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Christmas Treasures Collection Leaflet

Designer Thea Deuck describes this design beautifully:

STITCH THIS BEAUTIFUL BOX TOP AND BRIDE'S TREE ORNAMENTS SET! This meaningful and beautiful Christmas Treasures Collection of Ornaments was inspired by an old German tradition that suggests that a couple’s Christmas tree needs twelve specific ornaments for happiness in their life’s journey together. The Christmas tree of a married couple can include these twelve ornaments to insure a peaceful and fruitful marriage and family. This Bride’s Tree Box with twelve matching Bride’s Tree Ornaments can be joyously displayed by anyone who loves family and their home!! Each motif symbolizes the following meanings…
An Angel - God’s Guidance in the Home
A Rose - Beauty, Affection and Faithfulness in the Marriage
A Rabbit - Hope and Faith and Peace with Nature
A Teapot - Hospitality
A Pine Cone - Motherhood and Fruitfulness and Eternity
A St. Nicholas or Santa - Unselfishness and Goodwill and Sharing
A House – Family Shelter and Protection
A Fruit Basket – Generosity and Giving of Plenty
A Bird - Happiness and Joy and the Holy Spirit
A Flower Basket - Good Wishes and Beauty in the home
A Heart - True Love and Love in the Home
A Fish - Christ’s Blessing as well as Fertility

Box Top

  • Design Area: 96w x 74h (6.85” wide x 5.3” high)
  • Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Taupe:
  • Cut fabric: 13“ wide x 11” high for framing

St. Nicholas Ornament (example of approximate size)

  • Design Area: 18w x 24h (1.3” wide x 1.7” high)
  • Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Taupe:
  • Cut fabric: 4.25“ wide x 4.75” high for ornament

Suggested Materials

  • Access Soie Perlee #creme - cream (twisted thread) - 1 - 16m spool
  • Caron Collection Waterlilies #155 “Steel” - multi steel blues
  • Gloriana silk #115 “Topiary” - multi green, red, gold, purple
  • Kreinik #4 Braid #002 - metallic gold
  • Kreinik Mori #4215 - olive green med
  • Kreinik Mori #8000 - white
  • Needlepoint Inc. #0143 - rose dk
  • Needlepoint Inc. #0964 - grey brown
  • Gloriana Silk #045 “Lacquered Gold” - multi gold
  • Kreinik #4 Braid #033 - metallic blue
  • Kreinik Mori #0103 - flesh
  • Kreinik Mori #4216 - olive green dk
  • Kreinik Mori #6124 - purple lt
  • Kreinik Mori #8050 - black
  • Needlepoint Inc. #0126 - brick red dk
  • Mill Hill petite bead #40557 - gold
  • SJ Designs seed bead #462E - rainbow olive green
  • SJ Designs petite bead #18116 - brick red
  • SJ Designs petite bead #18076 - ice blue
  • Access Size A spangle - gold

Additional Materials Required

  • Zweigart Fabric - 28ct Cashel Linen - Taupe
  • DMC #12 Perle Cotton - white
  • #24 tapestry needle
  • #10 short beading needle

Stitches used in this Sampler:

  • Plait Stitch
  • Smyrna Cross
  • Arrowhead Stitch
  • Satin Stitch
  • Lazy Daisy
  • Colonial Knot
  • Basket Filling
  • French Knot
  • Scotch Stitch
  • Crossed Scotch Stitch
  • Satin Stitch Heart
  • Bosnia Stitch
  • Double Smyrna Rice
  • Elongated Four Sided
  • Double Leviathan
  • Bowtie Stitch
  • Algerian Eyelet
  • Fishbone Stitch
  • Star Stitch
  • Kloster Block
  • Dove's Eye
  • Woven Bars
  • Partial Rhodes
  • Cross Stitch over ONE fabric thread
  • Fern
  • Reverse Wave
  • Single Cross Eyelet
  • Rhodes Heart
  • Queen Stitch
  • Satin Stitch Pins
  • Double Cross


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    • 222 South Oregon St.
      Ontario, Oregon 97914
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