Appeal

I just ADORE Mrs. Retro Mama in this vintage Skipper dress, and red shoes from Cherry Beach Sunset's stock outfit. I never want to change her into anything else. This picture is #13 in my Valentine's Day 2020: Kitschy Valentines series. Yes, I know, another banana-themed picture! What can I say? Bananas are funny.

Unbearable

Snowflake Sonata is one of my favorite Blythe dolls, mainly because of her hair--it's long, straight, and PINK! This picture is #12 in my Valentine's Day 2020: Kitschy Valentines series. I made the outfit, and the cute blue bear was made by Maria Van Bruggen.    

Purrfect Valentine

This Blythe doll is Mandy Cotton Candy, holding a needle felted cat from Violetpi on Etsy. She's wearing Ichigo Heaven's stock dress. This picture is #11 in my Valentine's Day 2020: Kitschy Valentines series. 

It's in the Mail

This Blythe doll is Cinema Princess, wearing a Blythe Happy dress. I found the awesome mailbox at an antique mall. This picture is #10 in my Valentine's Day 2020: Kitschy Valentines series. 

Watch Your Step

This Blythe doll is Cadence Majorette wearing a Blythe Happy dress. I made the banana peel out of polymer clay several years ago for a different picture of a dolly slipping and falling; I'm glad to get to use it again! This picture is #9 in my Valentine's Day 2020: Kitschy Valentines series. 

NUTS!

This Blythe doll is Simply Sparkly Spark wearing a dress made by my swap partner Sandie. My friend Susan suggested this pun, and it worked out great! This picture is #8 in my Valentine's Day 2020: Kitschy Valentines series. 

Bee Mine

This Blythe doll is Ichigo Heaven, wearing Junie Moonie
Cutie's stock dress. This picture is #7 in my Valentine's Day 2020: Kitschy Valentines series. 

My friend Angie suggested that I do a picture with a "bee mine" pun, using black and yellow as the colors, which I thought was a great idea. However, the only bee prop I have is this Jim Shore flower figurine, which happens to feature my favorite color combination of pink and turquoise...so the finished Valentine is quite different than the original idea.

For the Record

This pretty Blythe is Prima Dolly Peony, wearing Cloud 9 Bowl's stock dress. The record player is part of a play set for Our Generation dolls at Target. This picture is #6 in my Valentine's Day 2020: Kitschy Valentines series. 

That's No Yolk

This beautiful Blythe doll is Bow Wow Trad. I made the dress; the fried egg hair clip is from missdoolittles on Etsy. This picture is #5 in my Valentine's Day 2020: Kitschy Valentines series. 

Bowling is Fun, Valentine!

This Blythe doll is Ichigo Heaven, wearing Cloud 9 Bowl's stock outfit. The awesome bowling ball is part of a set made for Our Generation dolls at Target. The bowling pins are erasers. Valentine's Day 2020, #4.

Let's Ride Bikes

This Blythe doll is Playful Raindrops, riding a Barbie bike. Number 3 in my Valentine's Day 2020 series: Kitschy Valentines.

Valentine's Day 2020 #2

This Blythe doll is My Little Candy. The amazing typewriter is made for My Generation dolls at Target. There are so many cool props for those dolls! The scale is a bit large for Blythe, but I think they look great in pictures anyway.  

Valentine's Day 2020 #1

I had a burst of inspiration yesterday: wouldn't it be fun to do a series of Blythe photos in the style of those kitschy Valentines, full of silly puns, that I remember exchanging with my classmates when I was in grade school? YES! So here's the first one. I have quite a few ideas for more of these, so I plan to post them regularly between now and February 14th. I hope you will enjoy seeing them; I know I will enjoy making them!

Join me if you feel so inclined; I would love to see your take on this idea. Also, if you want to borrow one of my images to use on your timeline, go right ahead (and if you would be so kind as to give me credit for the photo, I would appreciate it.)

Tough Choice

Which skirt? Hearts or plaid?

This Blythe doll is Winterish Allure, and her wardrobe is predominantly RED!

Chicken Painter

"Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do."
                              --Edgar Degas

This Blythe doll, trying her hand at painting, is Winterish Allure. She is wearing Precocious Candy's Mushroom's stock outfit. Isn't that chicken painting the cutest thing? It was my Christmas gift from my artist daughter.

What's Normal?

This lovely Blythe doll is Mermaid Tasha. She's wearing the new Rosie Gelutie outfit and starfish earrings we got from our friend Angie for Christmas. Thank you Angie! The outfit has little black cats in the print, which is one of the reasons Angie chose this for me, since I am a crazy for cats.

When I was setting up this photo, I was once again impressed by how fabulous Tasha's hair is. Sooo soft and beautiful; easy to brush, tangle-free and grease-free. I can't recommend her enough!

Happy 2020!