Music: Underhill’s Angel by Geoffrey Castle
Hey there! I’m so excited to share my latest cross-stitching project with you! I absolutely adore cross-stitching, but I’ve always struggled with finding ways to display my finished pieces. Frames can be limiting, customizing them can be expensive, and finding enough wall space can be tough. But, one day I stumbled upon a wooden box while browsing at Michaels and I knew it was fate – it was the perfect way to showcase my latest project, a super cute cross-stitched rabbit! I thought it would be fun to share my experience with you and show you how I mounted my piece without ruining it. So, if you’re curious to see how I did it, keep reading!
Supply List
- Cross-stitched bunny size
- White matt board
- Upholstery thread by Coats and Clark
- Pins
- Unfinished hinged box size
- Embroidery thread DMC#
- Cord maker by Krenik
- Hot glue gun
- Finishing wax
- Acrylic paint (folkfirt multisurface sateen acrylic paint) colour: cottage white
- Foam brushes
- Painters tape
- Cotton batting
- Scissors
- Miniature screwdriver
Steps taken to complete the project
- Smoothed out the wrinkles on my cross-stitched piece using a hot iron on high heat and with steam. I don’t have to worry about the colors bleeding because DMC thread and linen were colorfast.
2. Measured the opening of the box and cut a mat piece and cotton batting to that size. Fasten the linen to the mat board with pins and thread using a tutorial by Nicola Parkman on YouTube, I found helpful. I’ve done this lots of times before and it looks great!
3. Glued the cross-stitched piece to the top of the wooden box with a hot glue gun after preparing the box. I took off the hardware, painted it with two coats of paint, and applied three coats of finishing wax using foam brushes.
4. Created cording by using a cord maker to ply six layers of embroidery thread together. Attach the cording with hot glue around the edge of the cross-stitched piece. Now, it’s complete!
Overall, these are the steps I took to create a beautiful finished project.
I’m so happy with the way this turned out and I’d love to do it again for my other cross-stitched projects. I have a few more to finish. I’m also searching for other interesting items to display my cross-stitch on. For now, I’m going to use this piece to keep some extra materials like needles, ribbon, and buttons for future projects.
What is your favourite method to complete your cross-stitched piece, feel free to let me know in the comment section below.
Job well done and explained. Looking forward to review your next project. Can’t wait to see easy that will be.
Thanks so much! I hope the next project will be easy too LOL
Happy Holidays
This turned out so cute!
Thanks so much Jess! 🙂 Happy Holidays
Love this project and a great way to display it. Thank you for sharing the steps!
Thanks so much Lisa! I am glad the project worked out. I hope to continue to step out and try new ways of finishing. Happy Holidays 🙂
Your blogs have a relaxing and therapeutic effect on me. I enjoy seeing the beautiful projects you create and your videos are soothing. Your talent and skill are inspiring. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks so much Myra for taking the time to check out my blog. I am so glad it helps you to relax. 🙂 Looking forward to sharing more in 2024! Thanks again for all your support.