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A “Rosey Princess”

Gina, my Little Darling, is our “princess of the day” here at Cindy Rice Designs. She let Lucy go first yesterday, and now it’s her turn to shine.

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This is the same print as I used for Lucy’s ensemble. You saw that one yesterday. Here’s a photo of both girls together. I cannot decide which one I like better. Do you have a preference?

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This white sweater was originally made to go with Lucy’s dress, but it ended up looking much prettier with the pinker background. At one point last week I had both of these ensembles partially made (bits for this one and bits for that one). It was hard to keep them both straight.

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Gina has a Victorian styled flower basket, just like Patience’s. These baskets hold a little bunch of flowers so nicely. I think it’s because they are narrower and deeper for the flowers, like a vase would be.

Notice the double tucks at the hemline; it took extra care to keep the scallops lined up.

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Gina’s “Rosey Princess” ensemble will be available tonight (March 3, 2016) at 7:00 pm, CST. Look for the “Shop What’s New” page at cindyricedesigns.com.

Patience Wants to Show You Something

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Patience wants to show you the new ensemble that I’ve made just for her, “Patience in Peach”. These colors make me yearn for a juicy summer peach, a heaping bowl of peaches with cream or peach ice cream, yum.

Patience looks especially pretty in peachy pinks. They bring out her warm hair and lip color; these are her colors, I’d say.

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Patience’s cropped cardigan is hand knit with lace weight merino wool. I’ve embroidered a pair of mirrored image rose motifs along the center front neckline in peachy pinks, deep warm rose, salmon, and the perfect shade of green to bring it all together. Off white glass pearl bead buttons add the finishing touch.

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I was inspired by the shapes of these Victorian crocheted bags (aren’t they pretty?), so I made a tiny one for Patience. Her little flower bouquet sits perfectly inside.

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These bows are made from rayon ribbon that I hand dyed. I know some of you were wondering about dyeing fabrics, yarn, and ribbon. The next time I do some dyeing I will take more photos for a post.

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Patience’s “Patience in Peach” ensemble will be available for sale on my website’s “Shop What’s New” page tonight (March 1, 2016) at 7:00 pm, CST. Please note that I will not be sending out another blog post tonight at 7:00.

Hope you all are, or will, have a great day!

Thank You All So Much

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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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