It is more often than not that when there is a new release, there are some complaints about the outfit or the accessories. There are cardboard this, and cardboard that. There’s often jokes made about how awful the hair will be straight from the box, or how some stock pieces are made out of plasticky-feeling printed fabric. So let’s be a little bit more positive today, and look at the bright side of Blythe!

Satin underwear set – Fancy Pansy stock.
They just don’t make them like they used to!

Older releases were more likely to come with more than one outfit, or items to mix-and-match. Some of my favourite stock pieces come from older releases because they were simple, but versatile. The only doll that I ever sold on, and never even played with, was Fancy Pansy (EBL). She came with what amounted to two full outfits, and had a pair of glasses, and some beaded hair clips as well. Not only that, but she came with an underwear set that was of very decent quality! Even though I never loved the doll as much as I did when I saw her in photos, I do love the pieces that she came with. High versatility and the ability to make new outfit combinations is an important aspect of my Blythes’ wardrobe.

What is your most favourite stock outfit?

1. They make me smile when I see them.
2. They’re (generally) unforgiving if I accidentally or intentionally put them in a bad or clashing outfit.
3. The handmade (by others) clothes with tinier than tiny stitches.
4. The shoes. All the shoes!
5. How creative Blythes make everybody – photography, sewing, etc.
6. Making new friends where we have Blythe in common
7. The changing eyes. The oversized head. Her features, in general.
8. That old Kenner smell.
9. Getting packages in the mail, even if I have to buy it myself.
10. Taking photos of  dolls and sharing my love of Blythe with others.

What do you have to add to this list?

On a fairly regular basis, I think about all the Blythes that I want. When I do this, I end up tweaking my dolly wishlist quite a bit, for no other reason than to look at what I previously wanted and what I want now. It’s always good to have an up-to-date wishlist because it means I have a ready-to-go present list for anyone who wants to shop for me for my birthday (*hinthint*family*hinthint*).

I have delusions of grandeur when it comes to bringing the still-elusive BL into my family.  I have Kenners, EBL, SBL, RBL, FBL and RBL+ Blythes in my doll family. But I’m still missing a BL. Not that it is the be-all and end-all to the Blythe dynamics here, but I would like to one day have a BL. I have waffled between various stock dolls. One day I’ll love Sunday Best, then it’ll be Aztec Arrival, some considerations for Mondrian, and then I’m back at Sunday Best again. Those are the three BLs that my daydreaming keep coming back to. For Sunday Best and Aztec Arrival, it’s because of their long bangs (which I adore!) and the great photos I’ve seen of them in the past. For Mondie, it’s the crazed-eyes look she has going on.

This is one (custom) Nicky Lad that I may have suggested that I would dollynap before…

If you ask some members of my (human) family, i have too many dolls Oh, and they all “look the same”. Such sentiments sometimes just make me shake my head. After all, if someone were the collector of purses, couldn’t you say they all “look the same”? Same with shoes! One could argue that the fundamental design of shoes are all the same. But then you’d get into an argument of colours, and materials, and the small nuances that make each pair unique. In a way, that’s the same for Blythe as well. Even if some people don’t see it as clearly, there’s different hair styles, eye chips, make-up, hair colours, and then there are those wonderful personalities that we bestow upon our dolls.

And now that I’ve successfully (in my mind) argued why having multiple Blythes is a good thing (they’re all different!), now I’m onto my current wishlist:

• Nicky Lad RBL – cute stock look, cute stock items, and she’s the It Girl for BlytheCon 2015 in Vancouver.
• Sunday Best BL – the long bangs! the doe-eyed look! — Why don’t I have her already?!
• Another Kenner. a) Because three isn’t enough. b) Because I want a chunky-banged brunette. and c) Because I’d love her forever, and call her George.

As one of the organizers, and the proverbial Webmaster, for BlytheCon Vancouver, it is with great pleasure and joy that I share the BlytheCon Vancouver website with you all!

Head on over to BlytheConVan.com for more information!

Ticket sales begin September 1st! For those interested in vending, we will be taking vendor applications starting September 2nd until September 30th.