SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• 3" embroidery hoop
• 5" square 14-ct, black Charles Craft Gold Standard Aida
• 1 skein of DMC Metallic Pearl thread
• Decorative button
• Small pearl beads
• Thread to match pearls
• Thin beading needle to fit through pearl beads
• Embroidery needle
• Embroidery scissors
• Hot glue gun & glue sticks
• 14" of lace
• 3" dia circle of felt
• Small wire cutters (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Place black aida in embroidery hoop.
2. Using pattern, stitch snowflake onto aida using a back stitch with the Metallic Pearl embroidery thread and an embroidery needle.
3. Using the beading needle, stitch the pearls randomly around the outside of the snowflake to resemble tiny snowflakes. Alternatively, create a similar effect by stitching French Knots with the Metallic Pearl Floss around the large snowflake.
4. Trim the aida to a circle 1/2" larger than the embroidery hoop. Hot glue the excess aida to the back, inside of the embroidery hoop.
5. Glue the circle of felt to the back of the hoop.
6. Optional: If decorative button has a shank, cut this part off with small wire cutters. Glue the button in place in the center of the snowflake.
7. Feed the piece of lace through the top section of the embroidery hoop and knot the lace at the ends.