I have a new Fancy Pansy and have decided on a name started with B (my two other EBL dolls, Love Mission and Margaret Meets Ladybug, both have names that start with B – Belarus and Bennett) – Brighton.

I know some people use baby name websites, others choose names of favourite television show, movie or book characters or sometimes people just put a word and a name together to create something (erm, like Tertiary Jane, my Simply Peppermint). So I was just wondering… How do you go about coming up with new names?

Some name resources are:

• BabyNames.com
• Elvish Names (at Arwen-Undomiel.com)
• Most Popular Given Names US – 1801-1999

One of the nicest things about Blythe besides their eye mechanism is the versatility to carry off many different looks. With a simple roll of their eyes, they can either look coy or annoyed. With their lids partway down, Blythe looks miffed or sleepy. But with their hair… Blythe has a lot of hair to cover that large head (and ego!) One thing that I really like is using hair accessories on my dolls, like little clips or ties. And the best place to find these would be at dollar stores.

You can find small clips and little hair ties for low prices and they usually come in an assortment of different types or colours or even various sizes.

At one of my local dollar stores, I was able to find packages of 15 small clips in 5 different colours for just $1 + tax. They had two different colour sets, so I just bought one of each so I could have some variety. I’ve also purchased small bags of plain hair elastics that were much too small for my hair, but perfect for tying up dolly hair at $1 + tax for a total of 200 pieces.

There are usually very few ‘gems’ to be found at a dollar store for Blythe, but I think the most useful ones are hair accessories, which can be double the price with half the number of items at most any other store!

What are some of your impressive dollar store finds for Blythe?

I had a fantastic time interview Holly & Cathy of Hannah and Gloria Present: Crafts for all Occasions! They make cute clothes, useful and stylish dolly carriers and you should definitely check out their shop over at Etsy. And they offered to do a giveaway of a cute blue-and-pink dolly carrier and I’m sure you’re all wondering who won, and the winner is…

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