Happiness

Happiness is a warm kitty.

This is Maisy, my Spright Beauty Blythe doll. She is the only one of my stock dolls who came with sleep eyes, so she was the obvious choice for this picture, for the theme "pets."

Happiness Is...

Happiness is a soft kitty and a big pile of unread books.

This is My Little Candy (she just goes by "Candy" around here). She is harder to photograph than most of my girls, because her hair is such a pale pink that the color usually looks washed out. I thought I would try surrounding her with pink things for this photo, and it seems to work. I like this one better than most of her pictures. 

April Fool

Kitty decided to wait a few days to play her April Fool's Day prank; that way her sister was caught completely off guard!

Here's the sleep mask "in action" that we received from Angie, along with pillows, that I showed off in my previous post.

A Kitty for your Dolls

Awww, look at the cute little kitty! 

Heidi is so happy with her new little friend. I made this one, and you can make one too, because the generous Shelly at Gingermelon is offering the pattern and a tutorial on her blog--for free! That's really an wonderful gift, because she does a thriving business selling her patterns on Etsy . I've admired her sweet little dolls and animals for years, but this is the first time I've tried one of her patterns. 

The pattern downloaded and printed out easily. I read through the well-written instructions, then grabbed my felt and got to work! I used only the craft supplies I had on hand, so there are several differences between my kitty and hers; for example, the craft eyes I had were either a size larger or a size smaller than what she used (I used the smaller size, because the washer that holds the eye in place inside the head was too big on the larger size.) Also, I ADORE the way she glued crystals at the neck for a collar, but I didn't have any on hand, so I strung some seed beads on thread and tied it in place for my collar. And I have to mention that I didn't use the placement lines on the pattern--I free-handed everything, which accounts for small differences between mine and hers.

This was a fun little project that took less than two hours. Try it!

Gingermelon Blog: http://gingermelondolls.blogspot.com/2015/10/free-tutorial-sparkle-kitty.html

Gingermelon on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/es/shop/gingermelon

Heidi is my Cousin Olivia Blythe doll.

Playing Veterinarian

Blythe a Day July 25, 2015
Medicine

"Open up Charlie, it's time for your medicine!"

This is Kitty, my Yellow Marshmallow Middie Blythe doll.

The Little Mermaid

Blythe a Day June 14, 2015
Tell Me a Story

Kitty never gets tired of hearing the story of The Little Mermaid, and her big sister Paisley never gets tired of reading it to her.

Kitty, on the left, is my Yellow Marshmallow Middie Blythe doll. Paisley, on the right, is my Mandy Cotton Candy Blythe doll. The mermaid doll is a Lalaloopsy.

Blue

Blythe a Day May 31, 2015
Poetry


Daphne would like to share her original poem with you. It's called "Blue".

Daphne is my Candy Carnival Blythe doll. Blue is a wonderful needle-felted creation by violetpi on Etsy. And yes, I do wish I had two! Maybe I need to do something about that...