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PROJECTl deck the halls
IDEAS FORDECORATING AND HANGING THEPORTRAITS:
TheCastle
Usea pieceofleatherstrapping and stitch in place
throughthepunched holes.
TheTree
Buttonholestitcha brassring and stitch to the top
middleoftheportrait.
TheMouseKing
Usingbakers’twineandmatchingthread,oversewonto
the edge, starting and stopping at the top edge, use the
endstomakea loop. Sew a button or leather flower to
thetopcentre.
TheNutcracker
Backstitch inloopsallaroundtheoutsideedgeofthe
portrait.Blanketstitchtheloopstocreate a lacy look.
TheSugar PlumFairy
Sewontwo(2)buttonsoneachtopcorner.Cutan8in
pieceofbaker’stwineandtiea knotoneachend.Sew
the twine to the wrong side at each end above the knots.