Category Archives: Dolls

Let’s All “Make a Christmas Wish”

Close your eyes right now and make a Christmas wish with Millie. I think that if we all wish (or pray) for peace, love, sharing, caring, and all things good there might be more of that this holiday season. All of those positive thoughts being put out there has to yield positive results, right?

I’d like to introduce you to my newest sweetie, Millie. She is a sunkissed slim mini BJD by Kaye Wiggs. At the moment she has Glib light green grey eyes and is wearing a carrot red Giselle mohair wig from Kemper. She is ever so sweet and just makes me smile whenever I look at her!

Her very first outfit to model is called “Make a Christmas Wish” which she is happy to show you now. Personally I think she is having too much fun with the magic wand. You know how little girls are with glitter.

This outfit is available for sale on my website and to start off the sharing this season I will donate $75 of the purchase price to the Make a Wish America foundation in the purchaser’s name. Make a Wish will even send you a thank you card.

For more information on Millie’s “Make a Christmas Wish” outfit please visit the “Available for Sale” page on cindyricedesigns.com.

Millie and I hope all of your Christmas wishes come true!

“Summery Days” for the Little Darlings

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Summer days…wish they could go on forever, don’t you? My Little Darling, Gina, is wearing a new ensemble called “Summery Days”. Bright white cotton and cool blue and violet hues with a touch of pink make this ensemble clean and crisp, perfect for this time of year. And…just in case a cool breeze starts to blow there is a lacy sweater knit up in a tonal baby alpaca/silk blend yarn with tiny pink rosebuds embroidered at the shoulders. A very delicate look for our sweet Little Darling girls.

More information on this set can be found on cindyricedesigns.com

“Softly Spring” Ensemble for Dianna Effner’s Little Darlings

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Gina is back to modeling for me and is as happy as can be. I’ve been working for a while now on this very involved 8-piece ensemble for the beautifully sweet Little Darlings.

I am so happy with how this mohair/silk lace hand knit sweater turned out. It is knit from the top down, then I added lace edgings with a 3 needle bind off. I wanted the scalloped edge of the lace edging, but still wanted to make the sweater from the top down so this was my solution. Lots of math involved as the lace had a specific number for the pattern and then the sleeves and body had to be the exact same number of stitches as the edging that would go with it. Yikes, I could feel the burn as my brain worked on this one!

I encircled the eyelet neckline with lots of delicate hand embroidery; roses in pinks, some blue and yellow golden flower clusters, and pretty green for the meandering stems and leaves.

After I completed the sweater I was able to see the kind of dress that I thought would be pretty with it. I found this very soft washed blue cotton chambray in my fabric collection. I added some tucks to the skirt along with a rose bouquet motif and white tulle that barely peeks out from underneath the skirt. I repeated a smaller rose bouquet motif on the bodice just under the strap on the opposite side to balance the embroidered motifs. The entire dress is lined in white cotton lawn with all of the seams enclosed to make the dress beautiful inside.

A low back and angled straps show off these dolls graceful arms, pretty back, and slightly sloping shoulders so well. I love how Dianna sculpted the body of these dolls, so graceful and elegant.

I added a crocheted drawstring purse with a cotton voile hankie (embroidered with the L.D.’s initials), some crocheted ballet slippers, a bracelet, bow headband, and panties and the ensemble was complete.