Twilight Zone...the Movie

Blythe a Day on  Oct. 17, 2015
Twilight Zone


Will they...or won't they?

Simply Sparkly Spark Blythe doll, Puchippu Chappu Pepa Middie Blythe doll

Shopping Disaster

Blythe a Day on Flickr Oct. 16, 2015
Shopping


After a long morning of shopping, Juliette was looking for a cab when disaster struck--she dropped a bag and it spilled out onto the street! Now everyone knows that even though she looks sophisticated, Juliette loves to shop for toys.

Juliette is my Sadie Sprinkles Blythe doll.

Sweater Weather

Blythe a Day on Flickr  Oct. 15, 2015
Sweater Weather


Bonnie loves this time of year, when the leaves start to turn...because finally, it's sweater weather!

This is my favorite outfit on Bonnie, because the pink and brown are perfect for her. I made all four pieces (hat, sweater, shirt and skirt). The embroidery on the t-shirt was an experiment, and I learned that it is hard to embroider well on knit fabric!

Bonnie is my Raspberry Sorbet Blythe doll.

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.

Something NEW!

It's so very exciting to learn something new; this week, I FINALLY got around to making a pattern for a Blythe dress with long sleeves, hooray!!! I took the easy route, and made the sleeves and bodice all one piece. After I've made about a hundred of these (in different fabrics, of course), I will probably try for set-in sleeves!

This all came about because a customer on Etsy--someone who is also a Facebook friend--asked if I could make her a dress for her Blythe for St. Lucia's Day on December 13th. According to Wikipedia, in Sweden the custom involves the eldest daughter arising early and wearing her Lucy garb of white robe, red sash, and a wire crown covered with whortleberry-twigs and nine lighted candles fastened in it, awakens the family, singing Sankta Lucia, serving them coffee and saffron buns, thus ushering in the Christmas season.

I made the first dress much too short. That's okay, because there were a couple of other changes that needed to be made--the sleeves were a bit too long, the waist a bit too loose--so I made a second dress, and it is just right. The customer, Angie, already has the red sash, so I will leave the dress unadorned. Angie needed a tray, which I happened to have, so that will go along with the dress.

So I have a happy customer, which makes me feel happy! But I'm also happy to have a new pattern to use for dresses, for my own girls and for my Etsy shop. I've always meant to make long-sleeved dresses, but I never had the motivation until now. Thanks, Angie!!

That's Snowflake Sonata on the left, and Ichigo Heaven on the right.

I Call Her Rose

Prima Dolly Peach is one of the more rare Takara Blythe dolls; only 500 were made and released in 2007. In the group Blythe World on Facebook, we are currently having a little "peach picking" fun...everyone with a Peach is asked to post her picture, and we're seeing how many we can find. So far, there are about 8! (And I noticed two on Ebay, so 10 are now accounted for!)

This is the picture I took of my Peach to post in the group. Isn't she pretty? I call her Rose.

She's Not Alone...

Blythe a Day on Flickr Oct. 6, 2015
Are You Alone in the House?


Her sisters had gone out, so Bonnie was enjoying a quiet evening alone at home, when suddenly...

Bonnie is my Raspberry Sorbet Blythe doll.