The craft bug strikes me often, but it’s not often that I actually finish a crafty endeavor I start. In the case of practical items, however, necessity requires me to complete them so I can actually use them, so when I decided none of the Vita cases available at retail were anywhere near cute enough for my extremely discerning tastes, I had to come up with something on my own and have it ready to go in a flash.
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| Game case for size comparison/aesthetic purposes only, of course |
A “flash” is a very relative term – I’d say I spent about 3 months on and off working on it, but I never really put more than a few minutes to a half hour on it at a time, and often went weeks without doing any work on it at all. The only thing that forced me to sit down and actually get it to a usable state was my US trip back in December, since I wanted to bring my Vita with me! I don’t really consider it finished, as I’d like to add a button hole for the flap someday, but right now I’m just happy that it keeps my Vita out of harm’s way.
For the craft-curious, I made the pouch out of felt and embroidery thread, and it was entirely hand-sewed. The Jigglypuff is based off the very adorable Jigglypuff design for the Pokémon Time series of goods (you can find the picture I used as reference on this lovely site).
I wouldn’t call myself an expert by any means, but I’m pretty happy with how it came out! It’s a really great feeling using something you’ve made – hopefully I’ll get off my lazy butt and do more projects like this in the future.
That’s adorable, Anne! Great job 🙂 You know people are going to ask you to set up an etsy shop or something similar now, right?
Thanks, Bryan! But you’re totally pulling my leg – I highly doubt anyone’s going to be nagging me to sell my stuff on Etsy anytime soon! Actually, a year or two ago I thought in passing about doing some game-related embroidery and selling on Etsy, but when I realized time-consuming it was I quickly dismissed the thought. I’ll stick to making things for myself and close friends… and maybe a blog giveaway in the future? 😉
Don’t sell yourself short, Anne–I think this case is great! I can understand not wanting to make them for the masses, though–as I’m sure that’s more than a small pain in the ass if it isn’t your full-time job. As for you giving something away during a future giveaway: I’m sure I’m not the only one who would be interested in that!
I would pay for one of these, really need a case for my Vita! Looks great!
Oh, thank you! There isn’t really any padding so I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it over some of those sturdy reinforced cases out there, but it does a fine job of keeping your Vita from getting banged up in a bag or something.
That’s so cool! I Jigglypuff was always one of my favorite pokemon. I would love to have a case like that for my 3DS! So cute!
Thank you! I really like Jigglypuff too 😀