Normal BJD things you've never done

12 years in the hobby and I've never...
- bought a doll second hand
- sold a doll
- bought a doll with a fullset
- done an intentional hybrid (as in bought a head/body with the intention of pairing it up with another company's - I've only ended up with one as a happy accident)
- commissioned a custom faceup
- wired a doll
- went to a meetup (zero interest though, am a hermit crab )

 

I've not been in the hobby for very long yet, barely 3 years, so I don't know how much I "qualify" to post here, but:

- never made eyes (but I am somewhat interested, even though I have enough)
- never restrung a doll, I doubt I will ever have the courage for that ...
- never dyed a doll
- never made shoes
- never made clothes, although that has been on my agenda since the beginning
- never bought a doll on layaway, I prefer to pay in full
- never been to a meet-up or doll convention, I very much would like to change that

 

Ooh fun!
Never have I ever!
I'm.... a semi-old-fart in this hobby, been around since 2009, and I've done a lot of stuff since I'm a crafty sort and that's how I enjoy the hobby.

I've never commissioned a freelancer faceup. I just kinda went for it with learning to paint my own. I HAVE had factory paint put on one or two dolls.
I've never used Layaway. Not that I can recall. Nothing wrong with it, I just prefer to do it the other way.
I... You know I don't think I have ever bought a doll as a Fullset. Ever! I have so much fun making my own doll stuff I tend to prefer that.

 

I’ve never sent a head for a faceup because I was always a bit scared. But I’ve been thinking about it.

 

Only been in the hobby for 2 1/2 year, so there is a lot I have not done:

• A face up or body blushing. Hope to learn or at least try this summer
  
• Commissioned a face up.
• Made wig. eyes or shoes.
• Never went to a convention or meet up. ( hopefully one day!)
• Dyed, sued or sanded a doll. have thought about doing it on one doll, but keep chancing my mind...
• Restrung a doll. it will come one day
  
• Never have I taken my dolls out of the house.
• Owning dolls over 68cm. They are not too heavy, but they take so much space!..
• Taken photo series. Just have not gotten around to do it, maybe it will chance this summer
• Sold a doll. so fare all dolls have stayed with me

 

Two things I haven't done are go to a meet up or attend a convention. Maybe one day I will try going to Resin Rose or another doll convention in the future!

Edit: Other things I haven't done:

• Dyed or modded a doll
• Made any clothing
• Created photostories
• Made any doll props or furniture

 

This is my third proper year of being in the hobby and I've never:

• Made eyes, shoes or a wig (things I'd rather not craft)
• Sueded or wired a doll (that's on the "to do list" for this year)
• Gone to a doll-specific convention (none in my country)
• Dyed a doll
• Done subtractive mods
• Spent over $100 USD on one doll outfit or accessory

I have done some more unusual things like taking dolls on international flights and 10km hikes.

 

I am a terrible artist, so I've never done a proper faceup. I've done a couple of crappy ones, just to give whomever I choose to do faceups on my twins a basic idea of what I'd like done. Unfortunately for those poor dolls, I've not gotten around to actually sending them off to any spa.

I've also never made eyes, see the reason above.

I think I do have a couple of dolls that could use restringing. Its not that I hate doing so, I actually find it fun. Its like stringing beads. I've just not gotten around to doing it yet.

I think I may have found what to do for my New Years resolution. Faceups for the twins and restringing those that need it. Thanks!

Now to read what others have never done to their dolls.

Edit: After reading through this thread, I realized that there is a lot more that I've not done to My Crew in the 18 and a half years I've been in this hobby lifestyle.

•Additive mods
•made epoxy parts/had them made
•made resin or 3D parts
•made a resin doll from scratch
•Dyed a doll (thinking about it though)
•made a Youtube, or any kind of video with them
•made shoes (I modified some though)
•made a diorama/room box, but I'm hoping to ne able to do so soon)
•opened nor closed eyes (but I had to bevel the inside of a head so the high domed eyes would fit better)
•knit any outfits (don't know how)
•sew machined any outfits (don't know how)

I have hand sewed many outfits and parts of outfits though. They may not be perfect, but I'm still proud that I am able to do so, especially with me having ADHD.

Ryu

 

I've looked at everyone's lists and it's interesting to see... at this point we could draw some statistics actually

So, the things I haven't done within the 13 years that I've been in the hobby are the following:

-layaway
-wiring a doll
-making eyes
-knitting and embroidery
-dyeing a doll
- commissioning a faceup
- attending a convent
- no fullsets
- no extreme, additive mods, 'within-body' hybrids (e.g. legs and torso from different dolls, etc).
- group order
- owning an anthro doll
- going beyond the typical sizes that you can easily find clothes for

Honestly, I have no desire to challenge any of the above either aisde from a cool dolly convent perhaps

 

Gosh I really feel like I have done almost everything, it's crazy
It's hard for me to feel like dying a doll is a "normal" part of the hobby but I guess it's become that way and that's cool! But no, I haven't done it and don't plan to. I think it would bring out my fussiness way too much even if I would love to have more dolls that aren't all the same old color.
Dying adjacent I've also never even cared to try to de-yellow a doll in any way. I just roll with their aging process for better or for worse.
Knitting and crochet seem very popular and I love these types of things for dolls, but I've never attempted to learn it and don't plan to as of yet. I just like to look at it and have some pieces I find at times.

 

I'm just two years in but I never sold a doll and I know I never will. I've never done a faceup either, but that might change in the future.

 

It's been nearly 10 1/2 years since I bought my first doll, and February 2026 will be my 10th anniversary here on DOA.

I've never:
1. Done a proper face-up or body blushing
(I don't think I'll ever do face-ups. It's not my foretay.)
2. Purchase a doll on layaway
(I'm considering on doing that this year, but no promises.)
3. Sueded, modded, or wired a doll
4. Sew an outfit
(I've sewn a few pieces of clothing, but they didn't turn out great, so I guess that doesn't count)
5. Made a wig or eyes
(I've never made either, but I have sewn a wig that was slightly too big for one of my dolls' heads.)

 

I've never bought a resin fullset. (I have an OT fullset, but that doesn't count.)

 

Have never and will never string a doll. I do not feel confident enough to do it. Thankfully my dolls haven't needed it yet.

 

I have never:

- Purchased anything on layaway
- Made shoes, wigs, eyes
- Bought a fullset
- Owned a 1/3 or 1/6 size doll
- Had to restring a doll (yet)
- Done my own body blushing/body mods

I’m hoping to try a few of these soon!

 

I think my biggest one is just not getting into floating heads. I need the space more than I need the head.

 

I've never strung/restrung a doll! I want to learn how to 3D model dolls so it'll happen eventually :3

 

Been in the hobby for 19 years and things I've never done are:
• Additive mods
• made epoxy parts/had them made
• made resin or 3D parts
• made a doll from scratch
• Dyed a doll
• made a Youtube, or any kind of video with them
• made shoes
• made a diorama/room box
• opened nor closed eyes
• knit any outfits
• made eyes
• been to a doll convention
• sold a doll
• commissioned a face-up
• wired or sued a doll
• Traded or swapped a doll
• reshaped resin with heat

 

I've been officially in the hobby for 18 years this year but have been interested and involved before then. I believe I've done all these besides dying a doll or making my own eyes. I did try to de-yellow a French resin Narae once and the process was a full body sanding and a process similar to dying. I did a boil bath with a light purple fabric dye diluted in hot water and some oxyclean. Plot twist, it didn't do much for the yellowing in this case. Lol