Death of a Disco Boogier?

Is it just me, or do iconic deaths happen in threes?

Blythe Anniversary Doll 2009

This year’s anniversary Blythe has been announced to a resounding ‘meh’ from the non-Japanese Blythe community.

Changing eyes for Odeco & Nikki

There isn’t a whole lot you can do to customise Petworks’ Nikki, but changing the colour of her eyes is something the designers have given us the means to do.

Coming Soon: New Dolls from Alchemic Lab

I decided not to do too many posts here about new BJD releases. There are so many dolls and companies that I can’t cover everything fairly. Instead, I’ll post when something particularly noteworthy presents itself. Case in point: the recent announcement of new “chibi” Unoas from Gentaro Araki’s Alchemic Lab.

BJDS: The Love Hate of Limiteds

I talked to a friend at a local BJD meet a few weeks ago. We’d both placed orders with DollSoom for the February limited Monthly Doll, Teenie Gem Glot. In her lap, my friend cradled a Bambicrony blue elf she purchased last year.

BJD Thigh Modifications, Pt. 3 Widening String Slots

For this third post about BJD thigh modifications, I’m going to share a small mod I made to the existing suwarrico joints on my Volks Yo-SD Hinaichigo.

BJD Thigh Modifications, Pt. 2. Adding Suwarrico Cuts

In my last post, I talked about making a simple modification to a doll’s thigh joint, to prevent them from falling backwards when sitting. This time around, it’s a little different. We’re not fixing a problem, but rather adding another level of poseability. The suwarrico, or “cute sit”. Suwarrico joints are included on many dolls these days, but if a member of your resin gang is feeling left out, adding suwarrico is a simple modification. This can be done on any doll, but tends to work a little better on those with a jointed torso. Note that there is doll nudity ahead!

Minor Joint Modifications Pt.1

BJDs are great dolls for those who can’t leave well enough alone. You can change their hair. You can change their eyes. You can wipe face-ups, and redo them, to your heart’s content. Thanks to the forgiving qualities of resin, you can also perform tweaks and fixes to a doll’s poseability. Three of my dolls have had “surgery” on their upper thigh or hip joints. In this post, and the next two, I’ll share these little alterations, in case you’re moved to do the same to one of your crew.

Teaser Photo Released for Soom’s New Monthly Doll

Korean manufacturer DollSoom yet again strikes fear into the wallets of BJD enthusiasts with their newest monthly doll. Only teaser images have been released thus far. Full body photos, along with specs and price, should be along within the week.

Whitening Blythe Eyeballs

There’s nothing like a bright shiny white eyeball. BLs have em:

Adventures in Momoko Customising

I love to have a go at customising (with varied results) so, when I took a liking to Momokos, it was inevitable that one of them would soon be in pieces on my dining room table. When the lovely Jade had a ‘Wake up’ Momoko for sale I spotted my victim:

Blythe release round-up

If the number of new Blythe releases we’ve seen lately is anything to go by, the good people at CWC have been working like navvies to get Blythes on shelves. They’re not short on ideas, either, because it’s quite a bumper crop.

Petworks Odeco & Nikki: New Releases

The Petworks folks have seriously outdone themselves this time, I reckon. Both the limited set and the general release Odeco and Nikkis are adorable.

Rerooting Blythe with Mohair:

No. 1 ~ Choosing your Crochet Hook

So, you’ve prepared your scalp and you’ve chosen your mohair for rerooting. Now you’re going to want to choose the right crochet hook to get the look you want for your finished custom Blythe.

Preparing your Blythe Scalp for Rerooting

So you’ve removed your Blythe’s scalp and you want to reroot her hair, or sew on weft. You’ll need to prepare the scalp as follows:

Socks officially knocked off

Just when it seems like you’ve been waiting for ever (and there certainly was a fair bit of frustration expressed on Blythe forums), suddenly CWC announce a bucketful of new releases. In order of release date, we have:

What To Wear This Christmas

As November turns into December, and cardboard reindeers appear in the streets, followed by tinsel wreaths and unseasonal snowflakes, a question begins to burn in my mind. What will my girls wear for the holiday season?

To deck your Blythe lovelies out in their finest ever Christmas outfits, We Play With Dolls have tracked down some of the most talented dolly couture artists on Etsy and asked them about their offerings for the merriest of seasons!

Changing your Blythe’s Eye Colours (without Opening her Head)

If you have an ADG, BL, EBL or SBL Blythe (see Alana’s post on facemoulds if you’re not sure which yours is), you may want to change her eye colours without the extra work of taking her head apart. Here’s how it’s done:

DIY Lightbox (image heavy)

Hi everyone,

As some of you may have seen on my flickr stream, I recently made a lightbox for Blythe photography. Many of you expressed interest in them, so I thought I’d give some hints for anyone who is thinking of making one.

