..2.. Verne in New York City, NY

visiting Mine is clouds...

..2.. Nimbus in Elmhurst, Illinois

visiting liddlebutton

..2.. James in Amersham and London, UK

visiting GillyB15

..1.. Verne in Grand Rapids, Michigan

visiting sea95lion

..1.. James in Wehr and Greiz, Germany

visiting Schneckiene

..1.. Nimbus in Vernal, Utah

visiting Blytheographer | Raven Mathis
Also visit Raven's blog entry to see more pictures from Nimbus' stay.

Verne - the Traveler by kassandra's box

Verne's Traveling Route:

		Spain, Gijon	kassandra's box
01	Sep	USA, Grand Rapids	sea95lion	Pictures
02	Sep	USA, New York City	Mine is clouds...	Pictures
03	Oct	USA, Plainsboro	Paula R.	Pictures
04	Nov	USA, Portland	rhubsknit	Pictures
05	Nov	USA, Richfield	Pixiepoo	Pictures
06	Dec	USA, New York City*	hollychan2	Pictures
07	Dec	USA, Fountain Hills	Rella345	Pictures
08	Jan	USA, Altadena	mismatchfusion	Pictures
09	Jan	USA, Santa Monica	Smeebot	Pictures
10	Feb	China, Beijing	anniedollz	Pictures
11	Feb	UK, Birmingham	kittenlash	Pictures
12	Apr	Ireland, Midleton	*dollinka*	Pictures
13	Mar	Germany, Hamburg	yulah*b	Pictures
14	Mar	Germany, Essen	Tina-in-Blytheland	Pictures
15	Apr	France, Sceaux and Paris	amloro16	Pictures
		Spain, Gijon	kassandra's box

* Visiting Blythecon in New York City

James - the Traveler by Saience

 

James' Traveling Route:

		Germany, Saarbrücken	Saience
01	Sep	Germany, Wehr and Greiz	Schneckiene	Pictures
02	Sep	UK, Birminghamd and London	GillyB15	Pictures
03	Oct	USA, Chicago *	Maudib05	Pictures
04	Nov	USA, Pineville	Kawaii Kandy	Pictures
05	Nov	Canada, Calgary	endangered sissy	Pictures
06	Dec	Canada, Barrhead	JoyLeonard	Pictures
07	Dec	Australia, York	Georgina's Dolls	Pictures
08	Jan	Australia, Wynnum	Jayne_K/kaechan-love	Pictures
09	Jan	Australia, Brisbane	JennWrenn	Pictures
10	Feb	Australia, Upper Coomera	Tabs Dollies	Pictures
11	Feb	Australia, Cranebrook	Little Strawbs	Pictures
12	Mar	Australia, Burwood	stardust	Pictures
13	Mar	Australia, Melbourne	Lou	Pictures
14	Apr	Spain, Gijon	Kassandra's Box	Pictures
15	Apr	Italy, Giglio Island and Firenze	Love_cats	Pictures
16	May	Germany, Ostfildern	omgdolls	Pictures
		Germany, Saarbrücken	Saience

* Visiting Blythecon in New York City

Nimbus - the Traveler by Pixiepoo

Nimbus' Traveling Route

		USA, Richfield	Pixiepoo
01	Sep	USA, Vernal	Blytheographer	Pictures
02	Sep	USA, Elmhurst	liddlebutton	Pictures
03	Oct	USA, Chino Hills*	Annie's Wonderland	Pictures
04	Oct	UK, Worthing	Valli	Pictures
05	Nov	Spain, Vigo	La Chica del Lunar	Pictures
06	Nov	Belgium, Munsterbilzen	mustang_sally	Pictures
07	Dec	Germany, Saarbrücken	Saience	Pictures
08	Jan	Germany, Hamburg	blomquist	Pictures
09	Dec	Austria, Vienna	minkidynamite	Pictures
10	Jan	Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur	Avalie	Pictures
11	Feb	Japan, Tokyo	Coco Belle Blythee
12	Feb	Japan, Kanie-cho	blythe-chan
13	Mar	USA, Corydon	Samantha Snyder1	Pictures
14	Apr	USA, Grand Rapids	bramlet6
15	Apr	USA, Baltimore	crazybirdie
		USA, Richfield	Pixiepoo

* Visiting Blythecon in New York City

We are happy to introduce: Kassandra's box!

The new round of "The traveling Blythes" will kick off soon: the sign-ups started and everyone is anxious to see who our new travelers will be! While we are still working on the perfect travel routes, we will use the opportunity to present our three customizers of round 4.

