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I find that it’s a lot of work selling things on eBay. I spent most of the day yesterday gathering items, photographing them, and writing up the eBay listings, not sure if it’s worth the work for the little things, especially if they don’t even sell. We’ll see what happens. I may have lots to donate to Good Will. I think that it is worth it for the larger collectibles as these would not be appreciated (most likely) at Good Will, and that would make me sad.

I spent the this morning packing up five dolls that will be in their new homes very soon. That will make a total of 8 dolls that have started new chapters in their lives: Big Ann Estelle, Lark, Song, White Rabbit, Tamsin, Avery, Zsu Zse, and Anjali. I’m sure they are (or soon will be) very happy to be away from me where they spent too many days not doing much of anything; I am hoping their new families are happy with them too.

While these 8 dolls were very bored with me, there are others who are very, very busy. Here’s Gina with a new ensemble called “Pink & Plum Encore”. I used the smaller rose print which is second from the right. It is a shade deeper and the roses are smaller, but it is from the same fabric collection.

Just for fun, here are the two ensembles side by side. Because we are getting nearer and nearer to cool autumn weather, I made a slouchy beret for the new set.

The sweater and beret set are hand knit with mohair/silk lace weight yarn. The sweater is embroidered with two mirrored image rose bouquet motifs in coordinating colors. The slouchy beret has its own rose motif too.

Gina’s skirt features a deep tuck which overlaps fine English cotton Cluny lace with two hand made rayon bows sewn equidistant from the skirt’s center. These bows match the waistline ribbon tie on the dress. Gina is wearing light pink cotton Lycra tights to keep her legs warm. Sorry, they are hidden by her boots at this camera angle.

For more information on Gina’s “Pink & Plum Encore” ensemble, please visit my “Available for Sale” page at cindyricedesigns.com.

Talyssa’s “An Autumn Rose” ensemble is still available. My Talyssa is getting a bit giddy because she is anticipating that this will be hers to keep. Let’s not make her too happy; if she’s not sitting around naked I will not be motivated to make her anything new because she looks way too cute all dressed up.

If you’d like to bring this ensemble home for your Talyssa or Mei Mei mention the words “sorry Talyssa” in your contact form or email to me and I will give you a discount of $20 off of this set through the end of this week (through 9/4/15 only).

Here’s Talyssa for another look at “An Autumn Rose”.

Bye for now and thanks for reading!

Hugs, Cindy

“An Autumn Rose”

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Summer is winding down. Do you feel it where you live? Boy, did I feel it this yesterday morning! I wanted to take a few more pictures of Talyssa modeling her new ensemble and I couldn’t wait to get back inside, although it probably didn’t help that I was barefoot!

Talyssa’s sweater is knit with Knitpicks Diadem. It is a single ply yarn which I found to be quite a challenge to knit with. The threads in each strand of yarn did not want to stay together (and there were a lot of ultra fine silk strands), so I had to be extra careful to get all of it on my needle with each stitch. It did get easier as I progressed, but knitting this sweater probably took twice as long as it would have with a plied yarn. On the plus side, this yarn is very silky and soft; it is made with mulberry silk/baby alpaca fibers. The photos don’t show how the sweater shimmers and shines.

The headband can be worn like an ear warmer or like a typical headband. Talyssa is modeling it both ways.

I really enjoy fall, but the end of summer always makes me feel a bit melancholy. How does the end of summer make you feel?

For more information on Talyssa’s “An Autumn Rose” ensemble, please visit my “Available for Sale” page at cindyricedesigns.com .

Just “A Glimpse of Fall”

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After all it is still summer, so a glimpse or a little peek is just enough for now.

First off, I would like to offer my apologies to all those who sent me a contact form requesting to purchase “Pink ‘n Plum” for the Little Darlings last week. There was a flurry of activity going on at home right when I was publishing my website and blog post. So, between the guilt of wanting to help put away the groceries and get “Pink ‘n Plum” published for 7:00 as promised, I forgot to hit the publish button after marking the ensemble “Sold”. I promise to do better next time.

Without further ado, here is Millie to show you her “A Glimpse of Fall” ensemble.

Millie and I had a very quick photo shoot on Friday. It was VERY warm and I didn’t want her to get overheated in her hat and scarf. Millie is so photogenic that it didn’t take long at all to get some great shots of her.

Millie’s hand knit accessories (beret and scarf) are made in a beautiful grape colored heathered merino lace weight yarn. Her cardigan is in the same type of yarn, but in a natural color.