“Berry cupcakes” is a spring still life in which a teapot has turned into a small house wreathed in tulips and daffodils. Thirty-five colours on pale yellow Aida.
What the picture shows
At the centre stands a round green teapot with a door cut into it under a pink canopy and two windows in white frames; the spout and handle stay where they belong, so the house still reads as a teapot. A spring bouquet rises around it: pink and lilac tulips, yellow daffodils, small blue squills and long pointed leaves. Sweets are laid out at the foot — a cupcake with pink icing, a cup and saucer and a few pastries — and small wooden steps lead up to the door. The ground is left unstitched: the pale yellow Aida works as warm air around the scene, while thin printed pencil lines of the stems tie the bouquet together.
What is in the kit
- Aida fabric, 14 count, 270×240 mm, pale yellow
- Threads, 51 m, on a card organiser
- Embroidery needle
- Symbol chart with stitch guide and finishing notes
- QR codes: the chart as a PDF and a file for mobile cross-stitch apps
Specifications
- Finished size: 170×140 mm (6,69×5,51 in)
- Thread colours: 35
- Fabric: Aida, 14 count
- Difficulty: average
Thirty-five colours on a piece 170×140 mm is a density of detail rare at this size. It is what holds the eye up close, not only from across the room.