Doll plans for 2025

I thought I'd do a little update for how my year is going, seeing as a lot has changed with my collection!

First with my dolls that were with me before 2025:

• Helia, my Minifee Maya Valkyrie/Doll Leaves hybrid will be having a big change before the year's end! She's been in the wig/eyes she was in since I first bought her second hand, and her current dress is a bit big on her. I have a new pair of brown Mako eyes for her, and I've commissioned her a beautiful red dress and dark brown wig.
• Freddie, my Ringdoll Cheshire, has also had a wig commissioned for him. I'm expecting it to be ready in a month or so. It's the same colour as his current wig (white) but will be a much longer cut.
• Yami, my Little Monica Haazel, got a new pair of eyes and some new clothes this year. His new blue eyes have won back my love from when I first saw his promotional pictures. Unfortunately, he is looking to become a floating head, as his body will (hopefully) be going to someone else soon. I wish I had bought him on the larger body when I got him, but he was my first big boy so I didn't know. I think his new body will make it into my 2026 doll plans instead.
• Iva, my Gem of Doll Luna, received some new blue cat eyes from Withdoll this year.
• Casimir, my Little Monica Bear, is the only doll that has had no changes!

An update on my 2024 orders:

• Kurona, my Peak's woods Kuna the Dark Elf, was the first doll to arrive this year. I ordered her in the Lavender Pink skin, which is beautiful but I'm struggling to pull her all together! Her current wig is a black twin tail one from Leekeworld, which is constantly becoming messy. I'm thinking of taking it apart and restyling it for her. She's also been through several pairs of eyes this year, with her current eyes being Sadol purple planet eyes.
• Navya, my Advillage Lola, arrived second this year. I am very happy with how she is, I just need to get her some undergarments before the year ends.

And an update on the rest of my 2025 newcomers!

• My big purchase this year was my Aimerai Ginko full set (my Nioh). He is beautiful, though is missing a magnet for his tail. I need to find the right size neodymium magnet before the year is up!
• I finally bit the bullet and purchased a Myou Michelle, though my plans changed completely for her! I initially wanted her in tan skin, to shell my character Bianka, but I had doubts about the face up in the company photos. I saw a beautiful second-hand Michelle in normal skin and realised she would be perfect for Natsume! I'm quite happy with how she is at the moment.
• I treated myself with the purchase of a Rosenlied Holiday's Child Bambi (my Marie), after a sad postal mishap leading to the loss of a Universe Doll Baihu SP (a very expensive treat, seeing as I lost money with my refund due to the exchange rate changes!). She is gorgeous, but she is bald. The wig I've commissioned for her is on its way.
• I also have one floating head, a Chicabi Winnie baby. She will eventually be put on a Chat a Feuilles Studio Yemaozi body, though I'm expecting I will need to mod the neck.

Finally, some dolls who might join me before the year's end:

• I have a blank Angelogue Eunice (1/3) head on pre-order. There's a local face-up artist who I'm planning to send her to, but I'm suspecting she will remain a floating head until sometime in 2026.
• I have a Wonderland Dolls Fluffy (1/4) on pre-order from Space Studio, and I've also commissioned one of their face-up artists. I'm expecting him to arrive before the end of the year, though I still need a plan for his outfit and wig!
• I have a few second-hand surprises, but I don't want to jinx their arrival

I'm really happy with how my collection is shaping up, and only have a few characters in my story left to shell. I have really gotten more comfortable with purchasing off of the second-hand market this year! So far most of my purchases have gone well, despite my Universe Doll Baihu SP becoming a victim of the postal service...

Looking forward to a good update at the end of the year!

 

I have 2 heads currently that need a faceup, but I'm wanting their faceup styles to be completely different.

 

Ive been in the hobby for many years. I ve sold all my dolls except one. I m hoping to find some new beautiful sculpts to get back into the hobby. It did bring me a lot of joy when I sewed my own dresses and costumes.

 

I was in the BJD hobby from 2010 to around 2017, then I focused on fashion dolls, but returned now in 2025.

This year I bought a LTF Ante (tan skin) and a PKF Vanilla (tan skin), so I would like to complete them first.

I remember Fairyland released the tan skin tone around 2015(?) when I started to quit this hobby, so I didn’t have any tan dolls at that time. But OMG, I still love FL dolls and the tan skin, and overall the older BJD aesthetics. So now I can fulfill my old dreams!

