2024 Doll Goals/Resolutions

1. Re-purchasing all my face-up supplies and painting my unpainted dolls
2. Purchasing nicer wigs and eyes for all my dolls that feel incomplete
3. Investing in quality outfits or making some
4. Finding my grail doll

 

I’ve been on somewhat of a doll/bjd hiatus and have just recently got back into the hobby. The last bjd I bought was in 2015, and I just bought some new bjds last and this year. My goal in 2024 is to just reacquaint myself with my dolls, maybe do a spring cleaning, and just enjoy them!

 

Welcome back! It's hard to stay away, isn't it?

We're halfway through February and i'm doing much better than last year. Ordered a couple of wigs, haven't ordered the parts on my list yet, but they'll be next. And no new dolls (yet)! Also no sewing yet, but that'll come. i'm getting back to a couple of creative hobbies while i have a little time, so maybe sewing will come next. (i do have some minor mending and altering to do on my own clothing as well, so it has to come eventually.)

i did however realise that when my plans inevitably impel me to make an order, i should probably just get some heads. Most of my doll plans from here are hybrids anyway, so besides a couple of (unfortunately, expensive, but fairly so) specific dolls which could rerelease... i'm probably just going to be collecting heads this year. (Again, unless my budget drastically changes. Then all bets are off, lmao.)

 

My main goal/resolution for 2024 is to simply focus more on the dolls I already have at home- instead of constantly buying new ones!
I honestly think I have a resin addiction or something- I LOVE buying new resin! But in 2024 I will be good- or at least try....

2024 plans/projects/etc.:

- Get a body for Shinji (my old DIM head)
- Get a new body for Holden (my old AIL boy)
- New face up for Kaito (my AIL Aya)
- Face up/new wig for Naoto (JoyDoll Lai)
- New wig for Shinji
- New wig for Holden...maybe?
- Take more photos
- Start to sew stuff again

And that's it- for now.

//Wishing everybody good luck sticking to your goals!!

 

As an update - I found something in my office.
My FLOOR.
I had this crazy idea before the 'VID that we were going to MOVE! Right now! And I packed up a ton of books and stuck them in boxes in my office.
Then the 'VID happened, and well - all that went straight out of the window.
Four years later, I am finally seeing some real progress on the Wall of Doll (aka the office). The floor is clear. There's so much more room in here now. Tomorrow - we paint!

 

Thanks, noblescientist! Yes, it’s good to be back and taking a bit of time to reorient myself around the changes in the hobby.

I am very much a beginner in sewing but half of what attracts me to dolls is the clothes, so I always have sewing ambitions. You sound much more advanced if you’re mending your own clothes - I wish you a great dolly year!

 

.....now. You see. It's kind of funny that you replied when you did because i have JUST broken my doll embargo. oops. Mandarake strikes again (with an apparently rare, discontinued doll who will fit perfectly as one of my OCs... which luckily was not super expensive and cost about as much as the one i had previously settled on, which was the one full doll order i had figured i would make this year... so not a big step back, but it does sort of feel like one because it's only february!) Next will be the correct wig from my last order, which was mistakenly sent in the wrong colour. Maybe i can trim that one for my new arrival.

Anyway, there is still a great deal of sewing in my future. And a bunch of heads, and possibly a single full doll if that rerelease happens, but the remaining bodies can wait for now. And god am i gonna have to get started on faceups soon, sheesh.

 

Well I got a camera and have a bunch of parts separated to be photographed in the minimising process
I boxed certain dolls and parts I have to find paperwork before sale and stored them safely in poly propylene storage boxes on top of my closet
Boxed and rearranged/stored or gave for sale much of the bulk of my out of theme dolls like fashion dolls etc
Tidied up and yarn and craft suplies
Boxed the 4 msd's and 4 of the 5 sd dolls I am going to keep each with their stuff and clothes in neat storage boxes each in its own box to have them tidy and accessible , on shelf I only display 1 bjd my Veritas and my huge vynil dolls like las reinas which are out of theme
I am happy with the progress as this way I know where everything is where are the ones I want to keep and where the ones I don't the room looks tidy and the situation is manageable still I have to go through a huge box of props which is ugly like a carbuncle in the middle of the room but well thought I'd share my progress.
I decided to not do any actual photography or crafting before completely tidy up everything , first tidy everything , then take photos fof things that have to go so I can sell them , then do any enjoyable stuff otherwise I will just blissfully play and the mess will stay a mess. So that's my update!

