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“Beauty in Blue”

Today, it’s Gracie’s turn to model a new ensemble for you.

Gosh, I just love looking at this beautiful doll! I think she is my favorite sculpt of all of Kaye’s dolls.

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Gracie looks very delicate in blue, don’t you think? Really, though, I don’t think that there is a color that she wouldn’t look beautiful wearing.

Gracie’s sweater is hand knit with a merino/bamboo yarn blend. The winter white sweater is soft and has some body to it. The blue rose motifs are embroidered to work singly as little bouquets and to also work together to form a well balanced asymmetrical composition on the sweater. I chose natural wood beads as buttons to help pick up the natural colors in the dress’s background.

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Waistline darts help to fit Gracie dress at her waistline. A hand dyed light blue silk ribbon ties around the waist.

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Gracie has picked a simple little bouquet of blue blossoms for you. Her bracelet is made with mother-of-pearl beads and seed beads. A cobalt butterfly and heart dangle from the bracelet.

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Isn’t Gracie a beautiful doll! Do you have a favorite Kaye Wiggs sculpt?

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Gracie’s “Beauty in Blue” ensemble will be available tonight (May 17, 2016) at 7:00 pm, CST. View the “Shop What’s New” page at cindyricedesigns.com at 7:00 for more information on this set.

“Blue Skies for my Roses”

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Along with Gracie, Patience had a modeling gig yesterday. (I’ll show you Gracie later.) Yes, we had sunshine and our family room was nice and bright, perfect for picture taking.

We also had frost yesterday morning! What!!! Hey, it’s mid May, Mother Nature, you’ve got your months mixed up! Hopefully, she will come to her senses soon.

Anyway, back to Patience and her new ensemble. I called this ensemble “Blue Skies for my Roses” because sunny, blue skies is what our roses need to bloom gloriously and that is what this fabric reminds me of.

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All of the color in the dress made the embroidery fun to do too; I think I used 7 different colors of floss. Patience’s tiny sweater is knit with merino lace weight wool. The peachy/ivory glass bead buttons are the perfect tone for this sweater; they blend with the light yellow/peach rosebuds.

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I used various flower buds in pastel warm pink, glass pearls, and Delica beads to decorate Patience’s floral headband in an asymmetrical composition. The flower buds and beads are all neatly sewn and secured onto the headband. The headband ties at the back of Patience’s neck.

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The bouquet and bracelet are equally colorful in pinks and neutrals. Streamers of pastel sky blue silk ribbon float around the flower stems.

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Patience’s “Blue Skies for my Roses” ensemble will be available tonight (May 16, 2016) at 7:00 pm, CST. Check my “Shop What’s New” page at cindyricedesigns.com for more information.

A “Sweet Princess”

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Dianna Effner’s Little Darling dolls are like tiny little princesses when they’re all dressed up! Lucy is here today to bring a smile to your morning (or afternoon)… I hope so, anyway. Rain or shine, this Little Darling always has a sweet smile waiting for me each and every day.

This is the second ensemble I’ve made using this beautiful rose print from Japan. The first was on an ivory background. You can see it here. This particular colorway has a pastel lilac-y pink background. My cool pink mohair yarn coordinated perfectly with this cool colored background.

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