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ABJD Collectors 55 Years Old and Older

Aug 27, 2012

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    1. There was one up a couple of weeks ago, but I missed her. Very sad about that, hence the WTB. I did buy a small doll years ago that I wanted and missed. I whined so much about missing her (apparently) that the owner of the only one I ever saw on DOA took pity on me and sold her to me. I'm thinking of buying a Dear Doll from Dollmore as a consolation prize. There's one of those I like too.
       
      #41 linakauno, Sep 2, 2012
    2. BWAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!:mwahaha

      I resemble your remarks. Both of 'em!
       
      #42 Baakay, Sep 2, 2012
    3. Ok then, I ordered a Dear Doll (Bomi) and now I feel better. She's very much like the doll I missed and I think she might have even been sculpted by the same Dollmore doll artist. If I ever get the other one, she will have a sister. My savings is now depleted and I shall have to cease and desist from doll website browsing. I did order a pattern for some clothes for small dolls and will get busy instead.
       
      #43 linakauno, Sep 2, 2012
    4. On getting organized: I now think one of the secrets of being organized is to start riding one’s self of “stuff” at about age 60 on. 1- Your brain can’t hold anymore information, so you can no longer remember where you put that stuff you knew you had anyway. 2- Your children don’t want to sort thru mounds of stuff after you are gone. (Rob and I are still sorting through items after the death of our mothers) It wasn’t as if we had not collected enough things on our own, but now we have their items to sort through too.
      Before we moved I had items somewhat sorted in a large storage room in our basement. The move left us with less room for storage and unsorted items getting a bit scattered. Almost 3 years now and we are just making a dent in organization again. Rob is just getting his model railroad layout put back together.

      Now procrastination: I think that happens when you look at the job ahead of you and it seems overwhelming. Buying a book to read on procrastination does not help me as I procrastinate reading it.

      Since our move and during the renovation of this house - I went from 6 large BJD’s to 30. Plus I have added small dolls, items for dolls, etc. and now the doll room upstairs looks as if a tornado went through it. I am trying to part with some of my older doll collection (antique and artist dolls). They just sit in the doll cases and do not give me the joy of play as the resin dolls do. But parting with some of these dolls, I am finding painful. I know some others on this board must have gone through the same process with their early doll collection. Is there a secret to letting go of earlier dolls in your collection?
       
      #44 jo1961, Sep 2, 2012
    5. Is there a secret to letting go of earlier dolls in your collection?


      Planning the new dolls you will buy with the $$$$$$
       
      #45 bajib, Sep 2, 2012
    6. I'm having an awful time clearing out and getting organized enough to have hobby space. My mother and my husband's last parent died in the same year and I'm still trying to figure out what to do with all their stuff. It doesn't help that I am a terrible packrat in my own right. I actually did sell lots of dolls after I discovered resin dolls, but I still have a bunch. Most of them, though, are very small and they aren't a huge problem. I get emotionally attached to objects which is why I think I collect dolls in the first place, but I'm keeping only my very favorites of the old dolls. I am feeling overwhelmed, but I try to just focus on one room at a time. If I start looking around at the big picture and how much stuff I have to eventually deal with, I would probably just climb in bed and pull the covers over my head. Baby steps.
       
      #46 linakauno, Sep 2, 2012
    7. That is the truth!
      But don’t you feel great when you complete a project and clear items out? I have to keep focus on that feeling because I am finding it so hard to let go of family items - doll items.
      It is my old Lenci’s, my Kathe Kruse doll I, my R. John Wright dolls & the antique Japanese doll collection. Actually that is staying - can not part with those dolls as some date from the Edo period of Japan.
      Here is a doll I always wished I could find:
      http://pinktentacle.com/2009/05/pregnant-dolls-from-edo-period-japan/
      Do you think that if one of the BJD companies made such a doll today that collectors would purchase it? It was made for educational purposes but I just think it would make such a cool bjd doll. But then I am drawn to strange and unusual dolls.:roll:
       
      #47 jo1961, Sep 2, 2012
    8. How very odd! I have seen a pregnant porcelain ball-jointed Japanese art doll, but of course, it would be off-topic for DOA. People who collect art dolls might buy a resin one, although I think it would have limited appeal to rank and file doll collectors. I like odd dolls too and have a nice little collection of Chinese opera dolls that I cannot part with. I think of them as art, though, not necessarily dolls.
       
