Sweetheart Tree : The Silver Needle, Fine Needlecraft Materials

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The Wedding Quadrielle Sweetheart Tree has a wedding announcement piece that is finished quite differently than your average sampler! Her Quadrielle is a 4-sided cube that features stitching on the top and bottom of the shape as well... to make a pretty hanging ornament. Presented in complete kit format, the Bride, Groom, important date and sentiment, each grace one side of the 3 x 3 x 3-ish cube. Worked on 28ct Lambswool linen in blue, green and white shades of DMC floss, there are lots of bead embellishments and silver metallic braid throughout. Very different as far as wedding announcements go... something they can cherish from year to year, without you spending hundreds of dollars on fancy framing! BUT... if that's where you shine... stitch the four sides all in a row... and frame away!!! Lovely anyway you choose! Offered as a complete kit of fabric, chart and finishing instructions, flosses, metallic cable, beads and crystal paillettes, and needles.
Mom and Dad Quadrielles Something pretty for Mom and Dad. Sweetheart Tree's 4-Sided (technically 6-sided) ornaments are actually stitched on one piece of fabric, and folded into shape, to be garnished with bows and tassels. Stitched on 28ct Platinum Linen in DMC shades of pink or blue, and greens and creams, each side is only 26 x 26 stitches without the top and bottom sections... so these do finish a petite 2 x 2 x 2-ish! If you're not into the construction end of this -- you CAN stitch the 4 panels all in a row and frame these! Offered as a complete kit of fabric, chart and finishing instructions, flosses, metallic cable, beads and crystal paillettes, and needles.
Teenie Butterfly Welcome A sweet piece, this is stitched on 28ct Light Mocha Linen in shades of DMC flosses of 316, 3033, 3051, 3052, 3726, and 3768. Scattered about are silver and silver-pink Magnifica beads, and a dozen or so Crystal Paillette (pronounced pie-yet with the emphasis on the yet part!) glass sequins. The vine is regular Cross Stitch, the Welcome part is worked over one thread, and the butterfly in the center is a Rhodes Butterfly of 15 straight stitches. Finishes a mere 2-1/2 x 3-1/2, offered as the complete kit of chart, flosses beads and crystals and needles.
Bunny Business Well, how cute! The Easter Bunny is watching over his pile of decorated eggs. You can see the greenery in the pic -- the flowers are all tiny flower bead embellishments that come with the card. There are also some beads needed for the eyes and flower centers. Best to stitch this on something like the 32ct Misty Blue used on the model, so that Mr Bunny shows up well against the background. 32 Will finish the correct size, so that you can finish this the same shape as the original. Offered as the card-chart with 6 flower beads. Finishing boards are separate.
Quaker Quadrielle Simple and organized in size and personality, this 2 x 2 x 2 stuffed, stitched cube features your stitching on all 6 sides!!! Offered in complete kit format, your design is actually stitched on one piece of fabric -- all as one design. The instructions are in the package to show you how to fold and tack, to make the cube shape. (extra tips offered on the Sweetheart Tree website, too!) Anyway, lovely 28ct Cashel Linen and even prettier Belle Soie silk of just one pretty blue -- the gentle overdying gives you the subtle color variations in here. Companions The Quaker Floral Sampler.
Lavender Fields Quadrielle Another pretty set of small designs all decorating 6 sides of this petite 2 x 2 x 2 cube... remember that you can stitch only one or two sides... make a fob... frame an ornament... ANYTHING with this set of designs. You might recognize this one as matching Sweetheart Tree's Lavender Blossoms Biscornu and Fob set, the Country French Heart and coordinating Country French Box Topper... even the Let's Get Fancy fob set! All the rich lavender and greens, dressed with tone-on-tone creamy ecru -- this whole series of 'Lavender' designs has subtle color and lots of stitch texture.
Williamsburg Tea Caddy Treasure Box and Tiny Fob I bet you're looking at these pics... wondering how the light is changing the fabric like that. This set of designs is actually stitched on Rue Green Linen AND White! The pieces are joined together, and that's what is teasing your eye! Along with Sandi's pretty stitches and soft greens and lavenders (see -- MORE to match the Lavender Fields set!) this pair features bright Silver Japan metal thread and crystal paillette embellishments. An extra touch of elegance and sparkle. Both the box top and fob designs are offered as compelte kits of the two fabrics, all the threads, beads and paillettes.
The 4 Seasons of Welcome! Sweetheart Tree's Summer and Fall editions to her 4-Seasons set of small welcomes... both are offered as complete kits of 32ct Lambswool linen, DMC flosses, Mill Hill beads and Sandy's own silver flower beads! A Winter Chickadee rounds out our set of the Season. This time, the embellishments are the red holly berries. Remember that we offer the pre-cut boards in this unusual shape shown, so your ornaments can be finished just like these. Offered as a kit. Finishing boards for the front and back of each design are offered separately.
Teeny Hardanger IV & V This is a pair of small card designs specifically aimed at teaching you a small bit of Hardanger Embroidery -- in a finishable format! The Basics in the center, with bits of beads and tiny flowers gracing the edges, they only work up to be 3 x 3. Offered in card format with embellishments -- you can work these on 28ct Platinum Cashel Linen or try some 28 Lugana. Both are great options -- but the Lugana is generally the easier one to see.
