2024 Doll Goals/Resolutions

• The number one thing I would like to do is get Lorcan (delf breakaway) repainted.
• More props, wigs, accessories, clothes so I can continue having fun making outfits for them (definitely my current favourite thing)
• Doll stands! And restringing. So they can all safely stand on display. Blue in particular really REALLY needs restringing.
• Sell or trade the Yder head
• I really, really want a dreaming vampire shiwoo, so I would like to amass enough funds to put out a wtb post - and cross my fingers!

 

I've basically been doing nothing with dolls since mid 2020. I started this year by pre-ordering a doll that decided she belonged with me. So, while I won't be doing much until she gets here, once she does I'll need to get back into sewing and perhaps shoe making (at least in cloth) as she's got small feet. I'll also have to find the right eyes and hair for her. I didn't expect to get back into dolls much at all, so this is rather a surprise for me, but the time seems to be right and the doll certainly is.

 

sigh. i always make doll goals/resolutions but do i get to them?? we don't talk about that
- figure out how to sew pants/shorts/bloomers in varying sizes/designs
- get my current collection presentable
- evaluate what i have and who i should keep/sell (arguably, this before the last mentioned goal)
- go to/organize doll meets
- make doll friends in my area
- knit lots of doll stuff (mostly sweaters + hats)

 

I'm just getting back into bjds after a year or two off, but here are my 2024 doll goals!
- SELL DOLLS (I impulse bought so many of my dolls and a lot of them don't really fit my style anymore/I didn't really bond with them)
- Buy at least one body and/or pick up one of my grail dolls
- Start doing something creative with my dolls (writing, face-ups, sewing, etc)

Ideally at some point this year I'd love to have a full outfit for each of my dolls, but considering this is the tail end of junior year and start of senior, I'm not quite sure how much time/money I'll have!

 

My dolls have been relatively neglected since I moved this summer. I do have a few goals for this year to get back on track with them though.

1. Downsizing the collection is going to be a must for me. If the doll doesn't fit on the shelf, it doesn't need to be in my collection.
2. Finishing the faceups on my blank dolls. I have a few Fairyland dolls that have been blank for at least a year now. It would be nice to redo the faceups on a few of my other dolls as well.

 

Fashionably late to the party, but I needed more time to think about what I actually want to achieve this year.

This year I really want to improve on hobby skills such as:
- Learning to sew and hopefully sewing at least one outfit by the end of the year
- Improve faceup techniques (Would hopefully like to purchase an airbrush and more brushes)
- With my newly acquired camera, I want to experiment with photography and hopefully get a decent lighting setup
- Get into wigmaking/styling! I'm so particular about wigs that I may as well start learning how to make wigs.
- Saving more! (because personally I see this as a skill) for any potential grails dropping or unexpected new releases of sculpts I really want.
- Stop being a scaredy cat and just restring the dolls that need it

Anyways hope everyone has a great new year full of health, wealth, and more dolls!

 

Creative goals:

• Finish a piece of clothing.
• Make a wig. Either have to get around to dye some mohair I already have and then make a wig out of that or buy material that’s already in correct color for another doll.
• Continue writing the story.
• Work on doll profiles. If a character feels ready to be introduced to the real world, publish a profile for them.
• Take at least one proper photo of a doll. Proper meaning setting up a photoshoot rather than an off-the-cuff quick pic. Ideally a portrait of a doll that doesn’t have one yet, however I’m not sure if I have anyone that I consider complete enough for one yet.
• Finish the head shrinking project of my Impldoll Leona, mostly just requires some slight sanding by hand and gluing on magnets.
• Finish the sculpting phase of the bust stand for my DollLeaves Ida. Oh, and the modification of the head. I’ll probably just add some horns to her forehead but haven’t gotten around to it since I need to wipe her faceup first. Would be nice if I could get this done before summer so I could redo her faceup this year. Which reminds me…
• Do faceups for everyone needing them. I think on top of possibly the Ida, the only one left is Dahlia. I redid hers last year but it really shows that I hadn’t been at all in the mood to work on faceups, the brows ended up way too dark nor do I even like their shape.

Maintenance goals:

• Do at least some restringing, I know there’s at least one doll whose leg is a bit too loose.
• Hot glue suede the Impldoll(s).

Goals depending on my financial situation, in order of priority:

• Buy another Impldoll body, as the previously extra head I have now has a character and stole the old body. Trying to do this asap, since the new one is going to have a bigger bust so I don’t feel comfortable sewing anything for that character before I have the new body with me. Sure, I had the character have the old body for like 3 years and didn’t sew a single thing for it, but… what if one day soon I finally get the inspiration to do that?
• Buy a set or two more filters for my gas mask so I can actually do any faceups. And a box with a hole on the side so I can leave the heads outside after spraying sealant rather than have to keep the mask on inside while the heads dry.
• Buy wig materials for at least one wig, and color samples for one or two future ones. Priority on a sample for Dahlia’s wig, so I can match her brows to it.
• Buy more wig caps, another set of protective clothing for SDs, other similar stuff.
• Buy eyes for at least some of the dolls that don’t yet have their ”own”.
• Look into whether selling some dolls I feel meh about is worth the hassle for me.
• Maaaaybe buy some clothing pieces. Perhaps getting to handle new clothing made by someone else could help inspire me enough to sew something myself again.

 

Late to the party, but I needed to think on it:

• I do want to get at least one new resin BJD this year. I have two in mind, so it will depend on which one feels right when I have the money saved up [EDIT: As of a few days later, I've narrowed it down to which one I want to save for. Wish me luck!]
  