 

These are things I wish I will get done in 2024, but might not finish completely

-Waiting my Bimong from last preorder, then I definitely need new wig for her, eyes, outfit, shoes..etc.
-Really want to order Harucasting msd boy or boys, this year, if preorder will happen(hope so)
-SoulDoll Boy MSD size, want him so badly in my collection.
-Clothes, wigs, outfits for future msd boys.
- To paint face ups for my future msd boys and bimong girl.
- And also want to buy some accessories for a bjd room, some coffee cups, maybe carpet, candles, books..

 

A bit late to add, but here're ...
My 2024 Doll Resolution :
1 - Adding new doll(s) to my crew
Opening 2 slots now, no more, which... 1doll already certain at February and I'm waiting for a certain company to open pre-order of the other.
2 - Resume my big dolly project.
This is as usual, I have been doing this project for 3years already, it might not finish this year, but I will make it one step closer.
3 - Tidy up my doll storage.
I think I need more space for some dolly stuff, and need to re-organize some prop. Will see if I can get this done.

And that's it!
Not much changing except for the new doll resolution. I stop buying new doll for 3years (It's around when I start the big project in (2) ) So this will give my self something really new to work with

 

Updates!!

I'm doing pretty well so far! I miraculously managed to get a Williams basically on my bday in December, and just before the end of the year put my besties's DoD Delphine on layaway (which I just paid off) so I'm counting myself DONE with new dolls for the year. (dear god that Resiner head in the MP is tempting me though..help. )

Charging ahead with goals, I ordered one of the bodies I need for a floating head along with a bunch of shoes/boots (to get free shipping with AC, but also shoes were a goal of their own xD) Saving can begin once more for 2 Mystic Kids bodies for 2 more floating heads I have.

Still need to get on faceups, modding, and selling heads/faceplates. Motivation and energy has been very low and life has not been kind. Grief is so heavy...I'm so thankful to have this hobby to bring me joy and distractions from sorrow and pain. ♥

 

My main 2 goals:

• Complete my Feeple60 Lunnula Moonbeams (1. Mod SP head, 2. Faceup artist, 3. find Feeple60 body, 4. Style her)
• Complete my 2 Kitty Jolies! (1. Re-faceup both, 2. Style them)

Some side quests:

• Set up dioramas
• Master my resin printer
• Write more stories for my girls
• Wire and suede everyone

 

I keep meaning to post one, but I was waffling hard on my goals because I was trying not to overburden myself for 2024 with tons of ambitious projects I won't finish. But I will try to assemble a small one so I don't feel like I missed out on the chance to do it entirely.

• Reduce my resin purchases dramatically this year to save money and focus purchases on essentials for at-home dolls.
• Pay off the 2 MSD bodies on layaway- 2 months left. I'm using this to fend off other temptations. 1 body is a birthday gift for my partner, and the 2nd body is for a doll that's been waiting for a head for... 5 years.
• The next priority would be eyes, wig, and faceup for above doll; and any other dolls lacking something of that nature. 1 taobao splurge purchase a year is acceptable!!!
• Pruned my Wishlist down to just dolls I feel I can reasonably afford (not financially regret) and have ideas or intentions for.
• Working more on my YOSD doll house, which I've already started doing and am happy with the progress! I'd like to have all the walls and floors covered and trimmed at least. The exterior is a stretch goal or for 2025.
• Dye all (or as many as possible) the dolls waiting on it; full-body dye for Ellie, Quinn, and Aspen- and wing parts for March, Mariposa, & Olive. Tentative dip dye on Pisces. So that's roughly 7 dye projects.
• Finish the face-ups in my drawer that were paused due to winter! SO many of them are close to finish! Also, do digital face-ups for the ones that don't have them yet.
• I'm currently percolating if I want to shell 2 OCs, but am trying to wait until the end of the year to actually jump on it, because 1 is fashion model size (which is different from my usual scale of slim MSDs, require special sizing, and they're fairly pricey for msds...) and they both suggest the possibility of wanting other OCs from those stories as dolls too. which is, you know... expensive.
  
• Go through my doll items and do that spring cleaning I've been postponing- put up more sales posts for that. I did start this, which I'm supremely proud of because I have terrible anxiety! Woo!

