Monthly Archives: April 2017

“Feelin’ Fancy”

I introduced you to Miss Fancy Mouse on Friday here.  Gina is here now, too, to show you the completed ensemble.  Aren’t they a fancy pair?

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Gina’s dress is made with a cotton rose bouquet print in the most beautiful shade of lavender.  I describe is as a pinky purply medium shade of yumminess!  The lace shrug is knit with a slightly neutral lavender wool yarn that really makes this print look even prettier, if that’s possible.  I brought out the bright pink color in the roses with ribbon and the heart charm.  The deeper rose color is brought out with the crocheted raspberry rose and tassel.  The color of the shrug is also used for the 5-petaled flower, purse ties, and tassel.  White accents offer a splash of crispness.

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English cotton Cluny lace is set into the skirt so that the lining subtlety peeks through, and makes the lace band appear just a little lighter.

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Gina’s lace shrug keeps her shoulder warm on these spring days.

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Gina wanted to show you Miss Fancy Mouse’s long tail and bow, so I quickly took a photo of Miss Fancy Mouse’s backside.

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Here she is all tucked into her carrier.  She is a cozy mouse indeed.

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“Feelin’ Fancy” will be available tonight (April 9, 2107) at 7:00 pm CST, cindyricedesigns.com

Miss Fancy Mouse

I’d like to introduce you to Miss Fancy Mouse.  She was born this week amongst this mess on my desk.

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I thought we were having a little bear, but I was wrong.  We had a mousling!  And a fancy one at that.

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Amelia Thimble is smitten again, and thinks every miniature I make is for her.  I’m sorry, my little Amelia Thimble, but Miss Fancy Mouse is for the Little Darlings.

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Miss Fancy Mouse wears a choker of beads and the tiniest of bows in front of her ear.  At the base of her tail is another little bow.  Gina loves holding Miss Fancy Mouse, but suggested I make a mouse carrier to keep her cozy and secure.

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Everyone here in the studio wishes you a fabulous day.  Thanks for stopping by.  Bye for now. ❤

A Wrap Up

I was (still am) so in love with this collection of fabrics (by Robert Kaufman) that I used for my past 6 ensembles.  Just for fun, I wanted to show you the fabrics and ensembles all together now that all 6 fabrics have been used.

One of the reasons this collection was such fun to work was that each was different enough to hold my interest–bouquets, all over 1980s retro roses, teeny tiny roses, and each of those three in two of the yummiest colorways, lilac/lavender/rose pink and blush/peach/mauve.  How could anyone go wrong, in my opinion anyway?  Originally, I thought my favorites would be the two middle fabrics with the cool palette colorway taking the blue ribbon.  Not so, I really loved using all of them… equally.

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Here are all the ensembles I made using these fabrics.

springtime joy 734rosies and lavender 765a whisper of spring 900a springtime garden stroll 920peachy keen for spring 981princess and the pearl 041

I’d love to know, do you have a favorite?

If you want to see more photos of the individual ensembles you can click on their titles Springtime JoyRosies and Lavender, A Whisper of SpringA Springtime Garden Stroll, Peachy Keen for SpringPrincess and the Pearl.

I hope you are having a beautiful day, my friends!  Bye for now!