🌙✨ Hazel & Minko — A Pixieling Tale
Hazel was the tiniest witch-Pixieling in the Enchanted Forest — her magic soft, small, and shimmering like gold dust. While great sorceresses cast storms and fire, Hazel danced gentle spells that warmed dreams and lit little corners of the night.
Her constant companion was Minko, a midnight-blue kitten who kept the fallen sparkles in his tail and followed Hazel like a devoted moon-shadow.
Together they wandered through twilight:
✨ Hazel twirling starlight into soft spirals
✨ Minko chasing drifting sparks
✨ Their magic settling on rooftops, petals, and quiet windowsills
Some older Enchantresses whispered that Hazel’s magic was “too small to matter.”
But the stars knew better.
For her light was the kind that comforts — a glow that softens the night and makes the world feel safe.
And if you ever find a tiny golden spark resting on your windowsill…
you’ll know that Hazel and little Minko have passed by, dancing their gentle magic into the world.
🌸 Part of the Pixielings Collection — tiny treasures full of magic.
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Finished Size: 4.0” × 6.1” or 10 × 16 cm on 32 or 16 count Aida or linen
Finished Size: 4.5” × 7.0” or 12 × 18 cm or 14 count Aida or linen
Finished Size: 3.5” × 5.5” or 9 × 14 cm on 18 count Aida
Stitched Area: 64 x 99
Please add 2-5 extra inches on each side for framing to the finished size.
🎨 Materials used: DMC Stranded (D), Kreinik Braid #4 (KB), Mill Hill Beads (MH)
DMC 22 colours:
D155 (Blue Violet MD DK) - Stitches: 46 - Skeins: 1
D310 (Black) - Stitches: 171 - Skeins: 1
D598 (Turquoise LT) - Stitches: 6 - Skeins: 1
D632 (Desert Sand UL VY DK) - Stitches: 201 - Skeins: 1
D745 (Pale Yellow LT) - Stitches: 206 - Skeins: 1
D796 (Royal Blue DK) - Stitches: 6 - Skeins: 1
D818 (Baby Pink) - Stitches: 22 - Skeins: 1
D819 (Baby Pink LT) - Stitches: 18 - Skeins: 1
D820 (Royal Blue VY DK) - Stitches: 94 - Skeins: 1
D898 (Coffee Brown VY DK) - Stitches: 275 - Skeins: 1
D939 (Navy Blue VY DK) - Stitches: 136 - Skeins: 1
D948 (Peach VY LT) - Stitches: 193 - Skeins: 1
D967 (Apricot VY LT) - Stitches: 182 - Skeins: 1
D975 (Golden Brown DK) - Stitches: 116 - Skeins: 1
D3747 (Blue Violet VY LT) - Stitches: 10 - Skeins: 1
D3770 (Tawny VY LT) - Stitches: 7 - Skeins: 1
D3771 (Pink Sand) - Stitches: 25 - Skeins: 1
D3808 (Turquoise UL VY DK) - Stitches: 532 - Skeins: 1
D3809 (Turquoise VY DK) - Stitches: 391 - Skeins: 1
D3810 (Turquoise DK) - Stitches: 136 - Skeins: 1
D3826 (Golden Brown) - Stitches: 88 - Skeins: 1
D3828 (Hazelnut Brown) - Stitches: 3 - Skeins: 1
Kreinik #4 Very Fine Braid 3 colours
KB29 (Turquoise) - Stitches: 275 - Skeins: 1
KB93 (Star Mauve) - Stitches: 153 - Skeins: 1
KB5720 (Gum Drop Gold) - Stitches: 455 - Skeins: 1
Mill Hill Beads: 2 packs
MH148 (Pale Peach) - Beads: 39
MH62038 (Aquamarine - Frosted) - Beads: 40
Kreinik substitutions:
DMC étoile: Use 2 strands for cross stitch and 1 strand for backstitch.
Kreinik 5720 #4 VFB - DMC E3821
Kreinik 029 #4 VFB - DMC E3849
Kreinik 093 #4 VFB - DMC E211
These substitutions are provided as the closest available matches to the original Kreinik colors. While chosen with care to preserve the intended look and sparkle, slight variations in tone and finish may occur due to the different fiber composition and color range of DMC Étoile threads. The final stitched result may therefore appear subtly different from the mock-up — but will remain every bit as beautiful and luminous in its own way. ✨