With all the cool new clothes we’ve been getting lately, it was high time for a photo shoot. I took the girls over to Harbor House and set up in one of the median gardens. There was a birthday party going on at the pool, and I had a few interesting looks from some of the guests.
My third girl arrived today from Nevada. She is a custom Fruit Punch that I couldn’t pass up. Of course, I had to take pictures.
In the Blythe world (and the doll world in general), a custom girl is one to whom you add your own special touches. From day one, Xanthe seemed to cry out for her own special look.
So here she is… with a matte face, new makeup and shorter hair. Pretty frickin’ lovely, if you ask me.
Now I’m eyeing Angelica, because she’s been looking mighty shiny lately. Demabrasion is fun, really.
I’ve been waiting to mention the most exciting news of the weekend. My eagerly-awaited package from Korea arrived Friday during the garage sale. Meet Xanthe! Nichole witnessed my obsession first-hand, as I had to document the de-boxing event immediately. Xanthe is a Lounging Lovely, inspired by the 1970s Blythe outfit of the same name. She came with lots of goodies, including a record player and coffee mug.
Moon has admitted: “Blythe is cool.”
I loooooove special mail. Today I got an extra-special goodie from Wendy (aka honeymonkey) a fellow Blythie in Dublin, Ireland. She made a skirt for Angelica. It’s super cool, and I can’t wait to pair it with a black or pink shirt. I found a simple pattern at Puchimadam, and if I get brave enough I’ll give it a try.
I have had more international mail this month than I’ve had since my penpal days. (Once upon a time, I had penpals in India and Haiti. The Haitian boy only spoke French, and his language seemed so elegant to me. My rudimentary translation skills notwithstanding.)
Blythe – the new universal language.
Can you guess why I look so happy? My two eBay orders arrived today! The smaller box came from Hong Kong, the larger from Japan.
Peter assisted me with taking some photos to mark the occasion. He also helped get the teeny weeny clothing items detached from the boxes, although he insisted he was creeped out by the whole thing.
Have I mentioned I’m stoked about this? Angelica (yes, of course I’ve named them – duh) is an “I Love You It’s True” and Ginny is a Petit “Sailing, Sailing” Blythe. Ginny’s eyes don’t change, but they blink. But Angelica has the full-on pull-cord-activated eye-color-change feature.
Moon was just envious that her packages didn’t arrive yet.
I just checked Blythe’s travel itinerary and discovered that she’s in Chicago! Yipee!
I bet I’ll have her by the end of the week, and I can take de-boxing pictures and basically turn into a scary doll enthusiast. Moon thinks it’s getting pretty creepy. She keeps catching me looking at the Blythe forums, where I am enthralled by discussions of abbreviations, customization and cool outfits. I’m even looking at name ideas.
Most of all, I can’t wait to pull the string and make her eyes change color. That will be so cool.
Yes, I am a freak.
