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Some Things from This Week

This morning I made the last piece to go with Patsy’s Christmas ensemble, the tights. I don’t know why, but they are always the last thing I make. We even had time for our photo shoot! Afterwards, she wanted to go up on the shelf to visit with the other three girls who are all dressed up in their Christmas dresses. They look so cute together in a group, don’t they? This is the largest this group of models will get before the Christmas ensembles start going into new closets to dress other little girls for the holidays. (I always take the photos of the ensembles without their sweaters on last, so that is why no one is wearing one, just in case you were wondering where the sweaters had gone off to.)

I managed to find the bright red organza ribbon at Hobby Lobby to accent the waistline of Patsy’s dress. While I was there, I (of course) browsed the entire store. They had their Czech glass beads on sale and these little mixed packs of flowers and hearts looked too colorful to pass up, I bought two packs.

It was fun going through the pretty little baubles. I keep my hearts separate from my other beads since I use one with every ensemble, so I separated those out to be put with my other hearts. These are all my new hearts!

One of these hearts was used for Patsy’s bracelet in her new ensemble. Hmm, wonder which one… can you guess? Hint, there’s only one of them.

It was my husband’s birthday on Wednesday, so happy 29th birthday to him…

… just kidding, he’s really not 29, although he wishes he were 29 again! I picked up a pizza, lasagna, and spaghetti/meatballs from a favorite carry out spot for dinner. I know, too much food! I made a chocolate chip cake (from scratch) for his birthday cake. I barely had enough frosting; it wasn’t the best choice to make only a half of a recipe, but it was plenty sweet enough in my opinion.The little beggar is in his favorite spot. Nope, he didn’t get a crumb of cake, although he got a few bits of pizza crust.

Bye for now! Talk to you soon!

What I’m Working on Today

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Hello and, depending on where you live, good morning or good evening!

I took a photo of my desk this morning and wanted to show you the progress on Patsy’s Christmas outfit. I think that this is the last I can make out of this simple red/green pin dot. I made two dresses for the Little Darlings out of this 1/2 yard piece of fabric last year and didn’t think there was enough for another dress, but Patsy is small, so there was just enough width and length to cut out her skirt. Here is a link to Gina’s ensemble from last year. (Both dresses for Gina were the same.)

I made a quick little drawing of how I want to embroider Patsy’s sweater. I’ll also need to run to the store for red ribbon; the shade I have is too blue, and I’d like to use organza. I’m not sure yet what kind of beads I’ll use for the sweater buttons, maybe pearls. The tiny green buttons are for the dress. I’m thinking a bow or headband for her hair, but I will see.

That’s all for now my dear readers.

Thank you sooo much for all of your comments; I love them!!!

Frost & Flowers

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Happy Sunday everyone! Hope your weekend is going well.

I worked diligently on Patience’s Christmas outfit yesterday and only have to make the tights before it is ready for photo taking. Yay! Next, is a Christmas outfit for Patsy. (See, she is getting some attention!) I think after that I will make something for Amelia Thimble. Sorry, no doll photos today.

Last Friday was my anniversary. I woke up to this bouquet of roses from my husband. There were 5 or 6 different fall-ish colors and types in the vase, so pretty, and they smelled wonderful all day while I worked. My husband and I enjoyed dinner together. We had sweet potato chili and cornbread. The chili was cooking in the slow cooker all day, so the house smelled yummy. I put a little cinnamon in my chili, just half a teaspoon, but it sure makes the house smell nice.

We had our first frosts yesterday morning and this morning. This morning’s frost seemed heavier than yesterday’s. The icy grass looks so white, like snow, and it is sooo cold. I guess it is time for cold weather since October is more than half over already.

As for the melons, these tiny ones got hit with frost. I did pick the two largest last week, one was a cantaloupe and the other was a honeydew. (They were seedlings that sprouted from store bought fruit in our compost pile.) The fruit was ripe, but quite flavorless and almost bitter. My brown thumb lives on!