Do you believe the Christmas season is upon us?  Seriously, I can’t believe it!  November flew by at 100 mph.  I think I am going to have to accept that I will only get a fraction of the holiday ensembles completed that I had wanted to.  There simply won’t be enough time, even if I worked around the clock.  So . . . that’s the way it will play out this year.

I do have something to show you right now though! 🙂

It is an ensemble for the Little Darlings.  I finished this one about a week ago, but wanted to wait until we got our Christmas tree, so I could use it as a back drop.  In front of the tree is one of my favorite places for taking photos.  There’s something magical about the sparkly lights and ornaments.

This is another Japanese cotton print that was impossible for me to resist—all those toys, candy canes, and cutie pie Santa!  The illustrations have a vintage feel which I love.

The knits I made for this ensemble have a vintage feel too.  The forest green wool cape is embellished with red seed beads and green embroidery.  A little motif is on every one of the panels which are separated by lace eyelets.  I found some old knitting patterns from the 1950s and they called this type of hat a cuddle cap.  It is different from the headband hats that I’ve been making in that the cuddle cap sits back on the head and is slightly shaped.  To complete her knitwear set, Gina wanted a striped scarf, so I made her a micro striped green/natural colored one with colorful fringe.

This is my first ever hand knit Christmas stocking!  I used a free pattern from Julie at Little Cotton Rabbits.  Gina is thrilled with all of the tiny gifts it can hold.  Her little Christmas tree is embellished with a star and ornament beads.  She also has a gingerbread man, lollipop, candy cane, silver ornament, and a red berry/ribbon decoration tucked inside.  I attached wooden skewers to the goodies, (except the tree) so they can be rearranged and easily peek out of the stocking.  I added a tiny hand made tassel to the toe of the stocking too.

Of course the doll motif had to be on the front of the dress bodice!  Gina is also wearing a candy cane bracelet.  I don’t think she can get any more festive, do you?  She wishes you all a “Very Merry Holiday Season”!

“A Most Magical Season” will be available tonight (November 30, 2016) at 7:00 pm CST, cindyricedesigns.com.