Recap of our 1st HAED year

We've made it to our first full HAED year! It's so hard to believe, it really doesn't feel like one year yet, time has just WOOSHED right by. In honour of our anniversary, we've updated all our information on the right side bar, as well as set up a new template! We weren't sure what template to use at first, but then we found out that the 1st year anniversary is paper, so we found a paper-themed template. So, if by chance you're following us via an RSS feed, do pop by and check out our new look. Eel and I have also created an individual slideshow of our progress pictures from update 1, till now, so sit back and enjoy the show below.



In the past year, I've graduated to stitching my HAED by hand to using Q-snaps. I learned about terms like tent stitching, parking and confetti stitches. I used fabric higher than 14ct for the first time in my life! So, all in all, a pretty good year stitching-wise.

During that one year, I also went on a lot of holidays (thanks in part to Air Asia!). I visited Boracay, Bali and Egypt! So, yes, a very good year traveling-wise as well! :D

I don't have a full blown picture of my HAED, as I don't want to take it off the Q-snaps until I'm done with the page I'm currently working on, but I took one a couple of weeks ago. Here's what it looked like when I first started, compared to two weeks ago.



And this is my progress on the section I'm working on.


So, we've posted early this time to make it in time for our 1st year anniversary. This means that it's also Labour Day and a public holiday for me, yay! I'm heading out for breakfast with friends, so I hoped you all enjoyed our changes!

1 comments:

Novia said...

Congratulation on your 1st anniversary!!

Prize Money Contributions

EeL's Contributions: AUD$471.63 (USD 415.69)

sAe's Contributions: RM$1681.51 (USD 494.56) (updated Apr)

Total Contributions: USD$816.12

(As of October 2009)

Competition Rules

Competition Begins: 1st May 2008
Competition Ends: Chinese New Year 2013

Goal: Complete a HAED design by the time allotted.

Designs chosen are to be of approximately the same sizes. Contestants are free to change their design half way, however it must also be of the similar size to the original design chosen.

Each month, each contestant will deposit USD$20 into a separate bank account.

Every fortnight, each contestant has to update this blog with updated progress pictures.

Prize Money:

If only one contestant completes her design by the deadline, she gets the total amount of money saved by both contestants.

If neither designs are complete, the entire sum of money is to be donated to a charity that is agreed upon by both contestants.

If both complete it on time, the money is divided in the following manner:

60% of the total goes to the contestant who completes* her design first within the deadline.

40% of the total goes to the contestant who completes* her design last within the deadline.

* For EeL, completion means full completion. For Sae, completion for the 60% winner total is 210,400 stitches, with the remainder stitches to be completed by the deadline.