Doll plans for 2025

Thank you!. Barcelona is to far away. I think, I had hope to find one or similar too, in Norway, Denmark, Sweden or germany, so fare with no luck. I will check the UK Thread, could be a possibility, hadn't thought about it, thank you.

 

My main goal is to make knitting patterns and knitwear for my dolls. I have a lot of ideas for sweaters that I want to do. It’s just takes A LOT of trial and error. And math, and I dislike math lol

Plus continue sewing doll clothes and make sure everyone has a faceup that I like. I’m thinking of re-doing 2 of them. I have one new doll who will probably arrive in the summer that will be needing a faceup as well.

Hopefully I won’t buy any more I gotta stick to my “one in, one out” rule for real this year.

 

Creative goals:

• Sew clothes.
• Make accessories, jewellery… Would be nice if everyone that wears earrings would have at least one pair/set of their own.
• Finish or at least make a good start on the chainmail for Dream Valley Hylander once she arrives (probably 1st quarter of the year).
• Complete 1 doll.
• Continue upping the average level of completeness of my whole collection.
• Make at least 2 new wigs, preferably for those that I haven’t already done one for before.
• Dye some mohair dark green so I would at least finally have the material to make Kane’s wig.
• Continue writing their story.
• Do faceups for everyone that needs them. Dahlia, new Willow, Myrtle, Hylander’s both heads, Impl Gemma if I can get her in time. Oh and Rhodeia, her brows have to be redone because I changed my mind about her hair color.
• Speaking of Rhodeia, finish her head shrink.
• Still speaking of her, tattoo at least her hands.
• Get Nephele’s face back to being representable, one way or another. Started fixing her mouth with apoxie just the other day, but we’ll see if I’m able to get her face to be a uniform color once I’m done. Thankfully, as she is white resin I might be able to do it with white spray paint alone and without it causing too much of a mismatch with her body either, but if that fails I’ll figure out some accessory to instead just cover the lower half of her face.
• Do the same shoulder narrowing mod for the new Impldoll body as I did for the last one.
• Try and take proper photos of April before the winter’s over as she’s already dressed for it but other than that, don’t waste mental energy on trying to push myself to take pictures, that energy is better spent on getting more dolls to a presentable state.
  
• Finish modding the DollLeaves body that I started on a whim a couple of days ago (long story short, abandoned the DollLeaves Ida on a bust -project only to realize that now that I reshelled Willow into another doll, Ida could have her original body back, the only requirement being that I mod the neck to be longer again). Inspiration filled my head and now I finally know who that character is, she’s Nephele’s mom, and the story already provided the perfect reason for her to not have wings anymore so I don’t even have to suffer and sculpt those.

Maintenance goals:

• Restring and hot glue suede Anise and any dolls I receive this year. I’ve plenty of string for SDs but I need to get more that’s suitable for MSDs. I keep forgetting that despite their heftiness, the centaur and the dragon girl are indeed smaller and therefore require thinner string, and the incoming Hylander is also that size...
  
• If some other maintenance work pops up, keep up the good new habit of taking care of it ASAP rather than let the amount of it to buildup to a point of getting too anxious to work on anything.

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

• Start a layaway for a dark tan Impldoll Gemma on their 62cm body ASAP, because I’ll be really sad if I don’t get to do her faceup this year (weather starts getting annoyingly unstable for sealing in July).
• Buy filters for the gas mask so I can actually do any faceups.
• Buy more different shades of watercolor pencils, I remember I was at least missing some shade of brown last time, and I probably don’t have a suitable violet for Gemma’s brows yet either.
• Buy mohair for wigs.
• Buy more eyes, still plenty of dolls that don't have their "own" eyes.

 

• Purchase wig, shoes, and top for my one BJD, Drusilla
• Make her a pair of pink leggings
• Monitor primary and secondhand sites for sales
• Haunt the thrift stores for porcelain doll dresses (that can be made to fit MSD)
• Save $$ for a sleepy faceplate, jointed hands, and heeled feet
• Investigate/ experiment with eye mechs for her

 

• Trying to sell off some dolls to make room for dolls that are my current jam.
• Sew more
• Sculpt more. Not sure if for sale or for personal enjoyment
  
• I'm pretty sure I will buy more dolls whenever Whitedoll releases something else xD
  
• Finish painting my Coral Reef ONE. x_x it's been so long

 

So, 2024 was one of those very busy type of years for me, so I didn't do much doll stuff, let alone get many of my 2024 goals achieved. I had zero time for pictures, which kind of stinks because I wound up impulse buying a YoSD Megu off Mandarake in the summer because the price was right - which was not in my plans and that has definitely influenced some of my doll goals for 2025 and onwards.