Christmas Fishin' Our little Christmas Polar Bear has caught a silver fish for dinner! Just cute and quick, this little guy is offered as a small card with fish charm. He finishes approx 4 x 4... and now we can even supply you with the shaped boards inside the ornament!


The Country-French-Inspired Alphabet Series Such a delicate and elegant set of alphabet letters... each of these is offered as complete kits, full of luscious whites, ecru, and taupe threads and embellishments. Each features a pretty, lacy filigree corner decoration, and lots of tiny motifs that match the featured letter! (Well, C is for Kitty IS a stretch... but it's cute anyway! Stitched on 28ct Summer Khaki Cashel linen... so far, each kit has also contained a bit of Rainbow Gallery's Wisper thread -- a furry one -- to make the tiny animals so soft! Beautiful studies in a tone-on-tone white and ecru! Finishing approx 5 x 5 each... they are absolutely beautiful... and a really good value, too!


Halloween Quadrielle Sweetheart Tree's 3rd stitched cube, this little charmer features 4 different Halloween-y scenes -- something not-so-scary on each side! Stitched on 28ct Lambswool Linen in Autumn shades of DMC floss, all are garnished with a generous smattering of Mill Hill petite beads and Sandy's awesome jet-black glass Paillette 'sequins.' Offered as a complete kit of charts, linen, flosses and embellishments -- you will need some fun ribbons to tie that lavish underneath bow -- but with all the fun ribbons available these days, it might be a harder task than you can imagine! Our first Quadrielle, M'Lady's is really pretty as a shop model, so we expect this one to be, too. They finish approx 4 x 4 x 4 in size.
NOEL Quadrielle Another festive cube-shaped ornament by The Sweetheart Tree, NOEL features each of it's letters on a side, all intertwined with green holly leaves. Sandy makes every bit of this sparkle with her Mill Hill Magnifica bead and crystal-clear Paillette embellishments. Finishing approx 4 x 4 x 4, your stitching is featured everywhere -- so very pretty! The complete kit offers all the charts, needle, 28ct Natural Linen, all the flosses and embellishments -- all you add is the stuffing and some favorite ribbons for the undertie.
Spooktacular Halloween 2 x 2 x 2... You get two black cats, two pumpkins, and two spiders! All gracing the cute picket fence (with a heart on it!), even the tree doesn't really look scary! Just a sweet holiday design, it finishes approx 4 x 4. Offered as the complete kit of 28ct Putty Linen, DMC flosses, the embellishments include more of Sandy's silver flower beads, and a bright orange cat's eye heart bead that you can see hanging from the tree branch. Cute!
Lady Dunmore's Sampler A delicate and regal nod to Lady Dunmore -- the wife of the Governor of Colonial Williamsburg. Sandy does tell us that while this isn't typical of colonial samplers of her day... it does feature some lovely couched Silver Japan Thread coils which do add an olde-world charm. Lots of special stitches in this, the featured colors are rose, denim blues and olive greens... with the silver Japan thread and some hand-dyed silks, as well. She's used Mill Hill's Magnifica beads as embellishment -- they have a flatter side that the seed beads, so they catch the light much better, and add twice the sparkle. Offered as the complete kit of 28ct Light Mocha Cashel Linen, along with all the threads and beads. Lovely!
M'Lady's Quadrielle The Sweetheart Tree has lots of new releases... this 4-sided ornament is just one. A new shape for Sandy... a hanging 'cube' this is delightfully fun to look at from every direction! Technically, one could say it has 12 sides... 4 on the top, middle and bottom! Offered as a complete kit, this is worked on Light Mocha Linen in rose, blue and olives. There are specialty stitches scattered about, along with spectacular couched coils of silver Japanese thread, crystal paillettes, Magnifica beads and pearl embellishments. Finishing approx 3 x 3 x 4, every side sparkles with your lovely stitches of the metallics, silks and beads. Irish Quadrielle is another design finished like this one... Celtic and Green! Complete kit includes the chart, needles, linen, silks and Japan threads, paillettes, pearls and beads, and finishing instructions. Your stash supplies any festive ribbons to garnish the bottom of your finished Quadirelle!
Irish Quadrielle A companion design to M'Lady's, this is another curious 4-sided hanging ornament decorated with your stitching on all sides. Petite 3 x 3 samplers on each side, stitched in crisp greens and whites, lots of specialty stitches and glisteny beads everywhere, this is offered as a complete kit of all the threads, embellishments, charts and assembly instructions you need. The bow at the bottom is not included... that just gives you an excuse to find some elegant ribbons as your garnish!
Sapphire & Diamonds Heart Just pretty things to adorn a door knob or cabinet pull, these are stitched on 32 and 28ct Platinum Linen and adorned with a blue crystal Cabochon heart and tiny paillettes in the heart. Offered as small kits, very quick-to-stitch.
