Making a List

 It’s almost December, so it’s time to think about your Christmas list. Ivy and I both want the same thing this year—a new phone. What’s at the top of your list?

Last Sleigh Ride of 2019

Sledding off into 2020 with their faithful cat companion Lucky Charm leading the way, these girls (and the other 60 who didn't fit in the sleigh) wish you one last "Merry Christmas!" and a "Happy New Year!"

This HUGE sleigh was a gift we received for Christmas, filled with yummy treats. I knew right away I needed to fill it with Blythe dolls instead, and take a picture, and I wanted a cat for the horse...so I made the "cat lure" that Lucky Charm is sitting on: a folded towel with a cat toy on it. She walked right over to it and sat down, and I took the picture quickly even though she wasn't facing the camera, because there is no way I could make her stay there and do that!

Winter Walk

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,   

But I have promises to keep,   

And miles to go before I sleep,   

And miles to go before I sleep.

                  --from "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost

This luminous beauty is Charlotte Des Fleurs, wearing Gerda Eternity's stock outfit. 

Advice from a Bird Watcher

"If you want to fly, give up everything that weighs you down."

Silent Night

Silent night, holy night,
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and Child.
Holy infant, so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace. 

This Blythe doll is Ice Rune.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good Blythe!

This pretty Blythe doll is Prima Dolly Melon.

It's Almost Santa Time

She's keeping the seat warm for a certain jolly old elf.

This Blythe doll is Stella Serendipitous, wearing a gorgeous dress from Junie Moon, in a sleigh I recently found at my local antique mall. 

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.

Joy

"Find out where joy resides, and give it a voice far beyond singing. For to miss the joy is to miss all."

                  --Robert Louis Stevenson

This Blythe doll is Allegra Champagne, wearing Stella Serendipitous' stock dress. 

Christmas Every Day

"Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day."
                         --Helen Steiner Rice

This Blythe doll is Cinema Princess. How can she be so perfectly Christmas-y? Oh, I know, it must be the pretty new dress she is wearing, which was part of my recent swap with Sandie in the Blythe Swappin' group on Facebook. 

Holiday Humor

We "whisk" you a merry Christmas!

This Blythe doll is Home Sweet Home. Her cute Christmas pudding print dress was one of the first things I bought, used, when I started collecting in 2011, but this is the first time it has been perfect for a particular photo. You may have noticed that my pictures are usually full of bright colors, but this one started with the whisk and the background scrapbook paper, so in order to continue the beige/brown color scheme, this ecru dress and blonde-haired doll were the obvious choices.   

Christmas Sisters

"It's not what's under the Christmas tree that matters, but who's around it."                              
                                                     --Charlie Brown

I set up this picture to try to show off our new Christmas chair--I love it so much, but it hardly shows once it has a couple of dolls on it! This small doll is a Littlest Pet Shop Blythe; her big sister is Cadence Majorette, wearing a pretty dress we just got in a swap. Below, you can see the rest of the swap from my partner (on Facebook) Sandie Sinatra.

Go Green

Merry Christmas from the annual meeting of the Green Hair and Eyes Club!

These Blythe dolls are: Simply Peppermint (left), Cream Cheese and Jam (right), and Prima Dolly Amaryllis (back). They are perched on a wonderful oversized Christmas chair that I found recently...but it this picture doesn't show it off as I had hoped. Time for another picture!

Wrapped!

After working on it for nearly an hour and wasting an awful lot of pretty paper, Charlotte finally has a wrapped gift that looks nice enough to take to the Christmas party.  

This Blythe doll is Precocious Candy's Mushroom. 

Christmas in my Heart

"I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year."  
                  --Scrooge, in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

This festive Blythe doll is Cinema Princess.

Silver Beauty

Who's the fairest of them all?

On the right, Stella Serendipitous; on the left, Leading Lady Lucy. They are wearing dresses from Junie Moon that arrived too late for Christmas last year, so this is the first time any of my dolls have had a chance to wear them. Aren't they are gorgeous dresses? (Not to mention, gorgeous dollies!)

Snow Much Fun

If they had remembered to bring a thermos of hot chocolate, their afternoon of snowman building would have been perfect. 

The Blythe on the left is Unicorn Maiden (wearing Ice Rune's stock outfit) and on the right is Snowflake Sonata (wearing Lavender Hugs' stock outfit.)

Perfect Balance

Practice is going great on their balancing act for the holiday talent show. They only drop a few things now (instead of the whole lot!)

Prima Dolly Amaryllis (left) and Playful Raindrops (right) are wearing cute dresses and hats from my friend Amy. Aren't they adorable! Thanks Amy! The bright, fun colors and prints told me that they should be in a playful-looking photo.

Visitors

Cece's favorite part of the holidays is when she gets a surprise visit from her friends.

Cece is my Cinema Princess Blythe doll. The little guys in the truck are Sonny Angels. 

Christmas Card

Beryl's friends always tell her she is so pretty she should be a model, so she is surprising them by appearing on her annual Christmas card this year. 

This Blythe doll is Enchanted Petal, wearing a gorgeous 3-piece dress by The M Sisters.