In terms of curating the collection, I decided in July or August that I want to sell/trade a few dolls and get rid of their clothing, wigs, shoes. I'd like to start the process of trying to do so this year.

When it comes to general hobby enjoyment and activities, my goals are as follows;

• Take more photos. My goal is to post ONE new photo to instagram a month. This way I will have 12 new photos, and anything else is a bonus. This should also encourage me to have more impromptu sessions, because I don't always share every little photo shoot or photo I take.
• Volunteer at the anime convention doll table (if my local community decides to do so again) for a third time.
• Raw data spreadsheet of my dolls, clothing, shoes, accessories and all that fun stuff so I can then pivot table all that info and live out my best accessible doll info life.

In terms of working towards finishing what I have (which is an overall long-term goal & I don't necessarily plan on doing all of this year, but any work towards it is considered a win)

• Prim - decide on/get their wig, get their eyes, and decide on final outfit.
• Persephone - Wig and eyes, sister outfit to her sister's outfit.
• Penny: eyes
• Pips: send out for faceup? Do faceup myself if local doll group does wind up doing a faceup day/workshop.
• Creating the doll profiles for Persephone and Prim (I want them to be close to their final form before I post them here - and any pics I took of them last year are not up to par)

In terms of bringing home new dolls, I don't have any concrete plans, more like ideas and things that are very dependent on luck, timing, pricing and doll company choices:

• I have this vague idea for a Quilladin inspired doll to be BFFs with Pips but no real sculpt in mind.
• I've also been pondering how I'd style a Volks YoSD Sho who would be the final sibling for Penny and Persephone. (This is 100% dependent on second hand pricing and my own luck - and is very much of a "if it happens this year, it happens, if it doesn't oh well" deal.)
• I'd jump on ordering a Happydream Chuping if Chicabi does a latte or mocha skin special order this year.

 

2024 was a big doll year for me! I brought home a ton of new dolls, including my biggest grails and some longtime wishlist dolls. I also spent a lot of time practicing faceups, and I added a lot of items to my dolls' wardrobe (nothing that I sewed myself, though, sadly). I made a big spreadsheet cataloging my collection and wishlist in an attempt to curb impulse purchases (this only kind of worked). I also went to Resin Rose for the whole duration of the convention (my first time doing that) and had a blast!

As for my goals for this year, here's what comes to mind:

* End the year with every doll in my collection having a name, faceup, eyes, and wig.
* Teach myself how to make wigs!
* Practice sewing again and complete at least a few clothing pieces.
* Spend some time fleshing out my dolls' characters a bit, and maybe figure out a fun way to document them.
* Get back into doll photography and take nice portraits of the dolls in my collection for their DoA doll profiles.
* Attend a local doll meetup for the first time!
* Sell a few dolls that aren't super in line with my collection goals anymore.
* Overall, be much more intentional about which dolls I buy for my collection. This year and last year I experimented with different scales and discovered that anything over 1/4 is too big for me, and that most of my impulse-bought dolls didn't bring me as much joy as I thought they would after the new purchase excitement died down.

I doubt I'll get around to completing every one of these, but looking at this list it feels clear that I want to make my priority for this year exploring more of the creative aspects of the hobby, particularly with the dolls I have now. I'm so pleased with all of the lovely sculpts I've acquired this year but definitely haven't spent as much time being creative with them as I would like. I'm excited for what this new year brings!

 

I don’t have many doll plans for this year. I think maybe I’ll try to finish the faceups I ought to have done last year and sort out clothes for dolls that need them. I have downsized a lot in the past year or so although I recently bought several 1/4 scale anime figures so I’m going to have to tinker a bit with the shelves in my room to make a bit more space for them when they arrive and rethink my current doll display methods too

 

Things I want to complete for my dorries in 2025:

• commission my remaining blank heads for faceup (3 of them remaining), may include other resin accessories
• clean and restring my one BJD that did not make it in my 2024 BJD goals, will also add here a pair of jointed hands
  
• updated photoshoot for all six of my dorries, maybe insert a photostory or two and give my DoA signature pic a long overdue update
  
• organize my dorrie pics to other image hosting sites, may include also fixing old posts hosted in LiveJournal that were unfortunately messed up because of that Photobucket fiasco

Hope to be able to accomplish them before year end

 

Last year, I had the goal to save up and order just one BJD and that... completely fell through because money was needed elsewhere. So that's my big goal this year. Save up to order the one I wanted to order last year. Hopefully it can happen!

 

Yessssss ! She's gorgeous ! This year I would receive my Magaret in transcendent skin but I want so much another miss !