I don’t think I will buy any more new dolls in 2025, but I really want a tan skin MNF boy, girl and a little boy (a Littlefee or a Pukifee). And so many companies I liked (Iplehouse, Supia) are still active, I’m so inspired to buy new dolls again, so we will see.

 

Being more than halfway done with the year, I figured I'd update things. Luckily, I have been doing good with buying bodies for floating heads. But also, I have been buying a lot more floating heads. So it kind of balances out? The math probably doesn't work that way.
My floating head count is now Switch Yozo, Devotion Doll Lunevis, Devotion Doll Mini Bite, Kiss Dodo Somnoon, Foveo Delma B, a Soom Soul Eater Breccia, and Illusion Garden Evening Bane.
I still need to commission a good chunk of faceups for various heads, with some additions like foveo Midnight Gella B., luna blanc Kieran, Switch Doha, and my two Xagadoll heads. I've also considered doing the iplehouse cat dye job myself since I don't want a terribly complicated dye job.
Clothes, shoes, and eyes I need to get a boat load of since my 75 bodies need to be clothed, eyes keep being rejected, it's all v frustrating. I need a couple completely custom wigs too now, so it's a struggle. Harley's sweater is challenging bc I honestly have no idea where to even find a knitting pattern that will fit her, so that's very not on my mind.

 

Well I’m new to hobby

a goal for this year is…
. Oder my first doll
. Learn more about this type of dolls

 

It's already time for a Q3 check-in! Tried to do my best with what little free time I now have. It turns out, that if I actually do things during the little bit of time I have, then I can actually get some things done! Truly shocking.

Spoiler

Move along:
No progress. Still adding to the pile!

Continue being mindful of doll purchases:
Hm. I did okay. I did buy some doll things (eyes, shoes, clothes). And in August, I caved on a limited release SartoriaJ doll. Based on previous wait times I've experienced, hopefully it's enough for current shipping kerfluffle to be sorted out. Birthday doll from June also arrived in August.

Continue crafting for my dolls:
I'm fairly pleased with how much I accomplished this quarter. I updated more of my older patterns to my current standards, refined the fit of my tee pattern for Iple SID men and made my first sewing pattern for my Iple EID guy. In updating my SID man tee pattern, I also cleared out the Unfinished Object (UFO) bag I had for him. I also made a few patterns for my Iple nYID girls, with one of them also working for my SID lady. I sewed a few new items using these patterns, and plan on making more items in the final quarter of the year. Additionally, I tried dyeing a wig with synthetic fabric dye and was happy with the results.

Reorganize doll cabinet:
No tangible progress, other than some more brainstorming on doll stands. I'll need to revisit extra parts storage ideas, as I've made it a habit to order multiple hand options if available with new dolls

Reorganize fabric closet:
I managed to keep the closet tidy, but I'm growing weary of unloading 50-75% of the closet to find a fabric I'm looking for or to put something away.

Catalog collection:
No progress. :/

Maintenance:
I gave my Iple Evan a spa treatment: full cleanup, new hot glue sueding, knee joint mods, and full restring with fresh elastic. I also improved the fit of and lined my Iple Aria's wig.

Upgrades:
I remade and styled a wig for my Iple Evan, ordered some new eye options for Iple Aria. New eyes and wig for my Akando also arrived, and restyled the wig I dyed for my Iple Aria. One of the dolls I sent out for a faceup will be arriving back home soon, and I booked a faceup for my Iple Aria and got her sent off.

 

Well, my BJD goals list completely fell by the wayside. Most goals were sewing-related, but aside from a little bit done in Jan/Feb, I haven't touched my fabrics or sewing machine at all this year. I enjoy doll photography and faceups more than sewing, so when time and energy are in short supply for hobbies, I drop sewing first. Maybe I'll get back to it before the year is out -- I now have 3 dolls who don't have kimono, so I'll sew those first.

I did have a stint of 3 months where I wasn't buying or waiting for new resin, but I'm again waiting for new dolls and have a floating head to complete. I guess I'm not achieving No-buy this year either. (I haven't achieved it at all in past years! haha)

There are still a few months left in 2025, I can get some of this goals list done, but I'm not going to chain myself to it. I'm still doing things with my dolls - it's just not stuff on this list!

 

October check-in! My plans were to:

• buy a body
• make a wig
• paint new/redo faceups
• paint nails
• glue on some piercings.

