Category Archives: Effner Dolls

“Cute ‘n Cozy Christmas”

I have a new Christmas ensemble for the Little Darlings. I am doing the sale for this set a bit differently, so please read carefully. To give others in some different time zones a chance at purchasing this set, I will be holding a lottery of sorts. If you would like the opportunity to purchase this set I must receive your completed contact form no later that 7:00 pm CST on Saturday, December 5, 2015. I will randomly select a name, I promise to be fair; the winner will receive a Paypal invoice from me to purchase this set. For details as to the price, shipping charges, and areas that I will ship to, please visit my “Shop What’s New” page and click on the appropriate photo.

Now, without further ado, here is my new Little Darling, Lucy, modeling her very first, “only for her” ensemble. If you missed her introduction, I talked about her here and here.

And here’s a photo of Lucy and Gina together. The outfit on the right isn’t included in this sale, but I wanted to show you the two sweeties together.

Here’s the link to my website where you will find all of the information about Lucy’s “Cute ‘n Cozy Christmas” ensemble. Click Here.

“Snowmen and Candy Canes”

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With our first snowfall now behind us and Christmas right around the corner, it is the perfect time to debut Gina and Lucy’s “Snowmen and Candy Canes” ensemble.

The Little Darlings’ hand knit mohair/silk sweater is embellished with embroidered snowflakes in shades of light blue, crystal seed beads, and a wool felt embellished snowman.

The hand knit candy cane striped scarf can be worn a variety of ways.

For more information on Gina and Lucy’s “Snowmen and Candy Canes” ensemble, please visit my “Shop What’s New” page at cindyricedesigns.com.

The Week So Far

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Here in northern Illinois we’ve had a rather warm week, until today… it’s sooo blustery, which makes it seem sooo COLD. My cold tolerance is pretty low right now, so I’ve been wearing my knee length down coat today. We’re expecting our first snowfall late Friday into Saturday. It seems too soon, but it really isn’t.

Today, even though it was blustery and cold, the sun shone brightly. I walked outside with my camera to photograph possibly one of our last “green grass” days for awhile.

These leaves were REALLY blowing when I snapped this photo.

The pachysandra still looks pretty; it stays green, but is covered with snow most of the winter.

Other news, my new Little Darling painted by Helen Skinner arrived on Monday! Ohhh, happy day!!! I waited approximately 30 seconds to open her. Ha ha, such discipline.

I asked my daughter to name her for me, and she picked Lucy. I do like the wig she arrived in, but for fun I tried lots of wigs on her and I like her best as a redhead. Did you ever notice how, even though we can change our dolls wigs, there seems to be a hair color that suits them the best? For Lucy it is auburn or carrot; Gina looks best as a brunette. Lucy is my second Little Darling and is the #3 sculpt. I love how she always seems so happy. It sounds silly, but seeing that smiling face makes me happier. Helen did a phenomenal job bringing her to life. I also really like the new arms on the Little Darlings; Lucy holds onto things such as dolls and stuffed animals very easily, too cute.