Blythe Doll Blog

Happy New Year!!! May all your dreams come true and may this year be a really terrific year! Also, thanks so much to Heather for the darling champagne bottle and glass, among other great goodies, that I won from her via Pay It Forward group. Thanks also to the generous  Jen F  for the beautiful outfit my Mandy is wearing from the We Heart Dolls swap!  I used  picmonkey.com  to spice up my picture. For the background I used a simple place mat from the dollar store. I also used power tack to stick the glass and champagne bottle Sorry the pic is upside down?  I must have used my iPod the wrong way.  I tried to flip it around but there is no option that I could see for that?   Well that's it for now.  I hope all you sweet and kind dolly people will have a wonderful New Years and all the best in 2016!!   Cheers! AnnaBlytheDoll

My niece and her kindergarten class were assigned to do a report regarding what they wanted for Christmas and she wrote that she wished for a Blythe doll dress made by her zia!  That's me!!  I am so honored over such a sweet and touching request.  The kid could have asked for anything too!  It's nice to see that some of today's children value lovely handmade things over the trendy and plastic things. I only just found out and since I made 8 dresses for her in less than a month my sister in law didn't want to bother me about it.  Well I was fortunate to find out and just look at the 2 lovely dresses I made from vintage skipper patters I got from an online auction that are on Blythe411 Facebook Group that I created! Doesn't my Maria Kenner Blythe doll from 1972 look so beautiful and lovely?!  I certainly think so!!  It's so retro, flower power and pretty!    I took my time with this because the elastic on the sleeves was somethi...

I was in the dollar store the other week and noticed they had some pretty cute holiday decor that would be perfect for Blythe doll scenes and dioramas.  I picked up 2 items for under $5 CND since most things at the dollar store are not a dollar anymore, unfortunately. I also spiced up my picture for free thanks to picmonkey.com !  I added a frost effect and snow and it just made my picture pop! I also made the outerwear for both of my Kenner Blythe dolls based on vintage Skipper patterns I purchased off BigEyedBuys !  You can also get your dollies there and I have too for great prices since it's a wonderful tool that helps you find the best dolls and accessories for the best prices imho. I made some dresses to sell for charity too.  They are listed on The Original Dolly Duds and Sundries via Facebook or feel free to message me if you wish to purchase them direct.  They are $20 US each plus shipping all the money minus the shipping and fees will go to ...

This year a Facebook group is having a Halloween Scene Challenge!  I was happy to participate and even donate a handmade dress that I made for the winner.  Both were so much fun to make and take pictures of too so please take a look! It's called, Spooky Sushi, Not Sushi For Spiders!!  My petite Orange Crush Rouge Noir Blythe doll picked the wrong place!  I hope she made it out okay!!  I made this with actual sushi containers and some spiders I found at the thrift shop!! I was at Party city the other night and they had so much Halloween stuff it wasn't funny!! Here is my donation Dress that I made for the winner of that challenge!!  So spooky adorbs!!! Well that's it for now.  I better run because my family will be coming over for treats and fun!! Happy Halloween!!! Annablythedoll xo

So I noticed on Facebook a couple collectors of Blythe from Asia post pictures of this new set so I went and checked the IKEA website and nothing?  I decided to call my nearest store and they did actually have 17 in stock but that night they would only have 16 left! lol  I grabbed one as soon as we were in the right spot.  Seemed like forever before we got there since we had to walk about half way through.  So I see a single set on the top and no display.  Then my husband pointed out the rest of them at the bottom on the floor.  I was a bit disappointed because my dolly Veronica, my LL Blythe doll neo, didn't really get to a chance to play. lol  And I couldn't document their display.  Oh well.  I just took a quick picture of my dolly in front of the box.  Woooo.. fun. lol  Anyways, I found the lighting was sooooooo bright and not warm like before?  Maybe I hadn't been there in a while.  It's like get your stuff and g...

What more can I say?  It was total wow factor number 10 plus!!!  If you ever visit Toronto you should check out the Ripley's Aquarium and the CN Tower at the very least. I will be posting some more blogs with sweet dolly pictures shortly.  I can't help it!  I really think my big eyed and big headed girls are super cute!! Well that's it for now.  More soon, I promise!! Love, Annablythedoll xo

This has been such a busy spring and summer for me.  Lots of work and only a bit fun lol but that's life, I guess.  I still have had time to take some pretty lovely pictures of some of my Blythe dolls, however! That was my little Middie Blythe doll Lidia!  Isn't she so cute!!  We were enjoying Niagara falls and the parks that beautiful sunny, warm and gorgeous day!!! Thanks for taking the time to look.  Hope you are having a great weekend so far too! :D Hugs, Annablythedoll

I was going to the park and wanted to take my Middie Mina with me and wanted a new look for my lovely little dolly!  I decided to go through my Blythe doll Neo outfits and found a perfect little cute full size top that was perfect as a dress for Middie!  What do you think?  This opens up so many more looks for my little darling.  So not only did I make some Skipper fashions for my doll by reducing the patter to 75% but now I can add this to is, as well!  That's all for now!  I hope all you kind people are having a fab spring so far and enjoying nice weather too! Hugs, Annablythedoll

On one of the Doll Adoption Facebook groups some sellers were not properly classifying or even disclosing the base doll.   I think there was maybe a bit of confusion so I decided to make this list on Blythe411 that would hopefully clarify all the different Blythe dolls and fakes. Blythe Doll Classifications 1.   Vintage Prototypes 1972 Kenner Blythe Dolls - Original Blythe Doll AiAi Chan - Original Japanese version Blythe doll. 2. Official Any Blythe doll reproductions licensed by Kenner and/or Hasbro. Takara/CWC - prototypes, neo, middie, petites, belle miniatures & kubric. ToysRUs - prototypes & neo AshtonDrake - neo Littlest Pet Shop - petites 3.  Factory Official Blythe doll parts that did not meet quality or stolen and pieced together then sold online. 4.  Fakes   Eye changing doll rips/copies that were not licensed. TBL - Taobao Blythe dolls - got it's name from Chinese online type auctions. CLones - Littl...

I had such a lovely photo shoot last year and I wanted to share the pictures since Easter is around the corner!!  I was racking my brains about what I could do this year and I seriously couldn't even think of anything that would come as close to the Easter Blythe Doll pictures I did before. Maria is feeding the Easter bunnies before their big day! Here are some of my older Easter themed pictures below. :)  My former VM.  One of the few dolls I have sold but still I had a couple pics and why not post them now in my Easter themed post!!   Another shot of my former Velvet Minuet.   I tried to make a half decent pair of bunny slippers but they were kinda not the greatest. lol  Got to try it again.  This pair went to Gina Garan and the entire outfit that I made to go with them too!!  I also gifted Junko Wong and my dolly friend Brent too! Oh before I forget there has been a pay it forward thing going on and I ha...