Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) « En visite chez le gourmand »

«Visiting a sweet tooth» is a mountain of party sweets: a tiered cake with a candle, cupcakes, gifts and butterflies all around.

What the picture shows

At the centre rises a three-tier cake in blue and lilac, trimmed with flowers, berries and wavy edges of icing, a slim candle burning on top. Around it stand pink and turquoise cupcakes in striped cases, gift boxes tied with a ribbon and bow, and a toy giraffe at the right. Hearts, tiny blossoms and butterflies float through the air. The palette is sweet and warm: powdery pink, crimson, mint and blue on a peach ground. The beadwork is partial: beads form the cake, the cupcakes, the gifts, the hearts, the flowers and the butterflies, while the soft peach background stays painted on the canvas.

What you get

• Natural artist canvas with the full-colour pattern printed on it — no chart to follow on a screen
• Colour key for Czech Preciosa beads
• Beads, needles and thread are chosen separately

Specifications

• Finished size: 200×200 mm (7.8×7.8 in)
• Beads needed: approx. 3,778
• Bead colours: 20
• Base: natural artist canvas

The square piece fits a child's room, a kitchen or a café. It suits stitchers who like festive subjects and a rich palette: twenty colours leave plenty of room to play with shades. The composition builds from the bottom upwards, so the piece reads well even in a narrow strip of wall between windows.