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Do You Remember Valentine’s Day in Grade School?

Gosh, I do. Well . . . sort of.

I remember how much fun it was being allowed to pick out any box of valentines I wanted at the store and addressing them to my friends. I know these days that if you give one valentine, you give to all. I don’t remember that being done when I was young. This is sad, but some classmates wouldn’t get as many valentines as other classmates. Some only got a few. 😦

I also remember the big box with a slit in the top that had been decorated for Valentine’s Day. At the start of the school day, we would “mail” our Valentines in the box. When it came time for our party, one or two students would be in charge of passing out the cards. We would sit at our desks anticipating the delivery of our valentines. I hate to say this, but I have a vague memory of students counting the number of valentines they received and comparing them to the amount their other classmates received.

Thankfully, times have changed and everyone is treated fairly, but the excitement of wondering who you will receive a valentine from is gone. Now it’s all about the candy and who can resist candy?

My Little Darling, Gina, has been “shopping” for her valentines at Grandma’s house. Grandma had all sorts of vintage valentines left over from long long ago. Gina has a bag full and has her pencil ready to start writing out, “Love, Gina”. There’s even one for her teacher.

For more information on Gina’s “For My Valentines” ensemble please visit my “Available for Sale” page on cindyricedesigns.com .

Some Hugs

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…from dear, sweet, Patience.

It’s been a while since my Patience has been featured in a post and I was starting to feel bad. Am I a bad doll mom? Maybe…ugh…okay, okay, no more guilt.

Here she is…

…in all of her whimsical cuteness!

I think this ensemble matches Patience’s personality perfectly, don’t you? The sunny and warm cotton print features lots and lots of different heart motifs and little lovey dovey birdies, such fun to look at, if you can take your eyes off of her cute face, that is.

Patience’s dress looks pretty without the cardigan too.

You won’t see too many of my crocheted pieces with embroidery. For me, embroidering on crochet is touch and go because the crocheted fabric is “bumpy” and it’s hard to get the stitches to lay on top of the fabric. However, when the pieces work out, like this headband, I really like the look.

For more information on Patience’s outfit, please visit the “Available for Sale” page on Cindy Rice Designs.