Blythe Doll Blog

The festive season is approaching us and I just wanted to take this opportunity and blog about something that I think might be worth keeping an eye on this holiday. I remember past discussions by dolly enthusiasts on some Blythe doll forums regarding the best time to find deals on 1972 Kenner Blythe dolls and other Blythe items. We would actually discuss a number of other Blythe topics in great detail, as well. Anyways back to the topic at hand, what time is a good time to find great deals on 1972 Blythes, we determined that the best time was during the Christmas holiday season. Why? well that's when most people are often buying gifts for others or people are too busy enjoying the holidays so often the vintage Blythe doll auctions usually go ignored by a lot more people! I took a look this morning v and discovered a lot of overpriced buy it now auctions but there were still 1972 Kenner Blythe auctions that started at lower prices. Anyways it wouldn't hurt to keep your ey...

Hasbro Takara Blythe has done it again with their new in between sized Middie Blythe Doll I am just in love with them! They are so kawaii which means cute in Japanese! ^o^ I have yet to pick one up but it seems they go for quite a bit so I want to wait to choose the perfect one before I do. They measure 20 cm which is just under 8 inches and are described as being not too big, not too small, but just right. They are the middle size between the approx. 4 inch petites and the approx. 12 inch full neo sized Takara dolls. Their eyes are once color that moves from left to right, their arms are bendable, their waste does not move and their knees do not bend. http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif You can purchase Middie from online and offline dolly shops/sites like Junie Moon. I have yet to see them in actual physical shops here in Toronto. I think the only place left that sells Blythe Dolls here is at The Silver Snail on Queen Street, at the upstairs area. You probably won...

Hey Guys! I had a great vacation with some of my Blythe Dolls. We went to Las Vegas, Hoover Dam in Arizona, Los Angeles and San Diego in California. I took my Petite Blythe Dolls on board in my purse and my two Neos were carefully packed in my checked bag. I took some pictures and wanted to share them with you :) Las Vegas, Nevada  Arizona! Blythe takes the Hoover Dam Tour!  :o) Hollywood, California Venice Beach, California SanDiego, California In Little Italy Love,  AnnaBlytheDoll xo

There is so much information out there concerning Blythe doll tips and care that I thought that I would combine what I learned from my own experience over the years and all that I found out from researching the web into this single blog. Storage - When storing blythe dolls it seems that often there is a chemical reaction with plastics that causes melting. So when storing or traveling with your dolls, please be sure that the doll is not touching other plastic (stands, shoes - especially Rosebuds, dolls arms & legs, etc.). Plastic from the face has even melted when the legs of another doll has touched, so please do not store together or any other part touching will melt the doll if stored, it is ideal not to put the dolls together and keep separate. I wouldn't even store the doll contacting the dolls own arms and/or legs to the face. Some even wrap their dolls in a piece of cotton. Stains - Please be careful of denim, tights and black & red clothing. They are probl...

I was hit with inspiration last week when I was looking out into my back yard to notice all the vibrant fall colors and immediately think of my fantasy hair color Blythe dolls. The blue haired Blythe doll featured above is a Takara Blythe Asian Butterfly. There are two versions of AB, EBL and SBL. Both are out of production and a bit rare, though the EBL version is more so because the mold is no longer in existence. Other than the face mold difference and price (EBL is worth more and more rare), the only other thing is the 2 hair pom pom colors. They are both very cute. Pandora is wearing a Sugar Mag Blythe doll dress, I believe. The bright red haired girl is a Rouge Noir Takara Blythe doll with an EBL face mold. No other face molds were made of this particular Takara Blythe. Dressed in a Takara Blythe doll stock Aztec BL Blythe top, Takara Step in Time shoe set orange boots and the skirt was purchased off of the Buy and Sell section on Plastic Paradise...

Blythedrops sent me a pm on Flickr the other day inquiring if the two pictures on another person's account were mine. Then more pms followed with the same question. They in fact were my pictures and I also noticed that this person listed that the doll was for sale! I was very concerned because I did not want anyone to get ripped off so I proceeded to post right on the stolen pics! I stated that the pics were mine, the doll featured was in my possession and was not for sale! SapphireSA / Sweetheart Accessories is what the person is going by. I also posted on Plastic Paradise forum because I think a lot of people frequent that site. I rarely go on lj or any other dolly forums anymore so I decided to post on Flickr & Plastic Paradise because I find a lot of Blythers are active there. I am so glad that I did that because a member that sent this person money via PayPal that day was able to report them right away. Paypal stated that they would in fact get their money back! ...

I'm not sure if anyone has seen the news lately but even before then on the Plastic Paradise forum there was a thread regarding the latest circle contact trend. Optometrists have deemed these contacts dangerous because they may scratch the cornea but a lot of the girls wearing them still don't care cause they feel that they really look cute wearing them. I think they look neat but not enough to risk my eyes! Hopefully one day they will be able to release them with no risk to the wearer. All contacts have some risk if you do not ensure they are clean or wear them for too long. If you search the web you can find the specific risks. I actually found a great link from Health Canada that offers a lot of great info that people who are considering them should check out first: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/iyh-vsv/med/lenses-lentilles-eng.php By the way, Lady Gaga had her eyes CGI'd (Computer-generated imagery) in the video Bad Romance but Blythe dolls eyes are all ...