Dragonfly Dreams & Nantucket Rose Two small card format Teenie Tweenie designs, these are both exquisite! Dragonfly Dreams features tiny dragonflies hovering above their garden of blooms. Pretty shape, this is worked on 28ct Platinum Linen. Nantucket Rose is stitched on the really neat 32ct Natural Opalescent , and it features lots of sparkly crystal paillette embellishments. Similiar in color to Sandy's Potpourri Heart, this one features that same pretty fabric, and the sparkling sequin embellishments. Lots of special stithces in both of these, they are offered as small cards with embellishment pack. You supply the bit of fabric and DMC flosses from your stash.
Lets Get Fancy Biscornu and Mini-Fob Here's a set of very 'Sweetheart-Treey' personality! Delicately winding vines scattered with violet blossoms and tiny seed beads, each side of your 3-inch Biscornu-shaped pin cushion is different... and so is the tiny fob! Lots of fun stitches in both, this is the 14th Biscornu design, and there are even more of the little fobs. Stitched on 32ct Platinum Belfast, the Biscornu is offered as the complete kit of linen, flosses and embellishments. The Fob is offered in small card format... all those ingredients are available open stock. These little guys are exquisite when they're finished. Very petite in size, they feature a glass petite bead edging.
Quaker Floral Sampler The Sweetheart Tree's take on Quaker! This is a lovely piece, all simply Cross Stitch, worked in one shade of Crescent Colour's Belle Soie of Chester's Blue. Offered as a complete kit of 28ct Platinum Cashel Linen, the silks and 9 mini button embellishments, this measures approx 9 x 12. There is a tiny matching piece offered as a small card... they'd be pretty together.
A Welcoming Sampler This piece is shown in two colorways -- the rose version features the alphabet -- while the blue version advertises 'Welcome to our Home.' Just a small piece, stitched on 28ct Lambswool Linen, it measures only 3 x 5-1/2, so it's very finishible -- especially for a housewarming gift! (you CAN do the Welcome one in the roses... or choose another main color all together.) Special stitches of Rhodes and Herringbone... nothing too daunting. The complete kit comes with the linen, threads, a few pearl embellishments and a silvery glass heart bead. Small and elegant.
La Fleur This is a small thing... stitched in just one color of Crescent Colour's Chester's Blue. There are 5 tiny blue to grey micro buttons included with the card -- they are all slightly different in color to accent with the hand-dyed floss color. A very simple design, no special stitches, 65 x 65 stitch count, it is quite pretty!

The Biscornu Set What a fun collection of pin cushion designs!!! Finished into little strange pointy thingies that look terribly hard to assemble, the biscornu shape has been around for quite some time... but now gaining in popularity. Sandie has 6 designs in her set of biscornu designs so far... and each matches a tiny scissor fob that she has already released! Offered as complete kits, each 3 x 3-ish cushion kit contains the charts -- they are stitched on both sides -- flosses, necessary embellishments, needles and assembly instructions. We've begun an auto-ship on these, as we know there will be more in the set. So... pick and choose your favorites from the collection thus far, and join the auto for the rest!

Wedding and Anniversary Sampler The Sweetheart Tree has a new design that can celebrate any number of special days! Lovely and lacy, full of specialty stitches, beads, crystal paillette embellishments and a set of sterling silver wedding bells, this can be stitched two different ways, depending on your whim! The main sampler measures 72 x 197 on 28ct Lambswool (included), but notice the smaller 'take out' piece... it is the middle section, with a couple of the other borders tucked around it! Stitch this on white, cream too... everything will look stunning on just about anything you choose. Traditional verses... lots of versatility with this design... stitch as little or as much as you choose! Awesome stitches, elegant greens and soft taupes. Offered as the complete kit of charts, linen, threads, beads and silver bells!
Berries & Shortcake Biscornu and Scissor Fob This is a sweet set of smalls... companions to lots of others Sandy has designed... a very lacy Biscornu cushion, with matching fob... each is stitched differently on both sides! The biscornu is offered in complete kit format, the fob is simply the small card with pearl embellishments. ALL of these designs in this series are charming. Each is stuffed full of special stitches in their tiny area, so they're really kind of fun to stitch. Lots to do in a small area that is FINISHABLE and FUNCTIONAL! Love 'em! All the rest are scattered throughout our Sweetheart Tree pages... it's fun to see them all.
Colonial Roses Pin Keep A delightful miniature stitched mattress that finishes a mere 2 x 2. Offered as a small card chart with crystal paillette embellishments, stitching is done on both sides. While joining the edges, a bit of foam core or stiff board gives your mattress a bit of stability, while the stuffing in the center cushions the pretty pins you find to tuck into the edges. A sweet little thing... it matches some of Sweetheart Tree's other small fob and Biscornu designs!
Wine a Little... Something cute for the kitchen counter or the wet bar area! (or a friend who whines a lot!!!) Offered as a small card with Cats-Eye luminescent glass bead embellishments and a tine pewter wine bottle charm, this finishes approx 3 x 4 on 28ct.
Holly & Hearts Ornament Holly vines, Rhodes Hearts, lots of deep Christmas Reds and Greens, this heart-shaped ornament finishes approx 3 x 3 on the included 32ct Platinum Belfast linen. A few bead garnishes along with the crystal paillettes... very pretty against the green branches of your tree! Offered as the complete kit of linen, threads and embellishments. Don't miss the latest addition to the Country French Alphabet Series!
