...this is happening...TOKYO...Blythecon Fashion Tour....

 This is happening...WOW

It's been a dream to go to Tokyo for so many years...

and now thanks to my little 12" plastic friend I like to take everywhere I go...

 

and a whole lotta wonderful friends and fellow Blythe fans in the Dolly Community....

it's happening...

(thanks to Linda Holland of Lounging Linda for this photo...)

WOO HOO!!!

I will be fitting lots of tiny Vintage Toys, Handmade Teds & Friends for Blythe, lace for dolls' dressmaking, vintage toy vehicles, wee antique books and more surprises in the suitcases!

 

 All details on tickets and event format are available on BlytheConFashionTour.com  

Please visit the event site for more details...

 BlytheCon Fashion Tour is a platform aims to provide a bridge between doll enthusiasts, doll artists and fashion designers! After our tour launched with great success in Hong Kong in September 2017, followed by the second station of Beijing China in October 2018, we are so glad to have our tour in Tokyo Japan this year!

I am excited to participate and honored to be among such a talented group of Vendors...

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!

And a huge thanks in advance to all for making this opportunity possible... the organizers, the many artists with whom I work, my friends and most of all -- Rosanna De Bellis -- for the gift of my beloved Darcy -- my first custom Blythe -- that had me fall in love all over again with my dolls, teds and toys...

 ... #workhardplayhard  ...

LOL -- of course when your work is toys this is perhaps a bit easier!

Keep an eye on your email and the 

facebook insiders' group for more info and sneak peeks...

xo Jen

...my TOY STORY...

...I am forever tagging my Instagram posts of toys #workhardplayhard

I suppose the bottom line is, 
I love to play. I love toys...

I don't think there's a room in my house where there isn't a doll or teddy bear.  

...this capture of me from the recent Blythe Con where I presented a showcase of toys and handmade from Earth Angels Studios  
 (photo cred to Linda Holland with xxoo)

I can remember my kids playing with MY toys and me playing with theirs... and while I was always a dolly girl, my one daughter could never stand them -- she always wanted to play with little animal figures or stuffies.

 

One of my sons loved anything with wheels...the other played only with action figures.

 Toys spark the imagination, they remind me of happy childhood memories and they make me feel young at heart...

They say for children play is their work...it's how they learn.  Well, for me, play might still be my work... #ilovemyjob 

These are some new offerings I've just posted to the site...there are indeed so many I will just include a very few here... click this to see them all

(Doremi doll on left and below available at Kamino Collectibles...
other items available at Earth Angels Studios)

Enjoy a peek and hope that you can find some playtime in your day...

 ...you can find the toys and vintage goodies -- may fun for Blythe -- on these pages of my site
and follow me on insta at
@jensearthangels for more

 xo Jen

...a dolls' dressmaker...peek into her world

I totally adore Hilary Wagstaff and all that she creates...

 ...so what a true treat for me to dedicate my column to her in the latest issue of Where Women Create  

that's JUST hit the newsstands...

 Hilary has a 

finely tuned personal style... 

the clothing she creates for Blythe dolls shows that she's at the top of her craft -- with an aesthetic that makes her creations clearly identifiable as her art.  

Her story and style were a natural match for my 

"Business of the Studio" column...

 

...her wee fashions send me...

tiny embroidered details, finely fitting frocks.... but above all that...Hilary has a wonderful story of her business and how it happened...

how fab that she's shared her story!

A huge thanks to Editor in Chief, Jo Packham of Where Women Create for the opportunity to celebrate Hilary and her Moshi Moshi Studio 

in the new issue of the magazine....

 A peek at her studio space shows her empirical nature and her dedication to order, a love of vintage fineries,

and a nod to texture...

I was thrilled to be invited to photograph her studio space last year in Penarth, Wales.

 You can follow Hilary via her facebook page...HERE

and....you'll find a link 

to her etsy page there...

 she's on Instagram as @hilarywagstaff

Thanks Hilary for sharing your story and style! Your creations are fabulous, your business journey noteworthy and I am so grateful to know you through the wonderful Blythe community!

 xo Jen

take note...Nancy Wiley's painting again...

