Blythe (& more…)

I fell in love with Blythe dolls in the summer of 2004. I’d discovered her by chance, in one of the LiveJournal communities I was watching, and thought she was perfect – a balance of cute and weird and innocent. I was impressed at how changing her looks were. I was impressed with the customs I saw on auction sites. I loved the tiny fashions, the miniature accessories, and the devoted cult the cute lump of plastic had acquired… Within three months or so, I had my first girl (Elvie – Love Mission) and life really hasn’t been the same since.

Over twenty years later (!) my dolly family has grown and shrunk to include not only Blythe dolls, but Momokos, BJDs, Monster High, other dolls that take my fancy, vinyl toys and other random bits of cute. It seems you can’t just have one. Though shelf space and money conspire to prevent more growth, I know it’s inevitable. They just do that to you.

Mostly I love dressing and photographing my dolls, and mainly post on my Instagram. Come say hi over there – I love meeting new dolly friends from all around the world!

I’m really proud and very grateful to be a part of the BlytheCon UK organising team – being absolutely unable to say no to things ever means I’ve been part of the event team since 2012. Yikes. I consider myself very lucky to work with some of my dolly besties on bringing the UK Blythe event to life every October, and love that we can share the joy with our community (and do a little bit of good for charity as well!)

In the past couple of years, I’ve had a vendor stall at BlytheCon UK under the alias Triple D, sending rehabbed old girls to new homes, and finding weird little bits of Blythe merch to bring to the UK crowd. There’s nothing quite so satisfying as rescuing an old release from the noughties and seeing her come back to life! You can also find merch with some of my doll photography at my Redbubble store. I really like stickers.