats with the weird name ? well ... actually this 27th Nov is my friend wedding anniversary, so Im thinking of making them a small xstitched picture in a frame or maybe made into a small cushion... or something :P
Anyways... they're known as Marnia .. short for Marius and Nia :P hence the name of the project .. hehehe

A few months ago, while thinking what design should I make for them, my lovely hubby jokingly said to make a design for a javanish wedding couple, since Nia is from Madiun (or somewhere close there) ... and I thought, hmmm good idea, but I dismiss it because I have no idea where can I find that kind of design????

Surprise, surprise!! Went back to Indonesia a few weeks ago, and while browsing in HobbyCraft, I found this PERFECT design!! Its traditional wedding couple in Javanese clothing style, the size is just what I wanted!! and pricewise? quite cheap since AUD currency is very strong right now ahhaha so yeah, quite a bargain!

Now, the challenge for me is to see how fast can I finish this project ? I dont have much time....

Korean Xstitch - Finish!!

Guess what?!? After 1.5 months working on it, I have finished it yesterday!! Yayyy soo happy...

Im happy with the results ... its cute, its unique and especially I love the Korean writings on it .. :)

That wasnt part of the pattern, but Ive got my colleague (she's Korean) to write the senteces for me, and I stitch it up :)
Basically the translation is that "Our Love is Forever" .. dont ask how to say it in Korean.. I have no idea hahaha

anyways, seeing the finished projects, my husband suddenly decided that he likes this particular xstitch, and suggest, rather than having it made into a cushion cover, why not frame it and put it on the wall or table somewhere? hmmm... good idea...

That got me thinking, Ive still got another 2 couples wearing this korean dresses (original plan was to make 2 cushion covers having 2 couples on each of it)... but why not instead frame this one in a bigger frame, and then have each of the remaining couples in single frame on both side of it ? I think it would make a great wall decoration... :) Lets see how it goes ! I'll update in a few months later haha