This and that... Blythe related

When I changed my name here to: blythe_berlin I had in mind to connect my love for Blythe dolls, my doll hobby and my love for this great town: Berlin. But how to do it?

At the moment I cruise the city, try to get back to places I know from my childhood and also to get to know all the other corners I've never been before... Sometimes with a doll and sometimes without...

I love how people react or just walk past... or like these kids, just continue to play :)

When I made this picture:

A family came along and the father said to a little girl in a stroller: "Look this woman is still playing with dolls". I turned around, looked at her and gave her a smile. She smiled back and I guess she thought: Yes, because playing is the best thing to do in your life :D

Maybe that's enough connection between, 

the Blythe dolls, 

Berlin 

and me at the moment?!

I don't know...

We will see...

Hello Berlin

... or long time no see. Sorry, for such a long break, but I had a lot changes in my life: a new hometown, a new job and a new surrounding, the last three months and not much time for dolls and toys. But some of the dolls already moved with me to Berlin and so I decided it was time for a new blog post:

Here in Berlin we can meet some more Blythe fans and one of our last little Blythe meets with dear Maiki was at the fantastic "Sorgenfrei" Cafe, Schöneberg. Here are some impressions

I always love the combination: Blythe and vintage and the "Sorgenfrei" was a perfect setting for our dolls :)

Thanks a lot to the guys who run the Sorgenfrei for the permission to take pictures here!

And if you ever come to Berlin take time to visit "Kaffeestube Sorgenfrei"! They have also yummy cake and a lot lovely vintage stuff from the 50s and 60s to sell!

Have a nice sunday yours, Nicola

After a summer break...

I carried on with the clean out in my little blue house and found a lot treasures which are now on ebay for you to grab - You can get them HERE

You will find lots of nice magazines (BURDA Puppenmode, Beyers, MEZ, Schürer, Schwanenpost) and intructions to sew, crochet and knit lovely things for Schildkröt, Kathe (Käthe) Kruse, Barbie and antique dolls. Don't miss my auctions!

It's really not easy to part from all these treasures I collected for a long time, but I plan to move and I am sure there will not be enough space for all the lovely things...

Hugs, yours Nicola

Blythe matryoshka carrier bags

One of the things I really loved to design and still love to sew, are my so called "matryoshka carrier bags" for Blythe dolls:

They are closed with a zipper, they have a soft stuffing to give the bag more shape and are lined with a nice plain fabric matching the rest of the pouch.

All sacks are equipped with a face cover flap (in the colour of the headscarf) to protect your doll's face during the transport.

More pictures of the bags and the designs here in my flickt album. And if you want to order your own matryoshka Blythe pouche, please visit my etsy shop.

Have a nice weekend yours Nicola

Big clean out in my little blue house

I am downsizing my toy-collection again and so you will find some cute things on the *bay

This lovely antique carousel with the cute little Schildkröt doll is just one of it...

Please take a look here: RetroPueppi's ebay

International bidders please ask for shipping costs - I would change them for you!

Greets, yours Nicola

Noemi - Dollily custom No. 8

My latest custom Noemi:

Noemi is looking for a new Mummy

FA is my OOAK Blythe custom. (Dollily custom No. 8) made by me Her base doll was a Fruit Punch in perfect condition. Her face mold is EBL and I think she has a kind of cheeky but shy & sweet personality. It´s really hard to part with her! She is made with great love and care.

Work I have done:
- Face plate sanded
- Carved lips, nostrils and philtrum and re-shaped nose
- Eyes boggled, gaze corrected and sleep-eyes
- She still owns her lovely EBL eyelashes and three of her original eyechips (orange, green and blue). One pair of eyechips was changed with Cool cat eyechips in beautiful dark blue
- Her eyemech works smooth with all her original eyechips, but it needs a little help with the new pair of eyechips – just a little push with your fingers
- Complete new face up with artist pastels and sealed with MSC matte
- Handmade new pullstrings in neon green with some sweet pearls and her original pullring on the other string
- Cut and corrected her fringe and bob

She comes with her original Blythe body and I will send her with one of my selfmade Dollily dresses. She will travel in her original Blythe box wrapped safely! 

Shipping costs DHL parcel (insured):
Germany: 6 € 
Member countries of the EU: 15 €
Insured shipping to the USA and the most other worldwide countries: 34 € 

I can ship her uninsured (on your own risk!!) This will be 6,- € world wide. 

Please ask for shipping costs or anything else, if you are not sure. Thank you! 

I’m asking $ 345,- or 275,- € (payment Paypal, I will accept bank transfer in Germany or other EU countries). No layaway, please only serious buyers! SOLD - Thank you :)

More picture of her in my flickr album: 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/32082400@N00/sets/72157644570049839/

Happy weekend, yours Nicola

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Kaja - Dollily Blythe custom No. 7

Recently I had a request for a custom by one of my flickr friends and it really was a great joy to me to customize little Kaja for her:

She is a Simply Thumpty Thump with the cute Blythe FBL mold

Work I have done:

- Face plate sanded

- Carved lips, nostrils and philtrum and re-shaped nose

- Complete new face up with artist pastels and sealed with MSC matte

- Changed three of her original eye chips with eye chips from "Art Amilia"
- New realistic eyelashes were applied

- New pullstrings in neon pink
- Cut and corrected her hair cut into a cute bob

You will find more pics of Kaja (and other customs I made so far) in my flickr group: Dollily custom dolls. 

And if you are interested in my custom work please contact me - lolottchen:at:googlemail.com ( :at: = @ )

Yours Nicola