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“Winter Bright”

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.

Keep smiling my happy Little Darling—you surely brighten my day.

By the way, this is my last Christmas ensemble for the Little Darlings and most likely my very last for 2015. Where did the time go?

For more information on Lucy’s “Winter Bright” ensemble, please visit my “Shop What’s New” page at cindyricedesigns.com.

“Jingle, Jingle Bell” for Amelia Thimble

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One more Santa set for Amelia Thimble… and here it is.

I had some of the hand dyed bright red merino left over after making Sugar and Amelia’s last sets. It turned out to be just enough to make Amelia another one.

I set her up in the Snow Village and even though she is a bit out of scale she still looked cute, I thought. Here she is posing in front of a pink Cadillac convertible.

I had to use a tripod to take these photos as it was quite dark. The end result is magical though.

For more information on Amelia Thimble’s “Jingle, Jingle Bell” Santa set, please visit my “Shop What’s New” page at cindyricedesigns.com.

“My Forever Snowman” for Millie

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Our snow is long gone here. In fact, it has been so mild; it feels like Thanksgiving is weeks away, not Christmas. No, I am not complaining, the cold and snow will come to stay for many months, it always does. In the meantime, I am thoroughly enjoying this gift of nice and easy weather.

Since we don’t have snow outside, Millie is here with her snowman that lasts on and on and on, he’s her forever snowman. I made him myself in my studio, so he is filled with hugs and love, and ready to “snowify” your day.

I didn’t name him; that is for his new girl to do, so I’ll just keep referring to him as the snowman. The snowman is made completely by hand out of wool felt, embroidery thread, beads, mohair yarn. I wanted to get his expression just right, so that your heart would “melt” a little when you gazed into his deep dark eyes. Did I succeed?

The snowman’s hat is so tiny that it is half the width of Amelia Thimble’s! I made it with the same hand dyed merino and white mohair that I recently used for Amelia Thimble and Sugar’s sets. The scarf is crocheted using matching yarn from Millie’s dress. Snowman’s arms are knit with tan mohair and have loop hands for holding. Here he is holding a sequin snowflake and a beaded candy cane that I made years ago. He is gently stuffed with plastic doll making pellets, so he has a bean bag feel to him.

Millie’s hand knit wool dress has a sprinkling of snowflakes: mohair colonial knots, delicately embroidered star-shaped flakes, icy clear seed beads, and clear sequins with white seed beads. The snowflakes fall in a pattern from the left shoulder down and around the appliquéd snowman which is sitting above the “fur” trim off to the right. He’s super tiny, but cute.