Hair today, chopped yesterday

The saying "hair today, gone tomorrow" might still apply to Miss Bunny Velvet (bottom). I can't seem to stop cutting her hair. When she arrived as an ADG Roaring Red, she literally had piles of hair (here). But when I "unpiled" it, it became all crazy and fuzzy and just kept getting bigger and out of control. Sometimes I think I should have left well enough alone. Then Miss Maggie cut it into a bob, but still it remained crazy. I've cut it twice, thinking to attach a wig permanently, like Maggie did with Georgia Peach. But, the wigs came, and they were too overpowering. Then I tried hats to no avail.

But now I'm starting to think she doesn't look half bad as a gamine, pixie-fresh version of Audrey Hepburn in her adorable stage. What do you think?

There will be NO messing with Daisy's hair (top). Her red finger curls are gorgeous and silky smooth, thanks to ruirui, her customizer from Tokyo. Daisy is so gorgeous I thought she deserved a pet, so now she has Daisy Duke, or Duchess, from the Liv doll series. Daisy wears vintage Blythe clothing from Bohemian Beats Again.

On the road again...

I merely mentioned to the Blythes that one of them might get to go to Indiana with me for the holidays, and there was a flurry of activity in the wardrobe box. All four of them were changing clothes so fast their heads were spinning. Lilly, a Star Dancer, (top and bottom), a girl after my own heart, changed clothes at least three times, from vintage Skipper Town Togs to a Chanel T by rlkataja on Etsy, with Barbie denim skirt and knee-high go-go boots and a white down ski jacket with fur-trimmed collar from the TIB shop.

Maggy, ADG Princess Parfait, chose green cords with fur-trimmed bell bottoms and borrowed Lilly's stock poncho and hat along with a Coach purse. Bunny Velvet (ADG Roaring Red) went for comfort in a TIB shop A-line corduroy dress and a Twinklies Hello Kitty helmet to keep her unruly hair in check. Where are those wigs I ordered?

Zena, my bue mohair custom, was looking demure in the other part of the Twinkies Hello Kitty set with the HK dress, and a red blouse of unknown origin- off the rack, I guess. Not sure who's going. There's only one Sew Pixie carrier to go around, and Lilly always packs too much and loses her earrings. Why did I even mention it? *sigh*

And we're back: Slumber parties and high fashion with Vintage Barbie

Like a cuddly lemon--if lemons were cuddly--Miss Bunny Velvet models the vintage Twist and Turn Barbie outfit we snagged from Ebay after careful scrutiny. We were outbid by three cents with three seconds to go on one set and would have paid $30.03. Instead, we tried again with Ebay-like fortitude and found another one for $19.95. Perfect! Love the red and yellow. Pretty sure I had this outfit for my Barbie as a child. I was heavily into Barbie (and Skipper, Ken, Midge, Stacey, PJ, Francie, Casey, etc., etc.,) so it's hard to remember all the outfits. I had cases and cases of them and houses and....then I did it all over again with my daughter about 20 years ago.

Speaking of Barbie, the pajamas on Lilly, Maggy and Zena above are from a Barbie fashions multi-pack at Wal-Mart. Love the colors and the cute owl designs. There were enough pieces and some faux plastic Uggs (Maggy has on the 'real' Uggs from Gina Garan's This is Blythe shop).

The girls decided to have a slumber party because they don't think they are going to Blythecon, where they were going to have a slumber party with their IRL friends, Lindsay and Claudette and Angela and Annie and Arturo and Maggie and Rupa and their girls. Bummercon.

It's Back-to-School Time Around Here, and We Are So Glad!

Bunny Velvet (ADG RR) and Maggy (ADG PP) are headed off to another year at Blythe U. It's always fun to pick back-to-school clothes, and since they've been insisting on designer duds, I suggested we doing a little Wally World Barbie shopping to be kind to the budget.

Both girls always roll their eyes at Barbie fashions, as if it's like Faded Glory or Route 66 or something! Barbie is as classic at Talbot's and a lot more hip!

On Bunny (left), who will be starting her MFA in creative writing, Barbie layered T, scarf and jeans skirt, lacy turquoise tights, Barbie purse and Gap backpack, Crochet hat from Etsy, "Uggs" from TIB shop.

