Blythe Vacation Commences

I have done nothing the past three days but meet with friends, hang out, eat, drink and walk and walk and walk. Today, Sunday, I do nothing. Or as close to nothing as possible anyway until tomorrow until I catch a plane outta here.

Stopping off in the Soho melee for a shot of Hendrix

Yesterday I spent a lovely afternoon and evening in Soho with Paula aka brooklynpablita. Remember that name because she's making some adorrrrrable Blythe clothes lately and I am so proud of her rapid progress as she learns all the ins and outs of sewing and patterns and things about miniature clothes which I am frankly bewildered by. All I know is it's really exciting to watch her progress photos and it was even more fun to walk around with her as she selected fabric at this place in Soho called Purl she had heard about and which we decided to visit for the first time yesterday afternoon.

Purl carries both fabric, yarn and notions in a small but sweet, well lit shop on Mercer Street. Paula has a very focused aesthetic and a great sense of pattern matching and I can't wait to see what she makes with what she chose. She was like a kid in a candy store, very much the way I feel around yarn in the winter. I can't get up the same kind of enthusiasm over yarn in the Summer somehow. But they did have some great yarn there that I couldn't help fondling and imagining in future projects, both Blythe and human.

Well, today is the check list day, I've been back and forth and back and forth over whether to bring two Blythes or three, but I think three are probably going to make it I just hope it's not too much to keep track of because I've never taken any Blythe on the plane with me before. The three are Hamsa, the still new, Ellington and Hendrix. I had all three along  with me yesterday to meet up with Paula's Ama, Felix and Max (who is allegedly visiting. LOL!) I think it should work out but I still have to stick a few other major things in with them. We shall soon be airborne where I will report back.

Happy Summer everyone!

Are ya ready for the Summer?

Well Summer is definitely here ready or not. It's hitting 100 degrees here in NYC! And we and my sweety are planning a beach vacation for all of next week. Thank God for vacation!!

But now, for me, one of the next challenges is figuring out which of the Blythes will come along with me. Ridiculous right? But I can't pass up the photo opps! I'm trying to be reasonable. In fact I have to be. This is luggage space we're talking about. But I always feel terrible when it's obvious I have favorites and other girls get left out. I think I've been giving Hendrix, my latest gal from Melly Kay, particular favoritism lately. She's just so gosh darned cute and photogenic and travels so well, I can't help it. When I say she travels well, I mean that she just seems to go anywhere. She's adaptable like crazy and I love that. And that's kinda what I need on vacation, plus she has that healthy tanned look! LOL! I may bring Reya (above) as well but with my older customs, I worry about them getting scratched and banged and all kinds of unforeseeable stuff. Not that I don't worry about the others, but Reya's my first AA custom. She's very special. I can't afford to have anything happen to her since it would be very difficult to touch her up. I've decided I can only bring two. Hendrix is definitely in. For the second, I'm thinking either Hamsa, Whitney or Neige. This is so nuts that this is what I'm thinking about. I really need to get a Blythe doll carrier. Yes, they make those.

Blythe on the job

She said she would fill in for me while I was on vacation.