Exceptions to these limits:

• Actively looking for the grail head for my partner. Trying to hold out to find one 2ndhand, I really don't want to buy a whole body for just the head again...
• If it's a doll on my wishlist that is being discontinued, or it appears 2ndhand exactly how I wanted it, and I can comfortably afford to put it on layaway, and my partner gives me their blessing- then... m-maybe?

So far I've been tempted 4 times by various releases/pre-orders/sales, and it's only March 1st. It'll be a miracle if I can get through 6 months without caving at this rate.

I'll add to this if I get a shiny new idea I can reasonably accomplish.

 

I need to finish Circe and work on my new Super Senior Delf head (Romance Vino) this month, then find him a body, eyes, wig, clothes. I don't really have space for him, so I need to stop buying more dolls and just create and buy things for the existing ones

 

Wall of Doll: Probably will be scuttled/changed. Turns out, I have way more books I want to keep than I thought. Books are going into the office first, then dolls. It's going to be a little wall of doll, at best. I was totally right about the old desk taking up the entire room. The new desk takes up so much less space, and there's lots of room in here now. Looking forward to having that big old beast of a desk in Craftorama room, because it will be perfect for crafts and sewing. I got an ironing pad to put in a drawer when not in use, so I don't need a separate ironing board. Plus, doll clothes, so it's not like I'm ironing big pieces of fabric here.

The office has been cleaned, and the furniture rearranged. Two work buddies are now in the office with me. My coworkers were freaked out during our on-camera meeting.


A friend provided an amazing suggestion - since my office was a bedroom, I'm removing the closet doors and putting dolls in the closet. Perfect display area: out of the sun.

Spouse and I took a week vacation in... May? I gotta check my calendar. Craftorama room will be done then.
Look at me, getting stuff done this year. Yay!

 

Because I never really fallow my doll resolutions my 2024 goals are modest:

Redoing my Doll Chateau Colin.
He's my very first doll and my only not pre-planned character. I have fallen in love with his head sculpt, but I was never entirely comfortable with the wiry body. Back than I was afraid of making a hybrid doll. So, I'll get him a new Doll Leaves body and redo his faceup, buy or make some new clothes and so on. This goal seems modest anough.

I would like to finish my unfinished doll projects. It seems I'm unable to finish anything these days.

No new floating heads. Well, I already know I won't be able to keep this resolution...I tryied at least...

I would like to get into 3D printing

 

Welp, I’m keeping goals simple because the mister and I are moving to Canada this month due to a job change. Once we’re settled in our permanent place, everyone gets a spa day, restringing, complete default outfit and flesh out their character / backstory. That’s probably plenty.

 

March update! I've updated my original post above.

Turns out that I'll have less free time this year, and I've been fairly busy with RL in the first quarter and not done as much as I'd wanted. So BJD progress is going to be slower this year.

So far I completed one goal and broke another goal.

The broken goal... Resin no-buy lasted 2 months... I broke it by preordering a doll head at the start of March. I dropped the ball here! But I'm picking it up again and will keep observing no-buy for this year. One of the preorders I made last year (a doll body) has just shipped, so I'll have a new doll to work on for the next few months and keep me from getting more itchy fingers.

The completed goal... I made a static site for my doll profiles and I'm quite pleased with it! Here's the link to it. I've also given myself a stretch goal to make more webpages for the site this year.

No action on the others yet. I did a huge sewing speedrun in January (pics here and here in the Workshop) but haven't done anything about my actual sewing goals. I also did some aesthetics on my own dolls in Feb/March -- I always love painting dolls, but I might drop my plan to offer faceup commissions since I have less time and I'd rather spend it doing other BJD things.

It's still early in the year, plenty of time yet~

 

March Update: I really like that I made this decision. I got all of the first season of my story photographed, and the panels set up, and the words added, over 1000 panels ready to go up!!

I am working on writing season two currently The story definitely starts to take a twist near the end of season two and I am excited about that. Notes for season three being scribbled down. I have plans

Also I need more dolls. I now have a new buy dolls goal added because I have to fill character roles for the story. I only need one more new doll for season two. But I will need four for season three... I love this new excuse to buy more dolls!

This years goals are going well, much better then last years!

 

I would like to learn sewing this year. I want to make a Comtesse Greffulhe's lily dress or a lanvin robe de style for my 1/6 girl.
Wig making. Finish those saran hair and try to deal with mohair.
Doll house or just furniture making? Not sure about that……