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Corner Frame Flowers:

The corner frame flowers are taken from page 18 in Cards and Memories to Treasure. Photocopy the pattern and then cut out one of the corner patterns. Determine where the corners will be placed on your 12” x 12” green sheet. (I marked the corners of the mint green frame in pencil onto the card stock to use to align the corner flower pattern).

Pierce the corner flowers and leaves into the dark green card stock using Erica’s very fine and coarse piercing tools.

Embroider the flowers and leaves as per the instructions for above for the Rose Bud frame. For these corners the example used a mint green thread for the leaves and a dark and medium pink for the flowers.

Attach the a mint green background sheet to the card stock with double-sided tape and then tape the photograph in place.

Spirelli Flower Bouquet and Single Flower in Bottom Corner:

Punch out; 3mint green card stock, and 3 light pink paper small flowers using Spirelli punch SP2606.

Photocopy the flower stem pattern and single flower patter from Fun with Paper Crafts Chapter “Friends and Flowers”.

Cut the flower stems pattern out of the photocopy and place just above the bottom picture. Pierce the flower stems pattern using the Erica’s very fine and coarse piercing tools.

Embroider the stems using mint green thread.

Attach the three pink paper punched flowers just above the embroidered stems on the right and left sides and in the center using double-sided tape.

To complete your Spirelli designs follow these instructions: Tape your thread to the back of your Spirelli flower and then count the number of petals you wish to skip. Wind the thread in the space between the petals you desire, winding the thread around the back of the Spirelli flower coming up between the petals to the right of where you started. Now cross the thread over your previous thread and place in the space between the petals to the left of the previous thread. Wind the thread around the back of the Spirelli shape and come up between the points to the right of your last thread. Repeat the above two steps until you have completed your design.

The Spirelli flowers on this page use multiple layers to create a beautiful string art effect. Follow the above instructions for each layer taping the ends to the back of your flower over the previous threads.

The middle flower has three layers of threads. The first layer uses light pink thread skipping 10 petals; the second layer uses medium pink thread skipping 8 petals and the third layer uses dark pink thread skipping 7 petals.

The right flower has two layers. The first layer uses light pink thread skipping 10 petals; the second layer uses medium pink thread skipping 8 petals.

The left flower has two layers. The first layer uses dark pink thread skipping 9 petals; the second layer uses light pink thread skipping 8 petals.

Attach each of these Spirelli designs on top of the pink punched flowers using 3mm foam blocks to give a 3-dimensional effect.

For the bottom corner flower use the single flower pattern photocopied as described above.

Pierce the pattern into your card stock in the bottom corner. Embroider the flower and leaves as described earlier using dark pink thread for the flower and mint green thread for the leaves and stem.