Meet London...

London is my second completed custom Blythe. She is currently listed for adoption in my Etsy Shop here.

Isn't she precious?

London (sold)

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London by Kittenz Crafts 

More 1:6 Clothes...

Sewing is fun :-)

Plaid Seersucker dress and fur hat...

Pink Polka Dot Party Dress

Check it out....

I've opened shop!!!  Check out my Etsy shop full of Blythe Fashion and Accessories!!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/KittenzCradleKrafts

    

Almost done...

Hi all.  I'm almost done with my FrankenBlythe.  YAY!  It's taken a while because I had to order materials from the seven corners of the earth.  Literally.  The last pieces of the puzzle were to finish her reroot and seal with MSC.  I picked up a gas mask yesterday and finished her scalp a couple days ago.  I DID NOT finish rooting her hair the way I started here.  I had no patience for that.  In fact, I unrooted a large section leaving just the top in and sewed hair tracks to the rest. This took a couple hours instead of the rest of my life.  I think I was making the plugs too big anyway.

I'm still sewing too and getting better with each piece (I hope).  I have several other projects in the air right all Blythe related.  I'd like to build a house or at the very least a diorama for my girls, customize another girl (I ordered a factory doll last week) and have plans on getting a Middie Blythe one day.  Hopefully, I'll have lots to share this summer.  Thanks for stopping by.

Blythe Projects - Reroot and Clothes

I've been working on a few Blythe projects these past weeks.  My progress with BB has slowed mainly because I began rooting a CoolCat scalp for her. I've never re-rooted any doll and starting from a bare scalp has been daunting.  The process is slow but I'm sticking with it.  I first dyed the scalp using Rit Dye in Chocolate Brown and chose human wavy hair for the job.  I don't see myself doing too many more of these.

BB in a temporary wig.

In other news, I've been sewing!!  Here are a couple items I've made.  Dressing Blythes has to be one of the best parts of the hobby.  I'm working toward a massive wardrobe.  Hehe!

BB in Red, White and Blue.

Raspberry Sorbet in Red, White and Blue
(after taking in neckline)

Polka dot summer dress.

Polka dot stockings.

Retro dress w/ micro corduroy.

That's it for now.  I can't wait to reveal BB (need to work on a real name) and other project ideas still in my head.  Thanks for reading.

Sneak Peak at my Brown Blythe....

WIP - Blythe Project #1

Name: TBD

I forgot I had this blog...

Well not really but it has been a while.  I haven't been doing much craft wise for the last few months yet somehow managed to pick up a couple new obsessions.  I guess it's true that ideal hands find mischief.  I'll focus on one of new obsession for the time being....DOLLS.  Although I've always had some sort of doll collection I can totally blame a friend of mine for sending me down this path.  She recently started making adorable clothe dolls and since I had dabbled in making clothe dolls years ago we had lots to talk about and then the surfing for patterns and what not began.  In my "research" I saw a big head wide eyed doll online and feel in love all over again.  I had discovered these dolls before but thought I couldn't/shouldn't indulge.  This time my practicality didn't win (which is sadly the norm) and I ordered my first Blythe doll.

End of story right?.... Not exactly, I tend to go full speed and head first into my addictions and with a few more clicks of my mouse I discovered Blythe customizations, black Blythes (from what I can find the manufacture does not make black Blythes so all BB are custom), Blythe clothes, eye chips, mohair and so many other ways to jump off the deep end.  

From MyDeliciousBliss.com

My second idea was to make my doll more pose-able by doing a body swap...but then I'd have an extra body...so I ordered a Blythe head (crazy right?)  But the head was sans a scalp and hair (so I had to get those).  And as I spiraled down this path of creating my Frankenblythe I thought I'll make one black since at the end of all this I'll hopefully have two complete dolls.

I know it's confusing, but stick around and maybe we can sort all this out together.  Oh, and I forgot to mention I'll also be making clothes for my Bs.  More posts to come as I patiently await the rest of my packages :-) TTYS