Wednesday, May 27, 2009

New Blythe, New Eyechips

The new addition to my Blythe family finally has a name. I wanted it to be a summery name with a possible cowgirl feel to it but I was really stuck so I decided to ask my 11 year old niece for help. She is great at naming things and has often helped my mum name her knitted dolls. My nieces suggestion was Sonny. At first I was not sure but now I can't image calling her anything else! So Sonny she is.

Sunshine Holiday comes with the standard stock blue, green, pink and orange eyechips. I am not usually crazy about these colors on any girl and I know that I am not the only Blythe lover to feel like. However SH looks particularly awful with these colors so I bought new eyechips from coolcat right away.

These are the ones that ordered but I am not sure which ones I am going to use yet:

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Dressing Your Blythe For Spring


Looking for something cute for your Blythe for Spring and Summer? I have been mixing and matching fabrics and have added some new mini dresses to my Blythe shop. Disco Diva, Blossom and Fruit Salad mini dresses look super cute worn as a dress on it's own or with tights or pants.

If you are looking for a specific color let me know because I love making custom orders!

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Sunshine Holiday Cowgirl Style

I find that each Blythe ends up with their own style and personality. For anyone who doesn't collect Blythe dolls I am sure that I sound like a complete nutcase but for those of you who do I know that you know what I am talking about. I am not sure how the style for each doll comes about, whether it is because of type or color of their hair or make-up or a mood that I am in when I purchase them but they all have their own personalities.


When I was flipping through flickr I came across a photo of a hat that to me just seemed perfect for my SH even though she had not even arrived in the mail yet. It turns out that I saw the hat on the sellers photostream and she had just listed them in her shop. If you are looking for some original hats for your girls check out azhippiechick's shop. This knitted and crocheted hat was the first thing that I put on my new girl when she arrived and it just seems perfect for her personality. She is an urban cowgirl!

Now all I have to do is think of a name for her and I am really stuck...any suggestions?

Sunday, May 10, 2009

A Dolly Bag For Every Doll

Every Blythe needs her very own dolly carrier and I like to pick them to match the style of each doll. When I saw some fabric in SewPixie's flickr photostream I just knew I had to ask her to make a custom dolly carrier for my SH. It turns out the fabric has flowers that are almost exactly the same as the ones on the box that SH came in too! So if you are looking for a quality dolly carrier from a talented and friendly seller check out SewPixie's shop.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Sunshine Holiday Arrived


A couple of days ago a little bit of sunshine arrived in my life....that is my Sunshine Holiday Blythe arrived in the mail! The promo photos and illustration that Takara released do not do this girl justice. Her hair is a peachy color and her make-up is subtle and warm, she even has light pink nail polish. I think she is beautiful but the one thing I can't wait to change are her eyechips. If you think the orange and pink stock eyechips are weird or scary on most dolls they are even more scary with SH's tanned skin color. I have already order 4 new sets from coolcat and I can't wait to glue stick her current chips out. For now she will be keeping her blue pair on all the time!


The stock outfit is also adorable and makes me want to play in the sand and jump in the ocean. She comes with a dress, shorts, tank top, bikini (she is wearing the bottoms so you can't see them in the photo below), bag, sandals, sunglasses, stud earrings and stand.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

"Make It" Vancouver Art and Fashion Market

This week-end there was a lot of events in Vancouver such as the BMO Vancouver Marathon but I was not running this week-end I was showing my work at a market in a chic area of Vancouver called Yaletown. The show was at the Roundhouse Community Centre and was called "Make It". The organizers created a show that was not like your usual craft market. There was a live DJ and a liquer license which made a shopping experience with a club vibe twist.

The show was a success and I am looking forward to participating in the Christmas show as well.