Blythe in Public

Dear Sarah,

I finally got enough courage to take Coral out to somewhere that wasn't my backyard or the playground outside my house. I started small; we just went to our storage unit to pick up a few Christmas decorations. And I ended up not running into anyone anyway, but I suppose it's a good start. Baby steps, right?

She really wanted to drive, but she didn't bring her ID.

"Gee, we sure have a lot of decorations!"

Big space, small girl.

Hurray! Everything fits! 

And a few links:

• Doll Photography Tutorial
• Peasant Blouse Pattern - the tutorial uses a larger doll, but goes by measurements, so I'm sure it can be sized down for Blythe
• Super easy sofa pattern using styrofoam, foam board, batting and fabric! I'll definitely be making one of these soon!
• Vintage Barbie Dress Pattern - I haven't tried, but it might be able to fit a Takara or Licca body. And it uses darts, so it looks like a good intro for those who haven't tried them before, like me. Plus since she reverse-engineered it from a vintage dress it might fit better than the super busty Barbies from the 90s that I had. 
• Poodle skirt! Too cute!
• Crochet shrug
• Basic pair of jeans
• Basic gathered waistband skirt
• And I had to add this: 

Ha, I can't imagine trying to get any of my girls to wear it! But it's kinda cute! 

♥ Jillie

Dear Sarah,

Wow, Lillith looks great! What a dramatic before and after. How different are CCEs and Blybes? Out of all the clones they seem to be the two that most resemble Blythes. (And on the Blythe Database page, there's a new section for Clones.)

Last Friday Lola and some Domos went out on an adventure at the playground behind my house and had a photo shoot with the autumn leaves. Here's some of the best:

 

Also, I tried to make a crocheted dress today and did the bodice. It didn't turn out as I had planned:

I'm not sure why it's so boxy. Maybe less stitches after the sleeves? I'll frog and redo, frog and redo.

Also, a handy glossary: Do you speak Blythe?

♥ Jillie

P.S. Photos of new dresses soon. I had quite a productive weekend!