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“Petite Treasures”

Look what Gina found in the garden? A little nest was resting on the ground; it had fallen from its perch in a nearby tree. Gina and I will put it back safe and sound so that mama bird can continue on with her role as mother-to-be.

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Gina’s new dress is made with a cotton Japanese floral print in the yummiest of color palettes: pinks, blues, and yellows. The hemline is prettied up with a border of ivory French cotton scalloped lace. An ivory satin ribbon ties around the waistline.

The capelet and beret are made with sky blue Peruvian Highland wool yarn. The capelet is knit in a lace pattern to give it a delicate look. It can be worn with the opening in the front or back. Tiny pink roses are embroidered all the way around the hemline. The beret is embellished with a handmade matching ivory satin ribbon bow and an embroidered pink rose. I think the beret looks cute when worn at a jaunty angle.

The tiny nest is filled with two sky blue eggs and coordinating blossoms. (Gina insisted on adding her magic touch to the nest.) The contents are kept in place with hot glue. Clear jewelry elastic loops are tied to each side of the nest to act as handles.

Hand dyed pastel pink cotton Lycra® tights and a beaded bracelet (with a very cute bird charm) complete this ensemble.

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“Petite Treasures” will be available tonight (May 11, 2016) at 7:00 pm CST, cindyricedesigns.com.

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“Natural Beauty” for Gracie

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I finished this ensemble for Gracie last week, and have been much too busy to show you, sorry. We helped my daughter pack up her dorm room this past Friday (I don’t know how everything fit in our car!!!) and brought her home for the summer. It goes without saying how nice it is to have her back! I think she is a little bored right now though. Her high school friends haven’t returned home, and her summer class at the community college hasn’t started, so not much to do but relax.

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Here’s my beautiful Gracie modeling her new dress/cardigan ensemble. The dress is made with a Japanese rose print in a very pretty, and unusual color palette. The roses are in a deep terracotta-ish red, peachy melon, and cool pink. There are some muted pastel yellow and peach bell-shaped blossoms scattered amongst the roses. The greenery is in a muted mint green and turquoise. The flora is outlined with a green-ish gray. It is very colorful, but sophisticated.

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I made Gracie’s dress with my newly drafted bodice that has a wider neckline. Doesn’t this style look pretty on her? The hemline is fancied up with ivory French cotton lace. Matching ivory English nylon Cluny lace is used for the waistline sash.

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Gracie’s short sleeved cardigan is made with summery cotton/Modal yarn in natural. The nine color embroidery design is all free form, no planning; I simply stitched, adding motifs here and there until the composition was completed. It coordinates perfectly with the dress fabric.

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Gracies slouchy crocheted cap is made with matching bamboo thread. A handmade bow that matches the waistline sash decorates the band.

A matching crocheted drawstring bag is a nostalgic touch. A pearl looped tassel hangs from the bottom of the bag. The bag opens and closes as Gracie finds little treasures to add to it.

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The colorful and unique bracelet decorates Gracie’s wrist. The bracelet is made with a coordinating resin rose, green heart, and links of silver-toned branches. It closes with a handmade wire hook.

Underneath are a pair of coordinating cotton Lycra® tights.

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“Natural Beauty” will be available tonight at 7:00 pm CST, cindyricedesigns.com.

I hope you all are having a beautiful day! Thanks for stopping by, my friends!

“Color Me Sunny”

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Hello all! I have a new ensemble to show you today. Lucy, my Little Darling, is here to model it for you.

My newest ensemble is yellow! To be honest, yellow isn’t a color I gravitate towards using often. I don’t know why I don’t choose yellow more often; it’s such a happy and warm color.

Sometimes when I am least excited about sewing with a fabric, well, that’s when I am pleasantly surprised. While creating this ensemble all the pieces fell easily in place, and I grew more and more excited about it. Lucy’s radiant smile doesn’t hurt either.

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The golden yellow roses on this print are simple, only a couple of shades, but very pretty. The feel of the fabric is wonderful too, softer than most other cotton prints; it may be a combed cotton. The background is a warm white, so I chose matching English cotton Cluny lace to decorate the skirt’s hemline.

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The golden yellow mohair/silk lace yarn in my stash went beautifully with this print. I chose to knit a simple lace capelet and embroider warm white roses with yellow centers randomly on the panels. The capelet closes at the neckline with a golden yellow pearl and loop.

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Lucy’s lace rose hair tie is made with the same lace as used for the dress. The center is decorated with another golden yellow glass pearl. I had the perfect green shades of wool felt, so used it to make two leaf shapes, and a little cotton crochet chain bow adds daintiness. Instead of tying the hair tie into the hair, it simply slips into the hair with a hand made bobby pin.

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Gina has picked a sunny yellow bouquet for you. It is tied with nylon English cotton Cluny lace and matching pale yellow rayon ribbon.

This ensemble called for pretty jewelry. I made a choker with Czech glass crystals, 14k gold-filled beads, foil lined Delica beads. The beads are strung on jewelry thread with bead tips to hide the knots. I crafted a hook out of gold-filled wire to make closing the choker as easy as possible. The bracelet is made with the same crystals and gold beads. A delicate heart that matches the other golden yellow pearls dangles from the bracelet to show that this set was made with great care and love.

Very pale yellow hand dyed cotton Lycra® tights complete this happy ensemble.

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