Auntie Reinna gave both my big girls Blythe dolls for Christmas. They both instantly loved theirs, but True especially loves her because she thinks it is a Zooey Deschanel doll (she even leaves the green eyes on her cause that is like Zooey’s)! Since the new video from She & Him came out, True has been constantly asking to watch it. It is cute because she will get her “Zooey” doll and make her dance and singalong with the video.
Therefore last week I thought it would be perfect if we crafted up a little dress just like the one Zooey wears in the video. True was very excited throughout the whole process, she kept telling me what it needed to look like!
I was a bit nervous sewing something so tiny, but it didn’t turn out too bad. It was done rather quickly and with just the things I had on hand, so the sewing isn’t great. I used a navy linen fabric rather than a royal blue one like in the video and I didn’t realize until after that in the video it is more of a cream oval than a white one. The dress does the job and made True quite giddy, so that works for me.
I would eventually like to make a cleaner sewn version and in the right colors, but I will save that project for another day. After we were done sewing and watching the video again, we did track down some royal blue tights and white boots and got those to complete the whole outfit. You must see True watch the video as she sings along and her doll dances and sings along too. It is one of the cutest things ever!
Making more doll clothes are definitely in our future and thanks to Heather, I have a whole bunch of great patterns to use! And I really need to get on the doll clothes making cause it seems Brave has lost her blythe’s clothes, so her doll isn’t quite ready to make an appearance here just yet!
p.s. I think the doll kinda looks like True too!
i love that she loves zooey! she's so darling and i also love that she has marker all over her arms. ha. kids are great!
I love that we share the same hero! (ha!)
Great job with the sewing and she is toooo cute!
~Michele
aww the doll does look like her!!
btw, i just wanted to let you know i got the dress from the kakalina rose vintage giveaway and i LOVE it!! i will be doing an outfit post on it very soon, once it gets warmer than negative degrees outside!! 🙂 thank you again rubyellen!!
-sandy
oh cuteness! it turned out adorable! and she looks so happy with it!!! watch out because sewing those little clothes gets quite addicting! i think the doll has more clothes than me and pip!
awe! true and her doll do look alike! tell true that i am a huge zooey fan too! even naming my zoe after her! hee hee.
that's so cute! you should post a video of her singing to the video! 🙂
so stinking cute!! that's so funny she likes zooey so much. i didn't realize they had a new video, i'll have to check it out.
How cute! Blythe and True could be sisters! 😉
Nice job, and big big question, where did you find that blythe doll, i try to find since yeaaaaars (well actually just since last year) and i cant find any in France. Do you know a web site i can go to????
Thabk you so much!
Eloïse
This is so cute! …and I love the marker on her arm! Go True & mommycakes!
This is so cute! …and I love the marker on her arm! Go True & mommycakes!
very cute pictures of true and blythe! i want a blythe – and your true is so cute, esp with marker on her arm. hehe.
We love blythe dolls in our house…my youngest daughter has 2 blythes that she features on her blog:http://myblythedollsarepretty.blogspot.com It seems that the dolls are making their way around many blogs…I wish I had them when I was a girl….there are so many cute ones. 🙂 I have yet to attempt to make the clothes but really want to since they can be quite pricey.I have a feeling you will start a collection.
Renee
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so very cute! You are such a creative mama, and your girls adore it 🙂
I love the Blythe doll she has, and think she looks like her too!
la dinette: my sister got it on ebay and it came from hong kong, so you should have no problem getting one here:
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A4822&rt=nc&_nkw=blythe%20dolls&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1513&_pgn=3
there were some good deals over the holidays when she bought them.
jessicajane- i do indeed need to take video of her doll and her singing! great idea.
sandyalamode- can't wait to see it!
heather- yup. definitely hooked on sewing teeny clothes! i want to see your collection!
Adorable! I've always wanted a Blythe…That's one sweet Auntie ..lucky girl's for sure 🙂
Thanks for the great links.
Thank you thank you thank you ^^
Eloïse
i think i am going to post some of my little collection that is growing next week! 🙂
love She and Him. and love that your raisin' your girls on good music!
so absolutely precious! great auntie… a woman after my own heart!
love the first picture of True and Zooey, especially the markered arm. 🙂