Necromancy Romances!

On the forum, you may have noticed a whole bunch of little polls for Australian members, asking them to list which Blythe girls they own … well the results are in!

Scalping your Blythe doll

If you’re going to reroot your BL, EBL or SBL Blythe doll, swap scalps with another, boggle her eyes or lift her gaze, the first thing you’ll need to do is pull off her scalp.

Sleeve Tutorial

Hi I know a lot of you want and like to create clothing for your girls … ( Nothing like a home made frock from Mum *S* ).

I have put together a sleeve tutorial for any of you who would like to give it a go, with visuals and step by step instructions. I sew them in entirely by machine so that is the way i have shown here.

Mattel Modern Madness …

Hi there, nice to see you dropping by the blog!

I thought I’d lose my blog virginity with one of my personal obsessions: Mattel Modern Furniture which comes complete with a life of OCD level searches, cut throat bidding and continual “will not ship internationally” obstacles to navigate through if you live outside the US!

Dolly Buying in Tough Economic Times

I haven’t blogged in ages (actually I think I’ve only ever blogged once), so pardon my first blog being blatant plagiarism!!

I received a great dolly article recently titled ‘Ten ways to Collect dolls in a Down Economy’:

Dollhouse DIY: Magnetic Playscale Diaorama

Looking for a dollhouse/studio that:

• lets you express your style?
• is great for photography?
• is easy to store?

Attack of the clones

Vintage Barbie clones, despite their undeniable fug, are a nifty alternative to “real” vintage Barbies.

Petite Blythe Eye Swap

1. Choose your hapless victim:

The Blythe Facemould Wars!

Okay, maybe “wars” is over the top. But nothing whips the Blythe community into a frenzy as much as facemould talk.

Dollhouse DIY: dolly cushion tutorial and GIVEAWAY

This week’s Dollhouse DIY follows on from last week’s tutorial on printing your own fabric. This time we’ll be making the fabric into cushions. No dowdy chintz for these dollies!

Lovable Licca

This post is largely due to the fact that I have just bought my very first Licca doll, I have loved them for a while so finally decided to take the plunge…

Latest releases from CWC

This week on Blythedoll.com we finally saw promo pics for Veronica Lace.

Azone Pure Neemo

“Pure neemo”, “Pureneemo” or “Azone 25cm” are made by “Azone International” and are a new type of adorable seamless 25cm jointed dolls, but unlike other 1/6 they are made from a rubbery kind of PVC / plastic. The bodies are not fully jointed but rather semi-kinetic and seamless with really smooth joint connections. They consist of many easily interchangeable parts that you can mix together to achieve the perfect static pose for your dolly…

Dollhouse DIY: Fabric printing tutorial

This week’s Dollhouse DIY is a tutorial on how to print your own fabric using an ink-jet printer. Next week I’ll show you how to sew your fabric into cushions.

National meet update

Planning for next February’s major Blythe meet in Melbourne has been bubbling away behind the scenes since June. Since email deliberations can only achieve so much, today some of the organisers decided to get hands-on and take a look around the venue for inspiration.

Dolly DIY: share the dolly love

If you’re a novice or experienced at sewing, knitting or crochet, and would like to help the children of South Africa, here’s a way to share some dolly love!

Dollhouse DIY: Make Mine Mod

Furnishings for 1:6 (aka “Playscale) dollhouses can be hard to find. You can search online for vintage Barbie and Sindy decor, hunt through frowsy Victoriana, shell out for Rement…what else is there? How about some Mod-inspired DIY!

New Odeco and Nikki - potato girls

There’s a new set of Odeco and Nikki dolls and this time they look like they’ve stepped off the set of Little House on the Prairie. Fortunately, I love that show.

DIY Dollhouse/ Studio Set

Dollies driving you out of house and home? This simple DIY dollhouse is from the March issue of CookieMag.com:

Kurhn

OK, so I am currently lusting over Sunny Angel Kurhn doll.

The Divine Ms. P!

Wowsers never seen anything like this, I cant get over how talented tingeisha is. Be sure to check out her other flickr stuff!

Seen On Flickr

Seen on flickr…

Twins ~ Cuter than the sum of their parts?

I never really understood why people had twins in their doll collections. I mean, with so many different and delightful dolls in the world, why have two the same?

More leaked Byul Photos

Another set of pictures of Byul, Jun Planning’s upcoming new doll type, have been leaked. It’s unclear as to whether these are further prototypes, or previews of actual releases.

