A Quick Correction

Just a quick note to let you know that my Majestic Peacock  is in Issue 73 of Cross Stitch Gold. I previously listed it as 71 and am sorry for the error. I’m off to California all of next week for the Craft & Hobby Show. I will be meeting with friends and fellow designers and, as always, expect to return refreshed and inspired!

Water Goddess Preview

At last! I am so excited to be showing you the first design in my new series for Cross Stitch Collection: The Water Goddess from The Four Goddesses of the Elements. She’s stitched on beautiful Shimmering Seas 28HPI Jobelan from Polstitches… how appropriate! She will be in the March Issue, 181, on sale in the UK February 12th, a bit later elsewhere. The Project Floss and Embellishment List is posted to the right, Enjoy!

Water Goddess ©Joan A. Elliott photo © Cross Stitch Collection

Something for the New Year

Welcome  to 2010! Hi everyone, here we are in a new year, many of us wrapped up against the cold ouside. A special hello to all of you making it through the unusually frigid weather in the UK! What could be better right now than the daily arrival of  seed catalogs in the mail. These cold evenings are perfect for sitting with a cup of tea and dreamimg of the spring garden to come. In keeping with that, I’ve designed a pretty Magnolia Cushion Top  coming in the next issue (#180) of Cross Sticth Collection.  Our neighborhood in Brooklyn is filled with  just about every form of this  resplendent tree and it’s lush blooms in Springtime. I just love the Oriental feel of this design and I hope you will too.

Magnolia Cushion copyright Joan A. Elliott

Also in this issue there will be a preview of a new design coming in issue 181 that I think you might like. My lips are sealed until the end of the week but I’ll be posting a preview on the 16th of January. I can’t wait to show you what’s next!

In Issue 73 of Cross Stitch Gold you will see my Majestic Peacock. I wanted to give this regal creature a soft Renaissance  setting. He is beautifully embellished with lots of Mill Hill beads and wonderful Kreinik threads.

Majestic Peacock

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Happy Holidays © Joan A. Elliott

Dear Friends

May you all have a wonderful Holiday Season and be blessed with good health, joy, and peace throughout the New Year!

with fondest wishes

Joan

New ‘Order Chartpacks’ Page

Hi All-

Thanks to the urging of so many stitchers I am happy to present my Order Chartpacks page. You’ll find the page on the side bar at right. Easy instructions show you how to order. I’ll be adding more pictures of more charts as soon as time allows, including my series of Medieval Ladies. Eventually, I’ll set up a separate site for sales but for now I hope you will find this page easy to use. Thank you all for being so patient and also to all of you that have been so wonderfully supportive and enthusiastic about my work.

With fondest wishes-

Joan

My New Alphabet Book for Leisure Arts

Spell It Out © Joan A. Elliott

Hot off the press, here’s  my new alphabet book from Leisure Arts. The 21 alphabets include 10 lowercase sets. Designs are Redwork, Art Nouveau, Christmas Folkart, Fairies, Floral Monograms, Gardener’s Alphabet, Harvest, Kitties, Pirates, Puppies, and Tumbling Teddies. These will be fun to embellish clothing, items for your home, banners and such. Use your imagination and create a myriad of gifts for you and all your favorite people!

… and…

The Winter Fairy should be hitting the stands now and I promised there would be more to come. In the latest Issue 178 of Cross Stitch Collection there is sneak preview of my next fantasy design so I thought I would post her here for you to see. I have the Maiden & Unicorn (coming in Issue 179, on sale December 18) pictured here on a background of my own. Details on the fabrics and threads used in the magazine will follow later on.  I’ll be posting a photo of the actual stitched piece as soon as it’s available.

For all of you that celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday, I wish you a day filled with good food, kind thoughts, and the love of family and friends. Enjoy!

The Maiden & The Unicorn © Joan A. Elliott

New from Charles Craft

I just received my latest issue of Cross Stitch & Needlework magazine and was pleased to see my  Christmas Dreams Santa and Stocking inside the front cover in a new ad from Charles Craft. Christmas Dreams can be stitched in blue on Silver Dusted Stardust or red on Gold Dusted Stardust. Design size is 8 3/4″ x 11 1/4″ in 14 count. Both color schemes are included in this new 4-page booklet. Fabric is sold separately. Click here to order directly from Charles Craft.

Design © Joan A. Elliott Photo courtesy of Charles Craft, Inc.

Victorian Christmas Motifs

Now out in the UK’s The World of Cross Stitching, my complete library of charming Victorian Christmas motifs. There are so many uses for these little designs. Have a look at the projects that Hannah and the team have put together  in Issue 158. Add them to pre-finished table linens, gift bags, candle wrappers, cards, ornaments, party favors, or make up a sampler of your own by choosing your favorite from the bunch and repeating one of the pretty borders all the way round. These  designs  are sure  to add a festive touch to all your holiday celebrations.

Victorian Library ©Joan A. Elliott

Victorian Library © Joan A. Elliott

Victorian Library ©Joan A. Elliott

Just Had to Show You!

I  have just received the styled photo of the Winter Fairy from Cross Stitch Collection (issue 178) and just had to share it with you. Isn’t it wonderful! I love the way they have captured the peaceful spirit and shimmering, crystal beauty of the winter season. Kudos and thank you to Trish and the entire team!

Photo © Cross Stitch Collection Design © Joan A. Elliott