Joan Elliott's Cross Stitch Greeting Cards

With 70 designs for every occasion, Joan Elliott's Cross Stitch Greeting Cards will have you making cards for the holidays and beyond using Joan Elliott's wonderful motifs. Instructions for making cards with tutorials are included as are ideas for using the charts for projects beyond cards making this a versatile book.

Title: Joan Elliott's Cross Stitch Greeting Cards
Publisher: David and Charles
Number of Pages: 112
Number of Projects: 70
Chart Format: Color
Type of Book Reviewed: Paperback edition 2010
Stitching Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Pros:

• Instructions for Making Cards are Included
• Charts May be Used for Other Projects
• Plenty of Stitched Examples Provided

Cons

• So Many Wonderful Designs Which One Will You Pick First?
• Charts are Color and Some Stitchers Prefer Black and White

Introduction: an overview of the designs in the book
Stitching Advice: how to use materials, read the charts, make the stitches, and other information needed
Card Making and Finishing: instructions and tutorials on how to make cards
Projects:

• Eastern Promise - Nine charts for ancient temples, good luck symbols, dragons, kimonos, orchids, koi, yin-yang symbol, happiness symbol, and a lovely fan are included in this section.
• Celtic Celebrations - Eight charts for knots, thistle, illuminated letters, roses, fantastical creatures, lions, pastoral scenes, and delicate flowers make up this collection.
• Sampler Sentiments - Scandinavian Noel, Stitcher's Sampler, With Love Be Blest, Remember Me, True Friend, Two Hearts, Heirloom ABC, Welcome Sampler, and Tree of Life make up the nine designs in this set.
• Say it with Flowers - violet motifs, a rose motif, a yellow lily, a yellow posy, a trio of daisies, oak leaves and acorns, bluebells, four-leaf clover, and poppies are among the lovely posies in the floral collection. There are nine charts total.
• Nearest and Dearest - Celebrate Dad, Mum, Sister, Brother, Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt, Uncle, Friend - nine of those nearest and dearest to you are celebrated in special designs in this part of the book. Each design has cute motifs you could pull out for magnets, key rings, or for other ideas.
• Welcome Baby - Eight baby-themed designs to laud baby's special place in the family include a stork birth announcement, twins announcement, a balloon-themed birth announcement, a bunny baby welcome, two cute baby gift cards, baby's first Christmas, and a welcome little one from the whole gang.
• Childhood Fun - Chapter filled with nine childhood joys including boy and girl birthday, boy and girl you're the best, celebration, go team, you made it, school days, and make a wish.
• Happy Everything - Celebrate spring, love, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Christmas, Santa with these nine designs.

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Reviews and Examples of Designs by Joan Elliott here at About.com:

• Cross Stitch Cuties - includes designs by Joan Elliott and others.
• Moms are Angels - Joan Elliot Design - Stitched and submitted by X_woman, aka forum Member Minnie.
• Cross Stitch Wit and Wisdom - Review of Joan's book with 50 different designs with sayings that range from family oriented charts to sayings about trendy topics.
• Review - Native American Cross Stitch - Joan Elliott - Review of Joan's book that presents projects inspired by Native American art and culture that range from simple to complex, these designs will be a joy to stitch and display.
• Father Sun and Mother Moon Cross Stitch Projects - X_woman stitched both the Father Sun and Mother Moon designs from Joan Elliott's book Bewitching Cross Stitch. Her husband framed them and the pair make lovely companions.

I purchased this book with the intent to review it.