We already introduced Christy from Pixiepoo and Rebecca from Saience, today we will present you our third customizer of the fourth round: Kass from Kassandra's box (see her Flickr)!

♥ Could you please tell us a few words about yourself?

Im a girl who lives with her family in northern Spain. Some cats and a golden retriever are part of our family too. I love anything related to dolls, children books and architecture. Painting is one of my biggest passions. Maybe that's why Im so fond of customizing dolls. It brings the best of both worlds to me.



♥  Please tell us a little bit about where you live.

I live in north Spain, in a region called Asturias. Its surprisingly green and mountainous here since most people think Spain is kind of a dry land. Im in love with this area, there are the most amazing Atlantic ocean beaches along the coastline. There are lots of ancient Atlantic forests that turn to be like a dream when autumn comes . People are so friendly and warm here. Asturias has been an isolated region in Spain after being surrounded by high mountains. I dont think there's a better place in the entire world!

♥  How and when did you discover Blythe?

The first time I heard of Blythe dolls was over three years back. My sister asked me to see some pics she has found in the internet. She knew how much I loved dolls and children books illustrations so she thought I might like to see some amazing pics of this doll. These pics made me curious and got me looking for info in the internet that night. I couldn't stop knowing more about Blythe ever since.

♥  How did you start customizing and where does the name Kassandra's box come from? 

My sister got her first girl a couple of years back. As soon as she arrived home we got her head opened, it took about 10 more minutes to get her eyechips removed. I got some sandpaper and pastels and I started trying new things on her... and that's it! For the first two months we kept storing Blythe bits in a huge box at home. My sister used to call it my box, meaning Kassandra, that's why it didnt take long to pick a name for our flickr Blythe photostream. My sister suggested Kassandra's box since it made both of us to smile.

♥ What are your projects with Kassandra's box in 2013?

So many projects for this year. I want to start designing doll houses, it's a very challenging project to me. I also think of making some special girls for later in this year. So many new things to try yet!

♥  Why did you decide to take part in the Traveling Blythes project?

I started seeing pics of the Traveling Blythe Project a year and a half ago, firstly it amazed me the amount of places these girls have visited but short after it stroke me how these wonderful dolls have brought people together. It was like being part of a big-doll-family all around the world. It was the best way to meet doll-friends, to see the places they lived in through their pics and so on. I just wanted to be part of it. After hosting the stunning Compass (Happibug custom) I had no doubts about wanting to be part of the next Travelling season. I had the best time with Compass.

♥  Do you like cheese?

I do adore cheese! I seriously consider myself being Minnie Mouse's lost twin.

♥  What is the most challenging with customizing a Blythe doll?

Maybe giving a new girl a soul is the most challenging part of customizing a Blythe doll. It's overwhelming to see a new girls face because the girls look alive. Anyway the most challenging thing is to tell anyone at home they rather dont talk to me while Im carving, it seems they find the carving thing the most mesmerizing thing on Earth! Bringing out the girls souls is part of my photographic work. Taking pics is not the hardest side of customizing a doll, for me it's the other way round. Love it.

♥  Who is your favorite Traveler from the past rounds of the traveling Blythes?

 I have no doubts, for me it's Compass by Happibug. I love every Traveller, all of them are some of the prettiest dolls I have ever seen but I can't help myself I have a crush on little Compass.

♥  What will your Traveler be like?

I aim her to be a happy girl, with a happy face and a warm smile, someone you would like to travel with. A doll with a light heart. Im doing my best to make her look pretty for her hosts!

We are happy to introduce: Saience!

The new round of "The traveling Blythes" will kick off soon: the sign-ups started and everyone is anxious to see who our new travelers will be! While we are still working on the perfect travel routes, we will use the opportunity to present our three customizers of round 4.

Last week we introduced Christy from Pixiepoo, today Rebecca from Saience (see here for her Flickr) is in the center of our attention:

♥ Could you please tell us a few words about yourself?

Hi, I'm Sai / Rebecca! I'm 28 years old and work in scientific R&D as a biological-technical assistant in a land-based marine recirculating system with fish, prawns, zoo plankton and algae. I share my small apartment with my husband Jan, 2 guinea pigs and a crapload of dolls, toys and miniatures.

♥  Please tell us a little bit about where you live.

