Style Report

"One is never over- or underdressed with a little black dress."  
                                                          --Karl Lagerfeld
                                          

This is Allegra Champagne, wearing her stock dress and hair bow. The purse is a Hallmark ornament, and the shoes are from Barbie (I think.) For the theme "Little Black Dress" in the Blythe a Day group on Flickr. 

BlytheCon Brooklyn Raffle Prizes

At the end of my last post I teased you with a picture of me clutching this box in glee...and one reader actually knows what's inside. Colette messaged me to say that she suspects that it contains a set of bedding, and an actual bed, from Florence and Taylor on Etsy, and she is correct!

Look at how gorgeous this is!! Layer upon layer of soft and beautiful covers, and a lot of matching pillows, two of which have Brooklyn and BlytheCon images on them. The color scheme is so soft and pretty. 

The bed is quite lovely too, with the tufted headboard. What you can't see is that the set also includes a perfect little mattress. I wish I could sleep in this bed, but I have to leave it to my Blythes. Maisy, my Spright Beauty, seems to love it.

I still can't believe I won this fabulous gift. Thank you Abi Monroe!

But wait--there's more! I won another prize in the raffle drawing: this very cute Blythe-sized bicycle. It's pink! Perfect! Bridget (Allegra Champagne) will be the first to give it a try. 

It's hard to believe, but I still need to make another post to show you the rest of the loot I got from BlytheCon Brooklyn. My goody bag was full of fun little things that I want to show off. 

Smile

Bridget wants to remind you that smiling is good for you. Studies suggest that smiling (even fake smiling) lowers stress and anxiety, strengthens your immune system, and releases endorphins. 

Come on now, everybody, SMILE!

This Blythe doll is Allegra Champagne, wearing her lovely stock outfit.

Mirror, Mirror...

The face is the mirror of the mind, 
and eyes, without speaking, 
confess the secrets of the heart. 
--St. Jerome

This is Bridget, my Allegra Champagne Blythe doll. 

The Queen of Everything

Her Royal Highness, 

Bridget, the Queen of Everything, 

knows that the most important things in life 

aren't "things".

Little Black Dress

Here's Bridget, aka Allegra Champagne, in her stock black dress. She came with two pairs of shoes, isn't that awesome? This gold pair is my favorite; the other pair is solid black with a small heel and ankle strap (which I love, because those shoes don't fall off).

Where are you going, Bridget? Some sort of fancy charity event, or perhaps a televised awards ceremony? You look too fabulous to be doing anything ordinary!

Lady of the Ring

Blythe a Day on Flickr
Theme: Lord of the Rings

You've heard of Lord of the Rings. This is his Blythe counterpart:

 Bridget, the Lady of The Ring. 

...the golden pullring, that is!

This is Allegra Champagne, of course! The 15th Anniversary Blythe doll. She has a lovely pearly sheen to her face, and two-toned lips (the top lip is a darker pink than the bottom one). She comes with two complete outfits, including two pairs of shoes (the gold ones are especially nice, I will have to show those off another time, since you can't see them in this picture). Everything about her is fantastic!

TWO Allegra Champagnes???

Take a look at this picture. This is me, with not one, but TWO of the just-released 15th Anniversary Blythe dolls, Allegra Champagne. How on earth did I end up with two?

It all started about two months ago, when I entered the lottery to have a chance to buy her from Junie Moon. I did it just for fun, because although she looked pretty, with her high price tag and "normal" colored hair, I didn't think she was for me. When I found out I had won the lottery, I had mixed feelings--I still didn't think she was for me, but so many people want her, maybe I should get her? I thought maybe I could keep her in her box, and later sell or trade her for a doll that I really wanted. Then, about two weeks ago, I saw a new picture of her on Facebook, posted by CC Toys. She looked so gorgeous in that photo! That's all it took for me to decide that I needed her in my life, so I quickly paid the invoice I had been ignoring in my email from Junie Moon. She arrived a few days ago. Today I decided it was time to open her, because she is just too lovely to leave in her box. So, while I was working my way through all the tape and plastic and twist ties, the doorbell rang. It was the mailman. He had a box I needed to sign for. It looked suspiciously like a Blythe box, but I knew I wasn't expecting anything. I opened it up, and sure enough, it's Allegra #2. I checked my credit card, and I've only been charged for one, so I guess someone just made a mistake. I have sent them an email, and I'm hoping they will say "Just keep her!" That's bound to happen, right???

Okay, so that's not going to happen. At my daughter's suggestion, she took this picture of me as photographic proof that just for a little while, I did indeed have two Allegra Champagnes.