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During this quarantine what have you realized about your dolls?

Mar 29, 2020

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    1. i was gonna leave the hobby for good, but now that i am at home a lot more and graduated college, i can be around them more and i realized that i dont have to leave after all! ive been making or rewriting the characters that they represent, and am starting to cycle out all my old stuff from the old characters by selling them and making money to get new stuff for them. its been a mess for a while but i am glad i found a way to stay in touch with the hobby that i used to love so much back in the day ;__;
       
      #101 Homucchi, Jun 22, 2020
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    2. I need to do a massive character overhaul. But... I'm at least working on it! xD
       
      #102 Zodiac, Jun 22, 2020
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    3. I realized I really need to downsize. I say, as I still have plenty of dolls in waiting lol. But I really think I've grown out of love with some dolls... so it's time to purge them from the group. Some dolls I don't think I love as much as I used to, especially my first doll, but I just cannot get rid of them. They hold a special place in my heart.
       
      #103 Swifty, Jun 29, 2020
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    4. I realized that I really like them! The Covid lockdown coincided with me doing a major clean-out of my BJD closet, and my dog tearing her ACL clear through and needing 12 weeks of down-time away from my other dogs. I left my home, husband, son and 2 other dogs to go into lockdown at my studio with my hurt and laid out dog. I own a small business so for 12 weeks, I was paying my staff to be off while living inside a bubble with my dog. I hadn't really done anything with my BJDs for a couple of years, but while cleaning things out, listing things for sale and actually having time to play, I realized that I really like them and I miss playing! Now I'm revamping my collection, have added a few and am selling a few. Have bought and sold some clothes and am freshening everything up overall. I've noticed some posts recently from several people who dropped out of the hobby for a couple of years and are back. Having time to play makes a difference!
       
      #104 wally, Jun 30, 2020
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    5. I apparently really like making yarn wigs. It started with me just wanting to experiment a little with making an extra long/fancy braided one for my very first 1/3 size boy, branched into self-indulgent multicolored/patterned messes, and now I've begun making them for my roomie's dolls because all of mine are set. Probably a good thing I don't know anyone else much IRL or else they'd be dragged into this too, haha.
       
      #105 Toxigenesis, Jun 30, 2020
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    6. Similar to Homucci, I realised how much I love my beautiful collection. I've sold a few pieces I knew I wasn't going to keep, but I keep finding characters in them I didn't even know were there! I'd been so busy in the last few years and moved cross-country even, leaving my dolls at home. It'd been almost 4 years since I'd even looked at any of them... and then slowly my interest came back, and I started to make things for a girl I'd never made anything for since I got her - she's one of my oldest dolls, and seeing her come back to life, and accepting that I love this hobby and these dolls really made an enourmous difference. Quarentine has really helped me realise how much I love my BJDs.
       
      #106 Teruchan, Jul 1, 2020
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    7. Quarantine has made me realize how thankful I am for my dolls! They keep my mind occupied with making eyes, wigs, and clothes.
       
      #107 Bambii.Slaughter, Jul 2, 2020
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    8. I guess I realized I needed to spoil them more? :XD: I've been working and getting bonuses through it all, so I ended up not only ordering a few, but also getting one of them a professional face-up, ordering a bunch of clothes, joining a group order for some wigs... :sweat I mean, hey, I'm not spending the money at restaurants or buying much else for myself right now. Once bills are paid and savings has been fed the rest is fair game.
       
      #108 BabySnow, Jul 4, 2020
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    9. The American Civil War storyline and cosplay's has played itself out and I have to go down a different angle... I mean I still gotta stick to history because I'm a history nerd.
       
      #109 Xanadu, Jul 5, 2020
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    10. I only have 1 complete BJD and I realized that I’m not really bonding with his outfit and want to switch it up, which is hard when you only own one outfit...
       
      #110 DessyChan, Jul 7, 2020
    11. Quarantine has made me realize that a lot of people want to shell their dolls, but nobody wants to buy them. Before the quarantine, I someone purchased it within a few hours after posting on the BJD sales groups. After COVID, nobody has responded to my listings on the FB BJD sales groups, which is understandable in a pandemic (but unfortunate for me lol)
       
      #111 amaris.aisling, Jul 8, 2020
    12. Try listing on insta. I’ve sold a heck of a lot of dolls since quarantine on there!
       
      #112 Chameleon, Jul 8, 2020
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    13. Thank you! I just started up my BJD instagram, I uploaded a listing last week but the one person who messaged me eventually stopped :...( Hopefully I can get accepted into the DoA Marketplace soon!!! I'll also try uploading more photos to the insta so I look a bit more credible lol ,nobody wants to buy from a new account with hardly any posts. Also understandable :kitty1
       
      #113 amaris.aisling, Jul 8, 2020
    14. I’ve realized that with unlimited free time I seem to think I also have unlimited money for doll stuff. Fun fact.. unlimited time does not actually equal unlimited money. Haha
       
      #114 Feywildchild, Jul 8, 2020
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    15. There clothes and stuff are a mess like nothing is organized I’m thinking of getting a new cabinet where I can store everything neatly
       
      #115 Ashley Ascanio, Jul 11, 2020
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    16. That I’m very happy with my collection and have been able to specifically decide on future dolls I want!
       
      #116 littleraeven, Jul 11, 2020
    17. I realized that I hadn’t touched my dolls in two years. Also realized that I could display them on my shelf :)
       
      #117 AmariGem, Jul 11, 2020
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