I'm originally from Leverkusen, Germany, a city mostly known for the company Bayer (Aspirin, anyone?). Last year we moved to Saarbrücken (also Germany), because my husband started his PhD in Computer Vision at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics.



♥  How and when did you discover Blythe?

I remember that I saw pictures of Blythe in a magazine back in 2004, and I thought they were extremely weird! Five years later an online friend from the US was bitten by the Blythe bug. She took really pretty photos of her doll and convinced me to get one, too. My first one wasn't a Blythe, though, it was a Pullip, because they were cheaper and I didn't want to spend too much money, just in case I wouldn't enjoy the hobby as much as I thought (uh, I think the current count is around 50 dolls, 20 of them being Blythe). But we all know how long it takes for a doll to arrive from overseas, so I had a lot of time to browse Flickr and fall in love with Blythe dolls (my favourites at the time being Darling Diva, Princess a la Mode and Ultimate Tour / Momolita - only the cheapest ones, right? Haha).

♥  How did you start customizing and where does the name Saience come from? 

I knew that I wanted a black-haired Blythe with bangs, but I didn't like the moles that Bow Wow Trad and Nightflower had. This is when I found out about customizing...and I just HAD to get a doll to transform her into the black-haired beauty I had in mind! My first victim was Can Can Cat, she was pretty cheap at the time and I figured it would be easy to dye her blue hair black (didn't go as planned...she got a reroot eventually). Thus Lilith, my first Blythe custom (or rather forever WIP) was born!

Saience was just my Flickr URL, because "Sai" (my screenname of 10 years, based on The Dark Tower and my favourite song by Acidman) was already taken, and I really love science. I'm lame like that, haha.

♥ What are your projects with Saience in 2013?

I'm really busy with my job, so I didn't have much time for my hobbies in the last 2 years, which means that my own dolls have been WIPs for a looong time and got dusty already! So except for the Traveler my only plans include to finish my own doll projects (for the last years I only worked on commissions). There will be reroots with alpaca fiber, saran and nylon in white, pink, yellow, teal...if I manage to finish them all, that is!

♥  Why did you decide to take part in the Traveling Blythes project?

I thought it would be a great opportunity to work on a doll for someone else (many someones actually) again but without having too many constraints, which is both pleasant, but also a challenge - because of course I would like to please everyone's taste with this custom doll. What I did know was that this project needs a blue haired Blythe!



♥  Do you like cheese?

A life without cheese is possible, but pointless. I freaking LOVE cheese!

♥  What is the most challenging with customizing a Blythe doll?

Commissions! Satisfying people's expectations but without being "just" the craftsman, but also artistic, is the hardest thing for me. One of the reasons why I shut down my commission list. (But the most prominent reason was that I just don't have that much free time.)

♥  Who is your favorite Traveler from the past rounds of the traveling Blythes?

I had the pleasure of hosting both Perrin, sammydoe's girl and Geo, FrankieDarling's girl and I really liked both! Especially Geo's lids were perfection.

♥  What will your Traveler be like?

As mentioned in the initial interview she will definitely have blue hair, I already got the TBL with the most perfect hair in my opinion (see picture above!). My inspiration is the river Danube and Rainy Day London Dunny.



Depending on how her face up turns out she might get a hair cut, but I'm not sure about that. I prefer natural face ups with brownish/beige/pinkish tones and a not too intense lip and nostril carving. 

She will definitely get Licca arms! I think you get the best of both worlds with a Blythe body and bendable Licca arms. I really hope you will like her!

We are happy to introduce: Pixiepoo!

The new round of "The traveling Blythes" will kick off soon: the sign-ups started and everyone is anxious to see who our new travelers will be! While we are still working on the perfect travel routes, we will use the opportunity to present our three customizers of round 4.

Today we start with Christy from Pixiepoo (see here for her Flickr):

♥ Could you please tell us a few words about yourself?

Hi, my name is Christy. I am married to one hot Library Director. I am a mama of two beautiful children. I love blythe, photography, art, and old things. I have a blog called "The Dollhouse Studio" you can get to know me a little bit more by having a visit if you wish. 

♥  Please tell us a little bit about where you live.

I live in the beautiful red rock hills of Utah in a tiny little town where no one (except me) knows about Blythe.



♥  How and when did you discover Blythe?

I discovered Blythe while browsing photography on flickr. I was so impressed by how much emotion the doll could express through photographs. Even though she was just a doll...she was different - more alive than any other doll I had ever seen. After a few years of obsessing I finally caved and got my first doll in 2011. We have had a love affair ever since.

