I actually managed to resist buying anything else but when I saw these little hearts they ended up in my grubby little hands post-haste.
This kit included;
*2x cut timber heart cross stitch frames
*Needle
*Pre-cut felt backing
*A selection of DMC thread
*6 design charts (flowers, parrot, mouse, stripes, rainbow and polka dots.) It also included an alphabet chart in case you wanted to put a letter in your heart and blank charts to make your own design.
*And instructions
*2x cut timber heart cross stitch frames
*Needle
*Pre-cut felt backing
*A selection of DMC thread
*6 design charts (flowers, parrot, mouse, stripes, rainbow and polka dots.) It also included an alphabet chart in case you wanted to put a letter in your heart and blank charts to make your own design.
*And instructions
I really needed something simple and nice to do and this kit easily fit the bill. The fact I completed it the same day I got it says something.
I decided to do 2 of the charts provided, the rainbow and the mouse. Though I did add a few personal touches.
For the mouse I added whiskers and and a boarder in black and pale blue. I like to think the black reflects the 'black death' and mice being the bringers of pestilence. Yes I know that the finger for that one generally points to fleas on rats, but as a rodent I'm sure mice contributed.
And for the second heart I first thought I'd do the folk flower design but the use of pastels turned me off so instead I went for the rainbow. I used four strands rather than the recommended three for added thickness and added the blue border around the heart and a red and purple boarder around the outside.
Beyond the embarrassing moment when I realised I'd just stuck the pre-cut felt backing onto the wrong side of the rainbow heart they were both simple and satisfying for a quick bit of creating.
And I finished them both off into something useful :-)
The mouse became a brooch - though the pin on the back isn't as well stuck on as I’d like. I really suck with a glue gun.
And I stole to leather cord from a cheap necklace I had floating around and turned the rainbow heart into a necklace.
For the mouse I added whiskers and and a boarder in black and pale blue. I like to think the black reflects the 'black death' and mice being the bringers of pestilence. Yes I know that the finger for that one generally points to fleas on rats, but as a rodent I'm sure mice contributed.
And for the second heart I first thought I'd do the folk flower design but the use of pastels turned me off so instead I went for the rainbow. I used four strands rather than the recommended three for added thickness and added the blue border around the heart and a red and purple boarder around the outside.
Beyond the embarrassing moment when I realised I'd just stuck the pre-cut felt backing onto the wrong side of the rainbow heart they were both simple and satisfying for a quick bit of creating.
And I finished them both off into something useful :-)
The mouse became a brooch - though the pin on the back isn't as well stuck on as I’d like. I really suck with a glue gun.
And I stole to leather cord from a cheap necklace I had floating around and turned the rainbow heart into a necklace.
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| The finished products |
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| I really like the felt backing, I's a nice finishing touch. |
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| Fenn thought the necklace should belong to him. I had to nip that in the bud. Mine! |
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