With a Little Help from My Friend

When a get a new Blythe doll, I usually try to come up with a special embroidered panty design that goes with her theme. I made one with patches for Patty Patch, and as I was working on the picture for my Etsy listing, a little helper appeared on the scene...he is Tofu, my 6-month-old blue point Siamese kitten. Such a pretty boy!! (His sister was somewhere nearby, but she was being good--this time!--and not getting on the table.)

The picture came out fine even with Tofu "helping" me!

Check the Forecast

As soon as she walked outside, Jane regretted her decision to wear a dress on a windy day.

Jane is my Kenner Blythe doll.

Sugar Skulls

Sitting in her favorite chair, Calliope is working on

 a Halloween surprise for her sisters: cute little sugar skulls

 embroidered on panties!

Pretty Calliope is my Can Can Cat Blythe doll. The panties were a custom order in my etsy shop.

Custom Order

These custom-order panties were a challenge! They are all characters from Studio Ghibli movies: soot sprites, Totoro, and Jiji cat. I posted this picture on my Facebook for my doll clothes (Blythe Happy) and it's gotten MUCH more attention than my posts usually do--I guess a lot of Blythe collectors love these movies!

Princess...Layla?

These undies are fit for a princess!

This is actually "Princess" Collette (my Coco Collette Blythe doll). The panties are a recent custom order. I don't always take pictures of my custom orders, but I do like to have something new to post on my Blythe Happy Facebook page once in a while, so I came up with this. I used the color red as my theme to pull it together...did you notice that Collette's dress is made from the same silk fabric I used for the background?  Another item of note is her crown...it is a hairclip that is just perfect for Blythe. I bought one the first time I went to the store World of Mirth. When I got home and tried it on a doll, I regretted that I only bought one, so I went back the next week and got ten more!!! They come in different sparkly colors...gold, blue, pink, and white, in addition to silver. Some day I will have to do a picture of a princess lineup.

Not Bad!

She seems to be wondering if she feels more like a "Harriet"or a "Lilly" today!

These hand-embroidered Blythe panties were a recent custom order, and I'm showing them off here because I am especially pleased with how the lettering came out. It can be tricky to get the same slant on all those little letters, and to get them to line up evenly on the bottom. I always re-do some of the stitches as I go along, and sometimes I have to take out and re-do entire letters...these names were no exception.  I am so happy that the extra effort paid off! (I think Harriet and Lilly's "mom" will be, too!)

After writing this post, this customer asked me to add one more to the order. So here's Delphine!

Halloween is Coming!

I had a request for some custom Halloween-themed Blythe panties through my Etsy shop last week. This person has ordered custom designs from me many times, so she feels confident just telling me what she has in mind and letting me come up with something for her. This time she asked for "a bat, a moon and a star" and "a Halloween pumpkin".  Here's what I made:

Usually my designs are outlines of the shape, with a few details...recently, however, I've been doing more of my custom orders like these with the entire shape filled with stitching. It takes a little longer, but it looks really good! Here's another example of a completely filled-in design: this recent custom order for a pansy.

Ribbons and Bows

Blythe a Day July 13, 2015
Ribbons and Bows

 Collette is a girly girl whose favorite things are ribbons and bows. She's just back from a shopping trip and she is so excited about these purchases: a big purple bow for her hair, and a pretty pair of panties with a bow embroidered on them!

Collette is me Coco Collette Blythe doll.

Roses (and Panties)

Blythe-a-Day Feb. 9, 2015


Eve can't decide what career to choose. Today she is practicing to be an underwear model. Here's her pitch:

 "I always wear Blythe Happy panties. Doesn't everyone?"

Eve is a Milky Way Sugar Blythe doll (2008, SBL)

Keeping Busy

There are no idle hands around here! Penny is working at the sewing machine today, finishing up some new panty designs. What would I do without my dolly helpers???

Penny is a Cloud Nine Bowl. She was released by Takara in 2009 and has the SBL face mold.

Whose Panties are Those?

Penelope: "Hey girls, look what I found--a bunch of pretty panties with names embroidered on them!"
Candy: "I wish they were for us, but those aren't our names."
Ellie: "I don't care! I'm taking this one and changing my name to Odette!!"

Sorry girls, that's a custom order for Mandy. If you insist, I will make you some of your own--with your REAL name on them, Ellie.

Pull Rings and Wubba Chikins

For the past couple of months I've been sewing panties for Blythe, and embroidering them with fun/cute/pretty designs. So why did it take me so long to realize that two images that really scream "Blythe!" to collectors are pull rings and wubba chikins?? This week I stitched those designs onto some panties and I'm offering them in my Etsy shop as a "made to order" item, so they will never be out of stock. All the other designs I make will be listed as I make them--that gives me freedom to sew whatever I feel like sewing!

Mustache!

I don't know why I think these mustache panties are so funny, but I do!!!!  This is a new design that I made for my most recent batch of dolly panties for my etsy store (Blythe Happy).  I'm so happy with how well they are all selling.