Mini kit calamita con perline «C'era una volta un gatto»

“Once was a cat” is a pink cat with a curled tail on a flowery ground.

What the picture shows

The cat sits in profile with its back stretched and its tail curled into a spiral on the right. Pink beads outline the head, ears, back and paws, while blue beads form flower rosettes on its chest, its side, its tail and on the stems at either side. The face is drawn finely, with long whiskers and narrow eyes. The ground is pink with painted blue flowers, butterflies and swirls, left as print. A decorative piece, close to naive painting. 157 beads in two colours. The background is not stitched: it is printed on the canvas and shows between the beads, so the picture is built on the play of print against raised beadwork. The piece is small and easy to carry along or save for an evening when you want to make something by hand.

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, 2 colours
• Beading needles
• Acrylic backing and magnetic tape for finishing the piece
• Instructions and finishing guide

Specifications

• Finished size: 50×50 mm (2.0×2.0 in)
• Beads: approx. 157
• Bead colours: 2
• Difficulty: simple
• Base: art canvas

The acrylic backing and the magnetic tape are already in the box, so nothing else is needed after the stitching. A magnet like this slips into an envelope with a card. The frame in the image is not included — it only shows the work off.