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Little Riley is Wishing…

My little Riley Kish is wishing and wishing and wishing for a white Christmas. It was looking promising on Halloween, but that snow has melted now. We had another little snowstorm last weekend, and since it was a cold week it stuck around for a few days. But now, it has warmed up, so little Riley is forlornly looking out the window and only seeing rain. I told her that there are still weeks left before Christmas, so to not lose hope. I maybe saw the tiniest little smile on her face after that. She’s trying to be optimistic…

In the meantime, while Riley is waiting for Christmas (and snow) to arrive she is being as festive as possible. For her, that means jingling her tiny jingle bells and decorating the tree. Holiday festiveness and snow go perfectly together. At least here in northern Illinois that is the way things go. I believe she thinks that she is calling on the snow to fall by being the most festive little one possible.

So, while you are here visiting with us Riley would like to show you her new Christmas ensemble. She loves how cozy her merino sweater dress is, and how her Santa hat makes her eyes shine. She is one festive little girl, isn’t she? “Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells…” she sings🎶 in her sweet voice. I wish you could hear her…

Will you help Riley wish for Christmas snow? The poor thing will be quite disappointed if we don’t have a white Christmas. Thank you for your help!

Bye for now! Enjoy the week ahead. Hugs from Riley!🤗

A Sun Hat for Holly

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Hello from smoky Illinois. Yep, that’s right. The wind is blowing just so, and now it is our turn to have the smoky air from the Canadian wildfires. My condolences to all of you who are even closer to it. It really is hard to be outside today. Right now I am holed up in the bedroom with the air purifier on high. It helps immensely.

It is supposed to be sunny today, so Holly has on her new sun hat. I made it especially for her “My Delicate Rose” ensemble. It is very simple, but frames her face perfectly. She picked a few more blossoms and tucked them underneath the pink bow at the back of her hat so that she looks as pretty leaving as she does arriving. Please indulge her; she wanted to show you.

Other things I have been working on in the studio… I have a sweater blocking for “Red, White, and Blue-tiful” and then I will do a little embroidery on it. (Bella changed her mind–she really does want a summer sweater with her new ensemble.) I also have a pink and golden yellow sweater (like the lilac one above) all knit up and ready for the rest of the ensembles to be made. I think I have the fabric picked out for the yellow, but not the pink one yet.

Take good care of yourselves, my friends. ❤️ Enjoy the rest of the week. Sending you lots of hugs from my girls and I. 🤗

Sun Hats Needed

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Hello! How are you? As you can probably tell by the title of this blog post we haven’t had much cloudy weather here in northern Illinois, if at all. As I get older I am trying to be more careful to protect the top of my head and face from the sun. It’s important, right?

We visited the zoo on Monday, and boy was I glad I brought a sun hat; the sun was so strong!!! However, the hat couldn’t help with the heat. Even with my head and face shaded it was still hot–not sure what to do about that.

As I’ve been enjoying the beautiful weather not too much has been happening in my studio, but I wanted to say hi anyway, and since sun hats were front and center in my mind…

My dolls have also enjoyed many sun hats over the past years. I collected a few photos from the past to give you some summery dolly cuties to look at. Shall we start with the tiniest girls first?

If you want to see more photos from the pictured ensembles I linked the photo to the original blog post, so simply click on the photo. Also, for more information on the dolls you can find that on my FAQ page–tab at the top.

Wilde Imagination’s Amelia Thimble in “Violas & Violet”, 2014

Fairyland’s Pukipuki in “Heavenly Hydrangeas”, 2016

Boneka Tuesday’s Child Rose in “Sweet Blossom”, 2022

Kaye Wiggs 11″ Millie in “Spring Sweetheart”, 2015

Kaye Wiggs 11″ Millie in “Summer Flowers for You”, 2015

Wilde Imagination’s Patience in “Vintage Flair”, 2015 & Izzy in “Tiny Roses Abloom”, 2015

Effner Little Darling Gina in “Sunshine Darling”, 2016

Effner Little Darling Lucy in “My Blue-ming Garden”, 2016

Effner Little Darling Gina in “Perfectly Pink”, 2015

Ruby Red Fashion Friend Holly (originally Stella) in “Summertime Pretty”, 2022

Ruby Red Fashion Friend Holly (originally Stella) in “Beauty and Blossoms”, 2022

Kaye Wiggs Talyssa in “You are my Sunshine”, 2015

Kaye Wiggs Talyssa in “Springtime Posy”, 2015

Kaye Wiggs Gracie in “Strawberry Season”, 2017

Kaye Wiggs Gracie in “A Party in the Rose Garden”, 2016

I hope this post finds you staying comfortable–cool or warm, depending on where you live. And, enjoying the first day of summer, or winter (yikes–not ready for that one yet!).

I’d love to hear what you are up to on day one of this new season. Please let me know if you’ve got a minute. Hugs from my dolls and I! 🤗