Begin the Year With Magic: 12 New Year Resolutions for Blythe Collectors

Forget the gym. These are resolutions you will actually want to keep.

Quick answer

Blythe collector new year resolutions work best when they are small and fun: learn one new skill, photograph your collection, sew one outfit, join a meetup and plan your wishlist before the sales. Pick two or three and enjoy the year.

Blythe collector new year resolutions: two Blythe dolls in a cafe
A new year, a new photo story, a new friend for the shelf.

Blythe collector new year resolutions are the fun kind: small, creative and easy to keep. Here are twelve, one for each month, to make the year ahead your most joyful collecting year yet.

12 Blythe Collector New Year Resolutions, One for Each Month

MonthResolution
JanuaryOrganise and photograph your collection
FebruaryLearn one new hair style
MarchTry a face-up on a spare faceplate
AprilShoot a spring photo story outdoors
MaySew or crochet one tiny outfit
JuneGo to a doll meetup or join a collector group
JulyMake a short Blythe video
AugustBuild a small room or diorama
SeptemberSwap a set of eye chips
OctoberPlan an autumn photo series
NovemberWrite your wishlist before the sales
DecemberGift a doll, or a doll-making kit, to someone special

Guides to Help You Keep Them

Keep it light

Pick three resolutions, not twelve. A hobby should add joy, not pressure.

A Blythe doll with silver hair in a yellow jumper
January resolution: photograph every doll in your collection.

How to Keep Your Resolutions

Write your chosen resolutions on a card and keep it beside your doll shelf. Tick off each month as you go, and share your progress in a collector group, because a little friendly accountability makes a big difference. If a month gets busy, skip it without guilt and pick up again next month. The goal is more joy, not a perfect record.

Why Small Creative Goals Work

Creative hobbies are good for us. Research has linked arts and crafts with higher life satisfaction in adults, as published in Frontiers in Public Health.

Start the year with a new Blythe

Share your resolutions with us on Instagram or X.

What are good new year resolutions for doll collectors?

Small creative goals work best, such as learning a new hair style, trying a face-up, sewing one outfit, going to a meetup or organising your collection.

How many resolutions should I choose?

Two or three is plenty. Keep the hobby joyful rather than stressful.

What is a good first resolution for a new Blythe collector?

Photograph your doll once a week. It builds skills and becomes a lovely record of your collection.

When should I start my Blythe resolutions?

Any time. January is popular, but a resolution started in any month works just as well.

What is the most popular Blythe resolution?

Photographing the collection is a favourite, because it builds skills and creates a lovely record of your dolls.

With love, This Is Blythe Team

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Gail Pennington
December 16, 2024

I would love to find the Kiki Neo Blythe doll She is the model for some of the clothes If someone has one for sale I would be real interested.

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Say hello to Jenna Anderson — our Customer Happiness Director and resident Blythe doll devotee. Affectionately known around the studio as the “Blythe Whisperer,” Jenna spends her days helping collectors find the doll that feels unmistakably theirs, and her evenings writing the stories you read here. Her warmth, eye for detail, and genuine love of these big-eyed characters make her the heart of the This Is Blythe community.

When she steps away from the inbox, you'll find her sewing tiny doll-sized accessories, behind a camera, or lost in some new arts-and-crafts project — the same curiosity and care she pours into every doll. Read more about Jenna's journey into the world of Blythe here.

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