We’ve challenged three designers to use only the materials given to them to create a personalised gift label for a Kraft pillow box. Read on to see how they got on…
Looking for a last-minute gift wrap idea? We asked our three designers this month to come up with a personalised festive label for a pillow box. Our designers could only use the seven shades of stranded cotton stipulated and this time the stitching area was particularly small, making this challenge all the trickier! Take a look at their fab results below – we’ve featured a chart for each one so you can stitch your favourite! We hope this will inspire you to join in too – turn the page to see what our challenge will be for March – we’ve listed everything you need to take part.
THE CHALLENGE
• 14 count white aida fabric
• 7 shades of DMC stranded cotton (shown above)
• Kraft pillow box
THE RULES
• Create a design to be a label on the front of a Kraft pillow box
• The design should be no larger than 28 x 50 stitches
• Only the materials above can be used
• Be creative as possible!
MARIA DIAZ… FESTIVE FOLIAGE
Christmas foliage – what’s not to love? – gender neutral and good for any age group. It was quite tricky to get the right feel on such a small scale but I wanted the letters to take centre stage. I hope you feel I was successful!”
CHERYL MCKINNON… HOLLY & BERRIES
This holiday gift tag is a tiny space, but I wanted to fill it with as much delicate greenery and bright winter flowers and berries as possible! It is also easy to customise the backstitch name to work for you.”
AMANDA BUTLER… HEARTS & FLOWERS
I loved designing this project because it offers an alternative to the traditional Christmas decorations and tags with an added bonus of personalisation which gives it more scope for a variety of uses. It’s always nice to do something a little different.”
Make a…gift label
Step 1
STITCH your chosen design on white aida, using two strands of stranded cotton for the cros
