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“Perfectly Pink” for My Sweet Little Darling

I hope you don’t get tired of seeing pink on my Little Darling because it seems to be Gina’s most favorite color in the whole world. Gina is a girly girl through and through and I love that about her.

I decided to call this ensemble “Perfectly Pink” because it is the perfect shade of pink, not too blush-y or violet-y, just pink. When this shade gets paired with yellow, kelly green, and white cotton accents it shouts summer, don’t you think?

Gina’s crocheted hat frames her sweet face perfectly. A matching band decorates the crown and a hand made wool felt flower and crocheted leaf draw your eye to this darling’s face.

Gina’s light and summery sweater is hand knit in white bamboo with a lacy panel running along the center of each sleeve. A pair of mirrored image floral motifs in coordinating colors adorn the center front of the sweater.

This summery ensemble wouldn’t be complete without a pair of crocheted ballet slipper shoes in cotton thread with matching roses on the sides of each shoe. I love the way these tiny slippers show off the Little Darlings delicately shaped feet and ankles.

For more information on “Perfectly Pink” please visit my “Available for Sale” page on cindyricedesigns.com .

“Sunshine & Posies” for Patience

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Patience is all about summer sunshine and flowers, flowers everywhere. Doesn’t she look all bright and happy and ready to make you smile?

Patience saw the shrug that I made for Talyssa and Gina; she suggested that I make her one as well to complete this ensemble. Patience’s lace shrug is in buttercup yellow bamboo. Yes, this is the discontinued yellow bamboo that I have a very limited supply of, but it worked perfectly with this dress.

Here’s a close up of the hand beaded tuck on the hemline. The bright yellow seed beads brought out the tiny bit of yellow in the print nicely.

I love Patience in hats. This one is crocheted with three strands of cotton in two different weights of thread. The brim can be turned up, down, or a bit of both. The band matches the dress. I “free hand” crocheted (no pattern) the flower to coordinate with the shapes on the dress. It is a cup shape and filled with yellow beads for the stamens and has a curly apple green stem.

The elbow length shrug falls just above the ribbon bow in the back.

For more information on Patience’s “Sunshine & Posies” ensemble, please visit my “Available for Sale” page on cindyricedesigns.com .

“Vintage & Rosy” for the Little Darlings

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Yes, it’s me again with another ensemble to show you. I was so busy with creating new outfits during the last couple of weeks; I was on a roll and didn’t take the time for photography, so here they are almost all at once. Sorry, I hope you don’t mind. 🙂

Here is my Little Darling, Gina, in a one-of-a-kind 1970s inspired ensemble. This is one of my favorite floral prints. It reminds me of the 1970s, but without the orange, using pink instead.

Here’s a picture of my best friend and I right before our 8th grade graduation, long, long ago. This is the dress that I thought of when I saw this floral print.

I also used this print to make an ensemble for Patience, but hers is in a brighter colorway. You can see it here. The colors in Gina’s ensemble are more muted, so this would be perfect for wearing into the fall season too.

The bullion stitched embroidered roses, hand dyed rayon ribbon, tiny thread bows, and a few bugle beads add lots of rosiness to this ensemble while the English cotton Cluny lace, fine thread crocheted ballet slipper shoes, and whitish flowers in the fabric add that warm white/ecru vintage feel. I love the touch of blue in the print and brought that out with a few colonial knot embroidered flowers and the heart dangle on the bracelet.

The crocheted ballet slipper shoe tops are made with very fine thread. The Little Darlings have the cutest shaped feet and ankles, so these hand made “tinies” show them off. The roses on the slippers are hand made out of the lace with a bit of rayon ribbon and a seed bead added. The extra lace rose and the pink crocheted rosebud on Gina’s wrist are separate, so they can be tied anywhere: hair, over waistline ribbon, wrist, etc.