who wants ice cream?

who wants ice cream?, a photo by Suedehead on Flickr.

It's nice to see Suedehead's adorable Kozy Kape Blythe wearing one of my Ice Cream hats. It was great meeting her briefly at BlytheCon and getting an adorable tiny sweater from her table. She came all the way from Argentina!

Post BlytheCon 2013

Blythecon 2013

BlytheCon NYC my first Blythecon ever has come and gone and I have not posted anything here about it until now! There's just been so much going on with work and school and life. But I just wanted to quickly say how much fun I had both at the pre meet and at the actual event space at 404 NYC. It was such a great space, very well organized and well attended by some of the coolest people you will ever meet. And I can't say how wonderful it was and how inspiring to see so many talented designers, artists local and international and customizers all under one roof. It was a cherished opportunity

I had the good fortune to attend one of three workshops given`that day by Kate "Moofers" on Blythe Doll Scalp re-rooting. Kate is not only a really nice lady, who is easy to talk with, but she also loves what she does and gave a very comprehensive talk describing all the different fibers (she brought samples) used for re-rooting, the best way to care for natural fiber, the best tools and techniques to use to re-root as well as what scalps work best on which Blythe Dolls. That being said, I cannot wait to work on my next re-root! I feel so much more prepared.

Traveling Blythe and BytheCon NYC

Verne the Traveling Blythe finally arrived last week! I had so much going on that I didn't have the opportunity to post about it until now. She is a custom designed by Kassandra's Box and her presentation is absolutely amazing. Kassandra does everything from customizing the doll to the box she's in to the tiniest details of her clothes, accessories and plush toys. The details of her traveling box, her Teddy Bear Plushie and her felted mushroom are just incredible. I've had the pleasure not only of  taking her around the city while she's been here but also the honor of taking her along with me to stuff goodie bags at Erica's this weekend! There were hundreds of bags and goodies everywhere and it was great fun to help, even when we were overwhelmed. Erica has given so much of herself to making sure the details of this event goes over smoothly. I think we are all indebted to her for her tireless effort in spite of the unfortunate but brief upset that occurred.

It looks like I may be be handing her to Linda at BCON which is almost a week away. I'm so happy to be taking her to my first BlytheCon ever. I have a list of Vendor tables I can't wait to shop at and a meager but sensible budget to stick to. I'm so excited for this I've actually taken the preceding Friday off and just made it a nice long weekend. I can't say enough about how much I admire the fortitude displayed by the amazing community of Blythe lovers who have managed to keep this show going. I think it's says a lot about the strength of community itself and the love of Blythe. The unifying and positive energy behind this event is something I am very proud and honored to be a part of.

Whitney Re-loaded (and possibly renamed)

Before and After Spray Matting

Once upon a time I had an HB Blythe I named Whitney. I thought she was adorable but like all things I find adorable, particularly Blythe, I get bored and want to customize and take apart. The first thing I did was spray matte her face plate which was lovely because then she looked like the stock FAO Schwartz release of Hollywood Blythe. Then I got bored again and decided I wanted a new scalp for her since the HB scalp hair is notoriously crazy. So I sold it, dyed a Cool Cat scalp and then hit a rut when I couldn't find a sufficient was to create holes in the scalp for hair plugs. so I paused on that part of her customization.

I can't believe she's mine

 Then I thought I wanted to give her a face-up but I tried several different things and I just had no clear vision of how I wanted her to look. So before I could screw her up irreversibly I sent her off to Melly Kay. And this is Whitney now after being Mellified at the Melly Magic shop. I can't even believe it's her! I'm so excited to see her in person! Of course her name has to be changed. I still have no clue what I'm doing for her hair although I do have some saran sitting around for the job. I'm not sure it will suit her new look. But I'm happily awaiting her return and hopefully she will be able to tell me what kind of new hair she wants. : )

LBB Updated

LBB Updated, a photo by Mine is clouds... on Flickr.

So I whipped up a couple of fun new hats this wek which are now in the Little Brown Blythe Shop. The white one ss super soft and fluffy. I swear it's so hard to put down. I made the other hat from this really fun Bernat Tizzy yarn I found a week ago. It really reminds me a lot of the 70s an era that I am very fond of. Drop in and take a look!

BlytheCon NYC Bust?

I saw this last night for the first time in a contacts photo on IG and I thought it was a joke. I thought it was someone's idea of a bad joke and even after reading 300 plus comments in the BlytheCon facebook thread on which this was posted, I still couldn't believe it. I guess I just didn't want to. I still don't. I just feel like of all the things that could have gone wrong during the planning of this event (and I totally anticipated some bumps) this was not the one I was expecting. Of course this is not exactly a bump, It's more like a bomb. *sigh*. Just a day ago Erica was asking people for help to stuff goody bags at the end of this month and I happily offered and was so excited to be apart of any planning efforts for the first Blythecon I would ever attend in my life.

So now this happens. I don't know what to say. Erica has worked so hard on this, and I think it's such a shame but I also am begining to appreciate all the pressure that a undertaking like this requires and I do not envy it. I am thankful to Erica for everything she has done and I really hope that this can be resolved somehow.

3rd Traveller!

I've been back from a wonderfully restful vacation for over  a week now and the anticipation of BlytheCon NYC is starting to set in. In addition I have also received and email from Sandra aka MinkiDynamite that I will be hosting one in the next set of three Traveling Blythes for the third time!

Verne

Verne, customized and created by Kassandra's Box will arrive in NYC to visit with me in sometime in September which is literally right around the corner. I will be her second host before she heads off to Linda who is also in NYC. It's always a thrill to anticipate a Blythe doll arrival. Traveling Blythes are always so special because they literally go all over the world and become a part of so many interesting memories. Makani who I hosted last year has only just returned from her world travels back to Kate Hardin who customized her.

I'm a little sad that Summer is pretty much over but it helps to have fun stuff like Traveling Blythes and my first BlytheCon ever to look forward to and who knows what other surprises are in store! How many of you will I be running into in October and which dolly friends will you be bringing along?