Blythe Doll

Handmade Dress…

April 7, 2012 1 Comment

Well, I finally finished the dress for my daughter… I have always considered myself a pretty competent seamstress, but I guess it had been quite a few years since I actually sewed an article of clothing. The execution was good, but I was way off on the dress size. I should have known better, my daughter wears a size 5/6, but after measuring her, I sewed a size 12 dress! Needless to say, it came out VERY big. My engineering mind told me to go with the numbers – numbers don’t lie. But something went awfully wrong. Not a total loss, I took the scraps and made my Blythe doll Blue, a skirt:

Good thing – My daughter and I went with a friend and her daughter to the LA Fashion District for a Prom dress, so we are covered .

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Blythe, Military Girl

June 27, 2011 Leave a Comment

It’s been a while since my Blythe girls were featured.

I recently participated in a challenge that used a kit called “Military Girl“. Since I do not have the honor of knowing any women serving in our armed forces, I used my Blythe doll Hana as a model:

She is dressed in military garb “borrowed” from my son’s action figures ( I knit the cap). And here is the layout I made:

I added a quote from Calvin Coolidge which I felt conveyed my feelings.

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Strawberry Summer Kit & Freebie

June 8, 2011 1 Comment

Just in time for the summer! Created By Jill Scraps has a new kit out. It is called Strawberry Summer, and is filled with lots of fun summer elements and papers:

And here is a layout I made. My model is my Blythe doll Blue, appropriately dressed in a strawberry outfit with a basketful of strawberries from our garden :

And here is a Quick Page for you to download:

I also made a cluster frame:

And you can download the frame here:

Filed Under: Blythe Doll, Scrapbook Freebies, Scrapbooking

Bird A Week Challenge: Week 22/52

June 3, 2011 Leave a Comment

I saw these cute bird motifs in the scrapbook section of our local craft shop, and figured they would come in handy some time. Well, I used it for this weeks challenge, and made Pinkie a birdie bonnett:

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Pinkie & Blue

May 11, 2011 Leave a Comment

Well, guess who came to live with us on Mother’s day? Pinkie and Blue!

They are more Lilac and Peppermint, but after my recent visit to The Huntington, I decided to name them Pinkie (right) and Blue (left) .

Apparently there are local Blythe Meets from time to time – I will have to try and attend the next one. They also have an annual Blythe Convention – too far away to attend: BlytheCon2011

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Bird A Week Challenge: Week 16/52

April 22, 2011 2 Comments

I made an Easter dress for my Blythe doll Hana with little chicks on them:

I also made Easter dresses for Lily and Freddie too:

And here they are on the fig tree:

For the blog hop list of artists, or if you want to join the challenge:
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Digital Whisper 100 Themes Challenge #86 Mask

April 10, 2011 1 Comment

I made masks out of my blythe doll Hana and my little dog Koko, and put them on the other. It looks a bit creepy, but whatever:

Koko thinks she is Queen of the house – thus, the crown.

Here are the credits:

Background & elements: The Wee Faerie Ring

Crown: Irene Alexeeva Designs

Butterfly overlay: Vera Lim Designs

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Blythe Spring Outfit

March 23, 2011 Leave a Comment

I sewed up a quick top to match a vintage skipper pants:

And a matching crocheted cap as well.

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And Then There Were Three…

March 8, 2011 2 Comments

Ok, I feel like I’m coming out of the closet… Yes, I am a Blythe doll enthusiast! My DH bought me a new doll for Valentines! I named her Frederica, after his maternal grandmother; Freddie for short. I am not sure where this latest facination with Blythe dolls will go, or how far it will go… five more dolls? maybe seven to make an even and round 10? We shall see. As I have said, my family are amused by this . For now, they are interesting, and fun to photograph (they are not camera/blog shy like the family, and don’t dash around all over the place like Koko and Hiro). And for those of you who are curious, here are some blogs and sites to visit:

This is Blythe

Gina Garan’s Photostream

Mademoiselle Blythe

xoxo, Blythe

These are but a few of the sites dedicated to Blythe.

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