La Dolly Dispatch

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we're delighted to feature the fabulous  and industrious Jen O'Connor! You might recognize her from her roles at Wonderland of Play, Earth Angel Studios, Blythcon NY, or perhaps from her earlier days in the magazine industry. Jen is a multifaceted individual, wearing  various hats, and her schedule is constantly buzzing with activity. Jen inv...

Send us Fan Mail Let's revisit the topic of the girl in the middle! The delightful history of Middie continues to unfolds in this episode  , revealing all the details we crave. Their tales encompass adventure, joyful moments, fashion, baking, stargazing, and even making friends bonds with bears, dont be worried  they are friendly bears!  All of these elements provide valuable insights into th...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year to all our dispatchees!! We're excited to announce that we are back after a refreshing break, ready to kick off another season of Dolly Chit Chat! Get ready for engaging interviews with delightful doll collectors, talented makers, event organizers, and much more. In our comeback episode, we'll be sharing our holiday highlights, discussing the festive surpr...

Send us Fan Mail As we reach the conclusion of another exciting season, filled with 16 episodes of delightful chatter, engaging catch-ups, and fabulous interviews, we can't help but reflect on the highlights! In this season finale episode, join us for a casual catch-up where we share a glimpse of our Christmas festivities, discuss the  Blythe Bazaar, and express our gratitude for the fantasti...

Send us Fan Mail This week on our special guest list is Jose Huet Gonzalez! You may know him for his special custom dolls but there is so much more that goes on in the world of Jose. He is an artist who has worked in many different mediums.  With this artistic experience and creative flair it has enabled him to devote  all his time to Blythe in  the capacity of a full time job.  Lucky him! The Bly...

Send us Fan Mail Today we are talking with the organisers of Blythe Con UK. Jess & Laura Kate give us the low down of how they organise this wonderful event from year to year.  They walk us through the running of the day, the meet & greets that happen before and after the big day.  We get the goss on it all!! We also get to hear about Jess and Laura -Kate's activity in the Blythe comm...

Send us Fan Mail We continue on with the history lessons this week!! The mega  year 2010 unfolds further as we delve into the second half of the year in this episode. Picking up from where we left off, we explore the 9th-anniversary release, featuring not only Marabelle Melody but also three sidekicks and a petite companion. If fortune smiled upon you, managing to acquire the entire ensemble was q...

Send us Fan Mail We are back with a special guest this week and it is the very lovely Elsje from Bliss & Bien. You may not have known this but she is talking to us all the way from Antwerp in Belguim. We certainly are getting around the globe with our guests! In this interview we delve into the world of Elsje and find out more about Bliss & Bien. There is the history of  collecting Blythe,...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Halloween to all our lovely listeners in LDD land! This day of haunting, and horror is upon us once again! If you haven't noticed, Annie is very much the Halloween queen around the LDD studio. She has delved into the depth of the internet world to find some freaky dolly stories to get you thinking about the world of the super natural!! This episode we also take a deep d...

Send us Fan Mail We  are back this week with another chit chat session! There have been a few topics  we have been discussing at HQ and we thought bringing them to you might be a good idea. These topics come about to us through social media, peeps asking questions and listeners giving us tidbits of information. They also come about as we just love discussing all things related to Blythe dolls!! Li...

Send us Fan Mail This week we continue with the history of our beloved Blythe girls! The year 2010 saw another amazing amount of releases, 23 in fact.  We once again split the year as we wanted to speak about all the releases with the utmost of details. The theme for this year was Manga which we think would have put the creative team into overdrive! How would we be able to not resist not putting a...

Send us Fan Mail What a treat we  have this week! Our special guest is a lady who creates exquisite custom dolls that any collector would love to have sitting  on their dolly shelf! Tiina Vanhatupa has been working her artistic magic since 2010 on a multitude  of  dolls but Blythe is her mainstay and one of the ones she enjoys customising the most.  Hear her story of how she discovered Blythe, how...

Send us Fan Mail This week we dive into the new world of the Middle Blythe! This sweet little sister peaked  the interest all the Blythe doll collectors with her bright eyes and coquettish look. Some peeps were all in and bought the first off the production line, while  others  stood back to watch and see what she was going to be all about.  Wherever you sat, this delightful little thing captured...

