Christmas Car Brooch Bead Embroidery Kit by Abris Art AD-211

Bead the classic Christmas road trip with Christmas Car, a bead embroidery brooch kit by Abris Art — a retro red car with silver windows and sparkling hubcaps carries a green Christmas tree tied on its roof, with a crystal headlamp shining the way home. Worked with about 685 Preciosa Ornela Czech glass beads in 26 colours, plus microbeads, sequins and glass stones.

A little stitcher's folklore: bringing the tree home is one of the oldest and happiest Christmas rituals, and tradition says the family that fetches it together stays together all year. Stitchers say this little car brings everyone home for the holidays.

Why this kit: if you love nostalgic Christmas style, this is the brooch everyone will ask about — and everything to finish it, clasp included, is in the box. It's a satisfying project for beaders with a little experience. A perfect festive gift.

Kit includes: art canvas with the full-colour design printed on it, about 685 Preciosa Czech glass beads in 26 colours, Preciosa No. 13 microbeads in 3 colours, larger Preciosa No. 5 beads in 2 colours, a microbead embroidery needle, beading thread, decorative glass stones and accents (rondelles, sequins, half-round stones, drops, bugle beads and leaf stones), a decorative brooch clasp, and step-by-step illustrated instructions for the embroidery and finishing.

Each bead is sewn onto its colour-marked spot on the printed canvas. Then add the glass stones, cut the piece out along the outline and assemble it with the decorative clasp from the kit, following the illustrated instructions.

Finished size: 7×6.6 cm (2.76×2.6 in). A festive handmade accessory and a memorable Christmas gift.