Peace Tree EMBROIDERED ENVELOPE or ORNAMENT
Suggested Retail Price: $6.50... (2 customizable Christmas Tree Patches are included in each chartpack)
Have you ever wanted to create a one-of-a-kind cross stitch piece? This chartpack is all about choices... YOUR choices. Stitch your envelope exactly as shown in the large image above OR follow one of the variations shown in the smaller images below OR flex your designer muscles and create your own original design.
I'd love to see how you've seized this opportunity to create your very own beautiful and unique needlework project. Please send me a photo of your customized Peace Tree envelope... I'd be delighted to add it to my web-site gnicoletti@wwdc.com
Design Details... This chartpack comes with 2 printed, black and white Christmas Tree Patches which you can decorate and attach to the front of your embroidered envelope.
The 3 smaller images below also appear on your package and offer suggestions as to how you might customize your trees with your choice of embellishments...
This variation uses a Star charm, gold seed beads and green/gold Kreinik braid.
Blue pencil crayon (sky), a dove-shaped piece of confetti, gold seed beads and gold paint.
Green pencil crayon (the tree), blue bugle beads and clear yellow seed beads.
PLEASE CLICK ON THIS IMAGE OF THE ENVELOPE BACK FOR A CLOSER VIEW
Areas of Embellishment: DOVE'S WINGS (DMC 35200 White Rayon and KREINIK #4 Braid 001 HL Silver); STAMP BACKGROUND (DMC Color Variations 4230 Monet's Garden); WORD 'PEACE' (KREINIK #4 Braid 001 HL Silver); to decorate the tree as shown in the larger image above... MILL HILL Glass Treasure 12035 (Small Snowflake); MILL HILL Glass Seed Bead 02010 (Ice) and MILL HILL Petite Glass Bead 40020 (Royal Blue)
Fabric for Model: 16-count Platinum Aida (Zweigart 7251/700) cut to 7 1/2 x 11 1/2 rectangle
Finished Envelope Size: FINISHED envelope size: approx. 6 wide x 4 1/4 high
Stitch Count: 90 stitches wide x 46 high
Design Area: The design area of the stitched model is approximately 5 1/2 wide x 3 1/2 high (this will vary slightly for each envelope according to the trimmed size of the Tree Patch)
Materials Required (TO COMPLETE YOUR ENVELOPE AS SHOWN IN THE LARGE IMAGE)
DMC 535 V. Lt. Ash Grey/DMC 648 Lt. Beaver Grey/DMC 840 Med. Beige Brown/DMC Color Variations 4230 Monets Garden/DMC 35200 White RAYON/DMC White/KREINIK #4 Braid 001HL (Silver)/ Glass Treasure 12035 (Small Snowflake)/MILL HILL Glass Seed Beads 02010 (Ice)/MILL HILL Petite Glass Beads 40020 (Royal Blue) /21 length of 1/8 wide Ribbon/Your choice of Button (for closure)
If you'd like to see other designs in the Mail Art/Embroidered Envelopes series, please click here.
If you'd like to see an embroidered envelope from 1915, please click here.