(Please note, Ebay took the first listing down due to having an Etsy url in the item description. )

For those of you who might not know, Hazel was my first Kenner Blythe purchase. I really didn’t know much about Kenners at the time. I didn’t even know there was black haired girls and brunettes. I thought she was just a brunette! I just was so attracted by her cute face I had to have her! I really thank the advice of my close friend Jess about bidding. I think every day I upped what I was willing to bid by $100. I can’t believe I won her in the end! I paid for express shipping but the seller took over the weekend and a few days to get her in the mail. I was so impatient and the torture was killing me. I got her and she was wrapped in some sort of medical padding. I can see her fresh new blushy face still in my head. I nearly thought something was wrong when I saw all her blush. I asked myself “is she supposed to be this way?”. What made me feel so close to her was her hair had this amazing vintage wave to it, nearly a fingerwave. Her bangs curl in the most graceful manner. I think I spent all day just combing her hair (and picking grubby pieces of shag carpet and melted rubber band out of it) I quickly explored photographing her at all angles. She started my addiction to the vintage Blythe and really changed my life. She is an artists muse that keeps me creating and enjoying my imagination. She will forever be my first love!

Happy New Year!

I guess all the retail stores have worked their magic. I’m in the holiday spirit already. At least this gives me a good jump start on some pretty holiday items for your girls! I worked up a special new sewn dress that is good for all those parties when your girls need to look nice for the relatives. It’s a little fancy yet still retains fun retro style. These dresses will be a pretty limited release of eight or nine due to limited vintage supplies. I’m aiming for early December to sell and ship. I’m trying to work hard on them all this week but Thanksgiving is Thursday so my work week will be broken up a bit. I want everyone to have them in their hands as soon as possible. I’ll do my best!

I also ordered some beautiful angora yarn. I want to do a batch of puff sleeve sweaters with angora fur neck and sleeve edge trim. I think that will be a nice winter luxury to gift your favorite dolly.

So rest easy till December and I’ll save up the Dolluxe goodies for etsy till then!

Guess what, I’m still sewing First Date dresses! I think I’ve been enjoying it a lot as the pieces are like puzzle pieces that you put together. I used to love puzzles as a child.

So we have some duplicates coming up like Groovy Boyfriend and Marmalade Kisses but there will also be two more fabric choices available. One is in another bright and groovy pink and orange print which I will call Love In Bloom and the other in a more subdued romantic brown rose print which will be named Dried Roses.

I think we are still shooting for Sunday listings again but if I change plans I will post here to let you know.

My First Date dresses in vintage fabrics did very well with sales last week. I really enjoy sewing up this pattern so I’ve been working on more with denim cuffs, waistband and sash ties. It’s just fun to see how the dynamic of a dress can change with just different fabrics. I like to make them in lots of different fabrics to suit the individual personalities of your dolls.

I think I’m going to aim for more Sunday evening listings again like last week.

I know a lot of you are still asking me for crochet work so I will try to get back into that next week.

So, see you Sunday!

I’ve been trying to be a good productive girl after having a few days of new doll distraction. I developed another sewn pattern that my girls love. I hope you will too! I’ve been working up two dresses a day so I plan to have ten to offer by the end of the week. I think Sunday night is a good time to shoot for listing as long as my girls cooperate well for a photo shoot. The models do get fussy sometimes you know!

Looks like I should be listing tomorrow night on etsy. Today I added more black cameo necklaces. This is all that is left for now so act quick if you have been wanting one! I think they are a great purchase for the price. It’s one of those things you just end up using all the time, at least I do!

Let’s see, I’ve got two pink cloches ready, two antique pink floral trellis tops, one in raspberry as well as three vintage fabric blouses. I just started a brown puff sleeve sweater today to have ready for tomorrow.

I would have some darling vintage cat fabric dresses but it’s black fabric and it irons so fussy.I probably need to turn my iron setting down for this fabric. Maybe a quick wash will cure it and I can offer one or two of those as well.