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Some Things from This Week

This morning I made the last piece to go with Patsy’s Christmas ensemble, the tights. I don’t know why, but they are always the last thing I make. We even had time for our photo shoot! Afterwards, she wanted to go up on the shelf to visit with the other three girls who are all dressed up in their Christmas dresses. They look so cute together in a group, don’t they? This is the largest this group of models will get before the Christmas ensembles start going into new closets to dress other little girls for the holidays. (I always take the photos of the ensembles without their sweaters on last, so that is why no one is wearing one, just in case you were wondering where the sweaters had gone off to.)

I managed to find the bright red organza ribbon at Hobby Lobby to accent the waistline of Patsy’s dress. While I was there, I (of course) browsed the entire store. They had their Czech glass beads on sale and these little mixed packs of flowers and hearts looked too colorful to pass up, I bought two packs.

It was fun going through the pretty little baubles. I keep my hearts separate from my other beads since I use one with every ensemble, so I separated those out to be put with my other hearts. These are all my new hearts!

One of these hearts was used for Patsy’s bracelet in her new ensemble. Hmm, wonder which one… can you guess? Hint, there’s only one of them.

It was my husband’s birthday on Wednesday, so happy 29th birthday to him…

… just kidding, he’s really not 29, although he wishes he were 29 again! I picked up a pizza, lasagna, and spaghetti/meatballs from a favorite carry out spot for dinner. I know, too much food! I made a chocolate chip cake (from scratch) for his birthday cake. I barely had enough frosting; it wasn’t the best choice to make only a half of a recipe, but it was plenty sweet enough in my opinion.The little beggar is in his favorite spot. Nope, he didn’t get a crumb of cake, although he got a few bits of pizza crust.

Bye for now! Talk to you soon!

Christmas Making is Progressing

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I feel that I am finally getting in the Christmas spirit here in the studio. How many weeks has it taken for me to seriously get in the spirit?

Right now I have three dolls in their Christmas ensembles all waiting patiently for photos to be taken. And, speaking of Patience I am working on something for her too.

Here are Gina, Millie, and Sugar all decked out for the holidays. I originally had Gina in a Santa hat, but this ensemble seemed too dressy for it. I like the organza bow in her hair much better. I didn’t have my lighting all set up, so this was taken with the over head florescent lights and a tiny bit of early morning light coming in through the west facing window. You can get an idea anyway. I thought they looked cute all together and wanted to show you.

Maybe I’ll get photos taken today and maybe I’ll get sewing on Patience’s dress, or maybe both!

I hope all of you have, or are having (depending on where you live), a wonderful day!

Bye for now!

My First Holiday (Christmas) Ensemble of the Season

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My first holiday ensemble is all ready to show you! I started my holiday creating by using my favorite fabric first, not saving it for one of the last like I did last year. And, it just so happens that the color palette is a little bit fallish, so it is indeed the perfect one to start with.

Isn’t this fabric cute? There are so many adorable motifs in this primitive looking print, boring it is not. And, even though the colors are muted it is still quite colorful. Yes, it is my most favorite holiday or Christmas fabric that I’ve purchased so far this year.

I had the perfect shade of wool yarn for knitting the sweater and hat. It matches the rosy color beautifully. I picked out the blue and green in the print and added bits of those colors throughout the ensemble for extra “colorfulness”.