Something New for Spring
27 Feb 2012 21 Comments
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Fantasy Unicorn ©Joan A. Elliott photo courtesy The World of Cross Stitching
Now in Preview and out late next month in The World of Cross Stitching, issue 189, here is my fantasy Unicorn just in time spring. With sparkling Kreinik threads and Mill Hill beads like dewdrops he romps through a field of wildflowers on an early spring morning. Stitched on Polstitches deliciously soft Fairy Dreams 28 count Jobelan he brings all the wonder and anticipation of the new season filled with rebirth and light.
Fairy Tales and Garden Walls
20 Feb 2012 11 Comments
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Behind the Garden Wall copyright Joan A. Elliott photo courtesy of Cross Stitch Gold
It’s been such a mild winter in New York that it seems thoughts of spring are coming earlier than ever. My seed and plant catalogs are starting to arrive and I have already flagged pages for new planting possibilities. I love thinking about the garden and the secrets and beauty I find there. I was thrilled when Hannah at Cross Stitch Gold asked me to work on a design that showed some of the magic of the Garden to all the readers. Here is a sweet little girl who is delighted to find a tiny garden sprite playing amongst the pink spikes of foxglove behind the garden wall. You’ll find her in issue #91.
Sleeping Beauty © Joan A. Elliott
Many of you have seen the preview of the newest design in my Fairy Tales series, Sleeping Beauty. I am having so much fun working on the three designs for Cross Stitch Gold. The magazine pictures her stitched on white evenweave. In the next day or two I will post some more overlays on Polstitches hand dyed fabrics which lend themselves beautifully to this series. Here I’ve pictured her on Jo’s ‘strawberries and cream’. There is lots of shimmer and sparkle on this delicate princess as she rests dreamily in sweet slumber and waits to be awakened by Prince Charming’s sweet kiss. You’ll find her in Issue 93 of Cross Stitch Gold, on sale in the UK 8th May, 2012.
Lavender Fairy
19 Feb 2012 21 Comments
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Lavender Fairy © Joan A. Elliott photo courtesy of Cross Stitch Collection
Back to some good news now. Here is a preview of the Lavender Fairy coming in Issue 208 of Cross Stitch Collection. I love growing lavender beneath my roses. What a treat it is to be amidst the beautiful purple spikes with their feathery blue green leaves as they send out their gorgeous scent in the early morning. I tried to capture some of that beauty in this thoughtful fairy and her soothing, relaxed pose. She is stitched on Polstitches beautiful ‘snowstorm’ 28 count Jobelan. I have posted the supplies on the project floss page at right but I am waiting to hear from Collection as to which of Jo’s fabric they stitched the model on. Lots of pretty Mill Hill beads and Kreinik metallics, as always. I’ll be posting some alternate fabric choices too. Enjoy!
Copyrights Matter!!!
17 Feb 2012 75 Comments
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I’ve had it! I know I go on and on about copyrights but I was just looking through my blog stats and I found that people from a certain site and group have been looking through my posts and pages. This message is directed to those people and anyone else involved in copyright infringements. I now see that my copyrighted chartpack designs are being illegally scanned and made available on that site. Whoever you are, if you are so anxious to get my designs and supposedly love them so much you should realize how much these violations hurt the designer. I can only hope that in good conscience you will take it upon yourself to stop sharing my work. What does it take for someone to understand that this is how I and other designers earn their living. I spend many many hours trying to bring the best designs I can to all my fans and the feedback and support that I get from the wonderful honest stitchers that enjoy and support my work is a true gift. I cherish the friendships we have nurtured together over the internet the past few years. What a terrible shame that there are others out there that are compelled to act so contrary to this good will. To all the infringers, do you really think that somehow giving my charts away for free is a good thing? Do you ever imagine how I feel when I see my work being used in this way, be it chartpacks or entire books that you have been copying? Think about it. Respect the designers and do the right thing.
Nursery Rhyme Sampler
05 Feb 2012 8 Comments
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Nursery Rhyme Sampler © Joan A. Elliott photo courtesy of Cross Stitch Gold
I have had a few inquiries about my Nursery Rhyme Sampler and realized that I had never posted the picture properly. This was such a delight for me to design as it allowed me to indulge in my love of children’s book illustration and it was wonderful to take my cherished old books down from my shelves ready to inspire me. This appeared in issue 89 of Cross Stitch Gold. Please note that the magazine called for 2 strands on the backstitching but it should be 1 strand used instead. If you would like to substitute beads for the eyes it’s best use petite beads so they stay in proportion with the characters. The smallest characters will do best with a single strand French knot wrapped once around the needle.
