Blythe Bliss magazine re-launches!

The girls were excited to get the newest issue of Blythe Bliss magazine hot of the press from Punxsatwawney, PA. Lilly tried to coax Mr Dog or Mr. Monkey into reading it with her, but neither of them wanted to come inside. Mr. Monkey was hanging upside down in the pineapple tree.

Meanwhile, Zena was channeling her inner Janis or Joss and fantasizing about being the next cover model.

Blythe Bliss publisher Amanda Hill explains that she is re-launching the magazine and hence has started with this being volume 1. The issues will feature more full-page color photos and less text. This issue is cram-packed with hot Blythe models. Ms. Hill must be one of the youngest magazine publishers under the world, cranking out her tiny issues at a tender age under 21.

Click the Blythe Bliss link above to check it out and get your issue.

Lilly, Zena and Maggy are excited for their new sister, Roaring Red, to come home from Aunt Maggie's in Baltimore. None of us know what to expect, so we've just been calling her RR or Little Miss No Name for now. We have to see her personality before we can come up with a name that fits.

What's Better Than a Good, OId-Fashioned Slumber Party? Not Much!

When Olivia Elaia Rose London (GR) returned home from a week at Auntie Angela's http://geminiangelsart.blogspot.com/, the girls were so happy to see her they decided to hold a pajama party to take in all the gossip from Angela's fab Blythe quarters. Maggy (ADG PP#3), in pink pajamas and stuffed monkey by Angela seemed especially aghast to learn there was a BOY in the Blythe midst, the swarthy Arturo. Meanwhile Zena, a custom blue mohair and Violet (FT) in her vintage Skipper pj's, are all ears. The girls got out their pizza, popcorn, boom box (okay, they really wanted I-pods), Magic 8 date ball from Shershe http://gggroovydolls.com/ and copies of Blythe Bliss http://www.blythebliss.etsy.com/ magazine, for a total slumber party extraordinaire.

Gwynyth (ADG PWP) thought they were being immature and silly, so she put on her old cheerleading uniform (re-ment), which was not immature at all, and praticed some of her former high school maneuvers. Looks like she can still do the splits, cartwheels and back walk-overs. Good for her!

The Hottest Thing Since Vogue Launched!

The January/February issue of Blythe Bliss http://www.blythebliss.etsy.com or http://blythebliss.awardspace.com is now available. I am so excited to report that some of my Blythe it Yourself (B.I.Y.) columns have made it into a special companion edition. Run, do not walk, on over to etsy NOW. Early orders will receive a darling tote bag and mini Valentine cards with their set....just like the big girls at Glamour, Vogue and Marie Claire do it!

Then, gasp in amazement when you think the brain child behind this tiny glossy (matte-y?) is an 18-year-old, Ms. Amanda H. More on her in the future, but she is truly startlingly talented and clever! And in the case of this project, she's my editor and boss! Can't wait to get my hands on a hard copy! Longer versions and more articles coming at ZNE Dollz http://www.ZNEDolls.com.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fashions!

So the girls have been cranky lately. I've been changing their clothes to try out the lovely things I've been fortunate enough to receive in swaps or to get via TIB friends, but I've been busy with work and my art blog and a Valentine swap as well as some new groups on Flickr and promoting a swap there, that I haven't had time to attend to their (the girls') blog here. Yes, suddenly it is their blog, but they really aren't too helpful- no typing and no camera skills. They're just posers, I tell you, posers!

First up, Violet shows one of the 3 lovely dresses she came with, from SeattleBlythe, a stuffie called Stella from nanajones on etsy and the violet mary janes from TIB Forum that complete several outfits. Violet is turning out to be quite a heart-breaker with those eyes!.

Then, Lilly insisted upon going out in the snow with her new momo coat and Uggs from the TIB shop. She added a re-ment leopard scarf, and her "Coach" "Ugg" bag. I wasn't sure how one could have a Coach/Ugg bag until I made it! More on that in another B.I.Y. (Blythe it Yourself) installment either here, in BlytheBliss magazine http://blythebliss.awardspace.com/ which is edited by the bright Manda Panda on TIB who is all of 18!, and/or ZNE Dollz, a website which goes public Tuesday.

Maggy in her crocheted skirt and Barbie top and shrug hangs out in her bedroom, on her new cozy bedding from Etsy. You can't see her new red maryjanes in this pic, but they are the talk of the town as you can see in the last picture where she is in her Hello Kitty dress and hat.

Violet in her Blythe Station hoodie and cords chills in the living room with their 5th pet, Pepe a chihuahua. At least the girls take care of the animals. Now that they have a lanai, pool and beach house, hard telling what will turn up! Violet's hat was made by me, with a pattern from Zoe, grrrlie4 on Flickr. She and I are in the midst of a swap. She makes lovely Blythe clothes, that are hip a la Studio 54, so I can't wait to see what I get. After I got her hat pattern, I ended up making about a dozen hats. The throw pillow Violet has was also made and embellished by me, and I did about half dozen of those from a crochet bead pattern. Now I have a "real people' baby shower coming up for Jen F. in Feb., so I'll have to get the larger crochet hooks going.

And finally, Violet and Maggy, both looking so sweet and docile (unlike Lilly!) hold hands in the kitchen in their new dresses and headgear. No, not that kind of head gear, even though Adrienne might like to take them to Dr. Moryl's some day.

So I have been clicking away, as I am participating in 52 Weeks of Blythe on Flickr. Some of my (crazy?) counterparts are participating in 365 Days of Blythe, changing, photographing, uploading, writing every day. You go, Blythe mommies and daddies. Yes, they have daddies. They didn't just materialize one day at a toy store, you know.