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Both yesterday and today we’ve had the most perfect springlike weather here in northern Illinois. It was so glorious today that our happy little crocuses woke up from their long winter’s nap.

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As I was sewing yesterday (Millie is getting a new dress) I kept glancing up at Gracie. Hmmm, wonder what she’d look like in another wig… I decided to try Talyssa’s “messy braids” wig on her. I have no idea the name or maker of this wig. The braids stay braided very nicely though— I like it a lot.

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Does anyone know who makes this type of wig? The fibers aren’t as silky as those on a Monique wig.

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I am getting tired of the few mohair colors of yarn that I have, and wanted to see if a finished sweater would dye up nicely. Because the fibers are so long and fuzzy, I don’t even want to try dyeing the yarn; I fear a tangled mess. I wanted very light colors, so mixed up super light dye. The sweaters came out darker than I expected and a slightly different shade than what the dye bath looked to be. The sweater ended up being very pretty pastel shades though. I dyed the real thing today and took photos of the process to show you soon.

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My husband bought me a bunch of yellow tulips this weekend. Sugar took one look at the bouquet and had to check them out. She said that they were so pretty and they matched her dress perfectly. Whoa, hang on tight, Sugar!

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She made it! What a little monkey!

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Gracie’s First Outfit

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My new Kaye Wiggs MSD, Gracie, has her very first ensemble to show you…finally, sorry for the delay, but here she is now! First of all, I am very happy to say that the only adjustment I needed to make from Talyssa’s patterns were for the length of the skirt, yay. The two girls are thrilled to be able to share clothes.

For Gracie’s first outfit I picked out a favorite print that I used last year for Patience. I also had this print in the pink color way and a tinier coordinating print. You can see those outfits here, here, and here. If you’d like to read the blog posts from those outfits they are here, here, and here.

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Gracie is wearing a Kemper Raven mohair wig in blonde (8-9) and her original dark brown glass eyes.

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Gracie’s sweater is knit with a pima cotton/Modal® in sport weight. The Modal gives the yarn a slight silkiness. Two mirrored image rose bouquet motifs are hand embroidered to coordinate with the dress.

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I wished that the crystal beads I used for the buttons were a bit larger, but they went so well that I decided to use them anyway. I added more “buttons” than I would have if they had been larger. They are a very pretty champagne colored AB rondelle shape and added a bit of lightness and sparkle to the sweater; the sprays of white/ecru colonial knot flowers seemed to pop a little more with these beads. These crystals are so pretty that I used them for the basket’s tassel and Gracie’s bracelet too.

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Gracie’s light blush pink headband is crocheted with beads, Czech crystals and seed beads; it has a luxurious weight to it because of the weightiness of the beads.

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Gracie is a larger doll, so I was able to make a more colorful bouquet for her Victorian styled basket. The bouquet is removable and can be held by itself as if the flowers were just picked. A clear band holds the stems together.

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“Roses for my Beauty” will be available for sale Monday night, March 7, 2016, 7:00 pm, CST. Go to my “Shop What’s New” page at cindyricedesigns.com.

Welcome Gracie!

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Months ago I preordered my first 18″ MSD Kaye Wiggs doll from Jpop Dolls. Gracie was a new sculpt of Kaye’s and her beautiful face stole my heart. She was available in two resin colors: natural and sunkissed, three body sizes: 17″ (Talyssa, Mei Mei), 18″, and Toby size. I chose the sunkissed resin on the 18″ body.

I decided on the sunkissed resin because, for me, it is easier to photograph and looks great with everything. My Millie is sunkissed and Talyssa is natural resin, so I’ve had a chance to compare the two. Kaye’s sunkissed color is actually the same value as a Little Darling, so it is not dark at all. If you’d like to see both you can view my slideshow for each doll on my website. Here is Millie and here is Talyssa’s slideshow (you can click on the slideshow photos to see more of that particular ensemble if you’d like). What do you think?

Gracie arrived last Friday! I didn’t have any clothes for her to wear, but that didn’t stop me from taking some photos of her with her new “sister”, Talyssa. Please excuse the nude shots. I thought it was okay because they are dolls after all. (lol) Gracie and Talyssa became fast friends, just like Gina and Lucy, my Little Darlings, did last November. You can see Lucy’s welcome photos here.

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I was so happy to receive brown eyes for Gracie, my first! I put Talyssa in her natural (the color she arrived in) eye color. Both girls wear 8″-9″ sized wigs and 15mm(Eyeco platinum)-16mm eyes, so can share. I’m hoping they can share clothes as well. I am currently making an ensemble using Talyssa’s patterns, so we will see if any adjustments are needed.

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Gracie and Talyssa are both standing for these photos, so you can see the slight height difference. Their resin colors are very close in value.

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For those of you interested in preordering Penny who is now available in tan, but aren’t sure about the tan resin, here is what I found out about the tan resin from Jpop Dolls. Kaye’s sunkissed resin color is only used for her dolls; tan Penny is a little darker and not as warm in hue. If you know the old Sasha dolls (sorry, I don’t) tan Penny is lighter than those. They mentioned that this tan resin is not dark at all compared to other tans that they use.

Hope your week is off to a great start! Are you as AMAZED as I am that this is the last week of February? Spring is right around the corner! Yay!

Bye for now, reader friends.