• I want to focus more on sorting out proper wardrobes for the BJDs I have. Including sewing some new stuff for some of them because I do like sewing
  
• Speaking of sewing - I want to work on improving my skills there. I got a new machine relatively recently, so I need to get used to sewing like that again.

 

New clothes for my boys! Maybe another cheeky boy purchase as well .

 

Goals include but, as many of my dolls are off-topic for DOA, are not limited to:

Name my MiYou. Just not feeling using his sculpt name as his name, but I haven't quite found the right name for him yet.
Make more clothes.
ACTUALLY FINISH said clothes and outfits. I have a bad habit of starting garments and not finishing them, or only doing part of the outfit and not the rest of it.
Get passable at making shoes.
Actually post on my doll Instagram that I started last fall.
Faceups for everyone that needs one (really just waiting on a day warm enough to MSC everybody).
Make the eyes for my Buddha BJD Doggy for when she finally arrives.
Reign in spending; I've been too loose with my wallet lately and the fact that my grail popped up and I had to put him on the credit card this past week didn't help. However, thankfully he's the only one I've done on the credit card so I did keep to my rule for myself from last year on that front. I'm not gonna say "no new dolls" since I also collect off-topic stuff and I'm still actively working on my core collection, but I need to ease up on extraneous things like fabric, props, impulse buys that can wait/I don't really need, etc.
Go out more and take more photos. And actually post photos.
Write down more of my story ideas for the crew I'm forming.
Be more on top of 3d printing replacement parts for dolls that have 3d printed components when needed (like replacement hands for broken fingers, etc).
Start seriously learning 3d sculpting. Maybe do some glove/mitten hands?
Get my documentation of the non-blindbox strung dolls up to date.

 

-I'd really like to take photos this year and put up a doll profile for my boy
-Come up with a proper name for him as well
-Learning body blushing and attempting a face up
-Actually go to a doll meet up and not be a hermit

 

• I have a floating Myou Doll Teresa head which is in urgent need of a face-up. I'll have to learn how to do Face-Ups!
• After I've practiced Face-Ups, my Souldoll Clodia needs a new one.
• If I still can't warm up with Clodia even after giving her the styling of which I already did a drawing, I should sell her.
• Buy a male 1/4 sized doll -> I think I've settled with Huadieshi from Mystic Kids. I think it will also be easier for me to sell Clodia if I have an alternative friend for my other Doll.
• As always, sew clothes!

 

To start off, here's a couple goals carried over from 2023:

• invest in a ring light or LED light (or both) to improve photography lighting
• continue to learn and improve photography skills
• invest in simple props or boards/fabric for photo background(s)
• continue to learn and practice how to (re-)style wigs
• actually sell your unwanted doll items (bodies, doll, clothes, wigs, etc.)

And here are my current/ongoing goals that will prolly be long-term past 2024:

• only buy new dolls/props/clothes/etc. when financially able; always keep budget and small space in mind
• re-organize storage for my doll items and keep improving function vs. aesthetic balance
• update/post/share more doll content online as you improve your photography
• update DoA doll profiles with better photos and character info

 

Downsizing - I’ve been in the hobby nearly six years this year and to be honest I want to focus more on the dolls that I have here rather than by new ones. I want to cut down on the floating heads and project dolls I have and just focus on who I see as my main dolls. That doesn’t mean to say no new dolls this year because I already bought a head for a spare body I have but I’m trying to not do that as much as I have in previous years. Luckily I have 2-3 new hobbies I’ve picked up on in the past 3 years so those have shifted my focus a bit

 

Surprisingly accomplished a lot last year
You can check last year's list here

My doll plans for 2024 are:
○ get my Ian a kimono
○ commission a face-up for my Kumako Ruru/someone to blush her bear parts

and the if the opportunity presents itself at the right time:
○ get a MayDoll Lemon Cat in WS
○ get a tan MDD through DreamChoice
○ get a PUYOODOLL Baby Kumako Egg #1 in milktea

 

Totally late on this one but hey! XD

I’m keeping it simple.

Get at least one complete outfit for every doll in my collection, and complete all the faceups and wigs I have left to do for myself and for friends

 

I want to try and really start getting into the hobby! Things like finally painting the dolls I do have, looking at new dolls to buy (with my limited money), and accessorizing my current dolls. They're all a tad bit... naked. But clothing is expensive, and dolls moreso... watch me buy more bjds while ignoring clothing entirely, lol!

 

A bit late but I'm making the resolution to just do more in the hobby in general. I haven't really done anything for the last 2 years or so. Everyone's collected sooo much dust

Specifically I'd like to:

• Take stock of what I have and clear out anything I won't use
• Get everyone their proper wigs and eyes, I think there are 3? who don't have their proper wigs yet
• Get everyone at least partially clothed
• Finish 2 proper outfits
• Finally get around to the heads that need modding to fit on their bodies

 

I got my one and only doll alllll the way back in 2011 when my daughter was still very young and the years have flown by without me having much to show for the time, doll-wise! My daughter is now turning 15 (!!!) and I finally have more time to delve into all the things I want to explore. Here are my 2024 goals…

1) Photograph and share once a month.
2) Fully flesh out three of my characters (I use my one doll to play several characters!) including wardrobe.
3) Make “doll closet” for storage.
4) Knit 5 doll items.
5) Sew 8 doll items.

I have been loving reading everyone’s goals!

 

No more dolls! I’m going to have to resist really, really hard on this one.

I will try to get a new wig for my Soom Jinn and Lati White centaur.