TO DIY or to Buy (or a little bit of both)

This last shipment of Blythe Doll items I've purchased has made me realize something really important. I really need to start making the things I can make myself, rather than pay to get them shipped over seas. I mean some of the stuff I get like that roll neck sweater is definitely far from being in my skill level to make at the moment. But I think I could probably pull off a simple crotchet hat if I tried. Not that I don't LOOOOVE Moshi Moshi. I really have never liked sewing very much so I will probably continue to buy from other more incredibly talented seamstresses than I. But I can knit and I am definitely going yo learn to crotchet and that means I should start to be able to make a lot of clothes on my own for the Fab Five.

I was just looking at this cute pearl necklace for Blythe on ebay and I realized, what the hell am I doing even considering buying this? I work like minutes away from the garment district. I can get a string of tiny pearls and make this myself? And who knows what else? I guess I'm also getting really sick of waiting on things in the mail. Since I usually order from Japan and the UK it's really annoying have to wait for things to arrive. I don't want to get too much ahead of myself here but my own etsy shop may not be too far down the road.

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