Mimi Bobeck x Blythe hybrids makes for a Blythe on a chubbier body. Is it a phase that will eventually wash out in the Blythe community, or is it here to stay for good? Only time will tell!

The Blythe community is no stranger to having Blythe heads on non-stock bodies. See: Licca, Pure Neemo, and Obitsu. Generally speaking, those bodies offer more posing capabilities with Blythe rather than detracting from what poses the doll initially has uncustomized. Mimi Bobeck, for those in the dark, was a character from The Drew Carey Show. There were dolls released of Drew Carey and Mimi Bobeck in relation to the show, both of which are considered to be collectible items.

If you are looking to get a Mimi Bobeck body for a doll either now or ‘sometime in the future’, might I recommend that you try to find one now before the prices get a little more exorbitant? Prices on eBay are climbing! Unlike Licca, Pure Neemo, and Obitsu, Mimi Bobeck dolls are no longer being manufactured which adds to the limited factor of how many are available which does nothing to help the price of each one.

The Mimi Bobeck doll, in her unaltered glory.

The Mimi Bobeck body has many differences from the standard Takara Blythe body:

• The knees do not bend
• The legs are naturally set further apart than Blythe’s legs are
• The hands are spread far apart (making it more difficult to dress)
• The neck must be adjusted to allow it to fit into a Blythe head
• The bust is larger
• The doll’s stomach is rounded
• The arms and legs are thicker
• The plastic is more rigid

Shoes (and we all know how much I love doll shoes) are hit and miss with the Mimi Bobeck body. The plastic is harder than Blythe’s, and that makes fitting on boots a bit more difficult. This is really a trial-and-error type of experiment when it comes to fitting shoes on.

Some people have found that their Mimi Bobeck’s have stained bodies – this unfortunate phenomenon is due to the stock clothing that the doll comes with (think of Rosie Red and the red bodice of her dress – same thing). Your mileage may vary on the presence, or amount, of stains that your doll comes with as there are many factors that come into play when it comes to the plastic staining (including humidity and temperature).

Genius! Jen extended the neck peg which will allow the doll to still tilt her head.

Having a customized/hybrid Blythe on a Mimi Bobeck would mean getting a new wardrobe that could be able to accommodate the difference in size of the body, as well as having a wardrobe that was more ‘open’ in the back to compensate for how far apart the the hands are set on the Mimi Bobeck body.

The photos included in this post are all from Jen/Blythe Spa Time. Photos used with permission.

I saw this adorable string of bunting that was designed to be strung across the top of cupcakes on skewers. It was super cute, and came in a variety of designs (football! minions! robots!). It was also $7.50 per package and I knew that was just too much, I could definitely make something that was more size-appropriate for Blythe at a much cheaper cost. So I did.

You will need:

• String (or thread) – 30cm long (I used extra pull string cord – $1 for 3 colours, 11m/12yd total)
• Washi/paper tape (as many or as little designs as you want!) – I paid $2 for 3 rolls of tape
• Ruler
• Scissors

Directions:

Cut your string or thread so that it is 30cm long. You can make it longer or shorter if you’d like. Knot the ends. The knot helps the dolls hold the bunting a little bit better!

Cut pieces of washi tape to be 4cm each (approximately 1.25″).

Fold each piece of washi tape over the string, make the ends meet (even out with scissors as needed).

Put one piece approximately every 3cm, or evenly across the string.

Using your scissors, cut out a small triangle from the rectangle of tape.

Hang around your doll house or have your dolls have in a photo. And you’re done!

Sometimes I like to think back to what I used to do with my spare time before Blythe came into my life. And sometimes when I think back, I sort of draw a blank. I was 19 at the time, working away on my B.Sc, leading a very internet-centric life (such as now) and just working out this whole ‘being a grown up’ business (which I still haven’t quite mastered). I did knit and crochet before Blythe, but now I do teeny tiny items and I’ve written up patterns! for doll-sized items, which is always fun. Designing, for me, is a huge part of being creative with the hobbies that I already take part in. Even if I’m designing human-sized items, I still have a lot of fun and end up considering what it’d be like to redesign it in Blythe-size!

A photo from warmer times! Kanin (Petworks Usaggie) in LuxieLou (shirt) and rainbow scarf (by me).

As it is, I now go through stores eying up things that may or may not be scaled correctly for Blythe, and have way too many other dolls (hello, Monster High…) that go along with the Blythe collection. And then all the photography! Pretty sure I got my first Blythe, and then my camera. Gosh, this has been a rather expensive hobby, hasn’t it?

Did Blythe lead you to other hobbies?

Vintage shoes makes my heart sing. Even more so, vintage squishy Barbie boots make my heart sing.

You know what makes me even more happy? A pair of vintage squishy pink Barbie boots.

Oh yes. I am a very lucky girl. So is Eden Mouse, as she wears them most often out of all of the Blythes in this house.

Eden Mouse wears: Kult of Kulta (dress), vintage Barbie squishy boots.

You don’t know how much I love these boots.

(I also have a lot of pink shoes and boots to showcase in future installments of Tiny Shoe Love. You’ve been warned!)

Tiny Shoe Love is a feature on BlytheLife.com to showcase and share doll shoes that grace Michelle’s picky dolls’ feet. We love tiny shoes in this house, and we hope you do too!