“The key to happiness” places a large ornate key at the centre of a dark canvas, wrapped in blue and orange swirls of smoke. The mood is fairy-tale and a little mysterious.
What the picture shows
The bow of the key is made of forged curls: silvery steel beads along the outline, gold inside, and a yellow stone set at the top. The shaft runs down in an even steel line and ends in a square bit. Smoke billows on both sides — cool blue on one, warm orange-red on the other, each traced with a beaded outline. The dark grey background stays as print on the canvas, and the small gold stars scattered across it add depth.
What is in the kit
- Artist canvas with the full-colour pattern printed on it — no chart to follow on a screen
- Czech Preciosa beads, 20 colours
- Preciosa microbeads #13, 3 colours
- Decorative glass stones: bicone — 4 pcs, drop — 1 pc
- Beading needles and a separate needle for the microbeads
- Thread for bead embroidery
- Instructions and finishing guide
Specifications
- Finished size: 270×350 mm (10.63×13.78 in)
- Beads: approx. 4,092
- Bead colours: 20
- Difficulty: above average
- Base: artist canvas
The piece is vertical and fairly large, and it can hold a wall on its own, without neighbouring pictures. Gallery finishing is possible, with no frame or mount.