Category Archives: Everyday

Back in My Studio Again

Hello my dear reader friends. It’s been a long week away… yet again. My dad passed away last week, and so, I was with my family. I had actually planned on visiting my dad as he wasn’t doing well, but upon touching down in Florida I got a feeling, which proved to be true. He passed the night before. Since I had such an early flight no one wanted to tell me the news until I got there. It’s funny, but I had no idea, no feeling, until we landed. And then, it was like a veil was lifted, and I knew. It is still so sad to talk about, but I wanted to share with why I’ve been away.

Here’s a photo of my dad, with my brother and I, taken in the mid 1960’s. You can see how much we loved our daddy.

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I may be a little slow getting back to normal with my dolly things, but I am sure going to try. I was playing around a little today with Penny and some new wigs and eyes that arrived while I was away; that was fun.

Thanks for reading. Bye for now.

The Past Seven (or so) Days

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I’ve been hogging the limelight with new ensembles all week long, so here are some casual shots from the week that you might enjoy looking at.

As you can see, I am still in a pink mood. Aren’t all of these pink rose prints lovely? A couple are new and three of them were used last year, but I still have LOTS more to make more dresses with. I like laying them out in a little collection for a few days.

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The peach pink rose print pictured above is being made into a dress to go with this cardigan for Patience.

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After my last couple of embroidery projects I was left with quite a mess. It’s all cleaned up now, but I’ve begun a new mess. 😳

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Here is Lucy’s dress in progress. You are looking at the wrong side that’s why it is looking so washed out. It is a lilac-y pink rose print. Here is Lucy wearing the dress. One of the mohair sweaters that I knit in January will be embroidered to go with this dress.

I needed a little bit of cheering up on this dreary Monday morning; Lucy did the trick.

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Lucy borrowed the carrot red mohair wig from Penny and wears it quite well too. I’m not sure who wears it better. Below is a picture of Penny during our photo shoot for “Pretty in Purples”.

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Bye for now! Have a great week!

This and That

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Thank you all so much for the input on Penny’s best look, that was fun. That post is here in case you didn’t see it. Here are the results:

1. Giselle very blonde bob

2. Giselle brunette bob

3. Raven long carrot

4. Tomboy auburn curly

5. Hannah brunette

Gina’s favorite wig, the brunette Hannah wig actually got no votes. I guess Gina doesn’t have to worry about it being snatched from her. A bob (in either color) seems to be the favorite style for Penny. I forgot to show you Penny wearing a Monique Bubbles (bob style) carrot wig which looks equally cute on her. I think so anyway.

Have you heard that the groundhog did not see his shadow, so it will be an early spring, 6 weeks to go? Maybe he is right; I saw a robin last week and we had thunderstorms yesterday. Not that 6 weeks is such a short length of time to wait for spring to arrive… I wish it would arrive NOW. I love spring, but this time of year can be nice too, sitting in front of the cozy fire with my knitting and a cup of hot cocoa, coffee, or tea. Sometimes I need to remind myself to stay in the moment and not rush my life away. So yes, I will enjoy the rest of winter. 🙂

I snapped a photo of my works-in-progress today. The ensemble with the pink sweater for the Little Darlings just needs buttons on the sweater and a bracelet made, then done. Yay! I’m not sure who to put it on, Lucy or Gina. Hmmm…

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Lucy will be showing you her new “Pink Happeness” ensemble tonight at 7:00 pm. She’d love for you to check it out. There’s a few photos of it on my Facebook page (right now) in case you’d like to take a peek.

Bye for now! Thanks for stopping by!