Blythe Dolls

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The Wide-Eyed World of Blythe

Re-popularized by photographer Gina Garan, Blythe is the eye-color changing doll of the 1970's. The Blythe doll is based on the art work of Margaret Keane.

Today fans of Blythe customize her clothes, hair and make-up for fun. Hobbyists also take pictures of their Blythes in a variety of settings, showcasing their sewing and customization skills. Blythe is stylish, smart and sophisticated, reflecting the dreams of her owners.

Watch a Ton of Blythe Videos 

A large collection of Blythe Videos on ONE PAGE.... here. Go ahead. You know you want to. :)

BlytheCon 2009 

with Honored Guests Gina Garan and Megan McGaughy

The BlytheCon mission is "to provide an event in which Blythe fans may meet, share, and build relationships. With such an event, we hope to spread the love of Blythe."

Saturday, October 17, 2009 12pm-6pm
at Young Blood Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Who's that Girl? 

Can't get enough of Blythe photos? Me neither. I use flickr for all of my Blythe Doll voyering. :-)

Here's the control panel of Blythe goodness on Flickr.

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Buying Blythe 

Blythe Dolls can be purchased through a variety of on-line retailers, although in the United States Ebay appears to be the way most Blythe Lovers buy their dolls. When purchasing Blythe Dolls, there are several things you want to keep in mind:

1.) Are you buying a petite doll or regular-sized (12'') doll? Petite dolls are in the $40,50,60 (US Dollars) and up range. Regular-sized dolls are in the $100,150 and up range (and I mean UP). If you are new to Blythe, you may not immediately notice that you are buying or biding on a petite Blythe, especially if no photo is available. So, make sure to ask or read through all of the product description to ensure that you are buying exactly what you want.

2.) Check Shipping Costs Before Buying. Blythe dolls are a bit expensive in comparison to, say, Barbie dolls. Be aware that the price displayed by on-line merchants may not include shipping. Shipping may be quite pricey depending upon where the item is shipping from.

3.) Even though Blythe dolls look about 95% the same (they all have the same body, same head, same eyes), there are over 40 different kinds of reproduction dolls available today; there are even more if you include petites and Kenners. Dolls include... Mondrian, Hollywood, Rosie Red, All Gold In One, Kozy Kape,Aztec Arrival, Sunday Best, Dottie Dot, Miss Anniversary, Bohemian Beat, Asian Butterfly, Piccadilly Dolly, Skate Date, Rouge Noir, Excellent Hollywood, Cherry Berry, Cinnamon Girl, Tea for Two, Disco Boogie, Love Mission, Bohemian Beat and Fruit Punch just to name a few! See if you have them all by using this list.

4.) Keep up with Blythe on Ebay via RSS. Here's a tip for any Blythe lover who shops regularly on Ebay. Add this Blythe on Ebay feed to your RSS Reader to view the latest Blythe items for sale.

5.) Are you paying too much for a doll? Check here for a list of prices paid for various dolls.

6.) Gina has recently opened up an on-line shop of her own. One advantage to shopping with Gina is that she is selling clothes & accessories in addition to dolls, which means you probably don't have to pay a bunch of extra shipping like you might on Ebay (buying different items from different sellers).

7.) Check the TIB (ThisIsBlythe.com) forum for dolls that forum members are selling

8.) Avoid buying from bad sellers by reading Bad Dolly Deals often.

Blythe on Amazon 

If you don't want to fool with Ebay, there are usually a few Blythe dolls available on Amazon.com. You may pay more, but you don't have to worry about bidding. Here's my Amazon Store where I have collected a bunch of Blythe-related products.

Takara CWC Neo Blythe Prima Casual Affair Doll

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Blythe Doll Brunette Mib and Shipping Carton Rare Doll

