Christmas isn’t complete without a Christmas Tree all gussied up with Christmas Bling! I remember the excitement I felt the day the “Tree” went up like it was yesterday. The earthy smell of the fir boughs, the soft prickle of the needles as we set it up in the living room, and the sparkling ornaments, all lovingly wrapped and boxed the season before by my mother. My favorite parts were the glass ornaments; my special silver glass deer, or the lovely painted birds you clip to the branches, and the long narrow balls.. every one of them sparkling in the lights of the candles we lit in the evenings. So, when I decided to create this tree, I remembered the sparkle and glitz I treasured as a girl. This tree gives me a similar feeling of sparkle and bling! So the order of stitching is this: 1. Cross Stitch the tree, 2. stitch the background which is the words to O Christmas Tree interspersed with specialty stitches, 3. finally dress up your tree the way YOU want by sewing on all the special decorations. You can follow the photo on the front cover or do your own thing! I suggest that you place the larger pieces first (like the light bulbs for instance) and then the holly, and then smaller and smaller beads or sequin ornaments. That way it’s easier to get an overall balanced effect. Christmas is a perfect time every year to decorate. Finish your tree as a flat fold and you can store your treasure easily! I hope you enjoy creating your own special Bling Tree! - Thea
- Design area: 86w x 116h (6.1” wide x 8.3” high)
- Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Clay
- Cut fabric: 11” wide x 14” high
Suggested Materials
- DMC #12 Perle Cotton (thin twist) #642 - beige grey dk
- Rainbow Gallery Gold Rush #14 (thick braid) - artic gold
- Kreinik Mori #1117 - red dk
- Needlepoint Inc. #401 - green lt
- Needlepoint Inc. #973 - grey brown dk
- Kreinik #4 Braid #102 - vatican gold
- Kreinik Mori #8050 - black
- Needlepoint Inc. #544 - green med
- Needlepoint Inc. #964 - taupe dk
- Gloriana silk #201 “Hazelnut” - browns
- Kreinik #4 Braid #002 - metallic gold
- Kreinik Mori #4077 - blue green dk
- Kreinik Mori #8000 - white
- Needlepoint Inc. #771 - yellow
- SJ Designs petite bead #1859 - silver
- SJ Designs 5mm disc bead - mother of pearl
- Specialty seed bead #101 - mixed colors
- Specialty large seed bead #434 - orange
- Specialty large seed bead #422 - yellow
- Specialty large seed bead #466 - aqua
- Specialty large seed bead #478 - cobalt blue
- Star Sequin - metallic gold
- Flower Sequins - metallic - red, turquoise lt, grape, cobalt blue
- Round Sequins large - metallic - gold, cobalt blue,
- Round Sequins medium - metallic - gold, red, kelly green
- Round Sequins small - metallic - gold, silver, cobalt blue, razzleberry
- Small Gingerbread Man buttons
- Micro Mini Round buttons - topaz
- Small Holly buttons
- Present button - green with red bow
- Present button - red with gold bow
- Christmas Light buttons - green, red, blue, yellow, purple
- Zweigart 28ct Cashel Linen - Clay
- #24 tapestry needle
- #26 tapestry needle
- #10 short beading needle
Stitches used:
- Cross Stitch
- Back Stitch
- Zig Zag Mosaic Stitch
- Partial Scotch Stitch
- Partial Rhodes Stitch
- Double Herringbone Stitch
- Queen Stitch
- Reversed Scotch Stitch
- Modified Smyrna Triple Rice Stitch
- Zig Zag Stitch
- Modified Smyrna Cross
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