February 24, 2026--Here's another beautiful design by Nancy Cucci called My Beading Heart. The instructions were printed in the January/February 2010 issue of Needlepoint Now Magazine and were very easy to follow. I did have some problems sourcing the Mill Hill Treasure flat margarita beads #13005 since that color has been discontinued. The color I found is a bit "pale", but I used them anyway. I also had problems with DMC Red #321 thread from my stash--it bled into the white sections. I've never seen that happen before but have read that it does occur occasionally. So, I switched to RG Splendor #820 Ruby Red--perfect.
The beads give lots of dimension and shine.
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| My Beading Heart Completed |
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| My Beading Heart Side View |
I did have fun learning how to color in the red sections using acrylic paint. I first had to mix up a batch of Flow Aid Solution by diluting it with water, then mix some of that up with Gesso to prepare the canvas, then mix up some of the diluted Flow Aid Solution with the red acrylic paint (almost a 50/50 mix). I used a thin, flat brush to spread the paint into the red areas and a dry flat brush to open any holes that got blocked. It turned out to be a very easy project, and I look forward to using this technique whenever I want to use dark thread on white canvas--no more "show through".
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| My Beading Heart Painted |
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