Annies - Seasonal Tissue Toppers

If you are an Annies customer and have a question about the instructions on a pattern you have purchased, please visit: http://www.anniescatalog.com/pages/customer_care/pattern_services.html Design by Nancy Dorman Design by Janelle Giese Design by Michele Wilcox Design by Nancy Dorman Fits boutique-style tissue box 2 sheets 7-count plastic canvas Medium weight yarn as listed in color key 6-strand embroidery floss as listed in color key #16 tapestry needle 9 inches (22.9cm) -inch/3mm-wide white satin ribbon 1-inch (2.5cm) blue pompom to match blue yarn Hot-glue gun Depending on size of boutique-style tissue box, this topper may be a very tight fit. Cut plastic canvas according to graphs on next page. Stitch topper pieces following graphs, working white Symrna Cross Stitches for borders on sides and top. Work medium blue floss Backstitches when background stitching is completed. Using white throughout, Overcast inside edges of top and bottom edges of sides. Stitch and Overcast daisy; add yellow French Knots where indicated. Stitch and Overcast daisy; add yellow French Knots where indicated.

Stitch and Overcast one sole with rose pink as graphed and one with purple. Reverse remaining two soles, then Continental Stitch and Overcast one with light green and one with blue. Overcast one strap A with peach as graphed and one with purple. Overcast strap B with cream, then work blue Backstitches. Overcast strap C with rose pink then work -inch (0.6cm) long rose pink Turkey Loop Stitches. Place soles and straps together as follows: blue sole with cream strap (B), rose pink sole with purple strap (A), light green sole with peach strap (A), purple sole with rose pink strap (C). Place soles and straps together as follows: blue sole with cream strap (B), rose pink sole with purple strap (A), light green sole with peach strap (A), purple sole with rose pink strap (C).

For each flip-flop, using strap yarn color, attach thong of strap to sole where indicated with yellow star. Using sole yarn color, attach ends of strap to back of sole where indicated with yellow hearts. Using photos as guides through step 9, attach daisy to purple strap with white yarn, or glue if desired. Glue blue pompom to cream strap. Tie white ribbon in a multi-looped bow; glue to peach strap.

Design by Janelle Giese Fits boutique-style tissue box 1 sheets 7-count plastic canvas Needloft plastic canvas yarn as listed in color key DMC 6-strand embroidery floss as listed in color key DMC #3 pearl cotton as listed in color key #5 pearl cotton as listed in color key #16 tapestry needle The heart, diamond, square, triangle and inverted triangle symbols are Continental Stitches. Cut plastic canvas according to graphs. Cut plastic canvas according to graphs.

Stitch pieces following graphs, working uncoded area with blue background in sandstone Continental Stitches and uncoded areas with white background in camel Continental Stitches. When background stitching is completed, work Christmas green Straight Stitches for apple leaves, passing over each leaf two times. Cross Stitch cheeks with 2 strands medium shell pink embroidery floss. Work very dark beige brown embroidery for straw. Use black pearl cotton for all remaining embroidery, passing over scarecrows eyes four times; work Straight Stitches on both sides of each apple leaf. Wrap needle one time for French Knot at bottom of middle apple.

Using cinnamon throughout, Overcast inside edges of top and bottom edges of front, back and sides. Whipstitch front and back to sides, then Whipstitch front, back and sides to top.

Design by Michele Wilcox Fits boutique-size tissue box 1 sheets 7-count plastic canvas Needloft craft yarn as listed in color key #3 pearl cotton as listed in color key #5 pearl cotton as listed in color key #16 tapestry needle 4 (13 x 1-inch/33cm x 3.8cm) strips calico fabric Hot-glue gun Cut plastic canvas according to graphs, cutting out holes on each side for scarf. Stitch pieces following graphs, working uncoded areas with sail blue Continental Stitches. When background stitching is completed, work pearl cotton embroidery where indicated. Overcast inside edges on top and sides; Overcast bottom edges of sides.