2020 Doll Plans

Since the year is nearing the end, I figured an update was in order. The move went well, and I've returned home. I still don't want to cross the American border to visit my parents and they still don't need dog-sitting so I won't be seeing any of my own doll money anytime soon, BUT I have convinced my husband to get me a doll for Christmas so Fletch is going to be shelled this year after all!

The doll body I was waiting for arrived in late spring, and that was paired with a head that I already had. I'm currently working on that guy's wig. I hope to have it finished by the end of the year. (It's being done hair by single hair, so yeah, it might take that long!)

I did not wind up doing/redoing the face-ups I wanted to this summer. I was too busy with the packing/unpacking to do much else. I'm hoping for a few warm days with low humidity in October, and if I get them, I'll do them then. If not, then I'll have to wait until spring.

 

Well, alright. These are the last doll plans I’ve ever posted on this site, and they’re from 2019. And Quel Suprise, they’re not accurate anymore!

1) virtually all my dolls (that have been dyed to their final colours) have faceups. So I guess I did focus that way!
-clothes... uhhh... maybe I should try a little bit more to get my dolls dressed? I have clothes, just I never seem to have the clothes I want.

1a) so I’ve sold Lura, Chromis, fierene, Katherine, Laura, and Jack, so they don’t need wings. I can’t remember who I was shelling Rina as at this point (edit: RS Mi-sold), but that isn’t her name anymore (Shrike), though shrike does need wings, and as does Venestus. Red and Balik have also been given new characters- neither of whom have wings.

1b) faceup list: Red (now Neferet) has a nice faceup, as do Venestus, Dacrya and Shrike. No idea what “lilith’s new head” was, or what sculpt Ness was supposed to be because they took Byolo’s head (Edit: Ness was going to be a dc zenobia—also Byolo was a name the ex gave the character). Thanatos’ sculpt became Dialeptos, Miracle became Oriel, Azrael’s head got stolen for Marrin. All of them have beautiful faceups.

1c) well, I’ve done a dollmore order now, so that’s cool. E and C are gone. Their characters don’t exist here, and they never should have. For reasons from my own story. C got modded into Acyra’s body, E’s head has been sold and his body is probably getting modded.

now for my exceptions: Impl Aurora head, white skin is still on my wishlist. I still want Ki, but she’s going to not be the engraved f60, ans Dia is already shelled. The better job did happen for a summer though!

2) it’s redundant to list how many of the dolls needing armour that are sold/reshelled. But it’s most of them. And that Erda I mention at the end, I sell him at a huge loss just to get him out, because of why I bought him. So... oops.

onto my 2020 goals:

1) finish mod projects. Get Acyra dyed properly, with her tail and wing attachments installed. Start her tail and wings. While we’re at it, finish the mods on Vidania and Zariel, so I can string them, and then start Vidania’s tattoos.

2) start a few new mods: Dia’s re-jointing mod, ireena’s colour change, dacrya’s colour change, Marrin’s neck reduction and scars.

3) get proper wigs for everyone. This means a dark brown/black curly wig for Ireena, dreads for Oriel, dark dark red for M, a nice white wig for Aura, Ness, Dacrya, Shrike, Neferet, like there’s a list that needs doing.

4) hopefully done soon: eyes. Proper eyes for all. I have so many eyes on order to attempt to get these characters to look right.

5) figure out what you’re doing with Nyrith/Balik/whomstever and do it. Same goes for if your Lahela is going to work as Aelish.

6) enough body Tetris that you know who your floaters are, and which of them you are actually going to get new bodies for. The biggest part of that is which body Syn is getting.

 

Ho boy... That did not go as planned at all. I've sold/am selling most of my dolls and only have six, one of which, a YoSD, just arrived yesterday. I've got two more fully paid off and in the works but, depending on how my finances go, I may end up selling them too. But in the meantime, (if I get one of the jobs I've been applying to) I'm planning on filling out my YoSDs wardrobe and work on my pukifee's room, maybe set up a room for my YoSD if I can find kid themed stuff for her.

Maybe I'll be able to stick to a plan next year.

 

My 2020 doll hobby life looks like this:

• Sculpt my own-made doll heads
• Practice faceups
• Make wigs

And... planning to buy new dolls in 2020~2021:

• a SOOM ID75 boy I like
• a Volks SD17 body for a project

 

Lets see, what have I done so far from this list?

