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This is part three of my “Thoughts on…” mini series. The first two parts were on Kenners and Customs.

I received my very first Petite (LPS) in 2011 as a gift. I hadn’t really had much interactions with Petites before, I know there’s some structural differences between the Takara and LPS variety. For starters, the Takara ones can close their eyes if you lay they down, while the LPS have fixed eyes. You can also take the Takara heads apart, while the LPS ones are one solid piece. Some people had taken to performing ‘surgery’ on the LPS Petites in order to change things with them. I think they’re cute, they’re kind of an odd body shape seeing as how they can wear Polly Pocket shoes, but have heads that are about the same size as Barbie or Skipper. It’s weird, isn’t it? Then again, Blythe does have a fairly disproportionate head to her body.

I hadn’t done very much with my LPS until after seeing the Virtual BlytheCon for Dallas back in August when Becca (SewPixie) had her LPS Petite, Cooper, steal the show with her cute little antics on screen. That gave me the inspiration to pull out my LPS Petite for photos. And it’s a lot like with regular-sized Blythe as well – the more you interact with them, the more photos you take, the more you enjoy them.

Pip encourages you to take your Petite, whether she be Takara or LPS, out for photos today! Show some love for the littlest Blythe around!

Who here has heard of Pinterest? I bet a lot of hands just went up!

Pinterest is a fun site where you can “pin” things to your “boards” – virtual bulletin boards where you never run out of room or thumbtacks, how awesome is that? If you haven’t already managed to get sucked in, you should probably run away – and run fast! It’s can be very addicting, so if you don’t want to spend copious amounts of time on the internet (or on your phone – there are Pinterest apps for Apple & Android), look away!

But for those that do love virtual bulletin boards and the idea of being able to “pin” tutorials, favourite photos and more – there’s a Pinterest account out there waiting for you.

I personally have a board dedicated to Blythe where I “pin” (usually I “repin” photos/ideas that others have found first) so I can keep everything together and look back at it one day (one of these days).

If you have a Pinterest account and you pin Blythe things, let me know your screen name!

One of Blythe’s most unique feature is her eyes. More specifically, her four set of eyes. But not everyone is a fan of pink, blue, orange and green – so what are you going to do about it?

Most of my dolls have most (if not all) of their stock chips. I have more dolls with stock pink and orange than I do blue or green, even though I do like the blues and greens! Strange, but true. I have plans to swap out chips on some of my dolls (pink chips in Moxie, my Bubble Boom, I’m looking at you!), but just haven’t gotten around to doing it. But while I’m shopping/browsing for chips, I’ve realized that there’s a lot of choice now online for eye chips!

When I first started in the hobby, it was Brainworm, Brainworm and Brainworm. Now there’s so many different choices around besides Brainworm chips! Now only can you buy ones that have little flower etchings or duo-colour gradients, you can also find resin chips with sprinkles, glitter or little pictures. You can also find beautifully hand-painted chips! It’s amazing how different the ‘market’ for eyechips has changed in the last three years.

My main preference is still for Brainworm, especially when I want my dolls to retain the ‘classic’ eyechip look in their eyes. But I have also gotten Cool Cat chips (very comparable to Brainworm!) and some hand-painted chips from some fantastic artists out there.

What is your preference for second market chips?

I love vintage things. I haven’t always loved vintage things, but Blythe has certainly helped that along. With countless hours spent going through thrift stores in hopes of finding that coveted thrift Kenner, I’ve managed to acquire a small collection of vintage Pyrex and other kitchenware.

Like many of you, I also spend a lot of time looking at photos of Blythes belonging to other people and I adore photos of Blythe in vintage clothing. I enjoy vintage Skipper fashions (and the flats!), I covet the squishy laced-up Barbie boots and I have a small (growing!) collection of vintage handmade Skipper clothes that someone’s mom once made for them that got tossed aside to either eBay lots or thrift stores.

What better way to show a love for vintage doll clothing than to have a vintage doll wearing them?