Category Archives: Hats

Thank You All So Much

I just wanted to say thank you to all of you for the support and condolences since my last post about my dad passing. It helps more than you could possibly know, so thank you so very much. Even if you didn’t leave a comment, thank you for reading my post. My dad will continue to live on in my heart.

One of my last dear memories of my dad was from this past December when he commented on how he visited my blog and got caught up as to what I was doing and making; he said he was proud of me. I’ll never forget the fact that he took the time to see what I was doing even though dolls held no interest for him. He was such a dear!

When I got home on Wednesday I had two new packets of goodies to have fun with: four new wigs and three sets of eyes. Right away I had to try something on Penny. Here she is wearing a Kemper Giselle wig in blonde and Eyeco platinum eyes in Lady Blue. I wasn’t sure of the shade of blonde this wig would actually be; it’s the same color as Helen Kish’s Riley doll’s hair! The eyes are a deep blue violet, really pretty. I guess one of my favorite new pastimes is giving Penny a new look, she looks cute so many ways.

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Yesterday I embroidered a mohair cardigan for the Little Darlings. I’ve had this sweater knit since my last trip to Florida and had made the dress when I got home in mid January. Most likely this ensemble will go on record for taking the longest to complete. As of Friday afternoon, it still isn’t finished.

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Today, I did a little straightening up in my sewing room and found a couple of things for Amelia Thimble and Izzy , and my Pukipuki’s first dress that I made for her. I was in the mood for something lighthearted and cutesy, so I had a little photo shoot with them.

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Amelia Thimble wanted to play with my music box gramophone ( a vintage piece from my grandma). She had no idea what a gramophone was, so I had to explain it to her. Amelia thought that the ‘funnest’ part was when her teddy bear got a ‘ride’ on the record.

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Little Izzy loves her super soft floor puppy pillow. Oh, and there’s that silly rabbit again; he’s always trying to photobomb every photo.

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These three ensembles will be for sale at special prices (cindyricedesigns.com) on Saturday night, 7:00 pm, CST.

Thanks for reading my blog; bye for now!

“Cute ‘n Cozy Christmas”

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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.

Santa’s Tiny Helpers

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My Pukipuki Sugar, and Amelia Thimble are wearing bright red Santa hats and dresses for Christmas. They are hoping that Santa notices them this year and needs their tiny helping hands for various elfin chores. If Santa needs a reference for them I am ready to give him one. These two are priceless; he’d better return them home to me after their chores are completed though, I’d miss them terribly.

Their Santa sets are made with bright red hand dyed lace weight merino and “fur” trim knit out of mohair/silk lace yarn. (I love the way this yarn dyed up; it’s a very light tonal, with lights and darks.) The dresses are embroidered with mistletoe berries, greenery, and blue spruce evergreen boughs. Both tines are wearing tinkling bells at the ends of their Santa hats; maybe you’ll hear them on Christmas Eve.