Autumn is Here

Untitled, a photo by Zanalee on Flickr.

Autumn is officially here. I took a few hours today just to go out and take a walk in the park with my camera and see some foliage. It was cooler than it has been the last few days. It was brisk and windy but the turning leaves were gorgeous and the sun came down so quickly I watched my shadow grow longer and longer in the grass every minute. I just love the colors of Autumn. As much as i love Spring, I look forward to it every year.

Blythe Warmers Project

This is the latest poncho I've made for Blythe Warmers, which I really need to set a launch date for because what's happening is this. I make a poncho. I like it. I have another idea for another one and I like that one better which makes the previous one look not that great to me and so on. I have now made about five of them and I like this last one I knit last night while watching "Dancing with The Stars" the best. I like the length of it and I like the flare I get from decreasing stitches as I go. I think it looks adorable and authentic. It's not perfect but it's a huge improvement. I  keep wanting to do more though, something fancier, finer. And while this is happening, I am not in fact launching the darn store. I'm just knitting! LOL!! Which I love. But I really need to start setting up shop.

I guess I'm a bit nervous. I've never sold any kind of garments for Blythe before. I feel like I need to start thinking about packaging, branding, that sort of thing. Nothing fancy or expensive of course but even the most basic stuff requires more thought than just stuffing a product in an envelope. But I don't want to get lost in all that either. I'm looking at this initially as just an experiment. I am also hoping that my friend, Cecelia will contribute to Blythe Warmers by making some of her adorable crotchet pom pom hats which I love

Well I'm going to start another poncho now but I swear this will be my last. Okay, maybe one more after that and then I'm going to start taking some product photos and just do this thing. Stay tuned!
: )

GO RUNNERS!!! WHOOHOO!!

GO RUNNERS!!! WHOOHOO!!, a photo by Zanalee on Flickr.

I'm a bad Blythe Blogger not to mention that Hendrix joined Cece and I at the NYC marathon last weekend. It was tons of fun! Cece had us cheering for everyone with or without a name on their running outfit. She has a friend named Ilene who actually ran in the marathon. What an accomplishment! It was really interesting getting to talk with her a bit about what she went through during the run.

The weather was just perfect! It's been unseasonably warm this whole week and I'm really enjoying it, even though in my bones I know it's not normal. We're gonna enjoy it while it lasts.

Chakra Smile

Chakra Smile, a photo by Zanalee on Flickr.

Say hello to Chakra Khan, my first AA petite Blythe! I removed her hair, sprayed her and then let her dry overnight. The nest day I added the powdered flocking on her scalp for hair. For some strange reason the paint on her face dried very rough and speckle like. I'm not sure why since the surface of her face was perfectly smooth. I know that there are optimal temperatures when it is best to use spray paint or dry it or not and that it effects the way it dried but I don't remember what they are and I was totally thrown off by this. So now she looks like she has really bad skin. LOL!!! But other than that, it was so easy to do.

Her body dried perfectly without any stickiness and the flocking was super simple. I just applied some craft glues evenly along her scalp, starting with edges first and and then filling it in. After that shook the flocking powder color I chose on her head over a plastic container to catch the excess and Voila!

I just love this color!! I really wanted to do a deep vibrant red as well but couldn't find that color at Michael's this weekend. So i bought this beautiful blue color along with black. I have another petite donor on the way and plan on doing at least two more so she will have a couple of sisters to play with. Weee!!!

How to make a Little Brown Petite Blythe

CBG's transformation, a photo by Suedehead on Flickr.

Ummmm... this is my next project. The only thing I don't have is flocking powder.

I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meet Valentina!

Hey everyone, meet my little sister: Valentina 
Originally uploaded by Suedehead
I am such a huge fan of Suedehead's  Custom AA Blybe Pepita that i totally flip whenever she posts pics of her which is not that often so whenever she does, it's extra special. You can't imagine my joy over seeing this photo of her and a mini Pepita just a minute ago!! Her name is Valentina!

I LOOOOOVE HER!!! I'm like alive right now!! I need to get my ish together and make one. Pepita is the only AA Blybe I know that has short closely cropped flocked hair. She keeps it simple and you don't see that very often at all in Black female dolls. I just adore her!! And now tiny petite version! I'm soooo digging it!

Girl, put your records on

Girl, put your record on, a photo by Zanalee on Flickr.

"Girl, put your records on,
tell me your favorite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans,
I hope you get your dreams,
Just go ahead, let your hair down."