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The Week So Far

Here in northern Illinois we’ve had a rather warm week, until today… it’s sooo blustery, which makes it seem sooo COLD. My cold tolerance is pretty low right now, so I’ve been wearing my knee length down coat today. We’re expecting our first snowfall late Friday into Saturday. It seems too soon, but it really isn’t.

Today, even though it was blustery and cold, the sun shone brightly. I walked outside with my camera to photograph possibly one of our last “green grass” days for awhile.

These leaves were REALLY blowing when I snapped this photo.

The pachysandra still looks pretty; it stays green, but is covered with snow most of the winter.

Other news, my new Little Darling painted by Helen Skinner arrived on Monday! Ohhh, happy day!!! I waited approximately 30 seconds to open her. Ha ha, such discipline.

I asked my daughter to name her for me, and she picked Lucy. I do like the wig she arrived in, but for fun I tried lots of wigs on her and I like her best as a redhead. Did you ever notice how, even though we can change our dolls wigs, there seems to be a hair color that suits them the best? For Lucy it is auburn or carrot; Gina looks best as a brunette. Lucy is my second Little Darling and is the #3 sculpt. I love how she always seems so happy. It sounds silly, but seeing that smiling face makes me happier. Helen did a phenomenal job bringing her to life. I also really like the new arms on the Little Darlings; Lucy holds onto things such as dolls and stuffed animals very easily, too cute.

Here is a quick photo of what I was working on today. Lucy will be modeling this sweater dress for you all very soon. She can’t wait!

Thanks for spending some time visiting with me today. Bye for now!

A Busy, and Sad Weekend

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This weekend was the fall play performance weekend at my daughter’s high school. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were performance days, so there wasn’t time for much else. I dropped my daughter off Friday afternoon and had a couple of hours before the evening performance started. I went to the local bookstore and had a cappuccino and worked on Millie’s new sweater dress. It’s in such a pretty pale aqua-y blue heathered wool.

Upon entering the auditorium on Saturday night (and Sunday afternoon) this is what we saw projected onto the stage curtain. Before the performances began we all took a few moments to pray for all those affected by this horrible act of terrorism. There aren’t words, except to say that I pray for all of you.

Tiny Work Going On and More

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I’ve been working on winter white Christmas sets for Pupipuki Sugar and Amelia Thimble. I thought that a white on white combination would be something different.

Last night (so I could get right to work this morning without procrastinating) I did a few quick drawings of little motifs for embroidery. It worked, and I got right down to business early this morning.

Even though I use my “patterns” from the last time when I start knitting or crocheting a new piece the results can vary. In this case Sugar’s dress seemed a tad short. Some tiny lace tights solved the “too much bare leg” problem. These are super tiny, but cute on her chubby li’l legs.

Sugar’s arm around Amelia Thimble’s back keeps her steady while I manage to catch a photo of them in their brand new Christmas sets. They have become great friends!

I just started another knitting/crocheting notebook, it’s the top book. Everything I have knit or crocheted within the last 4+ years is written in these books! In addition to writing out “patterns” I also document the date, doll made for, needle size, type/color of yarn, embroidery colors/strands. These notes make it easy to go back and remake something or remake something with changes that I want to incorporate in the new piece.