Hello Kitty Bakery

I got a great surprise yesterday, when I opened the new “My Life As…Hello Kitty Bakery Play Set” that I bought at Walmart: it included scenery! The inside of the bakery is printed on one side, and the outside is on the reverse of a large piece of heavy cardboard. 

I bought the set because it has a wonderful bakery display case, which I have been wanting for a long time, and it has lots of nice doughnuts and cupcakes, and even some beverages, in addition to a bench seat and two little tables. I thought the $40 price tag was a bit steep, but I REALLY wanted the display case, so I got it. It wasn’t until I was opening the packaging that I realized that the scenery was included, hidden between the inner and outer packaging. I’m so glad I noticed, and didn’t throw it away! Now the price seems reasonable. This set is intended for 18” dolls, so it takes a little work to get the proportions to look okay in a picture. Here’s my first one, with Hello Arden (left) and Minty Magic (right). I will show off the coveted display case soon!

Popped!

Mmmm…popcorn!

 Precocious Candy’s Mushroom has such a unique look. I love her!

Cupcakes

 Cupcakes really do make a day feel special—I guess that’s why there are so many stores dedicated to these little cakes. I recently shopped at a local place called Extraordinary Cupcakes, because it was my mother’s 96th birthday and I wanted to take something fun to her at her senior residence. When I opened the box and she saw the cupcake, she laughed!

This Blythe doll is Candy Carnival. The big cupcake is a pincushion which I received in a craft swap.

Orange You

This is Simply Bubble Boom in her stock dress. No one wears the color orange better than she does!

Be

 “Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.     —Judy Garland

This is—obviously!—Lady Camellia, wearing another new dress and headband I made from a stack of impulse buy fabrics. I received her little Blythe-in-a-box in a swap; it’s a paper printout that has been cut and folded and glued until it looks so real. You can make your own by searching for Blythe mini boxes by Dr. Blythenstein on Flickr.

New

Rise up, start fresh! See the bright opportunity of each new day, each new moment.

This Blythe doll is Snowflake Sonata.

FYI

Important Valentine’s Day info, brought to you by Unicorn Maiden. Just in case you don’t know :) 

…After writing that, I wondered if there’s anyone in the English-speaking world who hasn’t heard of Valentine’s Day? Anyway, I thought this picture was a little bland, so I added the words to make it look like a page in a magazine.