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This is Blythe

Amazon Price: $10.36 (as of 11/11/2009) Buy Now
List Price: $12.95

Blythe Style

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List Price: $19.95

Plastic Culture: How Japanese Toys Conquered the World

Amazon Price: $19.77 (as of 11/11/2009) Buy Now
List Price: $29.95

Blythe on eBay 

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More on Amazon 

ASHTON DRAKE AZTEC ARRIVAL BLYTHE DOLL

Amazon Price: $68.00 (as of 11/11/2009) Buy Now

ASHTON DRAKE POW WOW PONCHO BLYTHE DOLL

Amazon Price: $70.00 (as of 11/11/2009) Buy Now

ASHTON DRAKE PINAFORE PURPLE BLYTHE DOLL

Amazon Price: $70.00 (as of 11/11/2009) Buy Now

Petite Blythe Neromin Fashion Doll

Amazon Price: $49.95 (as of 11/11/2009) Buy Now

ASHTON DRAKE ROARING RED BLYTHE DOLL

Amazon Price: $70.00 (as of 11/11/2009) Buy Now

Online Doll Retailers 

CWC Group Online Shopping
Straight from the source... "You can shop for original goods by CWC related artists and Blythe at Junie Moon and GalleryLELE location in Daikanyama, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.
For those who can not make the trip to Japan, On - Line Shopping is available."
Miss Blythe
Selling both new and USED dolls. Awesome!
Toy Tokyo
Dolls & petites along with assortment of toys.
Hobby Search
Fashion Doll Store Online
Hobby Link Japan
Ships internationally from Japan. Many petite blythes available.
Beans Gifts and Toys
Dolls and Sugar Mag clothing as well.
Valley of the Dolls
Accepts Visa, Mastercard, Amex and Paypal. Sells Pullips as well --see below.
par avion
Blythe dolls, petites and clothing & accessories too!
Good Blythe
Quite a few blythes available here.

Customizing Blythe: Clothing, Hair and Makeup 

Even for the seasoned seamstress, making doll clothes can be frustrating. Tiny armholes, hems, bows, and embrodery work make doll dress making difficult (and painful). Patterns are few and far between. Check out the sites listed below for patterns and inspiring example work.

Dress Patterns 

XOXO Blythe
Patterns for two dresses, a shirt and skirt in PDF format. I've used the aloha dress pattern; very simple.
Puchi Collective Patterns
Puchi Collective does it again...
Make a T-Shirt for Blythe
Step-by-step instructions for making a t-shirt for Blythe.
Orriettacat Patterns
Lots of patterns in jpg format available for download.
Hand drawn patterns
18 hand drafted patterns for Blythe...
Even more hand drawn patterns
...here are some more hand drawn patterns!
How to Fit Doll Clothes
This is an awesome tutorial on how to fit doll clothes. The general technique here is to baste the major seams and the darts by hand or with a long machine stitch and then put the garment on the doll with the seam allowances to the outside.
Haute Doll
Haute Doll occasionally does articles on Blythe and Pullip. I image that many of the patterns published in the magazine could be used or altered for Blythe.

Customization Tutorials 

You've got your beautiful Blythe baby. And you just can't leave her alone! Here's how to make her SPECIAL.

Puchi Collective
Eyes, hair and face... Puchi Collective has got it all.
Blythe Station
Change eyechips, wash hair, cut bangs and sand face.
Sweetles
Doll House Tutorial!
Hair-Make
Braiding, Hair transplantation & Hot water permanent perm instructions found here.
Brainworm's EyeChip Tutorial
Change Blythe's eyechips.
Misc Tips from SqueakyMonkey
Tips on how to deal with STAINING, how to remove stains on legs and arms, color treat clothes yourself, how to get boots on easily & how to store your dolls.
Blythe Rescue
Blythe Rescue Tips: hair, lashes, eyes, scalp, makeup...
The doll custom material
Eye and lip stickers available for sale.
Special Toy Box
I can't read japanese, but these photos by themselves are very illustrative. Instructions for scalping and cutting bangs.

Customization Videos 

There are an increasing number of Blythe videos on Youtube. You can find everything from music montages to crazy art videos. Also, checkout the videos at the Blythe Theatre!

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Custom Blythe Doll -- Magic Sponge

Custom Blythe Doll -- Magic Sponge

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Blythe Eye Chip 101 Part 1

Simple Blythe Eye Chip Removal

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Learn how to take better pictures of Blythe 

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The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2

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Online Communities 

Blythe is everywhere! There are several great online communities you can participate in; I've listed several below. Additionally, I've added photos from Flickr above. So cool!
This is Blythe Forum
A very active forum on Gina Garan's site.
The Blythe Doll Community
on Livejournal
Addicted to Plastic
an Australian blythe forum
BlytheKenner
on Yahoo! Groups
Wardrobe Remix for Blythe
A Flickr group to share what your Dollies are wearing...
"Have fun combining different clothes on your dolls. Tell us who made them. Are they Barbie? Handmade? Is there a story behind it? dress by Jam Fancy? stockings by SqueakyMonkey? poncho by Funny Bunny? skirt by Par Avion? scarf by Blythe Republic? Blythe Dressing Room? 525? shoes by Coco Shoes? etc. You get the picture. ;)"

Blythe on The Collectors Show 

Blythe on the Collectors Show

Linda Kearns and her Blythe dolls on ABC Collectors show Australia July 20, 2007.

