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Millie’s “Cozy Christmas Color”

My tiny (11″) Kay Wiggs illie, Millie, is here today modeling her new (and first of the season) Christmas ensemble. Doesn’t she look festive, cozy, and warm?

Millie is so excited to have her very own Santa hat. Millie says she will wear it “all the time” when helping out this holiday season.

Millie’s sweater is knit with mohair/silk lace weight yarn. For the embroidery, I centered the main motifs around the petaled blossom shapes from the dress and embroidered them in a warm pink-y shade (for more distinction they are a shade or two lighter than those on the dress). The berries are colonial knots in a deep berry red that match the dress; the stems and leaves are lazy daisy stitches and straight stitches.

I added off white fine English cotton Cluny lace underneath the tuck on the skirt to help tie in the accents of whites.

For more information on Millie’s “Cozy Christmas Color” ensemble, please visit my “Available for Sale” page on cindyricedesigns.com.

Bye for now!

“Pretty for Fall” or Anytime

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My latest ensemble for Gina can be worn anytime, I think. The color palette is slightly muted and it includes a beret which are fall-ish elements, but you can replace the beret with a hair ribbon and the boots with a pair of shoes and this ensemble could be worn in the spring, couldn’t it?

The sweater and hat set are knit with lace weight natural colored merino wool yarn. I added white glass pearls for the buttons which tie in nicely with the warm white lace. The lace is a fine cotton Cluny lace that was made in England. The ribbons are rayon and were hand dyed along with the tights.

I used four shades of rosy salmon colored embroidery thread for the roses with a touch of muted aqua-y blue to embroider the colonial knots.

I realized after the photo shoot was over Gina’s pretty pink tights were hidden because of her boots and the angle of my shots. You can see a bit of them in the above photo.

Gina looks so sweet looking up at me.

For more information on Gina’s “Pretty for Fall” ensemble, please visit the “Available for Sale” page at cindyricedesigns.com .

Just “A Glimpse of Fall”

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After all it is still summer, so a glimpse or a little peek is just enough for now.

First off, I would like to offer my apologies to all those who sent me a contact form requesting to purchase “Pink ‘n Plum” for the Little Darlings last week. There was a flurry of activity going on at home right when I was publishing my website and blog post. So, between the guilt of wanting to help put away the groceries and get “Pink ‘n Plum” published for 7:00 as promised, I forgot to hit the publish button after marking the ensemble “Sold”. I promise to do better next time.

Without further ado, here is Millie to show you her “A Glimpse of Fall” ensemble.

Millie and I had a very quick photo shoot on Friday. It was VERY warm and I didn’t want her to get overheated in her hat and scarf. Millie is so photogenic that it didn’t take long at all to get some great shots of her.

Millie’s hand knit accessories (beret and scarf) are made in a beautiful grape colored heathered merino lace weight yarn. Her cardigan is in the same type of yarn, but in a natural color.