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“Just Peachy”

Summertime means peach time! Who loves peaches? In my opinion, peaches (and other summer fruits) are one of the best things about summer. Do you agree?

Miss Patsy is feeling mighty peachy today. It’s her turn to model my newest ensemble, and I think she likes it. Look at that smile…!!!

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Patsy’s hand knit cardi and crocheted beret are made with natural colored bamboo thread. This ensemble started with her beret. I originally made it for my Little Darling, Alice, from a pattern I had made for the Kish Chrysalis dolls many years ago. Here’s that VERY colorful beret. I don’t think I’d make it this colorful again—I had 30 ends to weave in. Ugh!

When I was knitting this beret for Alice I thought it would end up too big, so stopped a couple of rows short from what the pattern said to do. (I’ll have to try again to make it for the Little Darlings.) It ended up being a tad too tiny for Alice, but looked perfect on Patsy.

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The sweater has a sprinkling of blossoms in colors from the dress print. I added tiny opal colored seed beads to the centers of the salmon blossoms so that they would pop.

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Patsy wanted a tiny drawstring purse to complete her ensemble. I had the exact shade of cotton thread. It matched the hand dyed rayon ribbon used for the waistline sash and the hand made bow on the beret. I love the the light peachy pink mixed with the pure peach and salmon. Patsy’s tights are a more pastel version of peach.

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Patsy’s euphoria wearing her new ensemble didn’t last long as Sophie wanted to try it on. As you can see it looks cute on Sophie too. Sophie’s coloring actually is better suited to this ensemble, but don’t tell Patsy that.

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Patsy’s (and Sophie’s) “Just Peachy” ensemble will be available August 7, 2016 at 7:00 pm CST, cindyricedesigns.com. Please check the “Shop What’s New” page at that time for more details.

“Li’l Summer Imp”

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My elfen little Penny by Linda Macario is here to show you her new summery ensemble. She has a brand new sundress, embroidered sweater, and cute coordinating accessories.

For me, this is the perfect time of year for a cool true blue in a medium shade, and this print matches Penny’s beautiful blue eyes perfectly! She’s ready to play in the garden and discover what’s new. Hopefully, she’ll find some yellow roses growing in the rose garden.

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Penny’s wool sweater is embroidered with two motifs that coordinate with the dress’s print. Would you believe I went through ALL of my beads looking for this sweater’s buttons? And, I have A LOT of beads; I was ready to give up finding the perfect ones. These lemon yellow translucent large seed beads were a find, they’re perfect.

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Penny’s sundress is a new design for her. I added the halter tie to fall at her shoulder/arm joint to accent her cute round shoulders. I love using crocheted chains for tying hair ties, and in this case, the halter strap. The crocheted chains stay tied nicely and are easy to untie, even when in a knot.

The asymmetrical yellow rose on the bodice is balanced by the hand made white ribbon bow on the skirt. Penny’s hair tie matches this bow too.

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Penny is wearing boyshort panties, so she can play without a care in the world. They have tiny embroidered flowers on each leg for a feminine touch. Penny’s little flower, magic wand, or lollipop is totally hand made with glass beads. A white bow was secured with needle and thread when I added the silver toned heart charm.

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Penny’s “Li’l Summer Imp” ensemble will be available tonight (July 31, 2016) at 7:00 pm CST, cindyricedesigns.com. Check the “Shop What’s New” page at that time for more details.

“Summertime Roses” for Patience

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I don’t have many roses blooming on my three rosebushes (I may have deadheaded them too vigorously) right now, so it’s a good thing they are blooming on Patience’s dress. I really am not good with roses. *sigh* 😦

Anyway, on a brighter note, Patience is here to relieve your rose withdrawal (if you, like me, have any).

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Patience’s tiny sweater is hand knit with the finest lace weight yarn I have in my stash, a blend of baby alpaca and silk. The embroidered bouquet on Patience’s sweater is “tied” with a silk ribbon embroidered bow. Her sweater buttons are glass pearls.

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Silk ribbons also decorate the waistline of Patience’s dress.

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I quickly took the photo below during the golden hour, just before sundown. I noticed how beautiful the light was getting and wanted to capture it. I literally had minutes before it got too dark.

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Patience’s bracelet is part of her crocheted clutch purse. It really opens and closes and can hold a tiny treasure. Her pearl headband is crocheted with the same pink cotton as used for her clutch.

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Patience’s “Summertime Roses” ensemble will be available tonight (July 27, 2016) at 7:00pm CST, cindyricedesigns.com. You can check the “Shop What’s New” page at that time for more details.

Don’t forget to stop and smell the roses today! 🙂