Are you a new customizer or crafter for Blythe dolls? Have you been doing whatever you’ve been doing for two years or less? I am looking for four people (or teams of people, if you have a business partner!) to interview for the March Talent Showcase of 2016!

In the past I have interviewed customizers, knitters, sewers, and many more amazingly talented people!

The interview process is really simple and takes place via email. Most interviews are 9-12 questions long and you can send me whatever relevant photos you want included (if photos are not taken by you, please get permission from the photographer[s] prior to sending me the photos with links to photographers).

If you are interested, please head over to the How to Get Featured page and let me know! Please include links to any blogs/sites/shops/pages that you want me to look at so I have an idea of what to ask you and be sure to mention that you want to take part in the March Talent Showcase!

As someone who nearly exclusively uses her phone to take photos, my photography “gear” or “equipment” is sad and lacking to say the least. I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 (yes, the phone that was released in 2012) and a Sony Cybershot DSC-W150 that I believe that I got in 2008 or 2009? In the grand scheme of things, that is ancient and I was probably due for an upgrade a few years ago, seeing as how the camera is now 7-8 years old.

For someone who tries to keep her Blythe hobby on a  reasonable budget, I do find it hard to justify making big purchases – like if I wanted to buy a new camera. I’d have to be able to look at my photo taking habits and think long and hard to myself about if I really do take enough photos to justify buying a new camera. Sure, a new camera would be shiny and exciting, but when I consider how often I take my camera out now, it’s not that often and probably not really that justifiable – at least not until I’m more flush with spending money. At this point in time, I spend more time using my phone as a camera than my camera itself, mostly because it’s more convenient to use something that I already carry my phone around with me anyways.

My biggest purchase since I started work is this lovely gem (it was actually delivered today, which led to me holding off on publishing this post until I edited it a little bit):

Oh yes, I upgraded my phone (in a big way). It’s shiny and is in need of a proper screen protector and case before I really start using it as my phone. For now, I’ve been downloading the apps and programs that I like to use (and trying to remember all those passwords…), getting a feel for it, loving it! It’ll be really exciting (for me, anyways) once I start using it as my primary phone and finish setting up the new phone.

What kind of photography gear/equipment do you use? And are you like me and primarily use your cell phone as a camera?

For me, I think the most underrated stock dolls end up being the ones that are customized the most. These mostly consist of the ‘Simply’ or the ‘Prima Dolly’ releases because they were so plentiful and also so widely customized to the point that it’s hard to find a stock one. Out of my own doll collection, I would say the ‘underrated’ title goes to Tertiary Jane, who is a mostly stock Simply Peppermint. I find that Simply Peppermint (and Simply Lilac, as they were both released together) are often customized and it has gotten harder to find them in stock condition. As it is, I’ve customized my own Simply Peppermint (although most of it is reversible), so even my own isn’t in stock condition. It’s a bit sad when you think about it, because these dolls are often transformed to look like another doll, but it’s getting harder and harder to find one that is minty.

Who do you think is the most underrated stock release?

Hello fashionistas! It’s 2016 and I’m here to share my personal new year resolutions (which Michelle was not kind enough to share with you all last week when it was actually January 1st…). And I know what you might be all thinking, what could a doll possibly have to have resolutions about or changes that she might want to make in her life and it’s really quite simple. Just because I’m a doll does not mean that I don’t have goals too. That’s elitist. Or something. Humanist? Discriminatory against dolls? Don’t be dollist.

Anyways, what I want to say about my goals. My goals this year include:

#1 – Making sure that Michelle doesn’t bring another doll to live here. There’s just too many. Yes, I know the overall count only went up by one this year, but that’s still too much. (Lark, I’m looking at you!)

#2 – Making sure that Michelle remembers to buy me something new at least once a month. That isn’t something new for the entire family, for me only. Full stop. I’m still the Queen around here not “Princess” Prim, thanks.

2016 is the Year of Sophie, and I won’t let Michelle forget it.

Sophie’s wearing: dress/Dollies Love Dresses, tiara/unknown.

Sophie is a mostly stock Cappuccino Chat that came to live with me in June 2009. She loves shoes, new clothes, playing with her hair, fashion, magazines full of fluff and shopping. She aspires to be a model and would like to model for some of the ‘great’ dolly fashion houses one day.

I think Kindred (my Velvet Minuet) has been in her current outfit for over a year. And sometimes I feel bad about it, and then I pop a new hat on her and that helps to alleviate any guilt I feel for not spending more time with my dolls. And even still, with this photo I took of her recently:

I didn’t even get a different dress to give her an outfit change. This is mostly because I love how cute the vintage print is on her and also because I wasn’t feeling entirely inspired when taking this photo. This is a very good example of why I am not good at 365 photography challenges and other like challenges. I’m realizing that working and sleeping take a lot of time away from the dolls!

Are you sometimes a bad dolly owner? Share below!

Kindred’s wearing: dress/vintage, hat/Hysteric Candy.