 

My 2025 goals are mostly centered around my current dolls honestly!
- finally commission face up/ body blush/ fantasy parts of my Aileen dragon snow rot (it’s been ten years the poor dear) I already have an artist picked out and they open commissions later this month so I’m crossing my fingers that I can snag a slot!
- get stands for my 1/4 and incoming 1/6th girlie that can’t stand on their own
- commission face up and fantasy part blushing for said incoming girl when she gets here.
-pick out and buy a wig and clothes for her too.
- try out doing faceups on my ot dolls

 

My goals are to work on my current BJD family. I’ve moved a few times, so they are worse for wear right now and could use much needed TLC.

I want to try my hand at wig making and maybe even sewing clothes this year if time allows for it.

 

My 2025 goals?
- get stands for 1/6 dolls and possibly 75cm dolls
- commission face up?/find an artist - I still really like one of my dolls, so I'll consider having it done
- attempting faceups on my dolls, again
- pick out clothes and wigs
- try to save up money to buy bjds
- enjoy the dolls I currently have (I've waited long enough for them)

 

I want to get a couple new wigs for my boys and more clothes because they're never enough > I also want to get a camera and learn how to do photoshoots

 

This past year I’ve really jumped back into the hobby, so I’m excited to have 2025 goals!

• Get another DD body so all heads can be displayed
• Get enough stands for everyone to be on display
• Get my FCS heart doll
• Continue frequent face up practice
• Take more photos of the dolls!

 

This month marks my 19th year on DOA, so I can say I've tried out a lot of stuff, but there are things I've never done. Let's remedy that with a few goals!

1. Buy new dolls / heads / bodies. Less of a plan and more of an "I already preordered several OT blind box bunny bjds and two OT cats bjds for my mom and I." If possible, I'd like to snag a Kaniboom head and chubby Xagadoll 1/4 body to make my mage girl's cute girlfriend.
   
   
2. Sell some dolls / heads / bodies. I have a boy that's clean, restrung, his faceup removed, his extra head ready, eyes and optional wig included, lots of packing supplies ready... I just haven't listed him yet. My camera is all charged up and everything, so I need to get myself in gear and find him a new home!
   
   
3. Work on my current dolls. I swear, this is probably my favorite part of the hobby. I've made wigs, eyes, clothes, shoes, craft armor, and now I'm sculpting a pair of long rabbit ears and a tail for Jack. And then I plan to make him some four-fingered hands because I cannot find hardly any, and those that are available aren't quite what I want.
   
   
4. Sculpt my own doll / doll head / doll body. More like doll parts; see above. I plan on casting them in resin when they're ready.
   
   
5. Buy / Craft new accesories (wigs, eyes, clothes, shoes, props, etc.) An ongoing goal. I'm always on the lookout for cute, affordable props to buy when I can afford to. I enjoy crafting them too. Made a spellbook for my mage kitty with cardboard, fabric, glue, and tiny printed images of spells and alchemy I grabbed from pinterest.
   
   
6. Learn new skills (sewing, wig-making, face-ups, etc.) Mold making and resin casting are two things I have yet to try, so I'll be sculpting a few test pieces before I use the things I worked hard on!

 

(Posting again because I apparently broke the rules – whoops! Sorry! )

• Rebuild the Migidoll collection – Low goal is to finish my Miho. He has a body on the way and he needs a faceup. High goal would be to also get a Ryu again. Even higher goal would be to get alternative heads for them all so they can have stage makeup versions (I like to imagine they’re in a band because I’m ultra original like that)
• Body for the Delf Woosoo – I have a WS body that he can go on for now, but I’d like to get him a matching body in NS if I can find one
• Get a CP Delf girl head – I have a spare Delf type 1 girl body that needs a head. I’m thinking Lishe because that’s the most common of the sculpts that I want but we’ll see!
• Mystery project dolls – I have an idea for a couple of dolls that are completely unrelated to the rest of my collection. Not sure if I will do this but I would really like to.
• Doll stands for the JIDs – My two Iplehouse JID girls are the only completed dolls in my collection that aren’t on display. So I would like to get a couple of good MSD doll stands so I can put them on my desk.
• Sell one of my dolls – there is one doll I’m thinking of selling

 

My main goal is to replace the head on my big boy with one that I can verify better. I have a head for him that I got that has iffy pedigree and that's bugging me a lot so I am actively looking for a replacement head. Its supposedly legit but I would prefer one with its COA etc.

Other than working on outfits I'm pretty much done with buying dolls for a while. This past year I really indulged on used dolls. I need to start saving more and and just work on the dolls I've got.

I still need wigs and better eyes and stuff. So this year is all about that just pulling the dolls I have all together in terms of what's left to do.