I did quite a bit before my mental health took a turn a month or so back. It turned around thankfully, but I've decided to take a break on doll stuff for the rest of the year and focus on getting back in a good headspace. If I get some doll stuff done, that's fine, but if not, I've done a lot on my personal project list (which is more in-depth) and feel satisfied that I've done a lot this year. Certainly more than other years, lol.

Most of the stuff I'm doing now is moving furniture around my room and I'll be pruning doll accessories for that, so I'm still having fun with hobby-related stuff, just in a different way.

I'm already excited for next year to get back into it!!

 

9 months in lol, my my plans were to:

• Buy a body for my Remus Lupin floating head (I did, but the body didn't fit his vibe after all, so back to saving up!)
  
• Finally name the demon boy I've had for two years now... Still haven't done it rip...
• Dye a head & body light pink
• Give dyed doll a faceup
• Redo three of my old faceups (one down, two to go!)
• Give my Soom Gluino new elastic
• Get better at sewing and try my hand at making doll clothes
• Draw my dolls more
• Solidify a lot of their backstories

Some stuff I've done, some I have plans to do soon, and some (buying Remus' new body lol) Will definitely have to wait until the new year... But I'm excited to see what more I can complete before 2025 ends!

 

Ok, been awhile so let's see where I'm at..

• All bodies are purchased for all floating heads save the last head that I still haven't decided what to do with. One body needs to be picked up from a friend, the other is a waiting game due to the international shipping chaos that's ongoing...though hoping to have that body before the end of the year!
• Still have done no more faceups, though I have more heads prepped and ready to go. Come on brain, let me work!
• Monthly doll anniversary group shots are still going well! No misses and it feels so good to handle each of my dolls every month and make sure all is well.
• I've been good with no new dolls! I sold a head and bought a head so I don't count that. xD And I've actually managed to sell a couple as well. And have a few more set aside I need to list as well.
• Have not done any writing. There's still time..we'll see what I can manage.

Overall...not bad! Not many slip-ups, just more action needed. Keep on keeping on!

 

It's been another 3 months, let's see what has happened:

Spoiler: OG 2025 plans

Spoiler: Mid-year check-in

- Not buying new dolls IS going great because there has not been an accident since may! I did, however sell 2 minis because the horde was getting too overwhelming and have no regrets.

- I sold one of the dolls I was planning to use for the Angelic Layer cosplay so the project has been put to bed for now. I think I enjoy small casual sewing and crafting a bit more at the moment, too, so I will just ride that wave.

- Wigs have been on the back burner for a while, but I also just made one recently so I'm slowly getting back into it. Maybe I will still finish another in 2025!

- Doll breaks have been happening here and there, especially with having less time having started some form of studies again. It is not quite the break I had in mind, but the breathers have served their purpose and helped me to refine/downsize my collection and be better with my no-buy goals.

Just a few months to go! Shouldn't be too hard to keep up but you'll never know

 

End of Q3 update time!

We finally bought a house! This is fantastic news in terms of getting things chugging along again with regards to my doll projects, and I'm very excited about it! We'll have to get everything moved/unpacked before I really get going again, but it's exciting nonetheless.

• I plan on putting my last couple of need-to-sell dolls up soon, probably in November or December.
• My spouse has floated the idea of sending a couple of heads out for faceups as my Christmas gift this year, so once my preferred artist re-opens commissions, I'm getting Khadija, Marcie, and Phoebe packed up and shipped out.
• We have enough room in the new house for me to set up my sewing machine, so I'd really like to start patterning/sewing yukata for my vinyl girls before the end of the year.
• Mina and Nysus still need bodies, but due to the current U.S. political/tariff situation, that's looking less likely to happen this year. I've pushed those plans back to next year at the earliest.
• Similarly, the weather here is unlikely to hold long enough for me to do my vinyl faceups, though I may try to do one or two before we lose the last bit of warmth for this year. I'm content to push those plans to next year as well.
• Unexpectedly, I managed to find a pair of country western-esque boots for Marcie! This leaves Khadija as my last doll without shoes and, while she is typically a character that hangs out bare footed, I hope to get her a pair of suitable shoes in the near-ish future.
• My "no resin" goal is looking less and less likely to happen. I'm less pressed about this than I thought I'd be, but these projects would be mostly for fun/visual concept rather than extensive OCs like my main crew. We shall certainly find out if I end up being unable to resist the siren call of More Things I Do Not Need!