Happy New Year!

"What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven't even happened yet."
                                                    --Anne Frank

In this chalkboard flat lay, Simply Sparkly Spark is wearing the stock gown from Cinema Princess. We wish everyone a happy and healthy new year.

Walking Down the Street

She's got places to go and people to see. Maybe she will do a little shopping along the way. 

This is Sarah Shades, wearing an outfit I made for a friend for Christmas. The boots are from Mod Molly's stock. I actually made one of these outfits for myself too (I usually make two at the same time), so you will see one of my dolls wearing it occasionally!

Recently I've noticed--I mean, really NOTICED--how much pleasure my dolls give me. I enjoy everything about them: dressing them, brushing their hair, setting them up for photos, making things for them, etc. Whenever I notice myself thinking about anything unpleasant ("ugh, the dentist next week") I picture my Blythe dolls instead, and the bad thoughts go away!

Patty Patch!

I released Patty Patch Fluffy Coat from her box on Christmas Day. WOW! She's awesome!

I was very curious about her hair. The pictures I've seen of her show a whole range of colors from magenta to orange. It turns out that it is a dark red. I was also interested to see how it is cut, because I've heard people complaining that it is uneven. Yes, it is uneven--it is cut shorter on the sides than at the back, so her curls hang in a nice curve; the effect is quite beautiful. In these pictures, her hair has been washed once with Dawn Platinum, and conditioned briefly with Downy fabric softener.

Her stock outfit is very nice. My favorite? The boots--SO CUTE!! The headband is really cute too; it is something that would be very easy to make, which makes me ask, why didn't I think of this myself? The coat is indeed fluffy, and it is quirky with sleeves that are half-length. Her patchy dress has a nice velvet detail at the top, which I didn't notice in pictures before I got her. Her tights fit well and were easy to put on. I was pleasantly surprised by the fun color of her stand--the bright green is something I don't remember seeing before.

Merry Christmas to All!

Ice Rune and Cousin Olivia are sledding your way to wish you a happy Christmas day!

Pastel Christmas

Dreaming of a pastel Christmas.

This is  my new Cream Cheese and Jam Blythe doll, making another Christmas appearance to show off the fabulous dress we received from our friend Angie Coppi (it was made by Tired Mom Knits.)  We NEEDED a pink Christmas dress, so it was an amazing thing to receive! Thanks again Angie! 

Just Another Day in Pleasantville

Welcome to Pleasantville, where the skies are always blue, the animals can talk, and kindness rules the day. 

My sweet dolly friend Angie Coppi sent me a Christmas package full of wonderful goodies; two of them were the inspiration for this photo: the beautiful Christmas tree hat by KaChu on Etsy, and the sweet little bird ornament. Thank you Angie! More pictures to come! 

Christmas Magic

Wishing you a magical Christmas!

This Blythe doll is Cream Cheese and Jam. The little boys are Sonny Angels.

White Christmas

Merry White Christmas from Stella Serendipitous

That Christmas Feeling

It just wouldn't feel like Christmas without hearing "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" a few dozen times. 

This pretty Blythe doll is Home Sweet Home. The record player is a Hallmark ornament that actually plays the Rudolph song. 

Peace on Earth #2

Seek peace and follow after it.

Pretty Peony.

Peace

Peace on Earth

This Blythe doll is Pretty Peony, wearing the stock dress and cape from Gerda Eternity.  

Home

Home is where you hang your Christmas stocking.

This is Jane, my one and only Kenner Blythe doll. The inspiration for this picture came to me today when I was looking at my own fireplace mantel, which is decorated for Christmas, and includes my family's four stockings--see the picture below.

It occurred to me that when my children (who are now in their 20's) start their own families, I will give them their stockings to take to their own homes. But for now, this is home, and this is where we all hang our stockings. 

Charlie Brown Christmas

Cecilia: adopter of stray dogs and Charlie Brown Christmas trees. 

Cecilia is my Cinema Princess Blythe doll. Since this picture is for the theme "Charlie Brown Christmas," I thought about making the tree more Charlie Brown-ish by cutting off some of the branches...but I didn't want to ruin my $5 tree from Target! 

In Winter

Winter in the birch grove, at twilight. 

This is Anna Sui, doing what she does best: looking gorgeous. The birch trees are a decoration I just got from Hallmark. This started out as a picture for the theme "The Snowman" but Anna has stolen the show!

Wrap it Up

With a roll of tape and a pair of scissors in her hands, Cece is a genius at gift wrapping. She's so good, in fact, that she opens a pop-up shop in the mall every December. 

I always love photographing Cinema Princess--that hair! Those eyelashes! This picture is for the theme "Edward Scissorhands" in the Blythe a Day group on Flickr. 

The scissors (with moving parts) and tape dispenser (with a tiny roll of real tape!) are part of an Our Generation dolls play set, sold at Target.

Home Alone

You're never home alone if you have a cat. 

This Blythe doll is Pretty Peony, posing with her kitty from Violetpi on Etsy. For the theme "Home Alone" in the Blythe a Day group on Flickr. 

The Christmas Spirit

As strange as it may seem, I made this picture for the theme "Bad Santa" in the Blythe a Day group on Flickr! After I took the picture I noticed that there was empty space at the top and bottom, so I added the words. Now it would be more appropriate for "Christmas Spirit" or something similar. Anyway, the story to go with it (before I added the words) is this: "The man she hired to hand out gifts at the children's Christmas party canceled at the last minute. What a bad Santa! Fortunately, Marina had a Santa's Helper outfit in her car, so she quickly changed her clothes and the party went off without a hitch."

This Middie is Bubbly Bliss. Isn't her stock dress lovely? And Playful Raindrops looks cute in Frosty Frock's stock outfit. 

Angel Wings

This is Mermaid Tasha, one of the most gorgeous Blythe dolls ever! The quote is from the movie "It's a Wonderful Life," although in the movie they say "his" wings...of course I had to change that!

Now that she's dressed as an angel, I'm going to put her on the top of our Christmas tree, where we can enjoy her all month long. 

Excitement!

Today is December first--HOORAY! That means it's almost CHRISTMAS!!

The two on the left are Sonny Angels. The two on the right are Kiko and Ken Momiji dolls (did you even notice Ken? He's very small!) The Blythe in the middle is the theme for this picture: "Elf," in the Blythe a Day group on Flickr. 

What do you do when you want to participate in the daily picture theme, but you don't have anything in your collection that is even vaguely elf-like? You might do what I did--I decided to make elf shoes! They were really quite easy and I love how silly they are.