Blythe Dolls
Ranked #978 in Hobbies, Games & Toys, #9,034 overall
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.
Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/adrizinhansm/ / CC BY-SA 2.0
BlytheCon 2012
YeeHaw, Cowgirls and Cowboys!!! BlytheCon 2012 will be in Dallas, TX at the Gaylord Texan Resort on August 5th, 2012.Visit the BlytheCon 2012 web site for more details.
Register now!
Follow this event on twitter.
BlytheCon 2011
BlytheCon 2011 will be in Portland, Oregon!!!!!!SIGN UP NOW
Monday, June 20, 2011
12 pm - 5 pm
@ Venue Pearl
323 NW 13th Avenue
Portland, Oregon USA
For more details, follow this BlytheCon 2011 Flickr Group. Or check out the BlytheCon 2011 web site.
And make sure to follow BlytheCon2011 on twitter.
BlytheCon 2009
with Honored Guests Gina Garan and Megan McGaughy
BlytheCon 2009 has come and gone. It was a great event; you can see all of the wonderful pictures of the event on FlickrThe 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.
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 opened up an on-line shop of her own. One advantage to shopping with Gina is that she is selling clothes, accessories and re-ment 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 eBay
Blythe on Amazon
More on Amazon
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." - 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.
- 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.
- Make Plastic Headbands
- "Buy some dollar store PLASTIC headbands. First, boil hot water in a pot, keep it fairly deep (like for eggs). Take your dollar store headband the pull the ends together, it's like your bending the headband to make the curve smaller. Tie it VERY VERY tight together with wire, and use the same wire to dunk it in the boiling water. Do not let the plastic touch anything but the water. After a min or two, pull it out, wait till it's totally cool and then cut off the excess with pliers or something heavy duty."
Where to Buy Blythe Clothes Online
vote for your favorite clothing shop
For some of us, sewing is great for the simple Blythe clothing pieces. But for more complex items, we require Sugar Mag or some awesomely talented Blythe fashion designers!
Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sabrinaeras/ / CC BY 2.0
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blythe dress/cross stich | Price: $0
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momoko dress two piece/cross stich | Price: $16
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Blythe flair button pack (3 pack) | Price: $3
At just 7/8th of an inch (2.2225cm), these buttons are perfectly Blythe sized!
This listing is for 3 pins, and you get to choose your designs. Simp... (full description)
i wanna be adored vintage dress for blythe | Price: $0
this dress was handmade by me from vintage fabrics and lace. the bust is lined with new white fabric. i also added three little plastic white buttons.... (full description)
L Pad HandHeld Computer Toy for Blythe Barbie Dal Pullip Lati or Similar BJD Dolls | Price: $0
New "LPad" The Lastest computer Toy for your Blythe or Similar Dolls
The new LPad keep everydoll up to date!.
Color: Pearl Silver
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Blythe. small. glasses. black | Price: $0
Blythe small black Glasses
These pink eye glasses have been fitted to Blythe's face and around her ears. The eye glasses will fit secure withou... (full description)
Miniature Flat Bottle in Blue, Hand Blown Glass | Price: $0
This miniature bottle is hand blown from extremely durable borosilicate glass; if it falls, it will sooner bounce than break!
A flat-shaped little... (full description)
Neo Blythe Simply Skirt Dark Violet | Price: $0
This item for Skirt only
Fit for neo blythe size
NOT inclue other stuff :D (full description)
Blouse for Blythe | Price: $0
Pretty gathered peasant top with vintage bias binding trim. I absolutely love the summery strawberry print on this fabric. Looks adorable with jeans... (full description)
Prague travel guide miniature book for Momoko Blythe Fashion Royalty playscale 1/6 scale | Price: $0
•:,¸¸*Miniature book: The Rough Guide to Prague*¸¸,:•
Are your dolls looking to add something to their library? Are they planning on taking... (full description)
mini victorian dress yellow for-Blythe | Price: $0
this modern victorian style dress made by print cotton and white cotton fabric washed by water with white lace and black ribbon.
behind is shut with... (full description)
Vintage style Victorian miniature metal doll bed 1/6 playscale, barbie, blythe | Price: $70
Made of steel and welded together by hand, this vintage inspired bed is sure to please every doll collector. Just right for Barbie, Blythe or other 11... (full description)
Blythe outfit Garden Rendezvous by POMMECOPINE 002 | Price: $16
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Customization Tutorials
- 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.
- 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.
Click on the menu options in the left rail.
Customization Videos
Watch a Ton of Blythe Videos
A large collection of Blythe Videos on ONE PAGE.... here. Go ahead. You know you want to. :) Take better pictures of Blythe
Online Communities
- This is Blythe Forum
- A very active forum on Gina Garan's site.
- The Blythe Doll Community
- on Livejournal
- Addicted to Plastic Podcasts
- an Australian blythe forum... now publishes podcasts
- 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. ;)" - Plastic Paradise
- "Learn about Blythe and similar dolls, share your own knowledge, BUY/SELL/TRADE/BARTER Blythe or similar dolls or related Blythe items or to just hang and chit/chat with other collectors! If you think plastic is fantastic, pull up a chair - it's Paradise!"
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
So, you think you know alot about Blythe?
Take the Blythe Doll Quiz...
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!" "
- 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
- Ga. county buys late folk artist's Paradise Garden
- (AP Photo/Gene Blythe, File) (Gene Blythe) (AP) ATLANTA ? A northwest Georgia county has bought the garden where the late folk artist Howard Finster held court for tourists and art lovers from around the world. Chattooga County, where Paradise Garden ...
- ALFREDA HOWELL
- She could make the most beautiful wedding dresses to mini doll clothes. Alfreda is survived by eight children, Liz Ricci of Springfield, MO, Kay Crow (Larry) of Macon, Richard Adams (Brenda) of Washington, MO, Pat McCain (JW) of Roanoke, AL, ...
- Ga. county buys late folk artist's Paradise Garden
- Photo: Gene Blythe / AP ATLANTA (AP) ? A northwest Georgia county has bought the garden where the late folk artist Howard Finster held court for tourists and art lovers from around the world. Chattooga County, where Paradise Garden has been based ...
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
What is your favorite Blythe Doll?
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.
Blythe Squidoo Guestbook
Hey, I don't know it all...
Feel free to leave site recommendations or tips!
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- lovley Blythe Dolls, I like it
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- wow, I must be out of it... don't know anything about Blythe... 'course, I never played with dolls.
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- When I first discovered Blythe, it was through Littlest Pet Shop (Blythe isn't that popular...) and I was very interested. Now I want to buy her! :D (I just have some mixed feelings about her eyes.) My lens is about dolls too: www.squidoo.com/barbie-vs-bild-lilli
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