Introducing "Siriana"

My newest girl: Siriana (Night Flower). Siriana's debut is pretty special in that it is right before season 6 of Project Runway on August 20th. Siriana is named after my favorite-project-runway-designer-of-all-time, Christian Siriano (Season 4 winner). (Somehow the name "Crissy" just didn't make the cut.) This season, she will be both a designer and model on Project Blythe, although she will have to share the stage with the other girls, especially Thistle, who hasn't participated in Project Blythe before.

In these photos, Siriana is wearing the evening version of the "Lipstick Jungle" day-to-evening challenge in Season 5.

Granny Dresses

Since I've been into the "Blythe" thing, I've noticed a lot of party dresses and current looks, but I haven't seen many of the "Granny" or "Peasant" style dresses that I see most often as the 1972 Kenner dolls' original clothes.

So I thought I'd play around with a vintage Skipper pattern to develop a good Blythe "granny dress." Here are the results. I've tweaked the neckline, the size of the bodice, and lengthened the skirt. I also designed a neckline facing to avoid having to do one of those tiny hems (I'll never been good at 1/4" neckline hems, ugh).

Challenge 6 Results!

G.I. Joe as a drag queen. The "dress" was relatively simple, it was the hair, make-up and pedicure that was challenging :).

Project Runway Episode 2 Challenge!

And...the second challenge is....to create a look for your model as a client using "green" (eco-friendly) materials. And your girl gets to pick her own fabric and notions!

Since Tim Gunn won't be here to supervise the shopping, we'll have to take our girls ourselves.

So...somebody tell me...what is "eco-friendly" fabric? All natural materials? Organic dyes? How about un-bleached muslin (yawn).

What will the fabric-ladies at JoAnne's say when I ask them for eco-friendly fabrics? This could be interesting, but I'm always up for a fabric shopping challenge...

Challege 1 results

Project Blythe's look, made from cupcake cups, Sharpie pen, and cake decorations: (click on the image to see more):

Project Runway Episode 1 Challenge!

***ANYONE IS WELCOME TO PLAY!***

The challenge for this week is to construct a "look" for your Blythe doll using only materials that you would buy in a grocery store. I think going to SuperTarget would be cheating but that's just me!!

If you watched the show you saw the designers use everything from thumbtacks, produce, and oven mitts to garbage bags and rubber gloves. (The garbage bag lady was almost thrown out! Pun intended...sorry.)

Now think of the possibilities in terms of scale with Blythe! A whole other realm of materials are available just because of her small size.

So, over the next week, make your "look" then post a comment to this post with a link to a photo. I'll compile the links into a "results" post as they come in. No time limit or budget limit for this, just have fun.

I can't wait to see what you all come up with! Any questions, post a comment or email me at projectblythe@aol.com

"Neon Whimsy" in Australia!

Project Blythe's Etsy shop had its very first sale from Australia. Above is a photo of "Neon Whimsy" on Jaffacakejo's Flickr photo stream. Isn't she lovely? Click on the photo to see more of Jo's wonderful Blythe photos.

Her Sunday Best

Only THREE DAYS until season 5 of Project Runway! Whoohoo! I can't believe I actually have a conflict that night and will have to record it to watch it when I get home. But I will be posting a summary of the challenge to this blog that night after I watch it, for those who don't get Bravo TV.

I couldn't sleep last night so I made another dress. I've been wanting to combine these two fabrics for a while, and I think it turned out pretty well. It's meant to be a babydoll but the bodice might be too long to call it such.

Project Runway Countdown - whoohoo!

Just fifteen days to the start of the 5th season of Project Runway. I am going to do something really fun this season: I will take on the challenges and create fashions for my as-yet-unnamed Blythe doll, and post them here. Anyone care to join me? Here's a link to the show's Web site at Bravo TV: http://www.bravotv.com/Project_Runway/index.php

Coming soon...

Frou-Frou Seizure