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November 15, 2017 · 5 Comments

DIY Cross Stitch Holiday Planter Box

Christmas· Winter· Wood· Yarn Crafts

Cross stitch is the first bit of sewing my mother taught me when I was younger. I haven’t done much of it in the last ten years or so, but I love that now it seems to be making a comeback in the most fun ways! Non-traditional cross stitched items have been popping up in various craft projects for the last year or two. I thought it was the perfect addition to make a plain wooden box into something super festive for the holidays!

Supplies needed to make your own cross stitch planter box:

  • Unfinished Wood Planter Box
  • Yarn
  • Large Needle
  • Paint
  • Paintbrush
  • Downloadable Cross-Stitch Patterns
  • Transfer Paper
  • Sandpaper
  • Pencil
  • Drill

Lightly sand any rough areas on the planter box then paint all of the outside and the inside walls.

Print and trim the cross-stitch patterns. Center a pattern on one long side of the planter and tape down. Place transfer paper between the pattern and the planter, graphite side down. Use a pencil to lightly circle each corner of every colored square until the entire pattern is transferred to the box.

Note: If the graphite leaves behind unwanted dark spots on the planter you can go over the area again with paint after completing the next step.

Use a drill with a bit large enough for your yarn needle to fit through, and drill holes through all of the transferred markings.

If you are decorating both sides with cross-stitch, go ahead and do all of the drilling before any sewing.

Lightly sand the outside and inside of the box. Add another layer of paint if necessary.

Thread the yarn on a large needle, taping the end if needed to get it through the eye of the needle. Begin creating the X’s for the cross-stitch pattern. Use the paper pattern as a guide as needed.

Trim any “fuzzies” as needed that the yarn may have created. The insides of the box will look a bit messy, but filling the box with florals or other fun holiday items will hide that away.

I just love how it turned out! I can use one side for Christmas and the other for the winter.

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Michele is the creator behind The Scrap Shoppe, a craft and DIY blog. She is a wife and mommy to 2 fun little boys. She gave up a job in science to pursue her dream of spending more time with her boys and becoming a full time blogger. The Scrap Shoppe focuses on creating fun, creative, and unique craft and DIY projects for the home that anyone can recreate.

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Comments

  1. Jessi @ Practically Functional says

    December 8, 2017 at 11:22 am

    This is so awesome!

    I just wanted to let you know that you were featured as a Rockstar at last week’s Creativity Unleashed party! Congrats, and thanks for sharing at our party! https://www.practicallyfunctional.com/creativity-unleashed-201/

    Reply
  2. SimpleDecoratingTips.com says

    December 1, 2017 at 9:23 am

    Oh wow… that is a lot of drilling… you have a steady hand! It turned out just darling!

    Reply
  3. Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled says

    November 27, 2017 at 7:30 am

    Super cute…and lots of work! Looks great though.

    Reply
  4. Julie says

    November 27, 2017 at 5:39 am

    How pretty, this is just lovely. Honestly the possibilities for this are endless!

    Reply
  5. Linda Feray says

    November 26, 2017 at 5:04 pm

    I love this, it’s so different from the usual Christmas decor!

    Reply

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