 Nancy Wiley is incredibly talented...

I am so thrilled she is painting again, and we have some incredible original oils  to share with you....

 To see them all and get the details...CLICK HERE...

More are coming in late September...so stay tuned...

and do hope you love them as much as I do....

 I am grateful to Nancy for the opportunity to work with her to share them with you...here are some of my very faves among all the wonderful works...

This oil features a sweet girl in a crown...so ethereal and sweet...

 This Red Riding Hood just sends me...I love the drenched colors and expression..

 ...this one was done in her garden....

 And the farm boy is just fabulous...

Nancy has also added some cards to her current offerings...these feature some of her most renowned works, and a peek at her Wonderland book too.

 

You can see them ALL HERE and here's a peek at some of my faves...

 These are available in very, very limited quantities 

and start at just $5 for a box of 6 cards...

 Thanks to all of you for your support of Nancy and her artistry...as many of you know, I know Nancy for more than 15 years as a friend and colleague in the doll world, but it's only in the past year that we have been able to work together via Earth Angels Studios, and for this I am so very grateful...

xxoo Jen

Hello Monday...HELLO CINDERELLA!!!

Hello Monday...
it's a bright new week and there's lots of good stuff going on here...
spring 2014 seems to be bursting with new projects, new ideas and new plans. 
(...perhaps I need my own Fairy Godmother...
or at least a spectacular pair of new glass shoes to get me through it)

It's busier than ever, so I am having to remind myself to slow down just a bit and savor all that is a foot at home 

and in the studios of the Earth Angels' artists too!

Among the freshest of arrivals here, let's sat HELLO to Nancy Wiley's 3rd book from Storyland...it arrived on May 1st and it is utterly stellar in style and story.

This just released "Cinderella" is utterly gorgeous...

Hello to dreams coming true. (and congrats to my friend Nancy Wiley!!!)

...you can see more on it here...the book is illustrated with photography of dolls, fabulous illustrations, line art and sets that she's made to tell the classic tale.
  

She's done four amazing limited edition character dolls and sculptures  
to accompany the book...here she is dressed for the ball...

 and just as lovely and fetching of face in her rags....

they are pretty high on the wow factor for sure! Details on the dolls here

and of course...her mice besties too!!!

To celebrate, we're hosting "Tea at the Castle"

...details are here 

and a tickets are still available!

So hello to big plans and happy endings...so many things in work, I want some of these projects done.

Hello to old friends...I have a group of fellow Torquay Pottery collectors coming today from NATS & TPCS...so exciting for me to be able to chat pots with fellow devotees (I love British ceramic art, but more on that for another time...)

Hello to knowing what you love, and seeking it out.

Hello spring thanks for the rain, now let's bring on the blooms!

Hello Manhattan, I will see you on Wednesday...

....and hello crazy schedule...I am running with ya this week, we have a ton of spring sports games and meets (Aidan plays track and is on the middle school track team, Charlotte does soccer and Irish step and Rory plays travel soccer and is trying baseball for the first time...WHEW!)

Hello to all of you and have a beautiful week...

xxoo Jen

...at the stroke of midnight...she'll arrive!

 She'll be here at midnight...dressed for the ball...

 ...and dressed in rags...

 ...laden with detail and the inimitable style 

of the artist who's ventured into storyland 

to bring Cinderella to life....

 at the stroke of MIDNIGHT ON 5/1 

or THEREAFTER CLICK HERE and see her 

...use code CINDERELLA at checkout 

for Free Shipping until 5/17 (the date of our event...)

Join us to celebrate with Nancy Wiley on 5/17 in Canandaigua, NY with "Tea at the Castle"

CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT...

included in the attendance price: 

signed first edition of the new Cinderella book, gourmet treats & regal refreshments, and a special shopping opportunity 

and artful browsing and presentations. 

Hope you can join us...

xxoo Jen