Blythe-iversary; how did this happen??

Very Vicky has been named "Petaline"! Poor girl didn't even have a name for many days as I hemmed and hawed and treated her hair. I know I blogged about it being a tangled mess before, but just look at it now! Soft and sweet and all in order. Very Vicky is the prettiest FBL there is, in my opinion. Her complexion and pretty blue shadow and beauty mark and special pale green chips with that...

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Nostalgic Christmas: Stand-out Gifts

Me (the long brown hair) and my little sister (blonde hair) watching Frosty the Snowman on TV; the two of us sitting by our tree. Haha, these were the late '80s. How stylin'!! My sister and I remember a lot of gifts we got when we were little... the pink Fisher Price tea set, the furry pets on remote-control leashes that couldn't walk on carpet, the outfits with stirrup-pant leggings! I got a baby...

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Nostalgic Christmas: Andy Williams

Even though I didn't grow up watching them, I adore the bits of the Andy Williams Christmas specials that I've seen on DVD. It's so cheesy, but at the same time, so happy, so colorful, so stylized. And come on. It's Andy Williams. The best bits, though, are when the Osmonds came on the show!! My mom and I like this crazy number where they're doing intense synchronized skating... I mean, wow!...

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dreaming of a Blythe Christmas

Oh my gosh! It's a Blythe Christmas, you guys. Yesterday there were two Blythe deboxings going on within six hours of each other. First, I got to give my RL best friend E a present -- and I chose to get her Simply Chocolate. Why? Because I could afford to! I was really excited to be able to give another friend a Blythe, and E has been very sweet about my craze this past year. Blythe can be...

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snowflake cookies

My mom and little sister made the most beautiful sugar cookies for a holiday event last night! They were all snapped up (one lady even casually claimed the leftovers my mom was setting aside -- "I'll just take these...!") but luckily I got the very last o...

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free as a weed

I rather thought Gavin would be my last doll till 2011 at least, but I've spent the last four months seriously plied with work and deer hats both, so I had the funds and I decided... why wait? I ordered her from Junie Moon, which is new for me. I usually buy via eBay. I haven't heard from Junie Moon at all, so I have no idea when she'll actually be shipped and get here. I've already mentioned I...

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oh my antlers

Check out what I got in the mail today!! I bought this deer ornament by Gingermelon for myself (YEAH, FOR MYSELF!!) for making 50 sales on Etsy! It'll be a reminder of my Year of Deer... and I think I'll keep it in my room all year 'round because it's all pink and green up in there anyway. Thanks so much to everyone...

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Christmas colors

I enjoy your classic red and green holly jolly Christmas stuff, but even more than that, I love alternative and pastel color themes for all holidays, including Christmas... Like the green, gold, and blue on this Stocking Up On Necessities stocking at Modcloth... And of course, pink anything! This handmade pastel glittered Christmas village is absolutely the kind of stuff my own personal Christmas...

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mister sparkle

Ah, life: working on deer hats all night then waiting that extra hour and a half of wintry darkness till the sun comes up and I can scoot my butt outside in my jammies, out into the freezing cold with my arms full of my dollies, and take pictures for Etsy listings. But then Plummery is just so pretty and angelic-looking, I don't even mind the cold! After I finished up my stitching for the night...

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do-it-your-own-dang-self ornaments

Today my little sister came over and we spent hours making kitschy, cheesy homemade Christmas ornaments for her tree! Our family's tree has always had an abundance of ornaments that you could consider kitschy or cheesy... stuff my mom bought in the early '80s at TG&Y for almost nothing, stuff we kids made in grade school, happy wooden figurines -- that's kind of what we like! She brought supplies,...

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in the air there's a feeling

Hehe -- wow! Beatrix has officially done more modeling than some America's Next Top Model alums. Uh-oh, I'm warming up more to Vinter Arden thanks to pics like this on Flickr... I'm really torn! Anyway, now that I'm 90% done with my Christmas shopping (I don't know if you know this, but I am actually Santa Claus) it's just-for-funsies WINDOW SHOPPING TIME! Amazing coat and hat sets from My Fair...

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December!!!

Just some Beatrix love ♥ So glad she's back. I really missed her so much! I saved this new sleepforever dress for her return (little did I know she'd come home in a new dress!) and also these socks from Daffodil Lane arrived today. I really recommend Daffodil Lane's socks... she's really, really sweet and the socks fit amazingly! Today I went out to buy wrapping paper -- I have got a lot of...

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