Two Of Us

If you read this blog religiously, than you've of course heard of my good friend, the lovely, talented, and totally awesome Sarah/EssHaych. Way back in March she jumped on the Blythe Bandwagon with me and purchased a Simply Thumpty Thump, the sister of Coral. (For non Blythers, Takara released a set of three 'Manga' Girls, Simply Sparkly Spark, Simply Bubble Boom and Simply Thumpty Thump.) We have about 10 emails going back and forth, one dedicated to Blythes. We share shops, photos, clothes we've made, and customizations. Unfortunately there's a large mass of salt water more popularly known as the Atlantic Ocean that separates us; I'm in the United States and Sarah is in England.

I was reading the blogs I follow, and after seeing Mason Dixon Knitting got a wonderful idea. Why don't Sarah and I start a blog like them!?! Theirs is mainly knitting, and they're separated by distance as well; Kay lives in Manhattan and Ann lives in Nashville. For their posts they write to and update each other on their crafty progress. Why can't Sarah and I do that, only with the theme of Blythes rather than just knitting? Of course we can. Thus EssHippo Blythes was born!

Ours not only has posts concerning Blythes, but free (!!!) patterns and a Blythe database. When we get the blog on its feet we hope to have shop reviews and interviews. So definitely check it out! Even if you haven't been bitten by the Blythe Bug, after reading the blog you just might!

So what are you stil doing here, silly? Go check us out!

Goodies from England

Currently:

reading: The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown

listening to: Autolux

drinking: ginger ale

wishing: I didn't have a migraine and could crochet!

I got some goodies from England via my Pen Pal Plus, EssHaych/Sarah! (Go check out her blog!)

First package was some sweet notes and some stamps! 

I'm no stamp collector, but I saw that the UK was issuing stamps with fantasy characters on it. Cue geek/nerdom. There's two from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series (which I need to read), two from Harry Potter, two from Arthurian legend and two from the Chronicles of Narnia. (which I need to reread) They're really little works of art, and I'm lucky to get them in a fancy schmany package. Now I just need to find a place for them. They are NOT going to be pasted on postcards.

Then I received a box!

 Inside was Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro, which is apparently now a movie, but I've never heard it of. (They probably didn't have it over here. Lame.) I look forward to reading it. I think it'll be next. And an adorable unicorn journal! It's so cute! I want that plushie.

And because we share candies as well:

Awesome chocolates! These won't be eaten, they are so cute! The "MADNESS" hamster one says "Every night they visit you/ Every night they come/ And bit by bit/ They steal your brain/ And feed it to their MUM." Kinda unnerving. I would have been freaked if I had gotten a hamster as well. 

Thanks so much, and look forward to a package soon! I have everything, just need to box it up.

Oh, and a knitting 'toon:

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