Welcome 2021!

New adventures are right around the corner. Happy New Year!

This Blythe doll is Tokyo Bright, wearing Allegra Champagne’s stock gown and earrings.

December 30, 2020: A Walk in the Woods

“I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.”  —Henry David Thoreau

This pretty Blythe doll is Picnic Al Fresco. The birch trees are a Christmas decoration.

December 29, 2020: Refreshing Treat

"Chill December brings the sleet / Blazing fire/ and Christmas treat." — Sara Coleridge

This Blythe doll is Raspberry Sorbet. The timing was good for this theme (“Refreshing Treat”) in the Blythe a Day group, because as you can see, we have lots of holiday treats on hand right now!

December 28, 2020: Favorite Toy

 Simple pleasures are the best.

This Blythe Middie is Yellow Marshmallow. The carousel came from an accessory pack for Our Generation dolls at Target.

December 27, 2020: Reading

 Classic books always make for good reading.

This Blythe doll is Simply Thumpty Thump.

December 26, 2020: Dinner Party

I cooked all our favorites for the dinner party. Everything’s ready. Let’s eat!

December 25, 2020: Oh Come Let Us Adore Him

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace to people of goodwill.  Merry Christmas!

The Angel is Tokyo Bright; the Middie is Bubbly Bliss, and the Petite is a Littlest Pet Shop Blythe doll. The nativity set is by Jim Shore.

December 24, 2020: Baking It Special

 Sally and Susie squeeze in a little last-minute baking to make Christmas Day extra special.

These Blythe dolls are both Miss Sally Rice.

December 23, 2020: Trees

 Remember to consider your ceiling height when choosing a Christmas tree.

These silly girls are Precocious Candy’s Mushroom and Cream Cheese and Jam. The tree they’ve chosen is actually a live plant that I was about to deliver to my mom to brighten up her living space.

December 22, 2020: Taco Time

 In the small town of Blytheville, fish tacos are a Christmas tradition.

You’ll never guess the actual theme of today’s pictures. Go ahead, try. 

The theme is Present for your Pet. Did you guess correctly? About two months ago, we bought this taco truck/kitty house/scratcher for our eight cats for Christmas. It’s been tucked away in a closet since then. I was thrilled when I saw this theme appear on the Blythe a Day list for December! 

It looks great, parked in front of the doll house I splurged on recently. The doll house is part of the Magnolia line of products sold at Target. The taco truck came from Target too.

These Blythe dolls are Patty Patch, Simply Peppermint, and Cousin Olivia.

December 21, 2020: Winter Solstice

 If you like darkness as much as Drusilla does, you’re going to LOVE the winter solstice. It’s the longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere!

December 20, 2020: Sunshine

 Everyone knows that sunny days call for appropriate eyewear.

This Blythe doll is Cream Cheese and Jam, posing with her snowman friend for the theme “Sunshine” in the Blythe a Day group.

December 19, 2020: Something From Old Holidays

 Hurry up, Christmas!

This Blythe doll is Enchanted Petal. She’s holding a cute Christmas countdown ornament from Target...which has nothing to do with the theme of this picture (for the Blythe a Day group on Flickr)! The theme is “something from old holidays,” which is why she is surrounded by those huge Christmas tree lightbulbs. I think of them as being very old fashioned.

December 18, 2020: Favorite Seasonal Outfit

 Wishing you all a very merry Christmas!

This Blythe doll is Tokyo Bright, posing for the theme “favorite seasonal outfit.” This beautiful dress came from Junie Moon. I love it so much I bought it in red, too.

December 17, 2020: Shiny

 It’s the shiniest time of the year!

This Blythe doll, Patty Patch, makes a charming temporary addition to our Christmas tree.

December 16, 2020: Surprise!

Magical surprises are the best part of Christmas.

This doll is Prima Dolly Amaryllis.

December 15, 2020: Seasonal Sweets

We’re sending you hugs and kisses for Christmas!

 

These Blythe dolls are Enchanted Petal and Cinema Princess. They show up a lot in my Christmas pictures because of their wonderful hair colors! This photo is for the theme Seasonal Sweets in the Blythe a Day group. 

 

December 14, 2020: Vacation

 Christmas vacation: HERE I COME!!!

Precocious Candy’s Mushroom is wearing the stock coat and ear muffs from Lavender Hug, and the tights and boots from Ice Rune. Her scooter is a decoration from Target.

December 13, 2020: Best Friends

 Best friends don’t argue about who will steer the sled.

