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A “Winter Garden” for the Little Darlings

I enjoy creating my own embroidered gardens during these cold winter months. The flowers in these gardens will not get frost bite when the winter winds blow.

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Gina’s cozy winter dress is hand knit with bright pink Peruvian Highland wool. This a-line style fits her perfectly to show off her cute little girl dolly self. The embroidery on this dress is mirrored, so the right and left sides are the same, but opposite each other. At the hemline you’ll find a tiny rose bouquet at the center of the skirt with mirrored rose motifs on either side. I embroidered roses in two pink families, one warmer pink than the other. Lavender-like sprays, white buds, and greenery add more color to Gina’s garden.

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“Winter Garden” for the Little Darlings is available on my “Shop What’s New” page at cindyricedesigns.com.

“A Merry Welcome”

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Seriously everyone, this is absolutely, positively my last Christmas ensemble of 2105!

When I got the shipping confirmation number last Friday night for Linda Macario’s Penny I was in shock. It had been so long since I preordered Penny that I had stopped expecting her to show up any time soon. I didn’t think she’d be my Christmas doll, that’s for sure.

So, when Penny arrived on Monday I thought that she’s GOT to have a Christmas ensemble for her first Christmas. In between baking cookies, wrapping up boxes to send to long distance relatives, Christmas shopping, chauffeuring (school is still in session), and everything else, I managed to get something made for her.

Without further ado, here is Linda Macario’s new BJD, Penny. She is about 8 1/2″ tall and very chubby and cute. She reminds me of a Christmas elf. Luckily, I had a Little Darling Santa hat that I ended up not using for the Little Darlings “I Love Rudolph” set; Penny claimed it as her own when she saw it. She also took one of their wigs. And, … she took Talyssa’s beautiful green eyes. Now, that sounds grotesque, but that is the life of a BJD. I need to order more eyes.

It’s always a bit of a puzzle creating ensembles for new dolls, a fun puzzle, but it takes time to get it completely right. So even though there are some changes I’d like to make for Penny’s next sweater dress, I think she looks cute in her first. I also want to get a dress pattern made for her.

It was a cold day and quite windy so I only took a few photos of Penny outdoors before heading inside.

Thank you for helping me welcome Penny into the world. I think she’ll like it here.

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“Winter Bright”

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Just in case you are in need of some winter cheer, Lucy is here to brighten up your day

As I was taking these outdoor photos of Lucy, I thought of how red cardinals stand out against the white snow just as Lucy stands out against the bare tree branches.

“No, Lucy, the ornament is for the indoor Christmas tree.” Lucy feels a bond with the cardinals because I told her she looks as bright as they do, so she wants to do something nice for them. I told her that we do help them by keeping the feeder full of sunflower seeds. “Oh, good,” Lucy replied.