♥  How did you start customizing and where does the name Pixiepoo come from? 

I started customizing 6 months after I got my first doll. I have always been creative, I graduated with a art degree,  so creating my own OOAK doll was something that drew me to blythe in the first place.

How I got my screen name is pretty silly- but here it goes. Back in the day when I got my very first email address I was trying to think of a unique email address that no one would want. I came up with Pixiepoo. My friends made fun of my email address and started to use that as a nickname for me. It has kind of has just stuck with me all these years.

♥  What are your projects with Pixiepoo in 2013?

I have lots of projects I am working on in 2013. The main project I am working on is building a house with my husband. And by building a house- I mean doing it ourselves with nails and a hammer. We are slightly crazy.

I also make pets for blythe called Throwaway pets. They are made from recycled stock eye chips.

I also enjoy customizing and I am VERY excited to customize a Traveling Blythe. 

♥  Why did you decide to take part in the Traveling Blythes project?

I decided to take part in the Traveling Blythe Project because it has always been a big dream of mine. I am still pinching myself that I actually get to be a part of this. It's pretty magical watching a doll you helped create travel the globe. 

♥  Do you like cheese?

Depends...Is it plastic and little and fits in a Blythe's hand..if so...Yes!

♥  What is the most challenging with customizing a Blythe doll?

I find sanding to be the most challenging part of customizing a blythe. You have to do it a lot! It gets pretty monotonous. 

♥  Who is your favorite Traveler from the past rounds of the traveling Blythes?

I love Sarah/Kaleidoscope Kustom's  Aurora. I love her unique owl lids and gorgeous fuschia coloring. 

♥  What will your Traveler be like?

Since she is a traveling blythe I wanted her theme to be something about travel. She will be flying through the sky to her many destinations so I thought why not make blue sky and clouds inspiration. She already has a name - Nimbus. I can't wait to see her in real life. It will be exciting!  Here is a quick sketch I have already made of her. 

Congratulations to Pixiepoo and Saience

With round 4 we want some of the lesser known customizers to have the opportunity of customizing a Traveler; this year once again there will be three Travelers. 

While one – Kassandra’s Box – already had been chosen, two positions were open and have been decided through a poll that was open to all current/ past customizers and hosts as well as other people affiliated with this project. Those people were entitled to give 3, 2 and 1 points to their three favorite entries. 

29 took the opportunity and this is the result of the voting:

Congratulations to Pixiepoo (on Flickr) and Saience (on Flickr)! Welcome on board!

A big 'thank you' to all other applicants for their contributions and being a part of this project! 

♥ Duckie Monster
♥ Valli
♥ Suave Dolls
♥ Kalashniköv
♥ Avalie

This is the anonymized excel sheet of incoming votes:



On a personal note: As some of you might know, Saience is a good friend of mine. Still, there has been no exercise of influence from my side in the voting. Saience decided to take part in this contest to see if people are interested in seeing one of her customs traveling around the world. If I had planned her to win, I would had given her a fix spot and only put one winning position up for the voting in the first place. Sandra, minkidynamite

The Customizers of Round Four

We already had the pleasure to work with Vainilladolly and Sammydoe (round 1), Sabrina Eras, Frankie Darling and G.Baby (round 2), Happibug, Moofala and Kaleidoscope Kustoms (round 3), who volunteered their time and talent to this community project.

With round 4 we want some of the lesser known customizers to have the opportunity of customizing a Traveler; this year once again there will be three Travelers. While one – Kassandra’s Box – already has been chosen, two positions are open and will be decided through a poll.

The applicants are:
♥ Duckie Monster
♥ Valli
♥ Suave Dolls
♥ Kalashniköv
♥ Saience
♥ Avalie
♥ Pixiepoo

Thank you, and good luck to all the entrants!

Applicant: Pixiepoo

Hi, I am Christy/ Pixiepoo! In 2009 I discovered Blythe while browsing photography on flickr. I was so impressed by how much emotion the doll could express through photographs. Even though she was just a doll...she was different- more alive than any other doll I had ever seen. After a few years of obsessing I finally caved and got my first doll in 2011. We have had a love affair ever since. Blythe is my passion! I daydream about future Pixiepoo customs I want to create. I love giving them plastic souls and creating special stories for each one.

Past work



Ideas for the Traveler

I have a few inspiration directions I would like to go if chosen:

* 1950's Rockabilly
* Yellow Daisies
* Purple Panda