Purple

Purple is definitely Wendy's color.

I knitted this dress and shrug using free patterns that can be found at Ravelry.

Books

Walking home from the library, Bonnie insists she is strong enough to carry all the books by herself.  Grace has her doubts.

I made these small books using the free printable book covers found at 

Jim's Dollhouse Printables.

Even More Swap Goodies!

Wow, we received TWO swap packages this week!  This second one came from a swap on Blythe Kingdom.  My lovely partner, HouseOfHarlow, sent a cute dress, a headband that she made,  several fat quarters of fabric, and...a BARBIE DOLLHOUSE!

Alice was quick to volunteer to model the new dress and headband, and she is having so much fun playing with this amazing dollhouse (it was manufactured by Hallmark as a Christmas ornament several years ago).

Thanks so much, Chantelle, you are a fatastic swap partner!

Hurray for Swaps!

There was great excitement here on Monday when a large package was delivered to our house. Penny, Poppy and Candy crowded forward to see what it could be.

 "All these parcels say 'Blythe' on them--that's me!!" exclaimed Bonnie.

Bonnie and Alice were amazed at the abundance of goodies sent to us by our Blythe friend, Susan (aka susanmay92171), from our swap on Plastic Paradise.

Alice is entranced by a new goldfish in a bowl.

I had plenty of volunteers to model the new clothes!  Starting on the far left, Grace is wearing a lovely aloha dress with matching headscarf (love that fabric!).  Next to her is Candy, wearing a super cute skirt with matching hair bow.  The blonde girl is Claire, who is feeling so comfy in a pretty pink bathrobe (and she's looking at Alice's fishbowl).  Bonnie is on the right, relaxing in a chair from Susan's collection of miniatures--it is the perfect size for dollies!  And down in front, Wendy wanted to try out the new pillow and matching comforter--she says they are great!  There were also sewing patterns, bright fabrics, and some baby chicks in the box!

Thanks so much, Susan, you are an AWESOME swap partner!  Everything you sent is amazing!!

We would love to welcome all Blythe lovers to Plastic Paradise; a new swap will be starting in a week or two, so don't wait--become a member today!

What a Surprise!

Bonnie and Grace are pleasantly surprised to discover that the back yard has recently become overrun with cats!

A Doll for Your Doll

Have you ever thought your doll might like to have a doll?  You can make her a mini-her, like these that I made!  I showed how I did it on my other blog, Leslie's Art and Sew.

They look great on the front...

...and equally great on the back!

If you have a camera, a printer and a sewing machine, you can make these.

February Calendar Girl

I am pleased to announce that my Wendy has been chosen as the calendar girl for the month of February on Plastic Paradise!  Here is the winning photo:

I had a basket of hearts sitting on the table, so I just arranged Wendy in the middle of them. Then I edited the picture on pixlr-o-matic to get the interesting boarder.

Wendy is a little embarrassed by all the attention she is getting...I just hope her fame doesn't go to her head!