These BFF’s are Simply Lilac and Simply Peppermint. I have a couple of other doll sleds and a great toboggan, so I didn’t need to buy this one (which was part of a Starbucks gift set with a  big mug and some coffee) at Target yesterday. But my husband, the enabler, was with me, and when he saw me eyeing it, he said “Go for it!” So I did!

December 12, 2020: Games

 Playing games together on Christmas Day is a family tradition here in the Andersen household. When the children were younger, we usually played board games like those in this picture (can you see them under the Blythes?) In recent years we’ve chosen a newly-released game that has gotten good ratings, such as Azul or Photosynthesis. It’s a good way to have fun together. These Blythes are, from left to right, top to bottom: Cinema Princess, Enchanted Petal, Sadie Sprinkle, Elegant Ellie, and Leading Lady Lucy.

December 11, 2020: New Style

 Have you heard? The hot new hair style this holiday season is the “Cindy Lou Who.” Visit your stylist and ask for it TODAY!

The long-suffering Allegra Champagne endured my styling attempts to make her hair defy gravity...in the end, I had to do this picture as a flat lay, because that hair would not stand up!

December 10, 2020: Wish List

 Oh—the fun! The excitement! The anticipation!—of writing your Christmas wish list!

 

From left to right they are: Sonny Angel, Littlest Petshop Blythe, Lena Elena Middie Blythe, and Cinema Princess Neo Blythe.

December 9, 2020: Lights

 Getting the lights placed—just right—is the hardest part of decorating the Christmas tree.

This Blythe doll is Stella Serendipitous.

December 8, 2020: Cherished Memories

 Cinema Princess and Enchanted Petal are my helpers today, as we show off my Christmas stocking for the theme “Cherished Memories” in the Blythe a Day group. My mother made the stocking for me when I was a baby and I’ve used it ever since. It’s in pretty good shape for being 60 years old, considering that I used to play with it in the days before Christmas by actually wearing it around the house! Sadly, my mother now suffers from memory loss, but she still remembers some things, and she remembers making this stocking.

Here’s the whole mantel. It looks pretty much the same every year!

December 7, 2020: Wake Up Call

 What a great way to wake up! And now, back to sleep.

This pretty girl is Sadie Sprinkle.

December 6, 2020: Color of the Season

 If you can’t decide between red or green, be like Playful Raindrops and just wear both!

December 5, 2020: Book Club

What do you do when your book club meets in an hour and you haven’t read the book? SKIM IT!

This picture started out looking Christmas-y...there was a green wrapping paper background, a red and green dress, and the book itself is “A Christmas Carol.” But as I worked on making the picture interesting, it seemed that the most impact was with a close up of Elegant Ellie, and all the holiday elements were lost.

I’ve never been in a book club, but my cousin is in one, and she says that some of the members (mostly the women with small children) don’t ever read the books—they just come for the wine and friendship!

December 4, 2020: Shop Til You...

 Have you ever shopped til you dropped? Patty Patch doesn’t recommend it! At least she got all her Christmas shopping done.

December 3, 2020: Merry Christmas From Paradise!

Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say on a bright Hawaiian Christmas day
That's the island greeting that we send to you
From the land where palm trees sway
Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
The sun will shine by day and all the stars at night
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way to say Merry Christmas to you

Cherry Beach Sunset is the perfect doll for the theme “living on a tropical island.” As I was putting the picture together, the phrase Mele Kalikimaka started running through my mind. The song was written in 1949 by Robert Alexander Andersen. Have you heard of it before? I must have heard it when I spent Christmas in Honolulu once when I was in college. My parents had moved there for my father’s job, so I had a great Christmas break, and returned to school with a head-turning tan!

December 2, 2020: Winter Sports

 Anyone can join in, but you have to pick a team: “Merry Christmas” or “Fresh Cut Trees”?

Can you name these four Blythe dolls? They are, from left to right: Picnic Al Fresco, Petit Dejeuner, Patty Patch, and Chocolat Blythe. I decided to do a snowball fight for the theme Winter sports (in the Blythe a Day group) even though it’s a game rather than a sport, because I have these cute buckets of snowballs ornaments from Target and I really wanted to use them in a doll picture!

December 1, 2020: View From My Window

After spending hours making the snowman, Cassis has her fingers crossed that the weather stays cold and cloudy for a while.

 I am so happy with this photo—it’s the best one I’ve taken of Prima Dolly Cassis. I also love how blurry and sparkly the snowman looks out the window. I’ve started using my iPhone for doll pictures and I really like it.