Doll Plans 2018!

I actually went to look for this from the 2017 thread... That marks the first year I actually stuck to my plan on anything (ahem... almost entirely because of luck...)!

I did end up getting Anka shipped off to Australia to get painted by Helene of Rugged Realism, who did a beautiful job on her (and I did pay for it with commission money). Afterwards I was too afraid to send her out to get a custom wig made but.. what do you know... End of 2017 rolls around and I find the perfect OOAK wig in her size, which I am now waiting on. And it just so happens that I'm in the middle of knitting some pieces for her outfit (albeit I only started when my interest rekindled after I bought that wig...).

I did technically get another doll, a teeny little tan thing as a gift from my boyfriend that was on sale. But I did end up spending most of my money to buy a motorcycle (and NOT a boat!).

On to 2018:

- Finish an in-character outfit for Anka, get her wig, and maybe find time to take some photos!
- Get more into crafting and making stuff like I did as a kid... and that will hopefully include some dolly stuff.
- Get the nameless lil' tidbit figured out. My plans for him are completely gone so this would be the first doll I have that I have the complete freedom to do whatever with. Maybe I'll try my hand at a face-up!

This is a huge maybe because of how little time I've been spending with my dolls but... Maybe get another doll? Anka is a very... earthly character (for lack of a better word). I want a doll (or... um... two...) I can dress up in awesome power armor or super femme fatale dresses.

The problem is I have a very tiny apartment I share with my boyfriend and Anka took up the one tiny nook of space that really fits a doll. I have no idea where I'd put the other dolls or the power armor... but... we'll see!

 

To Do:
-Face-ups! I tried (And wiped!) a lot in 2016, but I've taken notes and I'm going to try again when the window is open! I missed 2017's weather window. ;;
-Start sewing actual clothes and not just practice things. Doll clothes and pillows might be two rather different animals. o,o
-I want to try a faux-fur wig tutorial I found.
-I'd like to try sewing wefts into a wig, too.

This year happens to be a milestone birthday for me, so I might spoil myself with a Socheon sculpt and body from Dollmore. She's so beautiful~ And I'd get the fixings, too (Face-up and sanding). But I'm not really interested in any other sculpts, so that would probably be it for me. Maybe.

 

So last year I brought home one of my grails, Iplehouse Edan. He's still blank, sadly, as just buying him depleted all the dolly funds for the year. This year:

1. Send Dowen (IH Edan) off for his face-up
2. Buy him eyes from Enchanted Doll
3. Acquire clothes & shoes for him
4. Attempt making a wig!
5. Save up for a Sadol60 body or heads from Migidoll/Anna Queen as they come available
6. Participate more in the community and post more photos

 

I wish I could say I have awesome doll plans for 2018, but unfortunately I do not. I am moving the first week of January. The majority of my doll plans are currently focused on just getting my dolls to my new home!

 

My main goal in 2018 is to save up and get my first SD sized doll, as well as shelling that doll into my main character of my on-going story.

From there the year revolves around developing his doll version further with making clothes and smaller purchases of things for him like shoes, wig and eyes. And there is also getting someone to do his face-up properly since that is a bit out of my realm to do on my own sadly.

If I'm really, really lucky by the end of the year if everything goes smoothly with the first doll - I want to buy his partner in doll form as well - but that's a ways out and is contingent on me liking the SD size enough to want an even larger one to properly shell the other character too.

 

I am making a few modular outfits for my current doll Mellie. I am also going to restring her with higher quality cord.

I am planning to get another elf to represent my Neverwinter character. She will have tan skin, and is a ranger who probably should camouflage but instead wears bright pink. *laughs*

I also want to investigate some dolls that are smaller than MSD.

And if I had a million dollars I would buy a big boy doll to be Castiel from Supernatural. But that isn't actually a plan... that belongs in a thread titled "Doll pipe dreams"! *laughs*

 

I love making these lists although I rarely stick to them

-buy iplehouse FID stella and aurora, grace or raffine and a raccoondoll nina
-finish the doll house for my realpukis that I started earlier this year
-buy new clothes, wigs and shoes for my dolls
-take more photos
And
-Buy a dollshe Ausley, the 65cm because I've wanted her for so long and the smaller one didn't work out.

 

My goals for 2018 is to complete assembling my first BJD!

To Buy:
- A commissioned DIM Larina head with face-up from Olesya Gavr = 140$
- The Loong Soul 42.5cm Girl Body (Flip a coin on whether I'm buying her with a small or medium chest for I cant decide.) = 210$
- A wig from Facets Boutique - Blaire- Reddish Blonde in the size 6/7 = 24$
- Eyeco A141 (Beautiful green eyes) -- I still have to find out what size eyes fit a DIM Larina head..... = 41$
- Commission Olesya Gavr again to body blush her body. = 40$

To Do:
- Find a name for my precious girl
- Take many many pictures of her
- Find out what outfits she will have.

But of course.... before I am able to buy any of this, I need to slowly earn up at least 500$ through commissions XP Ugh... Its going to take me a while ;~; I've only collected up 103$ so far.

