When my brother Jeff and I were little, he got a Nintendo for Christmas one year, but that basically meant that I got a Nintendo for Christmas, because Jeff and I were inseparable. The biggest fight we ever got in was the time I accidentally erased over his game of Super Ghouls ‘N’ Ghosts, which meant I was kicked out of his room indefinitely. “Indefinitely” ended after a day or two, and we were back to wandering the aisles of Toys R Us, heading home for Ren & Stimpy and Cheerios Snack Mix, and staying up late to watch Showtime at the Apollo. But most importantly, it meant I had access to that sweet sweet Nintendo again, and could play Super Mario Brothers 3.
I’m not sure how many times I’ve played through that game, because we even had a copy of it when we got a Super Nintendo (bundled with Mario Bros 1 and 2), but it was Jeff and my favorite of the series. So when I was coming up with some ideas of what I’d like to make with plastic canvas, I immediately thought of how perfectly pixel art (like the kind you’d see in an 8-bit video game) would fit into the plastic grid, and naturally Super Mario Bros 3 was where my mind went.
I made this box for my brother, as a just-because gift, and he in turn drew me a really cool piece of art based on our favorite power up from the game: Kuribo’s Shoe!
This project only involves three basic stitches, as well as sewing together five rectangular pieces of canvas, so it’s super beginner friendly! Download the PDF below, which will give you the deets on materials needed, how to cut everything out, and how to make this tissue box cover from beginning to end. If you need any help getting started or you’ve never worked with plastic canvas before, check out my post on The Basics of Plastic Canvas! You’ll find a helpful video tutorial, as well as a PDF that you can download and print out. You can download or print the pattern for this tissue box cover below This cover will fit over a standard boutique size/cube tissue box.
Please note: while this pattern was made entirely by me, and it may not be shared without proper credit, I do not own the copyright on any of the characters represented in the pattern.
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