August 11, 2019
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Thank you to Marie Kondo for helping me get my act together and get my sewing space cleaned up and organized. Next, I have to tackle my jewelry making supplies. But, you can see some of what I’ve accomplished in this short video.
My Fabric Stash Before
My Fabric Stash After
August 11, 2019
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I have started to enjoy hunting for costumized dolls that have issues and need some fixing up. I don’t have the customizing chops to do a doll from scratch, but I am learning bit by bit to do little things like switch out a doll scalp or body. Here’s an unboxing of one of my latest dolls that needs some doll doctor love.
July 21, 2019
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With all the celebrating related to the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 space mission, I have become nostalgic lately. I grew up on the Space Coast and was about five years old when Apollo 11 launched. I have a few academic articles, now probably a little dated since I wrote them back in 2009 and 2010, but I thought I’d blow off the dust and share them. (I own the copyrights.) One was published in a collection of essays, Florida in the Popular Imagination: Essays on the Cultural Landscape of the Sunshine State, and the other was a presentation I gave (very closely related to the article, so there is a lot of crossover between the two pieces) for the Florida College of English Association Conference held in Winter Park that year.
NASA Becomes Nostalgia: Retrospection and Prospects for Florida’s Space Coast
Florida’s Space Coast: Where Captain Kirk Meets John Glenn and Dreams Meet Possibilities
1957 Destin, Florida
Floretta and Charles Lynch (the author’s parents)
July 13, 2019
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Since my summers tend to be a little slower than fall and spring semesters, it gives me time to get organized. It’s a slow process to for me, but I’m making some progress and share it with you in a new video on my YouTube channel.
June 12, 2019
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Summer time is slipping away, which means my summer break from school will be over way too soon. I did manage to get a few new dolls and doll crafting supplies added to my shop, Kawaii Doll Shop. Both red head dolls come with new sparkling pull rings that I added, and both tan dolls come with a pull ring and bead kit so you can either keep the current rings (which are also tan like the dolls) or you can change them. You’ll also find some tan doll bodies over there as well as cute doll charms that you can added to a chain and wear yourself and jazz up a Blythe doll pull cord.
My most recent YouTube video also includes an Etsy shop update, and I chat about a Blythe doll I’m customizing.
December 26, 2018
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I’m happy to announce a collection of new doll dresses that are up in my Etsy shop. I call it the Woodlands Collection because the fabric has a mix of woodland animals such as foxes, bears, rabbits, squirrels, and hedgehogs on it. And, for the first time, along with the usual 1/6 scale doll clothes for dolls like Blythes and Pullips, I have a few larger dresses for 18 inch dolls, including Our Generation and American Girl dolls.
To celebrate, I have a 20% off sale going on for just a few days, starting now through 12/28. Please, stop by my Etsy shop, Kawaii Doll Shop, and let me know what you think of these new dresses.
December 16, 2018
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4 Customized Blythe Dolls
I currently own four customized Blythe dolls. They are a special part of my collection, and in this video, I discuss the difference between using a real Takara stock Blythe doll versus a fake Blythe doll when customizing: Why would a doll customizer want to use a stock versus fake or visa versa? What does this difference between the two types of base dolls mean to those of us who collect these types of dolls?
October 22, 2018
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I’m switching it up a little on my Youtube channel, starting with a little…okay…not so little vlog chat.
October 3, 2018
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What is the perfect accessory to go with a Halloween doll dress? A Halloween trick or treat tote bag, of course! I have sold a few Blythe Halloween doll dresses from my Etsy shop and have these two left at this point. I always like to include a little something special with each order, and the swag included with the dresses have been trick or treat tote bags that are 1/6 scale.
One of my customers commented on how she liked the extra freebie with her dress purchase, so I thought it would be fun to make a short video showing how I make these.
October 3, 2018
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Do you miss summer yet? I definitely do. Granted, where I live in Florida it’s finally turning a tiny bit less hot has heck down here, but nothing beats having a summer vacation. This week’s crafting blog links I’d like to share are a nod to summer. We do miss you!
First up is a sweet shell necklace from Beading Arts. Cyndi was asked to create a necklace that would remind the wearer of her trip to the beach. She had collected shells and wanted to wear them as a remembrance of her time there. This little quick tutorial might give you some great ideas for creating with your own shell collection.
If you are lucky enough to find sea glass, that’s even better. Tappingflamingo shows a unique design she created with loose sea glass. She was able to wire wrap a few pieces so they look like a sail boat. How fun!
Summer may be over, but we can still enjoy our memories of it by wearing special jewelry pieces.