Colonial Roses Biscornu and Scissor Fob The Sweetheart Tree has tons of new releases (well... 8...) and I just love these two! Stitched on 32ct Rue Green Belfast linen in DMC flosses, the Biscornu cushion is offered in a complete kit, while the little fob comes just as the card chart with embellishments. The soft green linen really sets off the mauve and cream flosses, and of course, the special stitches add all the texture and excitement! Both the Biscornu and Fob are stitched with different designs on their fronts and backs, so you kind of hate to lay them down... because you miss the entire bottom side! Dramatic and lacy... a very pretty pair of designs! Sweetheart Tree has lots of other Biscornu and fob designs that match... we have them all below.
Enchanted Roses A lovely 66 x 66 Stitch Count piece... Enchanted Roses features very few cross stitches... and is loaded with fun, specialty stitches instead!!! Pretty beads, a touch of overdyed pink floss, and rich red glass heart embellishment to grace the center, everything works together to present an elegant, lacy, soft floral square. Sandy's designs are always so much fun to stitch, because the textures of the stitches really catch the light. Nothing really too advanced or hard to execute... just pretty stitching! Enchanted Roses is offered as the complete kit of 28ct Platinum Cashel Linen, flosses, the Cabachon heart, crystal paillettes, beads, perle cottons, and needles.
Blackberry Welcome A companion to the Blackberry Heart and little scissor fob... the blackberries are made from clusters of deep berry-colored Mill Hill beads! They stick out from the fabric, and you really DO want to pick them and try to eat them! The 28ct Natural/Cream Gingham linen is just a fun fabric option, and is included in the complete kit. Finishes approx 3-1/4 x 5.
Spider Web Rose Alphabet Just a small chart card, offered with the Cabochon glass heart embellishment, along with lots of little crystal sequin paillettes. It is a profusion of rose branches... all highlighting the Spider Web stitches that make up those charming roses! Finishes approx 3 x 4, a pretty wisp of a thing...
Pink Flowers on Gingham Something pink and pretty -- stitched on the pink and white 28ct gingham linen -- you really aren't even aware that the design is worked on a specialty fabric, until you back away a little, and see the checkerboard background surrounding everything! Pink Flowers is offered as a small card chart with white heart button and tiny crystal sequin paillette embellishments. It finishes a mere 3 x 3... very pretty and petite!
The Earth Laughs in Flowers The famous Emerson quote in needlework... this is a pretty profusion of soft, bright yellows and purples. Accented with delicate, frosted pale yellow glass flower bead embellishments... this finishes approx 4 x 4, and is full of greenery and a bit of lavender splendor! Be sure to click the image to see the larger view... we couldn't do this one justice in the small image. Offered as the complete kit of chart, linen, flosses and glass embellishments.
Stitcher's Fob and Biscornu Set Oh, this is CHARMING!!! Look at the little satin-stitched spools all over in this! It's a sweet companion set to Sandie's Friendship sampler that we have featured farther down on this page. The Biscornu cushion is offered as a complete kit of linen, threads, bead and button embellishments, needle, and charts of course, to make the two-sided 3-inch cushion. The matching fob is offered in small card format -- with an embellishment pack. (All of Sweetheart Tree's fobs make awesome Christmas Ornaments -- and you need to stitch only one side, because that's all that shows at one time!) Anyway, quite a cute set of designs!
Shells by the Seashore This is a sweet piece that is a small companion to the Seashore Fob from a few years ago, and the By The Sea Sampler! Same swirly waves, little shells and swimming fish... pretty aqua-blue water and golden sand, there are little crabs running all around the border, as well!!! Too cute! Offered as the Teenie Tweenie Card with embellishment, this finishes approx 4 x 4.
Country French Box Topper This is the companion design to our class project that Sandy came and taught in Tulsa last summer! Coordinating with Lavender Blossoms and Lavender Radience, it features a large Amadeus Stitch in the center, and lots of specialty stitches that surround! Whites, lavenders and moss greens, there are bead embellishments that make the edge look like lace! Lots of angles, lots of show-y stitches! Offered as a complete kit, it finishes approx 5 x 5.

Monthly Birthstone Samplers Sweetheart Tree has released three delicate pieces to celebrate the months of the year! Each is presented in a 5 x 8 card format with a crystal Cabochon heart bead embellishment. They call for DMC flosses, a few seed bead embellishments, and feature some basic special stitches in each. All 12 will measure the same stitch count -- 38 x 101 -- so they finish approx 3 x 7. Very pretty birthday pieces for someone special, the charts are printed LARGE -- something like half-again the finished size -- so they are much easier to stitch from than a small card. They are lovely, so think about leaving out the month and stone name, and adding some names and dates!!!
Spring Blossoms Fob A new tiny scissor fob design by The Sweetheart Tree... this joins the rest of the collection as a tiny 1-1/2 inch fob that is exquisitely stitched on both sides -- each one different! A perfect match to the new Biscornu cushion kit... this little card comes with the tiny crystal paillette embellishments (little glass sequins) that embellish and make the piece sparkle. A few stitches, a few beads... these fobs are ALL DARLING finished... Sandy has something like 10 or 12 in her collection, all offered like this one -- small card format with embellishments.