Send us Fan Mail Settle in  for this week's mega episode,  we carry on with the history of  2009! From May till December there were  14 RBL releases.  Revealed over the course of those months were more  Prima dollys, a lot of fashion girls,  a Hello Kitty collaboration and the introduction of the new simply girls.  So many beautiful girl's  to get us excited, so many to choose from how d...

Send us Fan Mail Lady of many talents Jan from Umami Baby is our very special guest this week on La Dolly Dispatch! She is a novelist, customiser extraordinaire, artist, crafter and mum!!  We don't know how she finds the time but she does and she does it with such expertise and uniqueness.  In this episode she tells us many things but most importantly she talks about her latest endeavour, The...

Send us Fan Mail Here at La Dolly Dispatch headquarters we love  anything and everything dolly related and yes we talk about all these things constantly on and off air!! This  week we thought we would bring some of those topics  out of the office and into the podcast sphere for you all to hear.  We chat all things dolly books/magazines, which there are many  and shoes, we all love shoes!! We love...

Send us Fan Mail Is it Gwen or is it Really Wendi?! We are sure you are all dying to find out and that mystery can be solved  by listening in to this weeks special guest episode!! Whatever she calls herself she is an avid Blythe collector with an extensive collection of beautiful dolls, she spreads her love with an assortment of  stock and customised dolls. She also loves dressing them all in the...

Send us Fan Mail Blythe history is back with  the RBL girls of 2009!! Another mega year of doll releases  that had the collectors spinning with excitement! In this episode  we  only get to talk from January till April, in this time frame there was 10 Blythe dolls offered up to us but those 10 had alot to discuss.   We think the design department was working 24/7 to get these beautiful  dolls to us...

Send us Fan Mail This week we talk to the ultimate ethereal queen Monica from Orchid's designs! She has very kindly taken us into her  world of fantasy fairies, frogs and  friendly folk. Her love for all dolls has spanned many years and her collecting has seen many diverse dolls pass through her hands. But she is not just a Blythe doll collector, she is also a very accomplished artist in many...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to season 3 of La Dolly Dispatch!! It's our 1st birthday and  we are here to celebrate this  momentous occasion  with much chatty chat in our 1st episode!! We would like to say  a big  hello  to our new listeners and greetings to our regulars who have come back to check in on what we have been up to on our break and what is new in the Blythe world. We would also...

Send us Fan Mail Season 2 comes to a close this week! And to close off the season we are  having a little tet-a-tet! We talk new Blythe doll releases, questioning  the quality of some of the later releases and generally babbling on about what we have been doing lately. If you are new to La Dolly Dispatch, this season has  been 19 episodes of meeting a diverse group of peeps who make our  wonderful...

Send us Fan Mail What an exciting way to start the week but listening in to a chat with one of the og customising girls Gina from baby dolls! Gina has been around the Blythe doll community for many years jumping head first into the world of collecting and customising as soon as she discovered these lovely dollies! We get to chat with her about all aspects of collecting, customising and generally e...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to 2008 part 2! The second half of this year proves to be just as jam packed as the first half. There were  releases galore including plenty more Prima dollies, fantasy haired lovelies and  also cousins from 2 European countries to join the Denizen of the Lakes sisters. SBL's are still making their presence felt along with the newer RBL's.........when will t...

Send us Fan Mail We are back and back with  our Blythe doll history and the winner of our photo competiton! This episode we delve into the fist half of 2008, more SBL's make an appearance along with the newer RBL mold. We did think the SBL's had had their day but alas no! They are still very much putting themselves front and centre in 2008. We find in this year there are a mix of dolls b...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wanted to know  what shopping for a Blythe doll is like in Japan?  Listen in to this weeks episode to find out! Angelique has just come back from  a 3 week trip  around Japan and made special detours to all the Junie Moon stores. These lovely little boutiques  are an Aladdins cave of miscellaneous items for you to  see and buy for your fav girl Blythe.  She gives you tips on...