Category Archives: Embroidery

“Summery Days” for the Little Darlings

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

Violas or Johnny-Jump Ups

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Sow a packet of Violas one time in your garden and every year they will gift you with more and more tiny plants without any ~~work~~ help from you. What I find so fascinating about these tiny pansy-like flowers is that one basic heirloom variety begets many different color combinations. So, if you are a pansyaholic, enjoy shades of purple, and love surprises in your garden throw down a packet of these in the spring and enjoy for years to come.

The violas growing in my garden inspired me to create this little dress for my Fairyland Pukipuki Sugar. I used bullion stitch, colonial knots, lazy daisy, back stitch, and oyster stitches to create the embroidery on this hand knit lilac bamboo dress.

For more information on Pukipuki’s viola dress please visit cindyricedesigns.com.

The Littlest Rosebud

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We have two of the tiniest rosebushes that I have ever seen. Both are in bloom right now and have the prettiest pink rosebuds. The roses are so small…well, they are doll size. To get in the spirit of things Sugar (Fairyland’s Pukipuki) donned her pink dress with embroidered roses and is ready to show you one of our “doll size” rosebuds.