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“Blossoms for my Love-ly”

Hello everyone! I had a busy day yesterday. Patsy’s new ensemble got finished, photographed, and (almost) ready to make its debut tonight! Yay!

And, it’s PINK!

Yes, more “creating with pink” is coming from my studio. This time my pink creation is for Patsy and Ann Estelle, lucky girls.

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Patsy is wearing a dress with rosy colored roses scattered on a warm white ground. Her “light as a feather” cardigan is knit with pink lace weight mohair/silk yarn. A pair of mirrored image embroidered rose motifs pick up the deep rosy color in the dress. Ribbon, pearls, and English cotton Cluny lace further embellish this new ensemble.

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“Blossoms for my Love-ly” will be available tonight (January 19, 2017) at 7:00 pm CST, cindyricedesigns.com.

Have, or hope you are having, a great day everyone! ❤

“Surprise it’s a Snowgirl!”

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I finished my new Little Darling ensemble, and guess which of my Little Darlings gets to model it for you! Is it Gina, Lucy, or Alice?

It’s Gina! And I must say she is thrilled! That little snowgirl made all three of them swoon. But Gina is the oldest, so you know how that goes.

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Gina’s wintry outfit is sure to keep her toasty warm on these ~~chilly~~ cold days. The drop waist styled dress print features two shades of very pale greyish lavender snowflakes on an ivory ground. I’ve also embroidered a few snowflakes on the skirt in a random fashion. A shimmery white organza ribbon ties around the waistline and tiny white pearls decorate the back placket.

Her sweater coat (maybe it’s more like a jacket, but I’m calling it a coat) is longer than a typical sweater, and is hand knit with a heathered wool yarn. It is a very pretty shade with hints of the palest pink and blue violet mixed in with the “not too bright” lavender. I REALLY love heathered yarn! Embroidered snowflakes (embroidered with mohair/silk and baby alpaca/silk yarn) and seed bead (silver lined and palest pink) flakes fall into the patch pockets. The patch pockets are knit onto the sweater fronts and can really hold little treasures, such as the snowgirl.

The snowgirl is hand felted with yarn scraps, seed beads, needle and thread. I knit her a tiny cap, in the round on size 000 needles, with very fine baby alpaca/silk lace yarn! This is my tiniest knit hat ever! And, probably my tiniest little creature ever.

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The vintage styled headband earwarmer is embroidered to coordinate with the sweater coat. It ties under her chin off and off to the side.

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A bracelet made with silver lined seed beads, a clear iridescent heart bead, and an ivory enameled snowflake decorate Gina’s wrist. She also wears ivory cotton Lycra® tights.

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Gina’s “Surprise it’s a Snowgirl!” ensemble will be available tonight (December 15, 2016) at 7:00 pm CST, cindyricedesigns.com.

“A Nostalgic Christmas”

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Hello everyone, from snowy Illinois. It snowed all day on Sunday! We ended up breaking a record for getting this much snow during the first December snow (or something like that). With even colder temperatures arriving, this white stuff will stick around for a while. I’m not sure how I feel about that . . . so far so good though. I’m surviving!

Yes, Alice is here again to show you something new. Nelly’s dolls have a muted rosiness that I notice above their eyes; it’s kind of a vintage look. The colors in this ensemble are perfect with her coloring, so she gets another chance. I love how all the artists paint the Little Darlings a bit different.

I wanted to photograph my newest outfit this past Sunday. I think I fussed around with the photos all day. The Christmas tree seemed so busy and the color wasn’t as pretty as I wanted it to be. Finally, my husband gave me some tips (he was probably tired of hearing me complain–lol). He had me put a different lens on my camera, so I could stand back and zoom in on Alice. I also put Alice farther from the tree and opened up my f-stop as much as I could. The result was that I got a somewhat blurry tree with Alice all in focus. My favorite photos were taken when it was around 4:00 in the afternoon! It was quite dark in the room, but I had the tripod set up and Alice stayed as still as possible.

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This isn’t a typical Christmas print for a Christmas ensemble, but it kept calling to me to be made into one, so I did. The colors in this ensemble are shades of mauve, a little deep red, warm pink, salmon. They all go together beautifully because all the colors are neutral, nothing is bright. I even added a little bit of plumminess with the organza ribbon used for the sash and present.

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The embroidered motifs, are all slightly different compositions, both on the sweater and cuddle cap. I used four shades of floss to shade the roses. Ecru colonial knot buds add a bit of bright and the perfect shade of green foliage ties the blossoms together.

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Alice’s sweater is knit with Peruvian Highland wool and her 1950s style cuddle cap is knit with a wool/angora blend. Her scarf is knit with a lighter shade of mauve, also in Peruvian Highland wool.

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