I got my doll... Now what?

I almost felt like a "bad" doll-owner when I came across an instance like this, so I'm glad to see it's a usual occurrence xD

But at the same time- when I was doing nothing with my boy, I still enjoy having him there ^^

Usually I sew clothes for him (attempt to xB! Only one out of three attempts has been "successful" so far, but, hey, I'm rusty ), or change whatever clothes he's currently wearing.
I've been kind avoiding taking pictures of him because I really want to give him a faceup before I do so >>;
I'd be practicing faceups on him now, if it were 30 degrees outside with a foot of snow on the ground u__u -wants SPRING weather-
And I actually have even unstrung him sometimes when I get bored because I suddenly find myself not enjoying how tight or loose his elastic is o-o; (Is that a bad thing? Because I swear his arms were floppy D8>)

Oh how I feel like I torture him... xDD;

 

Absolutely nothing. They just sit on my shelf. They can sit there for years without me touching them, other then to de-dust. Does not bother me in the slightest, after all, it's not like a doll will loose anything from me not playing with it (and what's that "playing" you speak of? )

 

I enjoy her! I talk to her, pose her, dress her up and down...

 

This is a funny thread. I do feel that I have spent so much money on my dolls that I feel a certain obligation to do things with them. I love hearing that other people feel the same way.

 

You could draw pictures of him. :3 They're fun little drawing models.
Or you could work on a bedroom or a set or something for him.

 

Meh, I rarely do stuff with my dolls. I mean, I was never really big on playign with dolls as a kid, so a lack of interest now, as an adult, make sense to me. I can't paint, so faceups are out. I don't have an eye (or ambition) for photography. I can't sew (but I CAN shop). So, yeah. Most of the add-ons of the hobby don't mesh with me.

Mine live on a dresser in my bedroom next to 100-year-old lamp and a old-fashioned pitcher and bowl. They are pretty much just decoration for me. I only change their clothes a handful of times in the year (once a month or so... sometimes more; sometimes less). ...Some people collect art for their walls.

 

Rohan spends 95% of his time doing absolutely nothing lol. He just sits in the corner of my room for days on end until I get the inspiration to photograph him, or he sometimes comes out and sits with me while I Internet or something.
I don’t feel bad about it whatsoever; I didn’t get into this hobby to really.. do anything lol. I just wanted him to be his beautiful self.^^;

 

Well, they could be seen as art. What does one do with art when it hangs on the wall? It just sits there doesn't it? It's kinda the same thing in my eyes.

I will admit I can't hug a painting, but I don't feel guilty when they are left sitting for a while.

 

Even when I do nothing with them, they are still beside me. And that makes me feel better. They are here whatever I do. Sometimes I pose them, watch movie with them, think, what will I buy them, what can I do to make them prettier...it doesn´t matter. I´ve never felt like there is nothing, I can do with them. Even just admiring them is enough

 

As a college student I'm very busy so I often go a whole week with doing no more then moving my dolls from their bed to my desk, bed, or closet. It's nice to look at them even if I don't have time to do anything for them or with them. I like to glance up from my home work and see my dolls sitting there. But when i'm not busy with school work like on a Sunday I like to just sit and watch movies with them or a read a book with them in my lap. I love taking pictures of them but I don't feel the need to always be taking pictures of them.

 

I've personally gone a good year or two without doing a thing with my dolls. They just sat on their shelf. Just like any other hobby you don't have to be constantly doing something related to it, and with this one it's okay to just leave them to sit without interaction.

Depending on how my mood is, I might sit with my Paris on my lap, but for the most part my dolls just sit where I leave them.

 

What's so cool about having the doll is choosing what and when to play! There's no pressure ~ just like with writing or painting, just dive in when the feeling comes and CREATE!

 

I agree with them being like art... social, interactive, multimedia art

 

When I have not any idea for them, I just do anything else. Generally, I cannot be or play with them all the time. In fact, just having them in my eyes makes me happy enough.^_^

 

When I can't do anything with them or if I'm too lazy to do anything with them, I just daydream with them in my presence. Even in my daydreams (near or away from my dolls), I simple admire them by thinking about them. On rainy days (or snow days), I sit them on my bed and listen to music. ^^

 

Well, I don't always dress my dolls up and photograph them. I have too many other stuff to do at home so sometimes I just sit them next to me while I'm watching a movie or playing a game on the ps3. It's just nice to take them out of their box and be able to look at them. I don't know. My mom asked me the same question the other day. What exactly do you with them? And I'm like um... nothing, really. I'm a doll collector and to me, they're wonderful works of art and I love just being able to look at them and appreciate how beautiful they are. It's as simple as that. One day, if I have a bigger house, I'd love to be able to display all of my dolls.

 

Sometimes I feel like a bad owner too xD;;;

I have my three MSDs in a bag where they've been since the 31st of jan @__@. But my Brownie, tiny and SD are all in the sitting room, where I was when I got them out. However, my Brownie and Tiny are by my mum's chair because she's sewing for them, and one night I just took my SD through.

Sometimes I don't touch them for weeks, and they sit in random corners of the house. But I still love them very much! Being a student, a lot of my spare time is taken up studying, or I'm too tired to do faceups / photos.

Plus, being winter in the UK, I'm never home in the light save weekends.

 

My favorite thing to do is sewing for them, and it seems like I'm always making something for someone... But for the most part they sit in their accustomed places, doing something (I seem to feel guilty if they are not doing something...) Right now Alessandra is strumming her mandolin; Milan is cuddling her dolly; Michele is riding his carousel horse; Valentina is riding her real (read that plastic, as in Battat) horse and Vittoria is trying to decide between taking up photography or learning to play the bassoon. And I am simply enjoying glancing at them from time to time and appreciating them. I don't necessarily have to be hands-on to fully enjoy them

 

My dude's been nekkid since I got him, so he's just been hanging out on the dresser under a black fabric "blanket". I'm just happy to have him, for now.

When I finally free up some money to get him some stuff, I'm sure I'll be spending more free time on him, but I hardly have free time as it IS, really.

 

This "bad owner" mentality is so silly!
Your dolls really won't care if you are too busy to do something with them... as attached as we may be to them they're still just resin and string. And if you don't want to devalue them to just objects, consider this...
How much better off would they be if they had no owners at all? They 1) Wouldn't have ever been made, or 2) Would be sitting in a box somewhere in a warehouse, garage, closet or attic.

There is no need to feel "guilty" for not playing with them every single day... they won't really hold it against you.