JOY Ornament A sweet piece, this is a complete kit for an ornament that is stitched on 32ct Natural Opalescent linen and garnished with glass seed beads and crystal paillette sequins. Notice the unique shape? You get two pieces of mat board that are already cut to that specific shape!!! After stitching is finished, wrap your fabric around the board... wrap a piece of something pretty around another -- to use as a festive backing -- you already have that special shape, so yours will look great! Kit contains the chart, flosses, needle, beads, pearl heart and paillettes, and the opalescent linen... you add a few hours of stitching time!
Holly & Hearts Sampler 5 x 14 of solid Specialty Stitches... your red, white and green medley of motifs and threads is a compact study of texture and events! Band after band of stitches, everything is textured, dotted with beads, or a large panel of solid stitching. Very pretty, very lacy, this is stitched on 28ct Platinum linen with DMC flosses and a bit of metallic. Offered as a complete kit, it contains the chart, linen, threads and embellishments. Very crisp and striking!
Lavender Blossoms! Here is a stunning set of Fob, Biscornu... and SILVER NEEDLE'S VERY OWN Sweetheart Tree Weekend Class Project from last summer!!!!! Country French Heart is the main piece... and it features a matching miniature scissor fob, and delicate pin cushion! All worked on Platinum Belfast 32ct linen, in DMC shades of 3041, 3042, the 520 greens, and 820 beiges... each of the pieces features awesome textured stitches, grape, ivory and crystally green embellishments! Sandie came to Tulsa last summer and we were treated to The Country French Heart (and another still secret design) as our class project for the day. I had no idea we were going to get matching fobs and biscornus... so this is a real treat! The Heart and Biscornu are offered as complete kits, the fob comes as the card chart with embellishments. A charming trio of designs that is dear to MY heart -- country French or not!!!
Strawberry Faire Sampler A classic Sweetheart Tree band sampler, Strawberry Faire delivers us mauves, clear and light summer greens, taupe and white on 32ct Platinum Belfast Linen. Garnises of Mill Hill petite beads, crystal paillettes are scattered everywhere while a sterling silver strawberry charm graces the top border. Loaded with pretty stitches throughout, you get lots of Queens, Diamond Eyes, Wheat, Four-Sided, Herringbone, Smyrnas and Whitework... actually, I do not believe there is A SINGLE CROSS STITCH in here!!! (Wait a minute... band 15 has a butterfly with 8 stitches in each wing!) So... lots of neat textures and play of light on the threads, your little creation will finish a petite 2-1/2 x 7-1/2... and never bore you along the way! Offered as the complete kit of chart, linen, solid and overdyed flosses and embellishments.
Tiny Tikes Teddy A 'Teenie Tweenie' design, offered in small card format... this one offers a classic teddy bear! Finishing approx 3 x 3, the pattern can be stitched on almost any fabric, and includes a full alphabet and set of numerals for personalization. (BTW, Steven is now 30 years old... hope it doesn't take you that long to get yours stitched!)
Bee Happy Busy bees, bright yellows and whites, the bees black bodies are stitched with black Fuzzy Stuff from Rainbow Gallery! Offered as the small card with yellow heart button embellishent, these finish approx 3-1/2 inches square.
Christmas Basket A cool pewter charm spells the holiday greetings and tops this holly basket. The red flowers decorating all around are actually frosted glass beads... tiny 4-petaled flowers! Pretty Christmas color, it's a nice seasonal greeting. Stitched on 32ct Platinum Linen, it finishes approx 3 x 3. Small card includes the pewter charm and the glass flowers.
A Bevy of Bunnies This is a precious new design by The Sweetheart Tree... stitched entirely in white on 32ct Rue Green Belfast Linen. Garnished with white petite seed beads, a few small pearls and Sandie's sterling 'hugging bunnies' charm, it finishes a petite 5 x 8. It is a little pricey at the $37, but the design is really, really cute. You could add bits of Wisper from your stash to make the bunnies furry, and you could pull in some silks for the corner embellishments. I see a delicate birth sampler for a Brittany, Bridget, or Brooklyn!!! Kit includes the pattern, linen, floss, embellishments and needle.
Sparkling Forget-Me-Not Sampler Wow... this is a striking piece, stitched on 28ct Lambswool Linen in dusty shades of 924 and 926 blues, 520 and 522 greens, beige, and silver metallic. It's full of awesome specialty stitches, and is embellished with crystal pailettes, pearls, and silver, cream and teal Magnifica beads. Finishing approx 4 x 12, the Lattice Work is pretty, the Satin Stitch flowers are wonderful, and since the alphabet is featured in the center... you could use those letters to spell out any other information -- if you want to! Delicate... there are so many neat rows of stitches in here... I love pulling them out to use on other projects!
