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“Springtime Sweetie”

Hello to you all! I hope you are enjoying a great weekend! Yesterday wasn’t too bad for us–warm…ish and sunny. We’re getting there, although today isn’t nice at all, chilly and drizzly.

I want to share with you my little Sophie who has been waiting patiently for ‘picture taking day’. She’s very anxious to show you how cute she looks in “Springtime Sweetie”.

🙂

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Sophie’s long sleeved cardigan is hand knit with Knit Picks Aloft (mohair/silk) using my Light Cardigan for Patsy pattern. I embroidered a simple little rose and rosebuds at the neckline. Her dress is made from a Lecien Minnny Muu cotton print; the pastel multi-colored bows are tiny and sweet. She carries a drawstring crochet bag and wears a beaded crochet headband. I customized her purchased shoes by adding bows and beads to match the headband.

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Thank you for stopping by today. Have a great week! ❤

“Love-ly and Sweet”

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I just set a record… for the longest doll ensemble-in-progress. There are actually two ensembles, and the second isn’t finished yet, so that one will break this record! BTW, I started working on these two ensembles shortly after Thanksgiving! Crazy!

So, without further ado, here is Gina modeling “Love-ly and Sweet” for you.

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Luckily, I had the foresight to predict (ha ha) the frigid temps, so she is cozied up in lots of miniature knitwear, and of course, a pair of tights.

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The capelet was made from my “Eyelet Capelet” pattern, but I used two-strands of lace weight yarn held together instead of one-strand of fingering weight yarn for a marled effect. One thing to remember about holding two-strands together is that the colors will mix, so in this case the natural color mixes with the pink to lighten it.

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I didn’t mirror the embroidery. I wanted it to appear casual and loose—like the blossoms simply fell in place.

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Gina throws one end of the scarf across her shoulder and slides on her fingerless mitts. Mom carefully ties her cuddle cap in the perfect side bow. Gina grabs her little crocheted drawstring bag (tiny hanky inside) just in case she finds a new treasure. Then, she’s off—wonder where she’ll go today.

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“Love-ly and Sweet” is a one-of-a-kind ensemble. It will be available for sale tonight (January 17, 2018) at 7:00 pm CST, cindyricedesigns.com.

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“Autumn Glow”

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I am noticing that the light is changing as summer winds down and autumn approaches. The temperature/hue of it seems warmer, more golden, cozier, softer. Do you notice it too?

The fabric I used for Patience’s new dress reminds me of the change in the light.

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Patience’s cotton dress is made with a warm pink/muted salmon Japanese fabric. The roses are in a deep ivory with fine warm rusty brown shading. The skirt is embellished with ivory English cotton Cluny lace.

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This fabric is still very much in the pink family as pastel warm pink accessories look perfect with it. Patience’s crocheted mesh drawstring bag is made with warm pink cotton thread. The bottom of the bag is decorated with an ivory resin rose bead. I hand beaded a sepal around the base of the rose with coordinating Delica beads. The bag opens and closes with self handles. Inside her bag is a fringed edge cotton lawn hanky pressed into triangles. The bracelet is made with the same Delica beads and a smaller rose than the one used for the bag. Patience’s hand made headband is an asymmetrical cluster of blossoms/pearls sewn onto a warm pink length of crochet. Ivory tights complete the accessories.

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Patience’s hand knit cardigan is made with lace weight merino/silk yarn in ivory. Coordinating and mirrored motifs are hand embroidered on the front. The cardigan can be worn unbuttoned or buttoned with ivory glass pearl beads.

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