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Showing posts with label play dolls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label play dolls. Show all posts

Monday, August 19, 2019

...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  



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












Sunday, July 21, 2019

CIAO....our next event...CIAO CIAO CIAO!!

Our next event is coming soon....WOOO HOOO...
so I am at work making some 
Letty Teddy Blythes this week...
heads and bodies and fab fashion
 are all coming together....
SO MILAN HERE WE COME!!!  
We'll be at Blythecon Milano on September 7th...
I am totally in love with Italy and feel so excited to be able to visit once again.
(...what's not to love...) 

And the vendor list is a total WOW!!! 
I am so honored that Earth Angels Studios
  is included among the talent and style showcased from so many countries!




Expect more news from me and Rosanna De Bellis (fellow Where Women Create Alumna!)
on something special in the works...
and be sure to message me or email me
 if you plan to attend Blythecon Milano...
 xxoo Jen




Monday, July 8, 2019

...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


Tuesday, March 26, 2019

...a peek at the recent workshop....BLYTHE MEET UP & WORKSHOP part II

...we gathered at the new home of Earth Angels Studios for fun and friendship...
 
...AND LEARNING!
 
...before we started the supplies were laid out...
 

Led by my friend and talented artist, Diane Mall Sammarco of DM Blythe, all in attendance were treated to a feast of knowledge on how to begin the sanding and carving process, a yummy lunch, and a wonderful dose of support and encouragement from kindred spirits.

It was a never forget day in the space...
Robin worked hard to sculpt a lovely pair of lips...

Lori Ann and Suza were star students!
...a before and an after from DM Blythe...
We had raffle prizes for dolly trivia questions...

...some girls that came to play...
...me and my dearie, Melissa xoxox...
...the Sailors Tales crew...
...SAILOR!!!!
...here we are at work...
Diane, me and Ethan...smiles all around xo
...learning is good...
...Betsy and Melissa on the hand-felted and oh so Marvelous Mutts Melissa is making...

...at work...


...play time!
...a sweet birthday gift from Melissa...
...photo shoot time!




Many thanks to Loren Pluth for the images...
Hope this gives you a bit of a peek into our day.
 

xo Jen

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