Just for Fun #1 Fiesta Flowers (In a Micro-Box!) Wow... this is a teeny-weenie little 2 x 2 x 1/4-inch plastic box that holds a teeny-weeny color pic of the provided chart, and a little baggie of bead and button embellishments! The vibrant bouquet of yellow, orange and green wild hearts in a striped vase, is accented with a smattering of Mill Hill's Crayon-color beads, and some teeny yellow heart buttons, and finishes approx 2-1/3 x 4 inches. We have gorgeous 30ct Midsummer Night Hand-dyed linen on hand for this... so you'll need that, and the DMC flosses!
Strawberry Quilt Block Here's a pretty piece -- finishing a petite 3 x 3 on 32ct Midsummer Linen -- it's full of Queen Stitched Strawberries, and little winding vines. The card includes the mauve heart embellishment in the center and the pailette embellishments... you'll need the linen and threads from your stash. Just a pretty little thing.. you could make it into a biscornu!
Blue Mountain Bunny Another small design, offered in card format, this is a tiny version of Sandy's alphabet letters! A medley of small motifs, you can choose any fabric color you wish and any thread combinations... the card does come with three black and three blue-ish gray micro buttons and little white pearls. Darling! It finishes approx 4 x 4!
Friendship Oh, is this cute!!! The Sweetheart Tree brings us this neat little piece... we're going to finish our shop model into one of Mona's boxes... with pockets on the sides to hold scissors and such!!! Friendship is offered in a complete kit of 28ct Lambswool Linen, and includes a scissor charm, teeny-weeny buttons and beads, DMC flosses, and Weeks hand-dyed floss for the wording. Friendship is the thread that binds two hearts together... the spools of thread are satin stitched... everything is done with dusty, soft, antique-y colors... you'll absolutely LOVE this! Finishes approx 4 x 3-12. (You could even stitch this for your sewing room... and change the wording to say 'Lindy's Sewing Room!' or you could make it for the top of a stitching box... lots of things!)
Blackberry Heart Here is the companion design to the Sweetheart Tree Blackberry Scissor Fob! Stitched on 28ct Natural and Cream gingham linen, this features the same colors and cool beaded blackberries that look REAL! The complete kit comes in a little, clear plastic box, with chart, linen, flosses, needle and lots of beads. Purple, taupe, greens and that wonderful gingham fabric, this is really pretty!
Sparkling Shamrocks Every Irish-Loving household needs this adorning its walls, tables, shelves or sills!!! So pretty... this heart-full-of-Irish-Love is stitched using lots of special stitches like Diamond Eyelets, Satins, and lots variations of both! Green and white petite seed beads, green and white flosses and perle cottons, crystal pailettes (pronounced Pie-Yets, with the emphasis on the Yets), white Cats-Eye Luminescent heart beads and SHT's lovely sterling Shamrock charm, this is stitched on 28ct Lambswool and finishes approx 6-1/2 inches square. Very, very lacy and pretty, it should be lots of fun to stitch!
Lavender Radiance Another of Sweetheart Tree's studies in a shaded-monochromatic geometric... Lavender Radiance is full of amethyst luminescent beads, and 'sparkling grape-soda' color, with lots of greenery and taupe Whitework. All the special stitches add the texture, all the Whitework seems to 'contain and control' all the intricate green vines running everywhere in the center of the design. Very balanced and pretty, there are lots of tiny beads scattered through-out for added sparkle! Offered as the complete kit of chart, 32ct Platinum Belfast Linen, the amethyst and cats eye beads, Mill Hill beads, DMC flosses and perles, and a bit of Weeks hand-dyed green floss, it's quite elegant!
Find the Cure! Lots of pink ribbons, a pretty Hardanger Embroidery heart in the center... this complete kit includes the chart, 28ct white Cashel Linen, pink enameled bow charm, lots of glass seed beads and crystal pailettes (pronounced pie-yets', with the accent on the yets). Those little pailettes are 1/8 inch flat crystals that are miniature sequin-type embellishments. They have 'turbo' sparkle... and Sweetheart Tree uses them on lots of her pretty designs! At any rate, Find the Cure, finishing approx 4 x 4, is a lovely study in beginning Hardanger Embroidery, is full of soft pink, white, and green color... and will be a treasured gift for special ladies who touch your life!
Tulip Welcome Greetings of Welcome are surrounded by a tulip-shaped vine of blue(?) tulips! I know... the charm is a SUNFLOWER! The special stitches are Lazy Daisies! I think you need to exercise a bit of 'Artistic License' regarding the title of this elegant little piece! Offered as a complete kit of 28ct Rue Green Cashel Linen, the kit includes the sterling sunflower charm, beads and flosses. It finishes approx 3 x 4, and would be stunning displayed on a tiny easel perched on your entry-way table... its really very pretty!
The Tiny Alphabet Sampler Well, this petite piece is stuffed full of wonderful Bargello and Flame Stitches, along with tons of Diamond Eyelets, Rhodes Hearts, Herringbone, Scotch, and Algerian Eyes -- and it does finish into a perfect 3 x 6-1/2 inch size! Offered as a complete kit of the 32ct white Belfast Linen, the mauve and moss flosses, Waterlilies silk, and cotton perles, Sweetheart Tree uses more of her signature Paillettes for sparkle and some seed beads. Good, rich colors... this tiny piece has lots of visual impact!
