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Still Trying to Get In the Christmas Spirit

It’s really hard to do… in September.  Geez, fall hasn’t even officially started yet!

I finished a Christmas outfit this week and it didn’t help to get me in the Christmas spirit… AT ALL.  It simply seems way too early to be looking at Gina all bundled up in a wool sweater and hat with fuzzy white trim and Christmas/winter motifs.  Yet, I know this is how early I must start to be able to complete LOTS of holiday outfits this year.  Hopefully, it will get easier as we get into fall and fall-like weather.

I confess that I had a bit of a setback yesterday when I got back to work on a fall sweater that was barely started when the Christmas bug set in early last week, so you may see another one or two fall ensembles.  I love the greyish plum, neutral pink, merlot, and ecru/ivory in this print and wanted to continue with the ensemble.

wip 09-21-15 121My pumpkin dress/hat sets are all on their way to dress “tinies” for the fall season.  Amelia Thimble, Izzy, Sugar, and I are all very happy that these sets are going to help make some little ones look oh, so cute for pumpkin patch picking!

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Well, now I must get to work packing up outfits, printing out labels, and working on that fall outfit.  Oh, and I promised to make a pot of soup today, so that we don’t all starve.  Ha ha!

Everyone… have a great Monday!

It’s Sugar’s Turn

It’s been a while since Sugar has had something new and she is super happy that it is her turn.

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In case you are not familiar with this doll, Sugar is a BJD from Fairyland.  She is almost 4-1/2″ tall, so she is quite tiny.

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sugar amelia pumpkin 825Sugar isn’t much taller than teeny tiny Amelia, but she is so much easier to pose.  For instance, both of them are standing in a metal wagon and since Sugar has little magnets embedded into her feet she sticks (even while wearing these Kelly doll shoes) to the wagon.  Even if the wagon wasn’t metal she still poses so much easier.  Sugar is less kicky than Amelia and seems to stay when she is posed.   Miss Amelia LOVES to sit in my hand to model and tends to throw herself on the floor if I don’t oblige her.  LOL  I have never had any tantrums with Sugar.

puki's pumpkin patch 918Sugar’s dress is almost as tiny as Amelia Thimble’s dress.

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My Pukipuki dress is in the middle.  For more information on purchasing this dress/hat set, please visit my “Available for Sale” page at cindyricedesigns.com .

This and That…

3 pumpkin dresses 961My tiny pumpkin dresses are all finished.  There are two for Amelia Thimble and Izzy, and one for Fairyland’s Pukipuki.  I still have to write website pages for them.  They will probably be available for sale one at a time, so stay tuned.

an autumn rose 090Talyssa got her bangs cut yesterday.  I was looking at photos of her on Pinterest (I’m not sure who to credit with the photo) and was captivated by this photo of her with bangs.  I think it makes her look a lot younger, and cuter.

spider 080Who likes spiders?  I like that they are good for the garden, but I find them creepy, to say the least.  I looked out the window yesterday evening and in the middle of a 3′ x 3′ (at least) web sat this HUGE spider.  After I took the photos, I went back out with a ruler, he was gone.  I am guessing him to be about an inch long, the biggest that I’ve ever seen.  Anyone know what kind of spider this is?  My daughter and husband couldn’t believe how close I had to get to him to take this picture; I didn’t have a zoom lens on my camera, so he was about a foot away from the camera!

September is National Sewing Month and the only things that I have sewn this month are three pair of tights!  Sew… I am going to sew today!  I need a dress to go with the Christmas sweater and hat that I have been working on.

Bye for now!  Hope you have a great day!