Middie Minaj #1

Middie Minaj 1

My Muse

My first in a small series of Middie Customs for Little Brown Blythe inspired by Nicki Minaj is almost complete. I just have to paint her lips and her body now. I have heard some nightmares particularly from Erica Fustero whose customs I love about opening Middie Blythe's head. I messaged her on flickr to express my anxiety and she was very helpful. Fortunately I was very successful with opening this Middie's head. It came apart perfectly with just some gentle prying. I painted her very quickly and with very little fuss. I think because Middies are a smaller scale and there is less surface area, it's not so difficult to get the plates covered quickly. I have painted her face plates, applied make-up to her face plate and lids using pastels and sealed her with MSC. So she should be completely done by next week and if all goes well up for sale in Little Brown Blythe.

 

Hello Melo and Blythecon NYC!

Hello Melo, a photo by Zanalee on Flickr.

So i have to say that when I'm done customizing her and shipping her off to some lucky duck, this girl will be joining my collection again.

She is darned adorability!!! I am so glad I got her and I can't wait to see how she turns out as a Little Brown Middie! Plus she got here from CCToys in Hong Kong so quickly!

Oh it was a good day today! And on top of all that, thanks to a lovely friend I got my ticket to Blythecon 2013 today!

So many amazing people are going to be there! I cannot believe that I finally get to meet them all in one place! It's going to be unbelievable.

The space that Erica Duh has booked looks ideal, so much like what I imagined when I thought of a space for BlytheCon in NYC. She has done an amazing job organizing this event and deserves so much credit with keeping a calm head while dealing with endless scheduling challenges and lord knows what else behind the scenes.

There are still tickets left if you're interested in attending. It would be great to see you there!

Tickets are on sale right here:
http://www.showclix.com/event/3735292/listing

Can't wait to get her home...

Can't wait to get her home..., a photo by Zanalee on Flickr.

Guess who's here and ready to be transformed?

There's nothing better than coming to work from a holiday break and finding a Blythe waiting for you. Stay tuned!

Plugs

Plugs, a photo by Melly Kay on Flickr.

My eyes have been opened by this deceptively simple image. And I cannot believe it's taken me this long to get it!
Melly Kay, you are such an inspiration to me!

If my mohair re-root on Whitney isn't in the cards, I think I will do a saran re-root for her instead using this knot method. I am super excited right now. This appears to be the answer to my re-rooting dreams. LOL! I get so tense about starting these projects. I like to be able to cut down the possibility for screw ups as much as possible and I think this may be the solution.

BlytheCon 2013

BlytheCon 2013, a photo by Zanalee on Flickr.

WOOOOT WOOOT!!!!
It's totally happening! I can't wait! OMG! There's so much to do, to prepare, money to save, people I'm so excited about meeting for the first time. I have not been able to attend any of the Blythecons so this is really huge for me and I'm hoping it will be spectacular.

2013 is like right around the corner. and time has been flying so quickly lately so I'm not even going to act like it's a long way off. Once 2013 hits, October 10th will be here in no time. I really hope to be able to donate some things to the convention or help in any way I can. And I hope to meet so many of you guys as well! I hope you will try and make it, even if you are far away. I am so psyched and so thankful to Erica Duh for making this a reality.

Get ready New York!!!

Whitney: Born Again

, a photo by Zanalee on Flickr.

I've been working on and off on Whitney's face-up for months now. I really like how it's going so far. The lips which drive me crazy have turned out much better than I expected. I'm really just experimenting with a few techniques (or creating new ones?) to try and get the look I want. I get the feeling that so much about well carved lips have to do with both skill and imagination. The idea is to make you think you're seeing more than what's there, which is essentially what any good make-up artist knows.

I'm no expert as yet but I love the challenge of working and reworking different approaches to a variety of different looks and the way that it can complete transform, enhance or bring out a dolls soul. Skill, imagination and magic I say.