      #48 linakauno, Sep 2, 2012
    9. Though they didn't include any of the 'innards', there's been at least one pregnancy mod thread on DOA that I know of. I've always wanted to make a set in silicone that could be used for photostories.
       
      #49 dhawktx, Sep 2, 2012
    10. Organization: I wish! I've had over 50 years to figure it out, but so far, no luck! *_* although I do agree that I can't deal with so much stuff... It just seems to... accumulate. Yeah--it took me YEARS to do it, but now it's just a pile of stuff waiting for something or other... me to try and make it useful, I guess! Dunno when THAT'S gonna happen! And agree that I don't want to leave a mess for anyone after I'm gone. I REALLY want to downsize, and I know I can make some money if I ebay a lot of stuff... but getting around to sorting it all out and deciding what goes and then putting it up for sale and actually handling all that just makes me want to go hide somewhere (preferably with internet connection so I can buy more dolls).

      Procrastinating on reading the book on procrastination: I fear this. :sigh

      After I moved a few years ago--dumping lots of stuff into a storage unit and this house--still all unsorted! And after swearing to try and down-size... My number of dolls also multiplied! agh.

      Oooh... Compensation Dolls! I fear this, too! Because I still want the original and I know I'll just end up with that one, too. ...and they they will want more siblings... or friends... *_*

      I am a horrible packrat, too. This combines (very badly) with hating to do house-cleaning... bleh...

      I can't give any advice on how to get rid of old stuff. I DO get very attached to items, myself (obviously--I haven't sold any of my bjds)... but there are definitely older dolls that I would love to sell. I've got some artist vinyl and porcelains that are packed away that I should sell... Stuff I should be selling is just sitting around like a big guilty weight... :(

      I used to like to get things done. Now, I'm just dragging my feet on everything... (I thought it might be depression--but have tried several anti-depressants in varying doses and they don't seem to do anything.)

      Hmmm... I love old gofun and vintage silk/nishi Japanese dolls. I've got a few around (mostly still in boxes). And some Chinese opera type dolls, too. But--not sure I'm into the pregnant one! Very cool doll, though.
       
      #50 april, Sep 2, 2012
    11. Destashing: I've had the best luck when I conscripted a 'helper' - a friend who knows the hobby and therefore understands what's truly worth keeping and what's trash. In my case, it helped that she's a recent college grad cuz I was able to send a LOT of supplies - especially older craft magazines - that were too good to throw away but I already had too much of. In the case of the magazines, I'd already 'gotten' the info I needed from them: techniques, trends, etc. We filled her car up twice, took three boxes of books to Half Price to sell AND took five or six trips each to the dumpster. The books are many times the same as the magazines; I've read them, gotten the 'goody', and it's time to pass them on!

      Hmmmm... I need to see if I can tempt her into coming over again...
       
      #51 dhawktx, Sep 3, 2012
    12. That is the best idea!
      Just to have a friend come over and spend the day helping works. My best friend knows nothing about dolls but she is organized. She spent the day with me and I was surprised with how much we cleared out. Of course she took a car load home to share with family and that helped too. The time goes faster and it becomes fun when you share the sorting with a friend.
      I think when you have too many BJD’s (I know, I know - no such thing as too many) but for me it leaves me with less time to do other doll related things. I need more time for sewing, learning to do face-ups, etc. That would not only save me some money but increase my knowledge and enjoyment of the dolls I now have.
       
      #52 jo1961, Sep 3, 2012
    13. I am getting the antsies just reading this!! I'm now on my second or third hobby that invites clutter, and I'm also the product of an obsessive housecleaner and her mother (yep, we had the extended family right there under one roof). The two urges do not go together well as I end up grinding to a mental halt if there's too much visual clutter - so I purge "stuff" fairly often (although you'd never know it to look at these dolls!) :)

      The painful part of getting rid of old beloved things - I watched a show quite some time ago now called "Clean Sweep" where they had people come in and help folks sort out. Sort of the forerunner of "Hoarding" - the people all had way, way too much stuff for their space but couldn't seem to let go of any of it.

      At any rate - the male organizational expert would frequently come across "but this was my mom's" and "but this was my child's" (when the kid is now 40 or sumpin). He would tell them to pick one or two small things that had meaning, but not more than that, and donate the rest, because the item is not the person or the memory. Thus I have a few pieces of jewelry and some Christmas decorations that were my mom's, a jewelry chest that was one grandmother's, a dumb little salt-and-pepper shaker set that was my other grandmother's (they look like fat friars, too funny) and the rest has gone or, like the scrapbooks and photo albums, been carefully dismantled and stored in a more compact form.