Fanciful Roses Sampler Lots of Lattice Work, Herringbone and Diamond Eyelets decorate Sweetheart Tree's latest band sampler that is stuffed with soft roses, moss green and white. Embellishments include Rose Cats-Eye Heart beads and lots of petite seed beads. The piece is stitched on 32ct Antique White Belfast Linen, and finishes approx 3 x 9. Offered as the complete kit, it's very delicate and pretty.
L-O-V-E Square Wow... this is a glistening little confection of rose, white and teal stitched on 32ct Raw/Opalescent Belfast Linen. Each letter of LOVE is stitched in its own square, surrounded by its own pretty border. Garnishing each one are crystal pailettes (little sequin-like things that are pronounced 'pie-yets'... with the emphasis on the yets.) Finishing approx 4 x 4, the complete kit contains the linen, flosses, needles, pailettes and beads. There are a few Lazy Daisy stitches scattered here and there... but what makes this piece is the sparkle the fabric and embellishments add!
Happy Are Those ...Whose hearts are filled with love. Your center Hardanger heart will be full of stitched love when you finish this elegant piece! Stitched on 32ct Light Mocha Belfast Linen in soft rose, moss, cream and teal flosses, there is some hand-dyed Waterlilies silk in this, as well, which I think you can see circling the border of this. Along with the threads and linen, you get 4 mauve Cat's Eye Heart beads, petite seed beads, and more of SHT's crystal pailette embellishments. Full instructions are included for the Hardanger heart stitching in the center.
Potpourri Heart This is a delightfully delicate vine-heart design that is surrounded by a lacy satin-stitched border. Offered as a complete kit, you get the chart, 32ct Opalescent Natural Belfast Linen, Crystal Paillettes and Mill Hill Magnifica Beads, along with all the DMCs and needles. The design itself, is lovely! Finishing approx 4 x 4... it's detailed and beautifully colored in mauves, creams and soft greens. Finish it as a tiny door hanging... a lavish decorator pillow, with bands and bands of fabrics surrounding it... what about an elegant raw-silk pillow? A small ring-bearer's pillow? Just a pretty sit-about in a powder room? Just like the name... finishing ideas are a potpourri of choices!!!
Irish Blessing Sampler May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow, and may trouble avoid you wherever you go. Green, green and more green... the 4 x 11-1/4 inches of sampler that's stuffed full of special stitches, a bit of overdyed and perle... a sterling Shamrock charm and silvery-crystal pailettes (little glass sequins), is very Irish... very cheerful and GREEN! Offered as the leaflet with very clear diagrams and charting, the embellishments are all included. You'll add the linen and threads. Note: when you click on the image at right to see the larger version, you might need to click on that image to see it in its full splendor!

Blackberry, Chili Pepper and Catnip Kitty Fobs The final three tiny scissor fob patterns... scroll down this page to see the rest of the set... each of these is presented in a small card format, with necessary embellishments. Blackberry is stitched on 28ct creme/natural gingham linen, and features lots of blackberry beads in the berry cluster and beaded edge treatment of the fob. Chili Pepper features a fun little enameled chili pepper charm -- what that has to do with scissors, I don't know... but it's cute anyhow! Catnip Kitty is definitely for cat-lovers, and features a marble-bead that is a cat head. Quite substantial, the marble-bead is actually the tassel decoration -- kind of cool! When these are finished... yours will be the best-dressed scissors in town! (Consider them as Christmas Tree ornaments, as well!)
Dog In - Dog Out Knob Knocker Oh gosh... get a doggie door!!!!! Look at our poor, pathetic little canine creature! One minute, he's miserable because he wants to go out... the next... he's left out in the cold! Actually quite useful for the multiple-person-ownership family -- we wouldn't want to forget that the puppy is still outside! Offered as a complete kit, Doggie In and Out is stitched on 28ct Flax Cashel Linen in DMCs and features a few beads and a sterling heart doggie tag charm. In & Out finishes approx 3-1/2 x 6, and will hang beautifully around the leash hook or above the dinner dishes!
Weeping Violets Offered as a special edition kit by Sweetheart Tree... Weeping Violets is exquisite! Really cool special stitches -- for lots of extra texture -- the kit contains the 32ct Platinum Belfast Linen Cut, Amethyst Heart Luminescent beads, Ivory Cats Eyes Beads, and lots of petite glass beads. Composed in greens, lavenders and creams, the finished piece measures approx 4 x 10, and is FULL, FULL, FULL of whitework stitches and lavender accents!
Fleurs de Provence The newest band sampler by The Sweetheart Tree, this features delicate whitework borders scattered between the bands of lavender, bluebells. Tiny pink and yellow flowers, the lacy heart in the center, and rose cat's eye luminescent heart embellishments all add color -- but what I love are all those Satins, Lattice, and Diamond Eyelets done in the Perle Cotton that is actually color #3033. Offered as the leaflet with sterling flower embellishment and two heart beads, this finishes approx 4 x 13 on 32ct Country French Latte Linen. Along with DMC flosses, it calls for three different Mill Hill petite seed bead colors, that #12 perle and Week's overdyed floss in the color of Mother's Day! So, so pretty!
