Badass Home Decor

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So, my friend is a Roller Girl with the Tampa Bay Derby Darlins and she's incredibly difficult to buy for because of her eclectic tastes that are constantly changing.

So, for her birthday in two weeks, I decided to make her something instead. Something interesting that would be totally kickass and in tune with her personal taste.

What did I decide to make, you ask? A pillow.
But not just any pillow, mind you. A derby girl pillow.

I found a pattern at Sublime Stitching and changed it up a bit, adding my own touches (for personalization) while I learned to embroider as I went... and then I found this amazing fabric at JoAnn's (though I really wanted something with flaming rollerskates, this works even better)...






and a pillow was born.

(Her derby name is B. A. Baracus, after Mr. T's character from the A-Team)

STITCH DETAIL



(all extras are sewn on and pins are added just for flair)

COMPARISON


it's not exact, but it's good enough.

BACK



CLOSER


Done in black yarn for a more bold statement.

And on a whim, I whipped together one more item to ship out:


no, I'm not trying to be a pervert with my giant brown phallus...



It's a CIGAR.

Because her specific branch (or whatever the different derby sections are called) is the Cigar City Mafia (based in Ybor City, known for it's cigars... and apparently the mafia)



so you can see the whole thing, I rocked the Paint Program.


careful. It's hot.



So that's it. I'm still debating on whether or not I'm going to make one more small cigar for her chihuahua named Madador to chew on (without the paint, of course) but maybe I'll wait for HIS birthday for that one.

What do you think??