Bead Embroidery Keyring Kit "Smile"

“Smile” is a heart-shaped key ring with a grey bird holding yellow flowers and a striped balloon on a thread beside it.

What the picture shows

The bird stands in profile: a body of smoky grey beads with a cool sheen, wing and tail in amber-brown, and a cream breast and collar. Two yellow flowers with round centres sit in front of it, and thin pink legs are printed on the canvas below. On the left a balloon rises on a fine thread, laid in alternating rows of pink, yellow and cream beads. The rest of the field is plain white canvas with a fine weave: the ground is not beaded and stays printed, which is exactly what makes the beadwork read clearly. The finished piece goes into the acrylic heart with its ring.

What is in the kit

• Art canvas with a full-colour printed design
• Preciosa micro beads No. 13, 8 colours
• Micro-bead needle
• Thread for bead embroidery
• Heart-shaped acrylic base with a key ring
• Illustrated step-by-step instructions

Specifications

• Finished size: 47×44 mm (1.85×1.73 in)
• Beads: approx. 210
• Bead colours: 8
• Base: art canvas
• Difficulty: simple

The piece is small — 47×44 mm and only 210 beads in eight colours, rated simple. Key rings like this are often taken as a first go at micro beads.