Shoe Pics Collated

Thanks to all those who submitted.

November Pullip releases

Jun Planning have announced the release of Rococo-themed Pullips in November - the Pullip herself reminiscent of Marie Antoinette. The outfits and hairstyles are pretty detailed and the dolls are looking to be rather expensive.

Jamfancy Bunny Pattern

To create a little bunny friend for your doll, you will need:

* Felt
* Sewing thread
* A pair of small scissors
* A stuffing tool - I use a small paint brush with the bristle cut off
* Pins
* A small sewing needle
* A bag of craft stuffing
* Test piece of felt for trying out chalk pastels
* Little brushes for chalk pastels
* Chalk pastels

PD - Amaryllis

Well well there was alot of fuss when this girly showed up on evilbay, now we know who she is, what will her price end up being after the ebay Amaryllis sold for something like 500 USD? I know I want one hehehe will definitely be keeping my eyes peeled and saving my pennies.

Update BWT

So I LOVE LOVE LOVE her, but will she be available from the CWC online shop? I am a little confused myself. Is she the next NF? Well perhaps - regardless, she has certainly won a place in my heart.

Update for MSR

After much anticipation in the blythe community it is great to finally see her promo photos. I think she will be much loved especially for her vintage skin tone and her outfit is absolutely amazingly retro cool. Will her fringe be manageable or unruly? We have yet to see…

Mary Janes from Blythe Mode shop

I ( along with many others ) have been eagerly awaiting a pair of the new Mary Janes that have been manufactured by Adam from Blythe Mode. I have a decent collection of the Barbie MJ’s already and these have been difficult to collect in the colourways i have wanted, so to have the opportunity to buy some outright especially in colours i really wanted ( like dark brown) was especially appealing.

Bow Wow Trad wearing “Fall Whisper” outfit

Outfit due for release on the 22nd August.

Cousin Olivia?

Catwalk Kitties

I finally tracked down a couple of Catwalk Kitties, the presumably unsuccessful cat-model doll release from Lanard.

Send me your Shoe Pictures

Hi there I am back again!

Came across this on Flickr

Wow what a collection. It has inspired me to take some snaps (will have them up by end of the week). Please submit yours to me and I will make a big post of all out shoe collections.

Dal Lipoca - October 08

“I’m practicing so hard, but no one seems to be surprised. Why? Why? I missed again ! But I’ll surprise Tezca someday”

Magical Pink Chan Dal - August 2008

“I’ll be more pretty by my own magical power!! I’m the most cutest “magical girl” in the whole world. …!!!”

Dal and her new best friend, Byul

So far there have been eighteen Dals released by Jun Planning, with four more to come that have been announced. A lot of Blythe fans seem to fall easily for Dal, which is interesting considering that many Pullip lovers appeared slow to warm up to the newer doll.

Enhancing a Dark Picture in Photoshop

Hi there,

This is my first post here, hopefully it is easy enough to understand.

Have a great day all.

What is it about Wanda?

She’s got to be the most popular frog since Kermit, but what is it that makes Studio-Uoo’s Wonderfrog so popular? Hhmmm…

Odeco-chan & Nikki in Girls’ Band + Keyrings

I keep thinking that next time, next time, I’ll give the new Nikki a miss. It isn’t going to happen today though. When it come to Odeco, I can take her or leave her - I think it’s the wig, I don’t like wigged dolls so much - but Nikki I find irresistible!

UPDATE!!!

A reliable source has just given some information that Miss Sally Rice will have hair like petite Meowmin.

Those darned Mary Janes

Right, so I haven’t slept much over the past few days and decided it would be a GREAT idea to go on an internet quest for the coveted Mary Jane shoes after seeing the below page which was extremely informative:

http://uk.geocities.com/magicknightrhiannon/mary-janes.html

Thanks Rhiannon!

Bow Wow Trad

Let us introduce our new Blythe doll “Bow Wow Trad” who has beautiful, long black hair.

Miss Sally Rice

“Miss Sally Rice” is a friend of “Mrs. Retro Mama,” who was popular for her retro-themed style and vintage-like skin tone.

Milky Way Sugar

Neo Blythe “Milky Way Sugar” has long, dark-brown hair for a sophisticated look.

Make a Beanbag

Do your plastic girls needs some comfy seating? Give this a whirl.

WePlayWithDolls.net/blogs is go!

We’re a diverse bunch, we doll people. We collectors of Asian and retro dolls, in particular: Blythe, Pullip, Dal, Asian ball-jointed dolls, Peteena, Wonder Frog … the list is goes on.