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Blythe Convention? 

It was only a matter of time before someone started planning a US Blythe Convention. WooHoo!

BlytheCon 2009 Details:
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009
12pm-6pm
Young Blood Gallery
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Inspiration for the Blythe Doll: Margaret Keane 

"Margaret Keane is an American artist. She is an illustrator and painter, and mainly draws women and children in oil or mixed media. Her works are instantly recognizable (although often imitated) from the doe-eyed children that are depicted in the drawings." -- from Wikipedia entry on Margarert Keane

Articles about Blythe 

FredFlare interviews Gina Garan... complete with cute video
"Hey peeps, I'm so excited to announce another brand-new episode of The Fred Flare Show video podcast. We got all dolled up to interview our idol, Gina Garan, the super talented New Yorker who single-handedly brought Blythe dolls to international fame! Gina gave us a tour of her incredible doll studio that's packed with amazing Blythe dolls..."
Blythe doll meet at Meltdown in LA
"Jenny of Sew Darn Cute told me about a Blythe doll meet she hosted at Meltdown Comics in LA, that took place yesterday. "We had over 70 dolls there, and did customizing tutorials, swapped fabrics, ate cupcakes and took a ton of photos. Such fun stuff. Here are some group shots!" "
Blythe Spirit
"Sweet charity and a supercute toy
Friday, April 21, 2006
Form's Blythe Doll
WHAT: Blythe's charity fashion dolls"
In the New Yorker...
"The robots at Toy Tokyo are not the biggest-selling items. The dolls are-Blythe, for example, a foot-tall doll with a big head and big eyes. Junko Matsuno, the manager at Toy Tokyo, says that the store is divided into sections and that each section has its collectors. The Blythe section is a good one for beginners, she says, because the price is more reasonable-a hundred dollars."

Kenner Blythe Complete Line 

"Blythe was produced by Kenner in 1972 and designed by the Marvin Glass Associates, one of the foremost toy design studios. You could change her eyes with a pull of a drawstring at the back of her head to blue, pink, green and orange. She came in four hair colors and with an assortment of 12 groovy fashions that strongly reflected the style of her time. She also had wigs in crazy colors, sunglasses and a wardrobe case you could store everything in." -- Kenner Blythe Guide

Bloggin' Blythe 

Keep up with what the blogosphere is saying about the wide-eyed girl

Lee11 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
This is what she said about her reaction of Blythe dolls. "As a guy, I'm not familiar with dolls, but the Blythe dolls sort of draw you in with their big eyes, fancy hair and clothes. They are playful looking, so even for an older guy, ...
Simply Peppermint & Lilac Blythe Dolls | double punch
We only got a very FEW sets of the latest Neo Blythe Dolls in stock. The new series includes Simply Peppermint and Simply Lilac, featuring a bubble dress and.
Ashton Drake Exclusive Blythe Doll # 6 Pleasant Peasant
You find the original post here headline-hotpictures ... | Tuluswati In 1972, an extraordinary event took place; a unique new doll appeared on the scene. She.
Look alike blythe dolls for sale
1) A set of look alike Blythe dolls ( 2 dolls per set ). They are out of box. One doll has long thick black hair and green eyes. Her head, face and body...

Blythe, but not Blythe 

Dolls that aren't Blythe, but are closely related to Blythe...

Ginadolls
Gina Garan and orriettacat have created a new line of cute plush dolls called Ginadolls!
Pullip Dolls
Like Blythe, Pullips have large eyes, but unlike Blythe, Pullips' bodies are flexible.
Sekiguchi Coco
from the Coco Doll Company.

Pullips on Amazon 

Oh, just like you need another doll to collect, right? :)

Little Pullip Raphia Doll

Amazon Price: $20.00 (as of 11/11/2009) Buy Now

Little Pullip Rida Doll

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Little Pullip Purezza Model #02

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Little Pullip Lan Ake Doll

Amazon Price: $20.00 (as of 11/11/2009) Buy Now

Rozen Maiden Suigintou Pullip Fashion Doll

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Face Models 

Each of the different Blythe dolls fall under one of six models. There are some subtle differences between the different models' face plates.

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Wow! You have really done your homework--tons of information here! Great page! :-)

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