Blythe Girls Get Their Own London Flat

Okay people. I'm only going to say this once. The Blythe sisters, Lilly and Maggy got their own apartment and have moved out. They are having an open house over on their new blog Blythe-O-Mania Untamed http://bly-me.blogspot.com/. They just were demanding too much time on this here artsy fartsy blog, and since they are spoiled, of course I complied. Now here's just one teaser pic, and from now on, only art here and blimey! Blythes over there. But, speaking of art, they did receive some great Re-Ment and Puchi housewarming gifts today from fellow ZNE member and artist Vicky Breslin, Miss Vicky of Cut-it-Up fame.

We Now Interrupt this Sleepless Night for Some More Art and Other Creative Endeavors

Okay, so I wasn't even asleep or in bed when the biggest Christmas tree in the house (7') toppled over at 1:30 a.m. Really wasn't expecting that to happen so soon. We forget to put a brick on the feet of the stand under the tree skirt. Haven't had to do that in a few years, but I guess we have a new batch of curious felines. So, several broken ornaments, an awakened and grouchy DH, a run of the vacuum, and some Super Glue later, it was finally time to finish up some art projects.

My 4 x 4 Friday book page for the lace theme is pictured in the post below. That allowed me to feature my newest obsession, Blythe dolls. Lilly London now has a sister, as yet unnamed, who arrived today, an ADG Brunette #3. She quickly wanted to get comfy and put on her nightshirt, robe, bunny slippers and get her hair rolled. No problem. Lilly, on the other hand, wanted to keep trying on outfits, including her sister's new pink boots. More photo opps.

Following this, I was able to complete my paper clay snowman ornament for Viv on a Whim's swap, and it will be off to Mary B. next week. With one snowman head left, I decided to make an Americana paper box, using aged red, white and blue paper, canvas ribbon stamped "joy," from Random Arts, two sizes of gold tinsel, a brown crepe paper ruff and some gold spray glitter. This might turn into a Christmas present.

Call Me Weird, I Don't Care

Okay, so maybe I am having a little too much fun with my Blythe doll, Lilly. But, hey, she's only been here three days. We're still trying on fashions, and we don't care what anyone thinks. We're still searching for the perfect photo op, the perfect hairstyle; well, clearly our work here is not done. Carry on. Stop staring.

Lilly Gets to Know the Other Inhabitants

Lilly London Arrives from Tokyo, Just in Time for Thanksgiving Feast of Fashions

She didn't take the Mayflower, but she did make a pilgrimage and pass through customs, and who knows, maybe even Ellis Island. In any event, Ms Lilly London late of Tokyo arrived safely today, and was extremely exicted to tear into her new wardrobe. Her faves were her Coach wallet and planner from Re-ment, Anya Hindmarch eco-friendly I'm Not a Plastic Bag bag from This is Blythe store, rhinestone specs and her Chucks from Hong Kong. She eagerly awaits the arrival of her as-yet-unnamed brunette sister.

So Much Goodness All in One Day!

Lots to share here! Larry the Cat is home from the hospital after a week. He ate something very bad that nearly killed him. After many xrays, enemas, fluids, anesthesia, four different medicines and much more (on a loooong, detailed bill), he is home! Lester has been missing him, and so have we! Larry is the brown-nose(r), and Lester is pink. Larry says, "why did I have to get sick, mom?"

The adorable ornament with intricate sequins I posted about before arrived in the flesh (fabric?) today from the sweet Sadie Lou. More to come! Sadie Lou and I both hope to go to Silver Bella next year. Too many lucky artistas will be having fun this weekend in Omaha without us!

Besides the beautiful Blythe Style book I got on Amazon with amazing photos by Gina Garan, I finally took the plunge after weeks of study and ordered my Blythe from ebay, and she is en route from Tokyo. Blythe dolls were originally manufactured by Kenner for one year, in 1972. Hasbro later bought Kenner. In any event, both the Ashton Drake Galleries and Takara Tomy Japan reintroduced Blythe in about 2000, and they have been a cult phenomenon. There are about 700 Flickr groups devoted to Blythe as well as countless ebay and etsy shops. The most popular websites appear to be http://www.thisisblythe.com/ and http://www.blythedoll.com/. An adorable blog is http://adventuresofmolli.blogspot.com/. I can't get enough! Anyway, I chose the model "Star Dancer" (shown here), and she is soon to be renamed Lilly. People actually spend hundreds of dollars customizing and clothing their Blythe dolls with false eyelashes, mink and more.

The mermaid ATC shown was just for fun, but I have a couple of ATC swaps coming up as well as a Mermaid theme swap, so who knows where it will go? The yellow pear ATC is a swap I received from the talented Deb Lockard, tnangel on ebay and Stars*Go*Blue on Flickr. I think it is Zetti-licious!