Christmas Cardinal Sampler

Cardinal Sampler! It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Adorable, bright scarlet Cardinals really catch your eye in this adorable Sampler on striking blue green Cashel linen, and the matching Sugarplum Ornament with Hardanger flounces, resembles a delightful wrapped sweet candy ornament for your tree. They are both stitched with brilliant silk flosses in reds, pinks, blue-greens, and bright white smooth silky perlee, gold metallic threads, as well as a sprinkling of little turquoise beads for sparkle. The sampler can be stitched in a few evenings, including the Hardanger motifs at the bottom and can then be made up very easily and quickly into a bellpull. The sampler can also be framed and displayed throughout the year. The petit Cross-Stitched birds are fun and easy to do and would make into an adorable ornament by themselves. Another idea for an ornament or mini bellpull, is to stitch only the Hardanger at the bottom of the sampler and hang it on the tree with some tassels. Inside this leaflet there are easy directions for bellpull finishing. Never has finishing been this easy! Stitch and finish these designs with a song in your heart this Christmas! Thea

Christmas Cardinal Sampler

Design area: 38w x 151h (2.75" Wide x 10.75" High)
Model: 28ct Cashel Linen Amsterdam Blue:
Cut fabric: 9" wide x 17" long for framing, (6" wide x 17" long for bellpull)

Christmas Cardinal Sugarplum Ornament

Design area: 102w x 96h (7.25" wide x 6.85" high)
Model: 28ct Cashel Linen Amsterdam Blue: 
Cut fabric: 11.5" wide x 11" long

Suggested Materials

• Kreinik #4 Braid #002 - metallic gold
• Kreinik Mori #0103 - pink lt (light rose pink color)
• Kreinik Mori #0304 - salmon (light peach coral color)
• Kreinik Mori #1113 - orange red (med coral-red color)
• Kreinik Mori #1114 - red lt (medium red color)
• Kreinik Mori #1117 - red (dark red color)
• Kreinik Mori #4044 - teal green med
• Kreinik Mori #4046 - teal green dk
• Kreinik Mori #7014 - golden brown lt
• Kreinik Mori #7124 - antique white (cream color)
• Kreinik Mori #8050 - black
• Access AVA Soie #3412 -beaver grey lt (lightest silver tan)
• Access AVA Soie #3341 -beige brown med (med mocha)
• Access AVA Soie #3843 -ash grey dk (darkest grey color)
• Access AVA Soie #4624 - red dk (very darkest red color)
• Needlepoint Inc #974 - brown dk (med brown)
• Mill Hill Seed Bead #3007 - teal green
• 28ct Cashel Linen Amsterdam Blue or other choice
• Access Soie Perlee Crème - cream (OR substitute DMC #8 Perle Cotton - ecru)
• DMC #12 Perle Cotton - ecru (thinnest twisted thread)
• #24 tapestry needle
• #10 short beading needle