Frances L. Johnson Designs​
​Hawaiian Designs for Counted Cross Stitch
  • Home
  • About
  • Store
  • Coming Soon!
  • SALE!
  • Retired and Out of Stock Designs
  • Blog
  • Contact

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/25/2015

0 Comments

 
As you are making plans to start your holiday shopping, don't forget to order the Hawaiian Gingerbread cookie charts which are now available. Order all four and receive a complimentary chart. Happy Thanksgiving to all! and Happy Stitching!
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
0 Comments

Brrrr . . . . . . . 

11/21/2015

0 Comments

 
We are getting a little preview of winter here. So far today the temperature hasn't gotten out of the forties. Low temps the next few days are supposed to be in the twenties. Or course, when it does warm back up into the fifties, it will seem positively balmy.

Here is a little free chart to stitch up for the holidays. Click here to download the chart.
Picture
It's football season and the Carolina Panthers are 9-0! Here's a recipe for Pipikaula - perfect for snacking while watching the game:

Pipikaula

4 lbs. flank or skirt steak, cut into strips 3 inches wide
1 cup shoyu (soy sauce)
1 cup sugar
1 cup green onions, chopped
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup sesame oil
2 TBSPs toasted sesame seeds
2 TBSPs brandy (optional)
2 hot red peppers, seeded and chopped (optional)
1/2 cup honey

In a large bowl combine steak and all ingredients except honey. Marinate for 48 hours in the refrigerator, turning 4 or 5 times. Place on rack in 225 degree oven for 4 to 5 hours, turning once. Baste with honey about 10 minutes before removing from oven. Slice thinly to serve. Onolicious!

0 Comments

Who likes gingerbread cookies?

11/18/2015

0 Comments

 
Well, I have finally finished the Hawaiian gingerbread cookie designs. My mom's care has become more demanding leaving little time during the day for cross stitch. I hope to have everything ready for the printer by Friday. With Thanksgiving next week, I don't know yet whether the charts will be ready before the holiday or just after. I'll let you know. Here are the four designs:
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
These charts will be 5.5" x 8.5" and will retail for $2.75 each. If you order all four designs in one order, I will include the following chart which includes all the cookies in one design at no additional cost. 
Picture
Mahalo to all for your patience in waiting for these new designs. I will not be printing any more new designs this year but I am busy working on many more designs which will come out next year. I will be posting to my blog periodically, though, and I will have another free chart (yet another blast from the past!) in a few days so stay tuned and Happy Stitching!
0 Comments

New Blog Post Coming Soon!

11/4/2015

0 Comments

 
0 Comments

Changes to Storefront

11/1/2015

0 Comments

 
I've added the dimensions of my charts to the images on the store of my website so that you will know how large the finished chart is and whether it is flat or folded. I realized it wasn't clear from the images what size the actual charts are. 

Please don't hesitate to let me know what I can do to make any part of my website clearer or easier to navigate. This is all still fairly new to me and I learn a lot more every day.

​Mahalo!

0 Comments

November News . . .

11/1/2015

0 Comments

 
Well, November is here. The fall colors have peaked and rain is bringing the leaves down pretty quickly. The colors were really vibrant this year. I love fall (I love all the seasons) and I really look forward to Thanksgiving. This year I am looking forward to a small family gathering. This will be my mom's last Thanksgiving, I feel sure, and I want it to be special.  I really like taking the opportunity to be truly thankful for what I do have. Sometimes I dwell on what I don't have or what I think could be better in my life, but the truth is, I am very blessed. I have family and friends and a little business that I love. Designing for cross stitch is a real pleasure and my customers are really my friends. I don't know everyone personally but I have had many pleasant exchanges via email and snail mail. I look forward to getting to know many more of you. Please feel free to email me anytime or send a comment on the contact form on this website.

Three new Hawaiian Christmas patterns are now available: Anthurium, Hibiscus and Nene. They stitch up fairly quickly and if you're really in a hurry, you don't have to do the backstitching and the designs still look good. You can buy 6" x 9" envelopes at most office supply stores (or let me know if you need some) and these cards fit right in. If you have friends or family who like to cross stitch, these charts would be a great holiday card or stocking stuffer.

I have finished the Hawaiian gingerbread girl and am working on the Hawaiian gingerbread boy. A gingerbread tree will finish out the trio. Here's an image of the gingerbread girl:
Picture
I hope to have the Hawaiian Gingerbread designs out before Thanksgiving.


​In the works . . .

I am working on some designs to be released on my website, monthly, I hope, beginning in January. These are silhouettes of Hawaiian landmarks including Diamond Head, the State Capitol, Aloha Tower and more. They can be stitched individually or all together. When I finish the stitching, I'll post an image.
0 Comments

    Just call me Fran

    So glad to finally have a website. Life is good.

    Categories

    All

    Archives

    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    June 2017
    February 2017
    October 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015

    RSS Feed

Copyright Frances L. Johnson Designs 2015
Scenic photographs by Donald Michael 2010