Crinoline Crochet

I made this little darling doily for a colleague who just retired. She just became a grandmother to a girl and a boy, so I wanted to do something nice for her.

The Belle was created using #10 cotton thread and a #8 steel hook. For the trim I used a variegated thread that has pink,blue,yellow,

purple and hints of green.

The pattern can be found in "Crinoline Ladies: 5 Designs by Soledad Davis".

I love making these little girls. So sweet!

Please let me know what you think! I'd love to hear your comments!

New Goodies!

Some new things arrived in the mail today! I LOVE receiving mail! The first thing I opened was a box of the cutest little dolls. They are vintage Dakin Dream Dolls made in Japan. They are made by the same company as the Mermaid I bought a few days ago. They read Hansel and Gretl on the tags. I've been into collecting vintage dolls lately - probably because of my mom. She has thousands of dolls. I'll post some crazy pics of her collection soon!

The next package I opened was of this cute hanky I found in an Etsy store http://www.hummingbirdeyes.etsy.com/ It is beautiful and will look lovely in my collection. The second picture is a bunch of hankys that I have collected through the years. I pretend I know the history behind each one! I do have the vintage pattern to make them - it's just so much more fun to find them already made and in different colors too!