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?

Thought for the Day

A Little Pre-BlytheCon Shopping

Got my BlytheCon T-shirt recently. Ordered it from the link on the convention Web site. You'll be directed to Cafe Press, where you can choose a variety of styles, colors and designs, as well as tote bags, buttons and more. Can't wait to see my Blythe friends in October and my roomies, Angela and Lindsay.

Moos and Meets

Well, that headline makes perfect sense to me! And, if you are a Blythe person or a Flickr person or a lover of Moo cards, then it probably does to you, too. If it doesn't, I'll try to get you up to speed. Moo cards are tiny little calling cards or business cards, about 1" x 3" that are made from portions of one's photos on Flickr. These cards are some of my Blythe photos. I also made some from photos of my artwork, and you can see those on my art blog. They're just fun little visual reminders, and you can have your email, blog address, Web site, etsy shop or Flickr name printed on the back. Then you swap them with other peeps, or enclose them with sales or whatever you want to do. Heck, you may even keep all 100 for yourself. One hundred different pics/cards for $19.99 isn't bad.

The next photo is Lilly London herself in a turquoise eyelet dress made by Polly on Etsy and gifted to us by Maggie (momoko_girl_1 on Flickr) during a recent Blythe meet at Panera. Maggie, who had just put in a busy weekend as food service director at her local Ikea, during a meatball sale no less, came out to meet me, so we could chat about all things Blythe. She brought me some lovely dresses! And she showed me her beautiful custom, Georgia Peach (with the curly dakr hair and freckles in the middle photo). Maggie did this herself, and I am so impressed! I'm thinking about sending my Maggy off to her for some work.

Maggie also brought Floss (pink mohair) and Angela (red hair). Floss is a dream, like spun sugar! And Angela is so sweet- reminds me of Angela (Gemini Angel Art).

Rupa (anime_fan) came and brought Zoe and little gifties also. She is a customizer herself and has an enormous collection, just like Maggie and their "neighbor girls," Samara and Iveta.

Sounds like we're ALL going to BlytheCon 2o09 in Atlanta. Yay!

Zena, Lilly & Maggy Observe May Day. Thank Goodness They Don't Need Derby Hats

Blythe Con 2009 Atlanta GA

I'm super excited about the first-ever Blythe Convention to be held Oct. 17 at Youngblood Gallery in Atlanta. My "first" Blythe friend, Linda J of Atlanta and her cohorts, Jessica, Kristen and Megumi have been talking about this for a couple years, and it is finally becoming a reality.
And to top it off, they've landed the best possible guest, Gina Garan of This is Blythe.com. She's the famous photographer and toy collector who single-handedly breathed new life in Blythe in the US in 2000 after a less-than-stellar start in 1972.
The other special guest is Megan McGaughey. There will be a vendor fair, costume contest, raffle and swag bags. And if all goes according to plan, I'll be rooming with the uber-cool Lindsay Taylor, better known as ElleWoods2007, she of Flickr with her Blythe Opera series, and Angela Hoffman, Gemini Angel Art. I could tell the story again about how I urged Angela to buy a Blythe, but who knows how many hundreds of dolls, toys and accessories later, she's proven she really needed no nudge anyway.
It's been funny to think about the art friends I've turned onto Blythe besides Ang. There's Dolly Mommy Sandy, Miss Vicky and even Artchicapoo Jade just asked me the other day how to buy a Blythe...there's a loaded question....they're kinda like potato chips if you know what I mean.
But we'll all be able to satisy our Blythe cravings for a little bit, thanks to BlytheCon2009.