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Some Tiny Easter Pretties

Easter and spring dress sets continue to be made here in still snowy northern Illinois. This week I embroidered some of the most feminine and Easter-y dresses yet.

Usually I start with the dresses and then make a hat or cap to finish off the outfit. This time I made the hats first (no idea why, just happened that way) and I then designed the dresses to match.

I started by knitting a pink dress to match the white hat with the pink embellishments. Initially I thought this would end up being primarily a pink and white set. After embroidering a pink rose I thought the dress needed lavender. I embroidered the lavender rose and then the idea was born to make a pastel rainbow of tiny roses in Easter egg colors encircling the waistline of the dress. I’m very happy with how colorful the dress turned out. It is definitely Easter-y, isn’t it?

The next hat was very similar to a set I made last spring titled “All Dressed Up”. I adore this thin jacquard ribbon and wanted to use it again for a new set this year. The brighter pink I used for the rose embroidery is an exact match to the cotton I used for the hat. Then I added a very light pink for the outer rose petals and a rosebud. I matched the green in the ribbon for the embroidered greenery on the dress. And lastly, the pastel pink roses needed some tiny white baby’s breath to complete this most delicate look.

Fore more information on either of these two new sets for Amelia Thimble please visit my “Available for Sale” page on cindyricedesigns.com .

Roses First Bloom

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When I had a rose garden the first bloom cycle in the spring was the most abundant and beautiful. It seemed like every rose bush was in bloom at the same time. This year I would love to catch this first bloom at one (or all) of the rose garden I often visit. I’ll admit that right now with snow on the ground and frigid air whipping up the snow outside roses blooming in a garden seem like a very distant happening.

It is so rewarding that I can make roses bloom in my studio whenever I wish. This past week I made Kaye Wiggs Millie this very rosy ensemble. Not only is Millie a smaller BJD she is also petite so this small rose print worked perfectly for her. Her cardigan is wooly and warm, but is also colorful, and sure to brighten up your world.

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Blue Roses for a Blue Lady

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For some reason the words to the song “Red Roses for a Blue Lady” kept going through my mind as I worked on this ensemble; only I had the title wrong. I thought it was “Blue Roses for a Blue Lady”. Funny, huh?

I wasn’t even born when this song was first released in 1948, and when it became popular again in 1965, I was very young. I do remember hearing it, although, I have no idea who the vocalist was when it was being played on the radio. For some reason, the song’s melody and the (wrong) words have stuck with me all these years.

Although blue roses are not found in nature, they would be so beautiful if they were. In 2004, a white rose was genetically engineered to make a blue rose, but it is more of a mauve color than a blue color. Roses that look like blue roses are actually made by dyeing white roses.

My Little Darling Gina loves her new spring ensemble featuring a print of sky blue roses. Yes, they don’t exist in nature, but who cares. This fabric print is so adorable in blue. I know my grandmother had pillowcases with blue roses. I might even have a couple of her’s in my linen closet.

There was just a hint of red violet in this print to pick it out and add some extra color to this springtime ensemble for the Little Darlings.

I found this tiny glass bunny bead that has a red violet nose in my drawer of charms. I thought that it’s the perfect finishing touch to Gina’s new ensemble.