1.) Taking a mental break from sewing. Instead, I've been sewn! (I had surgery.)
2.) Still paying off my DC Nicola-A. He's getting really close to being paid off. Mentally planning on what wig he'll have and clothes and whatnot for my winged transboy. I should start looking for a sword for him, or a lightsaber, or something.
3.) Also put a DC EMi Ant on layaway, (Oops!) so my layaway was extended because of that.
4.) Buying clothes and toys and things for Ichi-chan, my FL LTF Shiwoo boy, he needs them!
5.) My credit card is still a mess, but I'm working on it still. Got the 1/4th body for Hisato on a different layaway.
6.) COVID is still around and even worse here in the US, so I'm waiting for anti-maskers to stop being stupid and/or a vaccine to get rid of it to be discovered and given to everyone so I can host another IKEA BJD meetup.
7.) Not buying so many wigs, eyes, clothes and other things so I can pay off my layaways and my credit card.
8.) Still don't know when I'll be able to get my display cabinet. I should start looking for stands beforehand, that way I'm at least working towards it.

At least, because of #2, I now know that my transboy will be a Jedi!

Ryu

 

1) Find a good body that matches the aesthetic I want for my incoming Souldoll Izen head, and all my other heads.
2) Save up for the new Harucasting dolls whenever he opens up preorder.
3)Payoff my 2D Doll Lingyu next month
4) Make my first wig out of mohair (whenever the hair arrives)
5)Send my first ever head, a Kanadoll Adrian off for face up.
6)Gather faceup supplies
7) Wait for all my dolls to arrive at around December and January since I ordered them all at around the same time.
8) Start focusing purely on my incoming dolls. With faceup aesthetics, clothing, eyes and wigs.

 

Well it's been a while since I updated this. In 2020 time I'd say about 10 years.
almost none of it is relevant now XD

Waiting
Miracle Doll Mad Rabbit
Iplehouse SID Bibiane SHIPPED
Sadol clothes and SQ Labs chibi heads (for Chibi John's body I bought this year)
Meeksdoll Cain*

*oops I ordered a new head

Wishing
Replacement bodies for 1-4 dolls (Griffin for sure. I hate his body. The others are a maybe)
Replacement head(s) for Jack (Granado Sariel maybe, I haven't decided. I want more than one for an alternate faceup or possibly a sleeping mod)
Jointed hands for multiple dolls
A 60cm body - either NS or WS
Eve Studio Jointed Snake

In Progress (I have them in my possession, I just need to work on them)
Superior Spider-Man (his un-masked head is fine, the masked head needs work)
Nightwing
Wonder Woman
Man-Bat - can only be worked on after I finish John's tattoos. I'm actually pretty close. he needs hands though.
John. Because Tattoos and hands
Chiwoo vampire elf
Bluefairy Sarang

Mods
Superior Spider-man - head and hands
The Batman Who Laughs head

Props
Nightwing mask

Clothing (street clothes)
Superior Spider-Man
Nightwing
Jack


So I don't have the first hope of getting this all done this year. First, it's cold now and doing faceups is iffy. Especially since it's been raining for a week. Second it's...a lot. And I've "made" new dolls this year out of old parts and they have my attention right now. I probably have more props I'll think to make (but Nightwing's mask is the #1), Also I will drop everything if my Iplehouse Bibiane or the Sadol order shows up. I'm dying for them. *EDIT* Aaahhhh My Bibiane shipped!! She'll be here soon!

 

I'm buying some new dolls! I have 4 on layaway at the moment. 2 second hand, 2 from companies.

 

I know it’s nearly the end of the year but I want to sell a bunch of dolls, get faceups for all the ones I want to keep, spoil my keepers, get really good eyes, clothes and wigs etc. and I want to take more doll pictures

 

Bwahahahahahaha. I totally jinxed myself again. Let's see. To recap what I've done since October 21, 2019 (when I first posted on this thread):

• October 25, 2019 - ordered a whole bunch of clothing for current dolls and special hands for each of our two Volks ICONs from Volks USA. I forget what day they arrived but a whole lot of playing with dolls ensued.
• Christmas 2019 - husband was gifted photography lighting from either one of my best friends or from his family. Promptly afterwards, craft/photo room was created and pseudo photo shoot ensued.
• January 21, 2020 - husband's Volks Dollfie Dream 2B (NieR Automata) arrived. More activity in craft/photo room with attempts at making cloth backdrop for photo shoots.
• March 4, 2020 - forgot, but either bought a Volks Dear SD Kun from Japan via Mandarake or it arrived from Japan today. Either way, we have a new doll.
  • Forgot that I also ordered a doll chest from Amazon and it too arrived today. *sighs*
• March 15, 2020 - bought two doll stands and a wig from Volks USA. The wig is for the new Volks Dear SD Kun.
• March 18, 2020 - Volks order arrives so promptly placed new wig on new girl and put together stands so place our 2B and Charlotte on in our living room.
• Still haven't sewn anything for my dolls (but I did sew some face masks for my husband and myself).

