This past weekend, I went to a Blythe meet with my amazing and wonderful local group of dolly friends – if you had attended BlytheCon Vancouver you probably would have met most of them! It was our first doll meet following the big event that happened on August 9th. Can you believe that it’s been over a month and a half since BlytheCon Vancouver? I can’t! It was a whirlwind of excitement (and stress) that led up to the Big Day! I had a lot of fun with the day and got to talk to so many amazing people – it’s always great being able to put names to faces. I always associate people’s names or usernames with their avatars, and a lot of people use photos of their Blythes so I don’t know what anyone genuinely looks like half the time!

Eden Mouse’s wearing: helmet/chelleshocks, dress/Plastic Fashion.
Cameo’s wearing: dress/Plastic Fashion, leggings/Endangered Sissy.

The most curious thing happened though. I saw all these great dolls – stock and customs, in amazing fashions and shoes and I didn’t find myself wanting to add another doll to my family. I also didn’t see any clothes and really want to dig into what the maker was and, gosh, could I just buy it?

I have been collecting and amassing dolls and dolly thing since 2009, so just over six years now. Have I finally reached a point where I’m content with the dolls that I have? While I’d still love to add a BL to my collection (because, let’s face it, it’s the one Takara-made mold face that I’m missing), it’s not a pressing want right now. This may also have to do with my lack of spending money, but let us not quibble over facts. It is a bit of a novel feeling because I have, for the most part, always wanted new dolls, or new clothes or shoes for dolls, and it’s a bit weird to honestly not be actively wishing for a money tree so I can buy All The Things! I’m happy with the dollies that I have, and it is an odd feeling.

Are you content with what dolls you have?

With the autumn weather, comes the need to wear more layers and with that comes socks and tights. With my Blythe doll, Sophie, she came with a pair of tights. I went through the trouble of putting them on – pulling and tugging and scrunching them up some doll legs. I honestly thought at that point that tights were a complete waste of time and the most difficult item to put on a doll ever.

I still think that most days.

However, for my dolls that do wear tights all the time, I find everything goes onto their legs easier because at that point it’s fabric sliding over fabric, not fabric being tugged on over rubbery legs. Tights and socks can really make or break an outfit, but they can be such a pain to put on! Some shoes, especially boots, go on a lot easier when a doll is wearing tights as well – a great bonus to the struggles of putting on tights that will then never be taken off.

I’ve been a fan of the Cool Cat tights for a while (especially the nude coloured ones as they allow for other tights to be pulled on easily) and these kitty leggings from Endangered Sissy because cats are never a bad thing around here.

Do you put socks or tights on your dolls? Which are your favourite brands/makers?

Top row: Simply Peppermint stock, Barbie, Jackie Ramone stock.
Bottom row: Liv Doll stock, Simply Lilac stock.

This summer we got hooked on Game of Thrones. Winter is Coming isn’t true for right now though, Autumn is Coming! And it’s the most wonderful time of year for fashion – one of the people that Michelle is working with right now has an amazing fashion magazine for humans and I want to get a copy for myself so I’m aware of all the new fashion trends and so I can start making a wish list of what I want.

Cardigan by chelleshocks, jeans by puppy52dolls, shoes unknown.

What do I love about autumn? Wearing handknits! Cardigans and sweaters are the way to go! Jeans and comfy pants are a fall necessity. I love a really great pair of jeans and they look even better with a pair of cute boots – because what’s an outfit without some boots!

Sweater by chelleshocks, pants by Blythe Couture, boots by Jemgirl Creations.

And yes, I do wear pink. Don’t tell Eden though, okay? Pink is a great colour for this fall!

What are your favourite autumn pieces to wear?

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.

It’s the middle of September and there’s a definite chill in the air where I am! The leaves have started to change colour already and I’m wearing sweaters on a daily basis. With the lower temperatures and the brisk winds, it’s nice to get to wear things made of cushy, warm yarn!

Now I know that the dolls don’t actually feel warm or cold and they could be wear a bikini in the middle of a blizzard or five coats in a beach during the peak of summer and not even complain. Whenever a doll wears weather appropriate clothing photos, it just makes it that much better.

Crocheted hats are actually one of the very first things that I ever created for Blythe! I’ve made so any over the years in an assortment of colours – they’re really fun to do and a nice quick project to do. Plus, sometimes it’s just nice to pop a cozy hat onto a dolly just to make them look warmer. Toque weather is sweater weather!

What’s your favourite autumn accessory for dolls? Mine is warm hats!

I edit photos on my phone a lot – either with adjusting the colours so that they’re closer to being ‘true’ or adding a filter to make them look better. Sometimes the lighting just isn’t the best when I’m snapping a quick photo for posting later, or I don’t get around to looking at it closely until later and I just don’t get the opportunity to take another photo. Photo editing apps can also be a lot of fun to just add a little extra something to a photo.

I greatly enjoy the photo editing features on the Instagram and Flickr apps. They are fairly user-friendly apps that are easy to use, but I’m sure many of you already know about them! One that I’ve been playing around with a lot lately is XnRetro. There’s a dice button that’s essentially an option to randomise what filters and editing options get applied, and it’s really fun:

I am always on the look out for fun new photo apps to try and use! Make some recommendations below if you have any!

What are your favourite photo apps? (Don’t forget to include what platform they are for!)