Hearts Plastic Canvas Tissue Box

Make this adorable Hearts Plastic Canvas Tissue Box for your sweetie.  Together with the matching flower box, you'll have a great gift for Valentine's day or just for fun.

Find this craft and more Plastic Canvas projects at "16 Free Patterns for Plastic Canvas."

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Size: Fits a 4 3/8” w x 5 1/4” h x 4 3/8” boutique tissue box

Materials:

• l skein each Petal Pink, Jockey Red and White Red Heart 4-ply yarn
• 10 yds. 7-mesh gold metallic needlepoint yarn
• 1 ½ sheets of 10 ½” x 13 ½ “ 7-mesh plastic canvas
• Tapestry Needle
• 2 red small crystal hearts
• 2 pink small crystal hearts
• Boutique Tissue Box

Instructions:

1.  Cut 4 sides 31 x 37 holes.
    
2. Cut 1 top 31 x 31 holes.
    
3. Stitch sides and top as shown on graphs.
    
4. Fill in unshaded areas with white continental.
    
5. Outline around pink with gold metallic yarn on sides and top.
    
6. Overcast tissue opening with white.
    
7. Glue the 4 hearts on top as shown on picture.
    
8. Stitch “Love” on each side with gold metallic yarn.
    
9. Whipstitch sides together with red.
    
10. Whipstitch top to sides with red.
     
11. Overcast bottom edge with red.
     
12. Sew on red and pink bows using gold metallic yarn at top joining.