Category Archives: Doll Hats

Something (New) for the Little Darlings

Have you ever had a project that just didn’t seem to get totally and completely finished, which for me means getting it onto my website?  “Cozy & Bright” for the Little Darlings is “it” for me.  This outfit was made and I even took some photos way back….yes, before I went on vacation…in the summer!!!  When I got back from vacation I felt this frenzy to make fall outfits, then Christmas outfits, then some Valentine’s Day outfits.  Which brings me to where I am right now.  I thought that if this poor ensemble for our Little Darlings didn’t get on my website now the Easter and spring season would push this one aside once again.

So without further ado here is Gina (finally) modeling her “Cozy & Bright” outfit for you.

And, no, it doesn’t look like this outside now.  I wish…!

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For more information on “Cozy & Bright” for the Little Darlings please visit my “Available for Sale” page at cindyricedesigns.com .

A Sunny Day

Well, I’m calling it a sunny day because the sun was out for about an hour this afternoon.  It has been such a cloudy winter that one hour of sun cannot go unnoticed, can it? I was sitting in my studio finishing up a cardigan for Talyssa when the latent sun made it’s fleeting appearance.

Anyway, cloudy days are a good thing since Groundhog Day is 8 days away.  Besides, I don’t think there have been many days in either December or January that the groundhog would have seen his shadow here in northern Illinois.  Will spring be early or has winter not really started yet?

I’m counting on an early spring…a very early spring!  How about you?

Here is Amelia Thimble modeling her “sunny” yellow dress/hat set which is just perfect for today’s bit of sun.  The knit dress has an embroidered wreath of roses encircling the dropped waistline and her crocheted hat keeps the sun out of her eyes.

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Amelia is making friends with one of the stuffed “studio” bunnies.  Maybe she’s hoping that this one is the Easter Bunny.

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Buttering up the bunny! Kiss! Kiss!

For more information on Amelia Thimble’s “A Sunny Day” set please visit my “Available for Sale” page on cindyricedesigns.com .

Mid Winter Floral Imagining

It’s no surprise that I LOVE flowers, right?  I embroider them on my doll clothes and gravitate towards floral fabrics.  Even when I designed cross stitch patterns my patterns were of flowers.

From when I was very young I loved flowers and there are even photos to prove it.  Here are two pictures of me smelling the roses (or trying to).  You’ll notice in one picture I have a death grip on my Barbie doll.  Yes, my passions started young.

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1964 06 In the middle of winter when I would love to meander through a garden it helps me to look at photos of gardens (Pinterest is great for this) or simply create my own flowers with embroidery thread.  It is easy to imagine the sweet scent of the roses I am creating.

Amelia Thimble has a little dress and hat set to show you today.  It is sprinkled with softly colored embroidered pastel flowers.

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Amelia wants to know if you can smell the flowers too.

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For more information on Amelia Thimble’s “Pastel Blossoms” set please visit the “Available for Sale” page on cindyricedesigns.com .