The Most Fun and Frugal Craft--Plastic Canvas Needlepoint

The most fun and frugal craft around is Plasticaccessories to baskets to doorstops. The list just goes
Canvas Needlepoint. The supplies are veryon and on!
inexpensive and easy to find, plus it's easy to learn forA handmade gift from the heart is always appreciated.
anyone of any age. The charts are easy to read andPlastic canvas makes up beautifully into nursery items
there's no need to get out the magnifying glass injust perfect for those baby showers. Projects work
order to see what you're doing! Even the mostup quickly and they are very portable. Many stitchers
inexperienced beginner can turn out a project worthylike to keep a totebag just to carry along in order to
of admiration.stitch a little when the opportunity arises.
Plastic Canvas Needlepoint is worked by cuttingMake accessories for your own home; any pattern
shaped pieces from sheets of plastic canvas; thencan be customized by changing the colors to match
working stitches on the canvas. Worsted weight yarnyour decor. It is these handmade details that make a
is the most common type of yarn used, but specialtyhouse a "Home".
plastic canvas yarn is also available. Details are oftenThe sheets of plastic canvas are very, very
worked using regular embroidery stitches andinexpensive. They're readily available at discount and
embroidery floss. And plastic canvas is a great way tocraft stores. Worsted-weight yarn can be purchased
use up the yarn you have left from other projects.at bargain prices, also. Plus, garage sales and yard
It's a very rewarding kind of needlework. When yousales are great places to pick up all kinds and colors of
work with plastic canvas, projects are not just flat wallyarn. A little goes a long way in plastic canvas!
hangings or pillows. Probably the item most peopleSo if you're looking for a craft that is fun and
think of when they think of plastic canvas is a tissueaffordable, look no further...Plastic Canvas Needlepoint
box cover, but so much more can be done with plasticis for you!
canvas, from birdhouses to picture frames to purse