Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) « Joyeuse fête »

«Fun party» is a greeting panel with a big cupcake and a birthday inscription, set into a bright chequered border.

What the picture shows

A cupcake stands at the centre of a cream field: a pink dome of icing dotted with sprinkles, a strawberry with a green top above it and a striped multicoloured case below. Hearts, small flowers, snowflakes and scrolls are scattered around, and the beaded greeting «HAPPY BIRTHDAY!» runs beneath the cupcake. The picture is framed by a band of squares — red, blue, green, yellow and turquoise — each holding its own motif: a gift, a heart, a cherry, a flower, a butterfly. The beadwork is partial: beads form the cupcake, the lettering, all the small motifs and the patterns inside the squares, while the cream field and the coloured squares themselves stay printed 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. 3,335
• Bead colours: 11
• Base: natural artist canvas

The square piece is meant as a greeting and is often stitched for someone's birthday. It suits people who enjoy building a picture out of many separate small motifs. The cream field at the centre leaves some air, so the picture does not feel crowded despite its bright border.