How Do You Feel About Your Collection Right Now?

Back from hobby break that last about 4 years. Unfortunately, lost almost all my stuff and some of dolls too during the war in my country.
But extremely happy I can get my favorite dolls with me. So feeling like I have a fresh start and enjoying my collection as never before.

 

Happy but always working towards new goals :p

 

Currently im pretty happy with the ones I have. I’m at 19 including 2 heads and everyone is kind of chilling in their boxes right now due to lack of space. I think I would only add to the group If I ran across more domuya dolls at this point. Most do need face ups and clothing but i can’t do a lot of customizing and making clothes til I can move again which is fine. I’m not in a hurry to finish everything. The process of finding things for them and working on them is part of the enjoyment for me.

 

I feel like I always want more... but I am also happy with what I have got at the moment.

 

Coming back from an almost 2-year break, during which I sold all of my dolls minus one head, I feel excited to start anew! I also hope this excitement is going to last. This time, I carefully picked the OCs I wanted to shell so that I have long-term, challenging projects (I figured the main reason I lost interest in my previous dolls was that they were complete far too quickly). I am also enjoying the process of completing a doll in itself, as opposed to 2 years ago, when I only focused on the final result.

 

I'm mostly happy! I have 5 full dolls at home and they all have their proper appearances and plenty of clothes that suit their style. Their characters are all quite settled and I'm having loads of fun playing with and posing 4 of them, and sewing yet more clothes for them. I'm also waiting for 2 full dolls and a body for a floating head, and I'm quite impatient for them to arrive so I can play with them and develop their characters, and get them interacting with the 5 at home.

There's one cloud in this sunny sky: I'm getting more dissatisfied with one doll. Her body has limitations that frustrate me more over time, so I don't play with her as much as the other 4. I've also become rather lukewarm towards her head sculpt. So I'm wondering if I should go through the trouble to invest in a new body for her, or whether I shouldn't bother at all and instead think about selling her. I'm not in a hurry to make any decision about this doll, so I'm going to play some more with her and take my time deciding.

Overall, I'm happy with my crew and contented with my choices of dolls. They give me a lot of pleasure and I'm having fun sewing more of their wardrobes, spoiling them with the occasional new purchase, posing them, taking photos, and just looking at them. I came back from a very long hobby hiatus a year ago, and today I'm still getting a lot of enjoyment and creative stimulation from my dolls... I hope this will keep going!

 

I don't have specific feelings about the state of bjd collection separately of my other hobbies or collections but certainly i am a bit overwhelmed and want to organise things better but also i am optimistic that with that done my hobbies will be manageable and enjoyable in my very busy program

 

I feel simultaneously content and overwhelmed. lol I've wanted to downsize for many years, and instead just keep acquiring more dolls and more doll projects. That said, every single doll I have brings me so much joy to have. I love them all with my whole heart and I love the purpose and motivation they give me. My finances aren't what they used to be, and that's only going to get worse, so I am hesitant to sell because I know it will be very hard to reacquire them back in the future if I have seller's remorse. I think with a few extra shelves I can reorganize my resin horde to at least appear more manageable in size. I probably will sell some in the future (I have a few on the 'maybe' list already), but overall I'm very happy with my large resin family.

 

I'm feeling decent at the moment. I have 4 complete dolls, a blank doll, a floating head and some ordered that won't arrive until the first half of next year. The four I have are fully dressed and I'm happy with them (other than needing to restring a few - they're secondhand dolls) other than one who I want to send off for a new face-up. I think that once my preorders arrive, I'll be slowing down significantly in buying dolls (space issues!) and focus instead on clothes, wigs and eyes for them.

 

I feel pretty good with my collection right now. I have six dolls and am on the hunt for my second grail doll. Once I get the grail doll, I might sell one doll I'm ambivalent on to keep my collection at six. Some of them need more outfits, so I'm working on that.

 

I'm in love with all of my dolls, but as always I wouldn't mind giving them a few more sisters and brothers I've got a lot of sketches and some clothes and accessories in progress. Some aren't dressed as nicely as I'd like, but I will get there soon. I'm enjoying the projects.
I need a certain body and two face ups But I haven't found the body for the price I want to spend on it. And my preferred face up artist is not taking commissions for a long time. So they're kind of in limbo. I don't want to downsize them even if I can't finish them right now. The thought crosses my mind sometimes, that I could get some dolls on my wishlist who would be all finished ups... But I know I will super regret it I've made that mistake before.
So I guess it's a mostly content and motivated, with some anxiety and greed mixed in

 

I am dissatisfied because I lack the time, energy, space and money to complete all the doll projects - face-up, blush, mods, outfit, wig, diorama etc.

 

I feel pretty content for the moment - I'm waiting for a few bits to arrive but I don't feel like I'm missing something I *need* to get right now. I've been on and off frustrated with one of the bodies but swapping it out has brought a great amount of peace to my mind, maybe the only sliver of frustration being that I wish the old body sold faster.

 

A constant fight between having not enough dolls and not enough money!

 

I honestly need to, uh, "thin the herd" so to speak. My life circumstances recently changed, and I have dolls who just aren't getting the love they deserve. I would be happy with a smaller collection but I'm loathe to post in the Marketplace because... effort.

 

Eh! I'd say I'm still figuring myself out, figuring out what I really want!
I only fully jumped into the hobby about a year ago, so I'm still sorta taking my time to explore different styles that catch my eye!

I started off with Minifees, but then fell in love with my DZ Miyou who I bought on a whim, and consequently became interested in anime sculpts. I'm very particular about anime sculpts though lmfao; I have one TinyFox, but I've realized I like the proportions of the DZ anime sculpts the best.
I still like slightly-anime-flavored semi-realistic dolls as well! Though I have a couple dolls that just aren't getting the love they deserve, so I may sell them.

My collection is definitely incomplete at the moment. It may never be complete, because it won't feel complete unless I get my hands on a DZ Keai, which is essentially impossible it seems ahaha.

But it's also incomplete in that I've not fully figured out the looks I want for the dolls I already have. So I'm excited to put some work into that!

 

I want to marry all of my dolls

 

There we go. That's my answer, too.
I keep telling myself I should get rid of a few, but I love them all. Someone asked me which was my favorite new acquisition, and I was like - you're asking me to choose between my children. I love all of my children.

Yes, I have my one "if the house is burning down, and Spouse and the cats are safe, I will grab her" emergency choice, but otherwise, I have gotten rid of just about everything that doesn't spark joy. Everyone I have left, I am enthralled with.

I do feel a little guilt, because I want to take more pictures. My collection is massive. Social media is a thing. I feel the need to share (overshare).

 

I'm pretty happy with the dolls I have. I want a few more but they aren't available at the moment and I don't feel like searching for them. I am waiting for a re-release on one of them.

I've have been collecting off-topic vinly dolls. I really need to start working on making clothes and faceups. Some of my dolls could really use restringing. I work a lot and haven't had a lot of time to do any maintenance on my dolls. I've become neglectful. I miss them.

 

I feel like it got a little out of control but I’m finally settling down from my newbie attitude of “gotta get them all.” So now as I anxiously wait 3 preorders and one international second hand purchase I’m really trying to decide who I’m attached to and who I’m ready to let go. As I enter my third year of collecting I want to curate my collection. I already know that I could let go of at least two, but I'm waiting until they all come in before I decide for sure which ones.