Welcoming GERA! Designs
by Kyoko Maruoka
Creative Poppy is proud to be publishing the works of Kyoko Maruoka, a talented Japanese needlework designer.
Kyoko Maruoka's work comes under the name of GERA!
More and more stitchers worldwide have been discovering Kyoko Maruoka's work but her charts are hard to find. Now, finally, they are available as downloadable patterns, on Creative Poppy's website.
All GERA! designs published by Creative Poppy come with easy-to-read Color charts and English-language instructions.
The cutest cross stitch Kokeshi dolls
Kokeshi dolls have long been collected by visitors coming to Japan. The traditional dolls are fashioned from wood and then hand-painted.
Now you can create your very own in cross stitch!
GERA! designer Kyoko Maruoka has developed her very own method of mounting the heads and body so they turn into perfect skittle-like dolls. It took quite a lot of creativity, but here we are. They are quite small (2 3/4 inch) so you can easily fix them onto little straps to hang onto zipper pulls, scissors, phones, etc...
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International Kids
Kawai is a Japanese word applying to everything cute and sweet. It certainly applies to this adorable series of children holding hands. Check out the little Chinese Girl in the first row. They come from all over the World and you can combine the two series adding more countries depending on your projects. Each child is depicted with amazing detail (click on images for full descriptions).
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Fairy tales and Stories
Alice in Wonderland, Snow White, Red Riding Hood, Puss in Boots... Kyoko Maruoka loves illustrating stories, capturing the spirit of each tale and transposing it into cute and colorful cross stitch.
The funny Quartet is a fun pot-pourri of several fairies tales with the characters all mixed up!
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Robbers beware, this band of musicians is their way and they are determined to get you out of there. A colorful story told in cross stitch by GERA! Kyoto Maruoka.
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Below is a wonderful extract of Lewis Carroll's Alice In Wonderland. Tiny Alice has wandered into a magical garden full of the most extraordinary flowers and mushroom. The colors are so bright and cheerful you'd like to get lost yourself in such a beautiful place.
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Russian Passion
Kyoko Maruoka is deeply influenced by Russian artistic and literary works. Based on Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, here is a delicate cross stitch piece, full of tenderness and sensibility. A great work reflecting Kyoko Maruoka's exceptional talent.
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More patterns by GERA!
There are more works by Kyoko Maruoka on Creative Poppy's website, and many more to be added soon.
