Category Archives: Fairyland

Four and a half weeks to go…

…until Christmas!

Am I ahead of the game by having all of my shopping finished? No.

Am I a little ahead by have some shopping completed? No.

Have I even bought one gift yet? No.

Am I worrying? No…not yet, but soon, yes, I will be worrying soon.

What is getting done around here then? Lots of sewing, knitting, embroidering, photographing…for my dolls. They are looking so festive in their parade of holiday garb. It seems like they are always wearing something new. Tonight my Pukipuki, Sugar, and my Little Darling, Gina, are showing you their brand new outfits.

Gina is dressed and ready in her “Holiday Helper” casual set. While mom is wrapping gifts (with the doors securely closed in her workroom) Gina is carefully arranging them under the tree where they will sit prettily until Christmas. As she is busy finding the perfect spot under the tree for each gift she cannot help but take a peek to see if maybe it is for her.

Sugar is our tiny “Li’l Holly Bells” elf. She is so tiny and always busy as a little bee that it is hard to find her sometimes. I managed to locate her when I heard the softest tinkle of her tiny bell accompanied by a slightly louder giggle.

For more information on these two Christmas sets please visit my “Available for Sale” page on cindyricedesigns.com.

Pukipuki is Here to Welcome the Holiday Season

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Okay, I know it is early. Halloween was three days ago…! By the time Thanksgiving gets here, though, I think we will want to have some idea about what our doll displays will look like, no? I must confess that I actually started making things for Christmas in July. While I was enjoying the hot Florida sun I was knitting Santa hats and I am glad I did because time seems to be slipping away already.

So to welcome the season here is my Pukipuki Sugar. She is wearing a winter white hand knit and daintily embroidered dress in a mohair/silk yarn. On her head is a ruby red Santa hat with fuzzy trim. If you listen closely you can hear the tinkling of the little bell which magically sticks to her hand (oops sorry, no magic here, there are magnets in Pukipuki’s hands).

Here is a closeup of the embroidery. It is quite tiny. Two different varieties of evergreen boughs and berries, and tiny embroidered bows encircle the waistline of this dress.

With love (blowing kisses) from my tiny Pukipuki Sugar. For more information on this outfit please visit my website,

Cindy Rice Designs on the “Available for Sale” page.

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.