As many of my fellow Canadians know, postage rates from Canada to pretty much any where (including Canada!) is rather… astronomical. It was not financially savvy for me to ship anything down to the BlytheCon Seattle organizers for the goodie bags because even though the items I had to give away would have been light. The workers at Canada Post takes bulk into consideration as well, regardless of how lightweight something is. Unfortunate, I know. I really wish that it was cheaper, but it just wasn’t worth it to ship any of it because the cost just wasn’t feasible. I’m not made of money (unfortunately? surprise?).

Luckily, I will be attending BlytheCon tomorrow. I’m currently still in Canada, but I will be in the US tomorrow by leaving bright and early. I actually wrote a final exam today! It was my last final for my last summer course for the term so I am very happy that the summer term is over and I’m finally on a “real” summer holiday! I get a little over two weeks off before the start of term again, and I’m so excited that my first day of holidays will be spent with a whole bunch of Blythe enthusiasts! I am very excited to get to see a lot of people that I haven’t seen since 2011, to meet people that I’ve “met” online, and to make new friends! As mentioned previously, I can be quite shy in large group situations, but you can identify me by the following:

I will have this bag with me! I will have BlytheCon Vancouver buttons to give away if you come to say hi to me. If you mention this blog or the name BlytheLife, I may have extra goodies for you. And if you have Moo or other business cards for trade or to give away, I’ll have some cards for you too!

For those curious, and not into musicals, One Short Day is the name of a song from the musical Wicked when Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Galinda (later known as Glinda) visit the Emerald City for the very first time.

You have a doll-related website/shop/blog and BlytheLife has your target audience!

BlytheLife.com is an active doll website with a high readership that primarily consists of women who are Blythe and other doll collectors/hobbyists. By advertising your doll-related site or business with BlytheLife, you can ensure that your ad is being seen by the people that are your potential customers. Every time someone visits BlytheLife, they’ll see your ad on the side!

Sponsorship costs are purposely kept low to keep advertising accessible to people in the doll community.

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There are two spots currently available for the month of August and all sponsorship funds from now until July 2015 will be donated to BlytheCon Vancouver 2015!

Small – 2 spots available for August ! (160×160 pixels)

• $5 – 1 month
• $9 – 2 months
• $13 – 3 months

If you’d like more information on how you can advertise on BlytheLife, click here.

Stock image from freeimages.com user nazreth.

An amazing four years ago today, I started a little blog that I called BlytheLife. Back in 2010, I wasn’t exactly sure how it would be received by members of the doll community, or if anyone would even want to read it. I was very pleasantly surprised at the reception that my little fledgling blog got – and at how much it has grown since then! I wanted to make a website to share Blythe with people, in the best way that I know how – through words, and bit of imagery. I started off the journey with a interview with Rob & Sioux. You may have heard of them before, they do some adorable bows (and some fantastic sassy fabrics too!).

My doll family has undergone some minor changes in year 4. I added one new Blythe, Minnow (Hi-Ho Marine), and one new Petite (Shrimp) to the family in November of 2013. Even though my family hasn’t expanded a lot, that hasn’t stopped me from enjoying the dolls that I have (or daydreaming about future dollies yet to come!). Blythe has maintained a special place in my heart over the years, and I’m so glad that I get to share them with you all.

Over the next year, a lot of changes will be happening – both offline and online for me. By this time next year, I will have completed my last year of nursing school and would have written the NCLEX exam. In year, a month and a handful of days, it will be time for BlytheCon Vancouver 2015 – the very first Canadian BlytheCon and I’m so excited to be one of the organizers for it! So there will be a lot of things happening behind the scene.

A Year in Review

• I started doing printable freebies!
• There were quite a few new knitting patterns!
• I started a new project (DollyFeedback.com) and you heard about it here first!

BlytheLife by the Numbers

• 696 posts (including this one!)
• 43 interviews
• 2864 comments
• 6,881,599 hits from July 2013 to June 2014

On behalf of all of my dolls here that love all the screen time on your computer screens, and myself, I thank you all for your support over the last four years! It has been an amazing ride so far, and I look forward to seeing what Year 5 will bring to BlytheLife!

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If you know anyone that you think would be interested in getting interviewed for BlytheLife.com, please send me an email (michelle@blythelife.com) or refer them to the How to Get Featured page! I’m always looking forward to doing more interviews and showcasing more talent in this great dolly community!

You have a doll-related website/shop/blog and BlytheLife has your target audience!

BlytheLife.com is an active doll website with a high readership that primarily consists of women who are Blythe and other doll collectors/hobbyists. By advertising your doll-related site or business with BlytheLife, you can ensure that your ad is being seen by the people that are your potential customers. Every time someone visits BlytheLife, they’ll see your ad on the side!

Sponsorship costs are purposely kept low to keep advertising accessible to people in the doll community.

Did you know? In the month of May 2014, there was an average of 3074 unique visitors per day and a total of 913,383 hits for the entire month!

There are three spots currently available for the month of July and all sponsorship funds from now until July 2015 will be donated to BlytheCon Vancouver 2015!

Large – 1 spot available for July! (325×200 pixels)

• $10 – 1 month
• $18 – 2 months
• $26 – 3 months

Small – 2 spots available for July! (160×160 pixels)

• $5 – 1 month
• $9 – 2 months
• $13 – 3 months

If you’d like more information on how you can advertise on BlytheLife, click here.

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.