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Southwest-Style Fiesta Crafts projects from the Phoenix Fridas From "Uncommon Threads" episode DUCT-109

Kathy Cano Murillo, Anita Mabante Leach and Keri Plezia, of the Phoenix Fridas, share their designs for crafts with a Southwestern flair.

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Embroidered Notecard

Embroidered Notecard

Materials:
1 blank card
embroidery floss, needle
1 slide mount
colored cardstock in assorted color
scissors
glue stick
1 decorative gem

1. Using the needle and floss, apply a running stitch around the border of the front of the card.

2. Tear a square of bright paper to go in the center of the card; affix with glue stick. Embroider lines going out around the edges of the paper.

3. Cut a piece of cardstock to cover the slide mount and another one to go inside the slide mount. Use the glue stick to apply each one.

Figure A

4. Use the needle and floss to sew a Southwestern design in the center of the card stock in the slide mount. Glue the gem in the center (figure A).

5. Apply glue stick to the back of the slide mount and set it in the center of the black paper. Press in place.

Variations: Use as thank-you notes, invitations, place settings or for any other occasion. Use all different colors of the cards for more of a fiesta look.

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