Future plans for 2020:

• November 1-11, 2020 - will enter into the Volks Holiday Greeting 2020 November lottery.
• Late November 2020 - will find out if we won the lottery for the doll we entered for. If not, most likely will purchase from DoA Marketplace, Luts, Smart Doll, Pullip, or any number of places depending on where we are financially. Would be in best interest to probably start buying Christmas gifts for family and friends instead of buying more dolls. Really shouldn't be buying more dolls. *sighs*

 

I keep seeing dolls that I want and it's killing me! I find putting my layaway list in front of me helps.

I have 3 dolls on layaway at the moment soon to be adding a 4th

 

I'm receiving my first Popovy sometime in December, most likely. I'll be doing her face-up, drafting patterns and making her a mohair wig! But I won't be able to do any of this until she arrives, so I'm waiting impatiently in the meantime lol. I am also planning to pre-order another doll in Nov, which will probably arrive next April or so.

 

I know it’s awfully late in the year but I’m planning on
-starting a wardrobe for my girl (either through sewing or purchasing, we’ll see what my hands have to say)
-shoeing her (these I will be attempting to make myself and NOT buy as fitting shoes are notoriously hard to find)
-making a piece of furniture (hopefully a daybed sofa but we might be settling for something simpler)
-and mayyyybe buying her a friend if the holidays sales get me or the doll I’m eyeing on the marketplace is still there at the end of dec.
I have most of my December free so it’s Not Impossible, I guess

 

Update: My plans definitely changed since i wrote in June. I paid a first layaway payment for my first BJD but not for a Realpuki. My plan for December is to make a storage/travel box for the doll. I am also starting work on a dollhouse for my BJD to live in.

 

Well, Covid and discontinuation events have backed up my plans.

I just ordered 3/6 bodies, and only had one doll face-upped. On the upside, I ordered some cheap shelving to put my dolls on so they won't be mishmashed all over the place.

 

A lot has changed since my original post, so I might as well make a new one.

I'm currently waiting for:
Dollshe Fashion Mini Hound in Mango Oriental (two years and counting! )
Racoon Doll Elf Erika in Sweet Mocha (I hope to get her this year)
Granado tiny V-11 on Zen body in NS

For my current group:
Sand, suede, and reassemble Firenze
Suede Kaimana's head/neck joint to lessen her case of Wobble-head
Eyes for Ethan and Yin
Wigs for Emrik and Kit
Have a basic outfit waiting for my Racoon Doll when she arrives

Decide if I'm selling the three single jointed dolls I'm no longer in love with

 

Oh, poo. This went about as well as my new year's resolutions always do. Looking at my early response, apparently I was going to a) Buy new dolls. Yeah, yeah, so what else is new - check. b) work on the dolls I already have. Okay, I bought some new clothing, set pieces and wigs, so - check. c) make clothing and wigs. Uh...no. Not both, not one, not anything. I suck. d) practice faceup/body blushing skills. Again, pure suckage.

It would seem that my competence lies in shopping. I will say on my own behalf that covid did not affect my job or long work hours in the least, and I still go to my office every day. Does that grant me lenience? No? Oh, well...maybe next year...

 

Well, I have to say - I've been really good this year. Mostly kept to my plans:

- got the two off-topic dolls I was "allowed" as per my list
- got a Becky (not THE Becky - gotta use a loophole now and then ... )
- got another doll for hybridizing (needed only the body, but the full doll was such a good deal I couldn't pass)
- got a head for THE Becky
- gonna buy a body for THE Becky for Christmas
- got more clothes, accessories, etc. for the existing dolls
- only doll not on The List: Boo by Nefer Kane - missed her last year and when Nefer opened another preorder for her I just couldn't pass - she won't be paid off till next year, though

I also seem to be slowly but surely sliding down the rabbithole of custom action figures ... oh well, at least the prices there aren't too shocking since I'm used to that kind of thing fromthe BJD hobby.

 

Alright, well... I made some progress. And now here my new resolutions as the new year approaches:

Incoming Dolls:

• Halo, my tiny mermaid will need: horn attachment, eyes, wig, and face-up.
• Cirice, my Digidolls Ponta will need: Face-up, need to make glitter dress
• Veil, my Luts Corni head will need: face-up
• Ghost, my Withdoll/Luts tiny will need: redone face-up, ears attached, tail made, clothes
• Tobias, my Resinsoul Sui/Ming will need: claws painted, tail attachment, NEED TO FIND HIS MISSING FASHION HARNESS

Current Dolls:

• Asche, my Resinsoul Twilight, needs: face-up, necklace made, horns attached
• Equinox, my Doll Family A tiny, needs: face-up, dress made

To Sell?
Resinsoul Nian, Resinsoul Mei, Doll Family A tiny, other tinies

 

1) Junha has a body~~~
2) Chihiro still needs a proper wig
3) I found my grail AS doll full set Mermaidddddd~~~~~~~~~
4) Pandemic is still in swing and the Library 3d printers are still unavailable for test printing...