June 2009

Our Dogwoods Bloomed!		Greetings from Georgia where the dogwood blossoms were spectacular this year. Soon it will be June, and we will be shipping our summer projects to the shops. We know you will enjoy stitching them as much as Nan did! Take a look, and then please let your shop know what you would like. Your calls inspire them to order!
		Pin Keeper's Garden What a beautiful way to display your pin collection! This pretty pincushion design is a complete revamp of our now retired Charm Garden pattern from 1999. Nan has added more blossoms, new stitches, new colors, beads and charms and - last, but not least - a host of tiny garden friends. You will find Barnabee and Bella, Lady Scarlet and friends, Reginald Hedgehog, lovely butterflies, and Jeremiah and his frog crew hopping through the garden on their way to a new adventure. Five daisies have eyelet centers, creating natural holes for your pins. We have even created 2 new pins just for this design.
Tulip Butterfly    Hedgehog We now have 7 pins in our very popular Charm Garden Pin Collection. Use them to accent your biscornus, needle cases, needle rolls, pincushions and stand-ups. Click the button on the right to see them all!		New Charm Garden Pins Tulip Butterfly: A tiny gold butterfly perches on a pink glass tulip with green beaded stem. So dainty and pretty! Hedgehog: This little guy is completely hand-painted right down to his tiny black nose! Reginald balances on a green crackled glass bead - all set to join the garden.
		Sirens of the Sea We promised you mermaids, and here they are! The ladies have a wonderful aquatic life singing and dancing through the waves. In their down time they stitch samplers in their seaweed-decorated caves, surrounded by glowing rose and gold fish. The model was stitched in silk with gorgeous Gilt Sylke Twist accents. (The design is also charted for DMC.) The linen is a Zweigart overdyed Cashel. Nan added beads and pearls and a beautiful silver shell. There are 4 special stitches. You don't have to live by the sea to enjoy this wonderful sampler!
We will be working all summer on some very special Halloween and holiday treats. Look for a fun design in the Just CrossStitch Halloween issue. In late August the Spooky Over The Top tin will be fabulous and unique, and there will be a Halloween sampler that is full of giggles. Our Christmas surprise in September - well, let's just say that Lady Scarlet and Bella will have a new jeweled box friend! Our lips are sealed until then! Thanks for looking and have a beautiful summer! Nan & John © 2009 Just Nan, Inc. All Rights Reserved