I’m not sure if everyone knows this but there is a collection of extraordinary Blythe pics on Flickr that you can view as a slideshow. Sit back and enjoy the Blythe 25+ Excellent Superstar Hall of Fame! group pool.
In case you’re wondering, our cover girl is by _temaki_ on Flickr. I’m not sure if she’s in the pool but I think she’s pretty cute.
I’ve been designing some kawaii fabric for my dolls. Vampire Kitties is available from spoonflower.com in three colourways: blue, pink and red. There are three human scale versions available by the yard and a special Doll Coordinate version scaled down for our girls. The doll version is sold as a Fat Quarter and includes a smaller scaled version of the Vampire Kitty fabric (each kitty is less than an inch across) in all three colourways, plus some some plain coordinating fabric. I hope you like. Continue reading “Vampire kitties fabric”
A new Neo Blythe doll is due to be released in March. Strawberries ‘n Creamy Cutie has been designed in collaboration with Emily Temple, a Japanese fashion designer. Her style pairs candy coloured outfits with vintage looking items. Continue reading “Strawberries ‘n Creamy Cutie”
I could say that I was experimenting with the daisy stitch pattern and came across this interesting variation of my A Handsomely Tweedy Hat pattern. But that would be lying. The truth is I forgot which row I was on and repeated myself. The results are good though.
For best results use a really Earthy, tweedy yarn. Otherwise, stick with the original design. Continue reading “Variation on a theme”
I love Melbourne’s European influences and when I’m visiting I always try to get to Albert Park to enjoy a well made coffee and some cake. Albert Park is also home to The Avenue bookstore, where I can lose myself for hours, and The Wool Baa yarn store, where I disappear again for a few more hours. On a recent visit I was seduced by a few balls of Debbie Bliss’s Donegal Luxury Tweed Aran yarn. Continue reading “A Handsomely Tweedy Hat”
Feeling inspired by talk of Prince William and Kate’s upcoming Royal Wedding, I decided to make a regal looking cushion. Jazzed up to be less stuffy of course – the Union Jack is pink and purple instead of red and blue, and a gold “B” for Blythe monogram is stitched across the centre. It’s all worked in cross stitch. Continue reading “Get Regal! cushion”
