Crafty Pixel: Jigglypuff Vita Case

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.

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.

About Anne

Also known as apricotsushi. Anne can be written with the kanji for apricot (杏), and sushi was the most quintessentially Japanese thing I could think of when I was 13, resulting in my goofy, albeit memorable, nickname.

7 thoughts on “Crafty Pixel: Jigglypuff Vita Case”

  2. 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? 😉

  3. 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!

  5. 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.

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