All Minis Eve

[SparrowMarie]

So, for October this year I'm going to attempt to paint a mini a day. This will take the place of Minivember probably from now on. November's have just become too busy for me to feasibly paint everyday. This will be called All Minis Eve! I am currently in the process of making an advent calendar for October. I'll post how I'm doing it and progress, I hope to have it done before October so I can kick things off this year. 

 

How it works: I have tons of minis laying around so unless you want to or don't have enough (is that a problem around here?) minis you won't need to buy any (unless you want to). You will need 31. Once the calendar is assembled 1 mini will go in each felt pouch and you pull one out each day then plan, prep, and paint it. You have that one day to do it. Midnight to midnight. I will not get to pick out my own minis as I will have my Husband do it so it'll be a surprise each day. 

 

To start I bought: 

• Spooky spider web fabric
• Adorable ghost ribbon (1.5")
• Tan felt (three 9"x12" sheets)
• Black felt (three 9"x12" sheets)
• Fabric glue

 

I also have handy:

• Sewing needles
• Orange thread
• Fabric tape measure
• Ruler
• Scissors
• Fabric pencil
• Pen/Sharpie

 

I don't yet have a dowel and ends for it or photo transfer paper. I will edit the above later if I've forgotten anything.

 

Some pictures of materials:

Spoiler

 

Plans:

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Above is a rough sketch of what the layout will be like. I have cut the tan felt into 33- 3"x3" squares and a 3"x9" rectangle. I will take 1 yard of fabric and affix the squares with fabric glue and sew them on as well for extra hold. I will leave several inches free at the top to put the title which I will cut out of the black felt. I will use a piece of ribbon to underline it and then put the squares below. 

[SparrowMarie]

I cut out the squares, they're more or less 3x3". Then cut the rectangle. Also cut out the letters for the title bit. Hoping they're a good size because I used the largest size font that Google docs had. Haven't touched the numbers yet, they may be too large for how I want to use them. Also haven't decided on whether or not to use the apostrophe I printed.

 

[SparrowMarie]

I think I need different scissors. This is more or less how I'm going to lay out the numbers. Cutting fabric later so I can start attaching things.

 

[SparrowMarie]

I've cut out, what I think are, all the numbers I'll need. My fingers are very sore.

 

[Pezler the Polychromatic]

1 minute ago, SparrowMarie said:

I've cut out, what I think are, all the numbers I'll need. My fingers are very sore.

 

Somebody get this lady a hand massage!

[SparrowMarie]

They weren't all the numbers! But I fixed it and here is the beginning of the pockets.

[SparrowMarie]

Revised my planning sheet, changed some numbers around. Hoping I had a place to have the darned thing when I'm done.

[SparrowMarie]

Got some thread done on a few of the pockets. Having a small issue getting through the glue, might need a sharper needle?

[SparrowMarie]

After having slept on it I'm not sure I like the orange thread.

[SparrowMarie]

Decided to pull the thread. Going to play around with some stitching on the edges of the pockets.

Edited September 20, 2018 by SparrowMarie

[SparrowMarie]

Have started seeing along the edges of the pockets. Which apparently look like flaps of skin... Also, at this rate I might be doing this for 7 hours (we did the math).

Edited September 20, 2018 by SparrowMarie

[SparrowMarie]

Ever so slowly getting there.

[SparrowMarie]

I've got less than 15 to do! Time for bed though. Back at it tomorrow.

[SparrowMarie]

9 left to stitch. My fingers hurt more now. Will try to convince Husband to give me a hand massage when I'm done.

[SparrowMarie]

All done with stitches!