Ed049 Christmas MandalaCompleted by Pamela Horton The whispering Platypus

This delightful Christmas mandala was so easy to complete in such a short time and the suggested stitching length and beading guide were so easy to follow.

I copied the pattern onto a white 120gsm card which measured 12cm square.

I completed the single green polyester stitching and then used a single red polyester thread to complete the centre large circle, and the 16 smaller red circles.

I have used a single strand of gold metallic thread to complete the tiny stars on the outside edges of the design and the inner circle.

I have then doubled the metallic gold thread to attach the 7 gold 8mm beads in the centre, the 8 next 8mm gold metallic rice beads and the 8 smaller 7mm gold metallic rice beads.

I then used the same red polyester thread to attach the 8 group of 6mm red metallic rice beads together with the tiny green glass seed beads and the 8 group of three 6mm red metallic beads spaced with a tiny red glass seed bead.

The list of 63 beads used is made up of 15 metallic 8mm gold rice beads, 8 metallic 7mm gold rice beads, 24 metallic 6mm red rice beads, 8 tiny red glass seed beads and 8 tiny green glass seed beads.

To complete the card front, I have attached an 11cm square white backing sheet to the back of the stitched and beaded work to secure the stitching using red power tape.

I have made the 12.5 x 12.75cm red textured and the 13.5x13.75cm gold foil backing sheets to attach to the 14.5x14.75 red card front using D.S. tape.

I then attached the completed topper onto the card front using red power tape. I used gold stars, peel off strips as embellishments before attaching the sentiment onto the lower half of the card front.

I then used gold dust glitter effects and a fine soft brush to decorate the red edges of the card front.

I have completed the insert using a Christmas wrapping paper print and a verse I have printed from the free verse section for Christmas.

I am so thrilled with the result and I will have many uses for this design. Pamela Horton. The whispering Platypus.