Maggy, headed to law school (finally) is wearing a Barbie dress and Wellies, unknown fur vest, laptop bag accessorized by moi courtesy of Wal-Mart trims, and a hat she swiped from Lilly (Star D stock).

Maybe this will be the year they get serious.

And now, my fab yellow eyes

Yellow, brown, boggled sparkly blue and one more set of eye chips...to be shown later. And another excellent excuse for changing clothes yet again.

The September Issue

Let's focus on our brown eyes today. Work it, lady. We'd call you by your name, but you don't have one yet. Sarah says Velvet, so I say maybe Sarah Velvet. We shall see.

Lester helps her get ready for her close-up. And did we mention the makeup artistry by Maggie? Check those eyelids, and the post below for the 411.

In need of name and a hairdo!

This little beauty returned today from a stay at Aunt Maggie's spa. She's just gorgeous! Anyone wanting to chat with Ms. Maggie about her work, should look her up on Flickr as momoko_girl_1. She does outstanding work!

Here's what she did to my Ashton Drake Roaring Red:

Boggled*Gaze corrected*Sand matted*Lip carving*Nostril carving*Philtrum Carving*Painted lips*Eyeshadow (hard to tell from this pic)*Blush*New chips (4 pairs)*Painted lids*Details on eyelids*New eyelashes ("Romance")*New pullrings (sleep eyes)*Spray matte*Fingernail polish*Toenail polish*Put her all back together*Condition and trim hair.

The hair was an ADG mess which I asked Maggie just to cut until I can decide what to do with it. Check out her own Georgia Peach on Flickr for a cute hairdo Maggie did with a wig!

I'll post more pics soon of this girl's other eye chips and lids as soon as she has at least a proper name and maybe a proper hair-taming!

Little Miss Humpty Dumpty Gets Put Back Together

Aunt Maggie in Baltimore is a genius Blythe customizer! Or maybe it's Blythe-o-mizer. Whatever the word, I can hardly wait to get my hands back on this little beauty, formerly Miss ADG Roaring Red, and known for the last few weeks as Little Miss No Name, until she gets put completely back together and we can see what her personality really is. Yes, that sounds weird, but just play along. It looks like weird sciene, too.

Maggie has carved her lips, nose, mouth and changed all of her eye colors, lashes, lids and more. She looks just gorgeous in these pics from the progress, and I am sure she will look even more beautiful in person!

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.

But I Just Got Here!

Little Miss No-Name (ADG RR) departs for Aunt Maggie's in Baltimore tomorrow for a little attitude adjustment. I can't seem to name her because I can't figure out 'who' she is. So, we'll see who she really is when Maggie gets done with her. I gave few instructions, so I am excited to be surprised when she returns from her hair, face and eye work. I'll keep you posted. You can see pictures of Maggie's work here.

A New Arrival To Shake Things Up

This lovely brunette arrived Saturday, and I actually left her to sit for a day until I could figure out something to do with her. I think that must be some kind of rare malady: The Blythe Blahs. When I got my first, a Takara Star Dancer from Tokyo (Lilly), I must have tracked her every day for a week via UPS and I am certain I ripped open the box within second. In fact, I remember being frustrated because it took so long to get her unhooked from the security ties inside the box.

But now, ho hum. So why even buy another, you ask? The lame reason would be that ADG Blythes are so cheap via Collectibles Today from Illinois, the authorized Ashton Drake seller ($30 x 3), versus the more expensive Takaras. The other answer would be that either this one or my other ADG, Maggy, are going to take a little trip to Baltimore to Aunt Maggie (momoko_girl1 on Flickr) for a little renovation. I just love what Maggie has done with her Georgia Peach, and I love her other pictures on Flickr, so I asked her if she would play around with one of mine. I told her all I want are some freckles and boggled, new eye chips and anything else she wants to do is fine with me and will be a surprise!

So, I've got to decide who goes and who stays. I was going to keep this Roaring Red until I made the mistake of taking her up-do down. What a mess! She needs hair help for sure. But my Maggy with the custom bob still seems like the logical choice. Besides, RR doesn't have a name yet, and she can't possibly fly USPS without a proper name. What do you think?