craftlog

I knew I should’ve bought a Blythe doll when I had the chance. I’ve been coveting one since, oh 2001 or so, when I saw This Is Blythe in a bookstore. When I was in Japan, I almost got one, but they were expensive so I thought I’d just buy one in the US. Turns out that Japan is Blythe mecca, which I hadn’t realized until too late. I have such doll envy looking at everybody else’s blogs. Helen of Spycore.net just got a mini-Blythe. Monkeyroom got a couple of couture Barbies that aren’t nearly as cool, but strike the same chord. She also has a nice defense of buying dolls for yourself even as a grown woman. Loobylu makes the most wonderful things for her Blythes, like the world’s cutest little doggie. Also from Loobylu: another post and another and a picture.

It’s not just the doll that appeals to me, it’s the whole idea of making the clothes, and posing her for pictures. xoxo, Blythe makes all sorts of great things, and she has a nice list of yet more Blythe links. Here’s one of her homemade outfits: