Christmas Angel © Joan A. Elliott photo courtesy of Cross Stitch Collection
In the current issue of Cross Stitch Collection (where you will find my Earth Goddess) you’ll see a preview of next month’s issue #189 featuring my new Christmas Angel. She’s stitched on 28 count ‘opalescent snow’ Cashel linen from Zweigart (3281/1111), the perfect backdrop for a snowy holiday scene. Gentle doves bring a message of Peace on Earth as they playfully drift about the angel’s elegant velvet robes. Lots of beads and metallics add a sparkling touch and add a lovely rich texture to her dress.
Joan Elliott 
Sep 05, 2010 @ 02:55:40
Just beautiful!!! And I love how you come out with stuff so often for us!! Thank you Joan! 🙂
Sep 05, 2010 @ 08:55:23
I can not wait to get the mag as I love your angels and fairies
Sep 05, 2010 @ 11:51:05
Wow this is stunning Joan ! You are simply the Best Designer for me !!! Well Done.
Sep 05, 2010 @ 13:22:56
When I got my copy of Cross Stitch Collection the other day and saw the preview, I thought what a stunning design and nicely different from your other angels you have done. I am currently stitching one of your angel card designs, the one with the wreath from the current issue of Cross Stitch Card Shop and I think they are really lovely and relatively quick to stitch.
Sep 05, 2010 @ 14:04:43
Wis! Evert year i think ; this is the most beautiful one from the past years , but you did it again! She is gorgeous!
Sep 05, 2010 @ 15:38:35
Hello Dear Friends-
Many thanks to all of you for your generous comments. You inspire me more than you will ever know!
Wishing you all a beautiful Sunday-
Joan
Sep 05, 2010 @ 19:52:58
Absolutely beautiful! Your amazing!!
Sep 06, 2010 @ 00:16:23
Wow! She’s absolutely gorgeous! As is everything else you design. Will you be releasing her as a chartpack?
Sep 06, 2010 @ 10:10:38
Thank you! It’s the usual six month after publication wait before I can release the chartpack so she will be out some time in March 2011.
Joan
Sep 06, 2010 @ 09:25:07
i’m left breathless!!! gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you , Joan :O)))))))
Laura
Sep 06, 2010 @ 10:36:50
She is gorgeous! I can’t wait to get the mag!!! 🙂
Sep 06, 2010 @ 16:22:00
Beautiful Joan !
Can’t wait for the magazine to come out 🙂
Sep 07, 2010 @ 21:59:19
wow she is stunning, can’t wait to stitch her.
Sep 08, 2010 @ 10:20:19
It’s gorgeous ! Simply gorgeous! Thank you VERY much for all your designs, and I hope you’ll continue to design for a long long long time 😀
Sep 08, 2010 @ 19:09:55
Dear Joan! Your designs are wonderful. I’m from Russia and in my country you have many people who love your works.
Sep 08, 2010 @ 23:35:45
wow, she is beautiful.
Sep 12, 2010 @ 19:27:16
Oh my God! It is so magnificent!, it takes my breath away… it is so sad that i can get it here if Lithuania 😦 why?
Sep 16, 2010 @ 13:28:19
I will have the angel out as chartpack and available world wide in March, 2011.
Joan
Sep 30, 2010 @ 00:57:43
Oh gosh! She’s sooo pretty! Sigh, yet another one I want! lol I think I’d get to stitch all of the projects I want to do if I live to be 183 and had 38 hour days to stitch it in. But I really can’t complain (and trust me, I’m not!) – thanks for coming up with another beautiful design to drool over! I love coming to your blog and seeing what you come up with!
Oct 13, 2010 @ 19:21:35
I just got the new issue of CSC and saw this angel. I think she is the most beautiful Christmas angel you’ve done. Great job, and I can’t wait to get her.
Feb 22, 2011 @ 21:40:10
Hi,
I love this and want to start it but cashel linen opaluscent snow is so expensive, is there another one i can use.
Also, its because of your father christmas in Cross stitcher dec 2009 made me start cross stitching.
Feb 23, 2011 @ 03:08:58
Hi Julie-
You can try using a different 28 count white opalescent like Zweigart’s Lugana. I’ve seen at at 123stitch.com. Here’s the link:
http://www.123stitch.com/cgi-perl/itemdetail.pl?item=3270-100Z
Hope that helps!
Joan