I have had a crush on the wooden cross-stitch pendants for a long time, but seeing Danielle’s projects, two weeks ago, pushed me over the edge. I bought a pendant. ONE. Because I was unaware of how much I would love this tiny project! I racked my brain for ideas–my initial, “mom,” a bunny, etc. Finally, a lightbulb went off and I ran to my bookshelf and pulled out some vintage needlepoint books. It was tough finding something small. I had a lot of beautiful fonts but they were all too big.
I finally came across this book with nothing but floral charts. There’s a whole page with these small flowers. I chose the one I liked most and transferred it to some graph paper, then drew the template of the pendant around it. I had to sacrifice a bit of the edges, but I don’t mind. I am in loooooove!
I am kicking myself for not buying more pendants. I bought them from the same place Danielle did–The Workroom. I am going to buy some more soon. I think they’d be beautiful key chains for Mother’s Day! Psssst! I already bought the floss for my next. Shades of coral for the flower and mint for the background. I can’t wait!
What do you think? Tiny projects are awesome, no? I started this yesterday and finished it this morning. I would have finished sooner if I hadn’t accidentally cut my working thread at one point. Pfffft!
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umm you should sell these. I’d so buy one or 50.
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This is beautiful! I love the colors you’ve chosen.
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I love this so much! Going to have to order a blank pendant! Thanks for sharing. :)
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Oooh, it’s so pretty!
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It’s so lovely!
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I love it! What does the back look like? Is it neat enough to leave as it is, or did you cover it?
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Lisa
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March 29th, 2012 at 2:48 pm
It’s not as neat, but it doesn’t bother me. I imagine it could be fairly easy to cover it with a circle of felt or thin cotton.
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That is absolutely stunning! I want to make one.
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BEAUTIFUL!! Wow how creative and gorgeous!!
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I love the pattern and colors you chose- perfection! I really want to try this now!
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I want to make one too! I have loads of old cross stitch patterns that could go onto one of those pendants. Great idea for mothers day too :-)
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I have a bag that has the same pattern and colors as the pendant. I love this!
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I’ve been looking for some tiny flower charts to do mine for ages! And I love the background colour. Currently considering unpicking and redoing my own pendant.
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wowserz! that is fantastic! i’m super impressed!
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wow! your crossstitching is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!
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It’s absolutely beautiful! I love the colors you used. I’ve been thoroughly inspired! :)
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i love this…such an old fashioned pattern with a new twist! i just found some blanks and can hardly wait to give it a whirl! (such tiny holes!!! eeek!)
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