 

Goals:
-Make sure everyone has clothes
-Make sure everyone has wigs
-Make sure everyone has eyes
-Take stock of my items (dolls, clothes, etc.)
-Figure out if heads need bodies
-Make a list of "needs" (who needs what, from bodies/parts-face ups/blushing)
-Maybe see if I can shell a few beloved characters
-Maybe get a few bodies that are needed

 

Since iple made 2017 my year of the 'no plan plan' I brought home 4 heads of discontinued dolls 2 full discontinued dolls, and have picked up as much in disappearing clothing and 'limited' items as possible.Thankfully the new dolls have not appealed to me.... I also got some practical seating and props. I finally caved and got a Trinity. Brought home Erica, Edwin and an upgraded Jessica and got Arvid ordered! ^^

2018
- get Arvid home and find the man a name!
- get writing to Legend doll for info on fitting Drake and start planning out who gets what for uniforms.
- get some simple outfit pieces for Elly (skirt, top, and long pants)
- try to get rid of bed to clear room for dolls...
- pray couch sells ><
- back drops!

list to be prioritized and added too but here is the start... seems like a lot lol but alot is head work/research too...

Here's to keeping on track!

 

The doing part will most likely be done, not so sure about the buying part because of both finances and space? But who knows~

To do

• Faceup for Seahorse Prince
• Faceup, wig, and outfit for newest girl (the works basically)
• Figure out what to do with an extra head I have
• Find a sculpt to shell Sapphire as (should be larger than 60cm)

To buy

• New body for Bayo so I can give Tei his Crobidoll body back! And so I can finally give Bayo his tattoos
• Doll Chateau Cyril
• Possibly a new body for Lance
• I've been wanting a YoSD for a while now so maybe hunt one down!

 

2018 (and beyond) goals:
- to get my dolls out of their boxes at some point
- to get lieselotte's first edition default wig
- bodies for floating heads ( in the far future)

 

this is 2018 plans... and truthfully... making concrete plans for THIS year... and sharing them... keeps you accountable to yourself. Rather than just floating out dreams... it actually works to do it that way. Sayi 'in the next 'x' time frame I WILL 'blah'... it works.

 

Such a great thread help me to remember what I’ll do in this whole year!

• waiting my new doll Blueberry come home from Volks
• make sure all my dolls have their proper clothes and accessories
• saving money for another large size doll ( detailled info undecided yet )
• at least one time whole body cleaning and faceup changing for Water melon
• home cleaning! sell all accessories and clothes which are no longer fit in order to restore some money for new stuff

Hope i will come back on this thread lately this year with mission all done ^_^

 

I don't really have any set plans this year. I', just going to wing it. Right now I'm saving (and searching) for a Type 2 Delf boy body and saving for minifee bodies for my Elf Flam and Elf Soony. So any dolls I see that may pop up and fit a character or I just like and can make into a character, I'll probably be doomed.

 

To do:
- start to learn how to fully customize my dolls (it will be a long proces, but I want to start to practice face ups, sewing & wig making this year)

To buy:
-urethane eyes for all my dolls
-commission face ups for my new dolls
-custom made wigs
-casual clothes
-Dollshe Adonis

 

I've completely revamped my doll plans from last year. This year, I primarily want to focus on completing who I have with a primary focus on shelling and completing four OCs

Oliver (DC Carter) 40%
-Get faceup
-Do body blushing
-Buy one pair of eyes
-Make three wigs (blue space buns, blue long and loose, ginger long and loose)
-Buy shoes
-Gradually buy more clothes as the year goes on

Kishen (LM Giselle) 20%
-Get body
-Mod body
-Finish wig
-Buy eyes
-Do body blushing
-Commission casual clothing set
-Make shoes
-Commission various clothing as the year goes on

Luken (Spiritdoll Arrowroot) 0%
-Buy full doll
-Make wig (Long, blond, braid)
-Buy eyes
-Make removable elf ears
-Buy one set of clothing
-Commission one set of clothing
-Get shoes
-Commission faceup and body blushing

Doorknob (MDR Fang) 0%
-Buy head
-Get body later
-Dye
-Make wig
-Buy eyes
-Commission faceup and body blushing
-Commission Leg Shoes Socks?
-One set of clothing

Everyone else 0%
-Commission faceup/body blushing (scales bruh) for Livnah
-Make Livnah's wig
-Buy eyes for Livnah
-Commission outfit for Livnah
-Buy eyes for Koila
-Finish Koila's wig
-New eyes for Andros
-Horn for Andros
-Make wig for Rue
-Commission outfit for Rue
-Eyes for Rue
-Figure out what I'm doing with the Ada Dan Lark + Spiritdoll body
-Buy body for Holy Soseo (Emory??)

 

I love this thread

My plans for 2018 are:
- buy a MYou Delia so Soraya can grow up
- restyle Luna (RS Ya)
- make more doll clothing in general
- give my Sseiren Dandy Jadu a new face-up
- make my Sseiren Dandy Jadu a new wig
- more shoes!
- build more dioramas (and finish those that I started )
- maybe sell my two dolls who are in their boxes to someone who'll love them and play with them some more...

 

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