Sweet Pea Plastic Canvas Box

SIZE:

[11.7cm x 8.9cm].

MATERIALS:

1.5 sheets of 7-count plastic canvas

9mm round ruby faceted acrylic stone

 8" (20.3cm) white 1/4" [6mm] satin ribbon

 Three (3.8cm) pieces of green cloth-covered floral wire

 Craft glue or glue gun

 Worsted-weight or plastic canvas yarn; for amounts see Color Key. 

CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS:

 A: For box wide sides, cut four 9 x 14 holes.

B: For box narrow sides, cut four 9 x 11 holes.

C: For box rim, cut one according to graph.

D: For box bottom and lid top. cut two (one for bottom and one for top) according to graph.

E: For lid lining, cut one according to graph.

  F: For lid lip wide and narrow pieces, cut four 2 x 10 holes and four 2 x 8 holes.

G: For flower petals. cut two according to graph.

 

H: For stem, cut one 1 x 21 holes  (no graph)

  I: For leaves, cut three according to graph.

STITCHING INSTRUCTIONS:

 NOTE: One D piece is not worked for box bottom.

1: Using colors and stitches indicated. work A, B, one D for lid top, E (leave uncoded areas unworked). F, G and I pieces according to graphs; with silver. Overcast cutout edges of C. With mint. Overcast edges of H and I pieces.

2: For each flower petal. with baby pink. Whipstitch Y edges of one G right sides together as indicated on graph: Overcast unfinished edges. Tack pieces together according
 to Sweet Pea Assembly illustration.

3: With silver, Whipstitch and assemble A-F pieces as indicated and according to Box Assembly Diagram .

4: Tie ribbon into a bow, or cut and glue ribbon pieces together according to Bow Assembly . glue stone to center of bow.

5: Coil each wire around a pencil to curl. Glue leaves, coils and bow to H: glue flower petals together and to one end of H; glue leaves, stem and flower to top of lid as desired or as shown in photo.

Box Assembly Diagram 

Step 1:

Whipstitch F pieces together and to right side of E; Overcast unfinished edges of F pieces.
Step 2:
Whipstitch E and lid top D wrong sides together, forming lid.
Stip 3:
Whipstitch A-C and bottom D pieces together, forming box.