Hush!... Baby Sleeps The newest door knob hanging by The Sweetheart Tree has arrived. Stitched on 28ct Angel Blush Cashel Linen with DMC flosses, it's just a sweet reminder of who's dreaming in their crib. Finishing approx 4 x 5, there are tiny bead and button embellishments, and finishing instructions to assemble the little hanging. If the name is short, you could always stitch it instead of 'baby,' as well. Offered as complete kits of linen, flosses, needles, chart and embellishments, Sweetheart Tree has more Knob Knocker designs in her series -- I happen to like the Happy Birthday one the very best -- because there aren't too many birthday greeting designs around! Take a peek at it, and the other new release, 'In the Meadow,' below.
In The Meadow A wintry scene, that little bunny is making sure his snowman is just as warm as he is! Offered as a complete kit in The Sweetheart Tree's line of Knob Knockers, you get the chart, 28ct Misty Blue Cashel Linen, flosses, beads and buttons and needles. Finishing approx 4 x 5... something cute to adorn a small empty space!
By The Sea Sampler This is a charming seaside sampler that matches the small seashore scissor fob (shown below) of Sandy's! Stitched on 28ct Confederate Gray Cashel Linen (a definite blue/green-ish tint to it) it finishes approx 2 x 6 and features a miniature sterling silver seashell charm, pearls and glass seed beads. All the necessary threads are included -- both DMCs and Weeks, to stitch this tiny creation! Special stitches for texture, the color palette is seafoamy teal, soft greys and antiqued, sandy golds. Offered as the complete kit.
Merry Christmas Knob Knocker Frosty reds, white, teals and browns are all highlighted on the 32ct Natural/Gold Metallic Belfast linen used with this design. Merry Christmas is offered as a complete kit and features bits of petite seed beads and a sterling snowflake charm. Finishing approx 4 x 5, it's shown finished as a small door hanging. You could do a pillow or stand-up if you wanted -- but everyone has bare doorknobs -- so this is perfect! The fabric has just a touch of gold metallic woven into it, so there is an extra glisten to this piece! (It was 98 here today... will that snow ever come?!)

Miniature Scissor Fobs The next Sweetheart Tree Scissor fob designs are here!!! This little patriotic star is my ABSOLUTE favorite so far of the entire set... the whole thing is less than two inches from tip to tip!!! Each fob is different on both it's sides, is offered in a small card format with most of the necessary embellishments... you just add some Mill Hill beads on the edging. Cute designs, a special stitch or two... Sandy was going to release two of these at a time, for a total of 8 fobs... but she's changed her mind! (Way Cool!) These are just the neatest things when they're done... we have several shop models in the front case... and I can tell you that one of the next ones is an octagonal seashell/nautical design!

The Ring Bearer's Pillow Wow... this is such a piece of needleart elegance!!! Breathtakingly delicate, it's full of texture, special stitches, and beaded highlights. The complete kit for this Bridal Pillow includes 32ct White Sienna Linen, needles, soft blues, greens and pink DMC flosses, #12 perle cotton, silver and light blue Kreinik metallics, ice and white Mill Hill beads, and tiny white pearls, crystal paillettes, and white frosted glass flower beads!!! Finishing approx 7 x 7, you can assemble this into whatever size pillow you'd like. The instructions tell you to start in the center, and stitch your way to the edges. So... if you can't get the entire thing done in time for the wedding... you can stop at any point and you'll still have something pretty!
To Have & To Hold Bridal Sampler A delicate and elegant band sampler full of special stitches, this features rows and rows of florals and lacy bands, along with space (and alphabet etc.) for the date and names of the special couple. Embellished with a neat sterling silver wedding bell charm, the pattern also calls for 36 crystal paillettes -- tiny sequin-like disc embellishments. Stitched in lots of teal and silver colors, this is easy to change to your wedding colors, if needed. Beautifully presented, this will make a wonderful remembrance. Finishing approx 5 x 14 on 28ct, this is offered as a leaflet with the sterling bells and crystal paillettes.
From This Day Forward A beautifully done marriage sampler, this is stitched on 32ct white Belfast linen in soft greens, rose and white floss with touches of petite glass seed beads of white, crystal and icy-mauve. Full of well-diagramed special stitches, there is room for personalization of names, dates, etc. Besides all the neat stitches and pretty flower motifs, I especially like the miniature sterling silver wedding ring embellishment included in the kit! The piece finishes a bit over 3 x 6 inches... and will make a truly elegant wedding memento! The complete kit contains the chart and stitch diagrams, linen, threads, beads and wedding ring charm!
Patriotic Square God Bless America is the sentiment inside this 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 design. Stitched in deep reds, navy and olive green, the embellishments included are five small silver-colored star beads. The red stars you see in the pic are actually stitched in long stitches. Just small and quick, this is available in a small card format with the silver star beads.
The Price of Freedom This is a complete kit for this 3 x 6 inch sampler that is stuffed full of charm, color and special stitches! Worked on 32ct Clay linen in red, creme, and blue flosses and #12 perle cotton, it features silver star beads -- I think a dozen of them -- a touch of silver metallic, red, creme, and blue petite seed beads, and lots of tiny stitch details! I especially like the flag-hearts! Very nicely done, it's packaged in a clear box, ready to go!