Generosity

Prayer Flag #5: Generosity

Oh look! Candy Carnival brought not one or two, but three gifts for your birthday! Wasn't that generous of her?

This is another prayer flag that I received in a swap. My favorite part of it is the crocheted flower and leaves. I also love that the bird and branch are hand-stitched in place with big, bold stitches. I told my partner that I liked birds; I put them on a lot of things, including this doll dress.

Grow

How does your garden grow?

A few years ago I participated in a craft swap of handmade prayer flags, so now I have a nice little pile of them. I've never used them as they are intended to be used--hanging them up outside until they disintegrate--because I like them too much for that! So I thought I would show them off with my dolls. This first one, "Grow," is one of my favorite themes, and it has my favorite colors too. The Blythe doll is Ichigo Heaven, and I'm pretty sure her turnip friend is by Violetpi on Etsy (I got it second-hand.)

Smell the Roses

Today I resolve to smell the roses, pet the kitties, enjoy the coffee, get lost in a book, and play with dolls.

Unicorn Maiden, how I love your pink eye chips! 

Independence Day 2020

Happy 4th of July to all, from Pretty Peony and me!

Public Service Announcement

Prevent a fall! Put your trash in the proper receptacle.

These lovely Blythe dolls are Tsumori Spirit (left) and My Little Candy (right). I'm glad to have a chance to use my polymer clay banana peel again! I made it a few years ago for another "slip and fall" photo. This picture is for the theme "Upsy Daisy" in the Blythe a Day group on Flickr. 

Dessert

Hey look, Mermaid Tasha baked you some cupcakes!

This picture is for the theme "Dessert" in the Blythe a Day group on Flickr. (I forgot the hidden object again so don't bother looking for it!)

Red Balloon

"Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to."   

                                                                                                 --Socrates

This Blythe doll is Sea Sailor See, recreating Banksy's "Girl with Balloon", for the theme "Balloon" in the Blythe a Day group on Flickr. 

Would You Like a Cup of Tea?

Some of my favorite books are those in which a character asks another character, "would you like a cup of tea?" followed by a cozy scene in the kitchen or in front of the fireplace. It gives me a nice feeling! These books are almost always set in England. The Charles Lenox Mysteries series, by Charles Finch, is a good example. I love this series and I'm sorry that I've read them all already--but I will read them again in another year or two. By then, I will have forgotten most of the details! This lovely Blythe doll is Mandy Cotton Candy.

It's Nice

Life is good. Let's all have a nice day.

This Blythe doll is Playful Raindrops, wearing a Blythe Happy dress. The background is a page from a magazine. The glass of lemonade in her hand is from an Our Generation Dolls play set. 

Be Happy

It's a great day to be happy right where you are. 

Prima Dolly Amaryllis: nothing can compare to that bright green hair. This is a chalkboard flat lay. I drew the flower design with liquid chalk markers. 

Carrot Delivery

Carrot delivery! Fresh from the farm! They're only ten cents each, so you can afford to get a big bunch for the Easter bunny. Hurry before they're all gone. 

This cute farmer is Sarah Shades. 

Sweet Bubbly Springtime

Never yet was a springtime, when the buds forgot to bloom.                                             --Margaret Elizabeth Sangster 

Sweet Bubbly Bear is here to remind you that the world is a beautiful place. Focus on the good.

Beautiful Sarah Shades

If eyes were made for seeing, then beauty is its own excuse for being.  
                                          --Ralph Waldo Emerson

This Blythe doll is Sarah Shades, wearing a Blythe Happy dress. The background is a page of artist's paper from the magazine Sommerset Studio. I love that magazine; it is a big source of creative inspiration for me. It used to be monthly, but last year it changed to bigger, quarterly issues. I preferred monthly, but nobody asked me!

What's On Your List

Here's another "guess the theme" photo for the Distancing with Dolls group on Facebook, brought to you by Anna Sui. This one was too easy though; everyone knew that it was Bucket List! I wonder, would it have been better without the bucket as her footstool?  That might have been less obvious but still possible to guess. 

Do you have a bucket list? I really only have one thing that I want to do, and it's kind of silly: I want to participate in a jigsaw puzzle competition! Our local library had one recently and I can't believe I missed it. Ugh. Hopefully it will happen again. 

Fortune Cookie #1

Today's fortune from a cookie: 
"A dream you dream will come true."

After finishing my series of kitschy Valentines a couple of weeks ago, I wanted to do another series of Blythe photos, when the idea of making pictures to go with fortune cookie sayings popped into my head. There are tons of possibilities for photos, so here we go!

This is Prima Dolly Cassis, wearing the stock coat, boots and headband from Tsumori Spirit. One minute she was reading her fortune, and the next minute *POOF* she was heading to Paris!

Shoes Me

This Blythe doll is Prima Dolly London, wearing a Blythe Happy dress. Thank you Angie for giving me the idea for this pun! I was really scraping the bottom of the barrel trying to come up with another picture, and this is perfect, because we have a lot of shoes! This picture is #19 in my Valentine's Day 2020: Kitschy Valentines series.

Plenty of Room

This Blythe doll is Milky Way Sugar, wearing a Blythe Happy dress that just happened to fit this theme perfectly. I was happy to have a chance to use these giant mushrooms again; they are made to be a yard ornament, but I love how magical they look in a doll photo. This picture is #18 in my Valentine's Day 2020: Kitschy Valentines series.

Everyone Likes Popcorn

This is Daunting Drusilla wearing a Blythe Happy dress. The popcorn, machine, and soda are part of a play set for Our Generation dolls at Target. This picture is #15 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. 

Anticipation

It's hard to wait, but you can do it! Just two more days til Christmas!

This Blythe doll is Precocious Candy's Mushroom. She really shines at this time of year.