Ayanamire

20121109ayanamirei05_pc, a photo by cctoys_onlineshop on Flickr.

Ayanamire is a release that I would love to get used and nude. Her outfit is cool but it's her hair cut and color I really love. She has amazing custom potential. It will be interesting to see what happens when she hits the market.

Cheery

Cheery, a photo by Zanalee on Flickr.

New scoop hat update in the Little Brown Blythe Shop tomorrow!

How Shannon stole my heart

Looks like she's here to stay

So I finally found a tilt neck licca body to try on my Hollywood Blythe, Whitney once I'm done customizing her. Yes, the body has a head attached to it but I didn't imagine that being a problem since I've never really cared for Licca Chan dolls. I don't hate them but seeing them in photos and Dolly mags, I was never moved by them at all. They all looked exactly alike to me and very one dimensional. I just wanted that tilt neck. That was all. I just think the tilt head on Blythe is so adorable.

Wataru

So when I got my Licca Chan in the mail last week, I opened the box and there she was this perfect little doll with pink heart shaped earrings, a simple pink gingham dress and a brand new pair of pink flats in a separate bag. I checked to see if her head tilted and it did. And I think that must have been what did it. I don't know what came over me but she just seemed so simple, sweet and unassuming, I got attached and called her Shannon and played with her a lot. LOL!  I haven't had her a week yet and she already has 26 photos in her flickr set. I think she might me like my female Wataru doll. I have always been amused by photos of this rare vintage Licca doll in my contacts' flickr stream but he's way too expensive and stiff for me. Where as Shannon was cheap, sweet, with a surprising photographic range and completely unexpected! No, this is not another doll line craze. Shannon will be my one and only Licca. I will not make the mistake of thinking this magic will happen again. I need to stay focused. I may pop her head off yet just to see if my HB is compatible. But I'll definitely be buying another tilt neck licca (without the head this time) because Shannon wouldn't the same without it

Sundays ice-cream anyone?

Sundays ice-cream anyone?, a photo by irisblakk *** New Account **** please add me on Flickr.

Someone just received their first "Scoop" hat from Little Brown Blythe! She look like a happy customer.
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Interview with Mademoiselle Blythe

Read it here!

A few weeks ago I got a message from Fanny Zara who writes one of my favorite Blythe Blogs, Mademoiselle Blythe. She wanted to feature me in a blog she was writing about Black Blythes and people who customize them. I was so excited! She also features two amazing Black Blythe creators, Lunita and my Kyi of My Delicious Bliss whom I have had the great pleasure of communicating and exchanging ideas with over this exciting subject.

I just love reading Fanny's customizer interviews because they really ground and contextualize this incredible hobby by introducing you to the people who really dedicate themselves in a multitude of unique, creative and interpretive ways to aspects of Blythe which they dearly love.  So you see why I was over the moon to be apart of it and share my experiences discovering Blythe, collecting Blythe and making my first ever custom Black Blythes.

NEWS NEWS NEWS!!!

So my Blythe Post etsy shop is officially closed! All of the postcards that were available there are now available to be purchased at Little Brown Blythe which is where I will continue to list all my Blythe Doll creations as well as future custom Black Blythes! Speaking of which!!!

Blythe and Nicki should definitely meet

I was doing some research on the Middie Blythe I will be purchasing for my next custom last night and was thinking of doing something sort of fantastical, fun and celebrity themed. I've never been a fan of Nicki Minaj but it occurred to me suddenly that hers is the look I'm going for. I mean Nicki is basically this great big human doll anyway and if nothing else I think she's really great at it! Her fantasy colored wigs immediately call to mind some of my favorite coveted stock Blythe dolls such as Alexis Emerald, Simply Peppermint and Simply Bubble Boom just to name a few! The last couple of stock Middie Blythes released also have that great fantasy colored hair. Sadly these Blythes are not manufactured as Black dolls which is a shame. I will be changing that at least to a small degree in the next coming weeks.

STAY TUNED!!