Blythe Ponytail Parades

Blythe Doll Meet Up Party

My doll Miffy

Recently I made the trip to Cincinnati, Ohio for a fun Blythe Doll meet up! I haven't been to one in years and I was very excited to see all kinds of new dolls and spend some time with my dolly friend Kristy who was attending. It's safe to say that I left wanting more dolls. It's unhealthy and I managed to get through the past couple weeks without finding a new doll online ;P 

There was just TOO many dolls to get a picture of all of them, but I grabbed some shots of all my favorites. It was SUCH a fun time and I got to meet a lot of awesome new people, see a bunch of precious Kenners (the original Blythe) and eat yummy foods! Thanks for letting me share my silly, cute hobby with you all. 

Blythe Doll Customization How To: Step #3 Finish

I finished out customizing Antoinette (see step 1 & step 2) by trimming her factory bangs to be a bit more even and then I put her all back together. The last touch was to add some gems to her face. These are nail gems that you can find at any beauty store. They worked wonderfully on her face. Not too much, but enough to bring a little sparkle.

I went really mild with her makeup. I wanted her look to be a lot more natural than some of my other girls. I have gone over the top with some and that is always super fun, but I wanted her to look a bit more real. Want to see the BEFORE version of this girl? Click HERE!

What do you think? Is she improved? I know some people are not a fan of the wide black eyes in Blythe dolls, but I really love the look. It makes them look like a kitten....or maybe that's just me. And yes, her hair color is slightly off. For some reason the lighting was being wonky. It looks a tad too light. It is an aqua-blue, but it just came across a little too saturated in the pictures and I didn't notice until I saw the other pictures to compare. Oh well, not fixing it now :P The last photo is much more accurate.

Hope you are all having a lovely Friday! Mine is busy, busy, busy. Lots to do and lots to plan. See you later :)

blythe customization how to: step #2 custom eyes, sleepy lids & lashes

So today I am sharing the next steps in customizing my little doll Antoinette. I showed the first step (matting the face) in my last post featured HERE! Take a look if you want and then check out the below tutorial for changing out the eyechips, creating sleepy eyelids and changing out the eyelashes.

There will be one more post to follow and it will reveal the final look. :) Enjoy and comment if you have any questions at all!

1. With the eye socket removed from the head per the past post, we begin ripping out the current stock eyelashes. I used a tweezers and pulled at the base of the lashes. Once they have all been ripped out, the crease in the lid should be clean and ready for a new set to slide in. I used regular human lashes and trimmed them to the size of lid. It was extremely difficult to take a photo of this, but once you pull out the lashes, you will see for yourself where the new lashes should go. I used a needle to slowly push the new lashes back into the crease.
2. Now we can change the eyechips! The way to remove the stock eyechips is to warm the end of a glue stick (holding it over a candle or match to warm the end) and to firmly press the end against the eyeball. I took a picture of this step, but somehow, it has disappeared in the crevices of my computer. So click HERE to see an example from my instagram! 
   
   Let the stick dry for a while (about 30 minutes) and then gently twist and pull the glue stick to remove the eyechip. They should pop out with ease so long as the glue stick was completely dry. Now take your new eyechips (you can buy them on eBay or other online retailers) and squirt a tiny bit of glue on the back and place it in the socket the same way the stock eyechips were.
   
   
3. Once you are done, you can move on to adding sleepy eyes! This is where the lids can stay closed without popping back up everytime the string is pulled. Put the eyesocket back in the head and now and start to reassemble. Redo all the screws and screw back on the T-Bar. Now, where the spring was originally looped through, take a string and tie it through that hole. Now you have two pull chords. One chord is strung through the silver hole in the back of the head and your new chord will go through the square hole where the spring was originally attached. You are now ready to close up the head. You are finished with the inside!

If any of this was a tad confusing or if you would like more information, leave me a comment. I would be glad to walk you through. The next step is the final results so stay tuned....