Since buying/selling/trading has shifted from forum-only to a combination of forums and Facebook, it has been getting harder and harder to really track down feedback for people. Sure, if you happen to sell on Etsy or eBay, you’d have feedback from there – but what about those who don’t have that? There’s no central place for you to go to submit feedback for someone. That is, until now. I’d like to present a new website to you all, DollyFeedback.com.

DollyFeedback is a very ‘bare bones’ kind of website. The only purpose of DollyFeedback is to provide a central location for people in the doll community to give and receive feedback. The search function makes it easy for you to find feedback that you’ve given and that you’ve received. There is a simple form to fill out to submit feedback, and there’s also a page of ‘need to know‘ information before you get started. I hope you enjoy, and share with your friends!

It will come to a surprise to nobody that when school is in session, or midterms, or the due dates of papers roll around, I am not as active online with Blythe as I normally am. The magic of posting regularly occurs due to scheduling of posts in advanced. For instance, I wrote most of this post back in March during my week-long reading break from school. Part of me being away from online Blythe activities includes spending a bit less time on the doll forums and the Facebook groups related to Blythe.  And now that I’m done finals, I have more time to devote to Blythe, despite my online coursework.

And truth be told, I have no clue how I ended up in most of the doll-related Facebook groups. I think someone added me to them, and then my newsfeed just becomes flooded with ads for dolls available for ‘adoption’, or Etsy shop updates.

I know a lot of people prefer Facebook for dolly updates… I am not one of those people. I tend to prefer to keep the worlds separate. There’s a reason why I joined doll-specific forums instead of seeking out the existence of Blythe Facebook groups back when I started in the hobby in 2009. Facebook is where I interact with friends, family and classmates. Doll forums (like This is Blythe and Blythe Kingdom) are were I interact with dolly people, and it’s nice and contained in its own part of the internet. There was no overlap. That ended when I started interacting with doll people in Real Life. I added a few here and there on Facebook, then people started adding me to Facebook groups and the rest, as they say, is history.

I’ve recently begun the process of removing myself from some Blythe Facebook groups. It’s just overwhelming sometimes to log in and see nothing by dolls all over Facebook. As someone who doesn’t have the funds to buy dolls right now, I really don’t need to see “for adoption” posts all day, every day. Nor do I need to see everyone’s sundries posts being bumped every hour (or so it seems). That’s why going onto forums like Blythe Kingdom is a lot better for me – it allows me to use Facebook to interact with other people (e.g. classmates, relatives) and it’s more self-contained in a way. And forums are great in a way that it’s a lot easier to search for old posts. On Facebook, posts are constantly being buried or bumped, if I see it once, I’m never going to see it again with the fast pace speed of how Blythe groups change. If I want to see what dolls are for sale, I can! If I don’t want to see any of that, I can just flat out avoid going onto that section (which I can’t though, as a moderator).

Do you prefer looking at Blythe stuff (information, sales posts, etc.) on Facebook or forums?

Happy days! I just finished finals yesterday, so it’s time to celebrate! And what better way to celebrate than with a surprise giveaway?!

All you have to do to enter is comment below with:

• What your favourite post on BlytheLife has been and,
• Why do you want to win?

There is a limit of one (1) entry per person.

The winner will be receive a Blythe-sized cardigan, knit by yours truly, made in this yarn (the prize/cardigan will be completed by the time the winner is announced):

The giveaway runs until Saturday May 17th 2014 at 11:59pm Pacific. The winner will be announced on Sunday May 18th 2014 on BlytheLife.com. Remember to use a valid email address for all comments. If you win, you will be contacted by me (Michelle).

This contest is open to all international entrants.

Please only use one email address per person, those using multiple email addresses for more entries will be disqualified from this giveaway and from all future BlytheLife.com giveaways/contests.

According to the Oxford Dictionary, the word selfie is an early 21st century informal word that is defined as:

A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website.

– Oxford Dictionary

And as far as social media goes, applications and websites like Facebook, Flickr and Instagram definitely count. Many people engage in the process of taking selfies. Some people as a lark, some people to show off their new outfit or purchases. Whatever your reasons for taking a selfie, maybe it’s time that Blythe started getting in on this fad? After all, we share photos of Blythes everywhere, we enjoy taking photos of them and sometimes the photos end up being somewhat blurry, at an odd angle or even mostly cropping someone out. I know that before I got a smartphone with a front-facing camera I did that all. the. time. Even with the little circle that was described as being a “mirror”, intended use to help with self-photography, it was a difficult task to master. No excuses now since there are such things as front-facing cameras though, but I digress, sometimes dolls are just really bad at holding the cell phone in place. Maybe it has to do with the lack of Licca arms in my house, but they’re all pretty bad at it.

Does this photo make my head look big?

On behalf of the organizing committee for BlytheCon Vancouver 2015, I have a little announcement to make…

It’s official! BlytheCon Vancouver 2015 will be on Sunday, August 9th!

More details are forthcoming! In the mean time, you can head over to join the BlytheCon Vancouver 2015 Facebook group and get updates on details as they are released.