      I always thought that his treatment of the issue was one of the most sensible, kindest and respectful things I'd ever seen. You're not getting rid of the person, or disrespecting them in any way, to recapture your own space for living your life. You keep a small number of meaningful things that will represent the larger memory, and you get the best of both worlds.

      Of course, saying it is a lot easier than doing it. ;)
       
      #53 Baakay, Sep 3, 2012
    14. Clean Sweep is very inspiring. My mom was much the same, extremely neat and tidy, did not collect anything etc. (comes of being a nurse, I reckon) So, I end up wringing my hands over the clutter and stalling until something forces me to take action. It really helps that this house is very small and forces me to rid myself periodically of crap.
      Art teachers tend to accumulate things, since you never know what you might want to do with it, or the students could make something, etc. I had a zero budget for many years and ended up using found art lessons. My HS students learned to sew using my piles of old fabric. Too funny, seeing a 6 foot football playing making a stuffed monkey.
       
      #54 sistercuervo, Sep 3, 2012
    15. I come from a long line of non-minimalist people. My mother had tons of stuff, however, she also had a great big house and an equally big attic, so her house was never cluttered, and she she had plenty of room for hobbies. I have a very small house and it would look cluttered with just the bare necessities around (which, of course, I exceeded within 10 minutes of moving in). I may buy a new house within the next year or two but I do not intend to schlep all this stuff to the new place like I did when I moved in here 25 years ago. I still want my current hobby stuff and dolls, but I'm ready for a clean sweep myself. Really, when will I ever get back into macrame? Unless I use twine to hang some of the resident resins from the ceiling, it's unlikely.
       
      #55 linakauno, Sep 3, 2012
    16. I think I have too many BJDs. I don't want to get rid of any of them, but they're all sitting around needing things, faceups and clothes and mods. I can feel their needy little eyes staring at me. It makes me feel guilty. As far as other kinds of stuff (except for art supplies, which don't count), I'm more of a purger than a hoarder. The hoarding gene definitely runs in my family, but after spending many a family visit helping parents "organize", I think I got the hoarding out of my system.

      My dolls, now... they're awful packrats. ;)
       
      #56 Alewife, Sep 3, 2012
    17. Actually, that might be a great idea.
      Macrame..oh remember that - 1970 stuff - right? I did part with all that. Actually, you might be able to make some kind of unusual outfit for a bjd using macrame.

      There once was a BBC-America show called Life’s Laundry with Dawna Walters. I loved that show as she was so kind and helped people let go of stuff in such a way that it helped them move on and become better people. No yelling or screaming like a few of the shows produced now that I sometimes think cruel.

      I believe I have purchased my last full doll - maybe ever? I love matching heads up with bodies that I prefer anyway and that seems a bit more fun somehow. Two weeks ago I did put the Soom Ice Dragon on layaway. (Darn that sweet androgynous face of his) This will give me two Soom guys and my two Iplehouse guys and what more could my girls ask for? I need to thin the crew some but then I think I am really pleased with the collection I have.
      Once the collection is thinned, then I must start sorting thru clothes that I no longer need for them. The hard part of that is selling the clothing items as DoA seems so difficult to find things on. Listing items on DoA may mean a very long wait before they sell. Ebay means listing charges and PP charges too. No great way to move items on once you no longer are using them for your dolls. Has anyone suggestions on selling clothing/wig/shoe items? Has anyone listed items together as sets (Two outfits to a set or outfit/wig etc. ?)
       
      #57 jo1961, Sep 3, 2012
    18. Jo, have you ever bought and sold on TheDollPage? I know quite a few people from other forums who list their doll clothes there.

      Edit: I can't think of another big doll I want either, so I may also have purchased my last one. Right now, I can't even think of another small doll I want terribly, (except the one I'm looking for that's hard to find). I have an unusual, unnaturally calm feeling.
       
      #58 linakauno, Sep 3, 2012
    19. Thank you linakauno! I spent a bit of my time checking out photos and a story line I found quite interesting but not sure I followed the story? I love some of the rooms that collectors have built to display their dolls in. I will certainly mark this site. Jo:)
       
      #59 jo1961, Sep 4, 2012
    20. I don't seem to see many dolls I want right now either. Except Iplehouse, of course. I want all of them. And those Alice in Underland dolls, I wish I could afford those. Cheryl
       
      #60 kedrian, Sep 4, 2012
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