What are your ongoing plans and projects for your current dolls?

Working on drafting and then sewing pjs for my incoming MSD based on a pair of 1920s combinations. And then maybe a small diorama and some actual clothes for her

 

At the moment, I'm searching for bodies for my two floating heads (oldskin solid torso SDG body in BW and Lucia body) and some 20mm low-dome eyes.
I'm also keeping an eye out for some outfit sets that I haven't been able to find yet but that's more ongoing in the background rather than something I'm actively doing.


EDIT#1 (7/2021): I found one of the bodies I was looking for a few months ago so one less floating head to find a body for!
Now I am currently working to reorganize my girls clothes by making a closet where I can hang the majority of their clothes on little hangers. In order to accomplish that sudden new project, I need to either buy more little hangers or make some myself and also shift their entire bedroom set so better accommodate not only the closet but also all the dolls themselves!
And of course the hunt for a body for Shimo continues!
Story-wise, I'm still researching names for my DSD SwD Megu/SDGr hybrid girl as well as how she fits in with everyone else.

 

I feel like I am finally giving enough attention to my current dolls, as long as I don’t impulsively get a new doll. I’ve been sewing some simple clothing items for them and adding to their face ups to make them seem more realistic (not possible with my current skill level lol) and photography! I love photographing them especially during the fall months when the colors are gorgeous. I feel more connected to my collection since making time to do these little things with them

 

I've been slowly gathering face-up materials & dye for my two dolls that are on their way (Dollzone Chuan and MiracleDoll 62 Snake Demon). I've never painted on resin before but I have painted with various mediums before.

I'm a bit worried about "ruining them", making these two sculpts my first big paint-projects, but I figure it won't be too difficult to remove pastel & acrylic. (And I'll be able to have a better connection with them, rather than send them off somewhere). One will have patterning (hopefully) based on a banana python, and the other will be painted like a goldfish. I've also been practicing on another surface with miliput since I plan on doing a small additive nose job on my snake-demon....

 

I want to make a series of shirts and towels in ethnic style, now I'm studying traditional patterns (Slavic, Balkan), I still have big plans for real Siberian shoes with embroidery and beads, but I don't even know how to take them yet))

 

My current plan is to shell my oc into a bjd I just ordered- hes a kid in the Wild West and I’ve ordered some clothes for him that I think fit the time really well!! I’m really wanting to keep the 1800’s time period for my dolls, both lower and upper class. My other doll is supposed to be highclass northerner, and man, it’s hard to find a nice dress styled like back then in colours other than black!

 

While I'm waiting for my new grail boy, I've got him custom eyes, keeping the wig he came with and doing a mixture of buying and making him clothes.
He is an odd size so I'm a bit nervous about sewing for a 56cm boy.
But sewing and designing outfits does help with the stress of waiting for him to be delivered and hoping nothing got damaged.

 

Planning the face up and costume mostly. The costume should not be too hard and have minimal sewing but I am not sure if I want to do the face up myself or send it to somone.

 

Looks like my plan of "finish the Resident Evil crew" not only includes throwing my money at different sellers for different stuff (Nicholai STILL needs his jacket) but also knitting tiny socks. LOTS of tin socks ...

 

Oooh glad I found this thread! I was thinking over my many projects, and wondering if anyone else was in as deep as I seem to be.

So here is my list:

Migidoll Ryu on Impldoll body dyed tan (Wonder Woman)
Still needs her faceup finished. Needs eyes, wig and clothes. So, everything.

Ringdoll Senkai on Dollmore Model body dyed green (Poison Ivy)
I just wiped and dyed her, so she too needs a faceup and body blush - she has everything else already as she was a complete doll already, I just modded her head permanently to fit her body and dyed her

Dollshe Arsene on a Ringdoll RGM04 body
Needs a faceup, new hands, new eyes, new hair, a really good cleaning, body blush and new hands.

Dollmore Kara Klums
the original two need new faceups (possibly the third also, but he's on hold)
All my extra heads need faceups and possible mods to fit the new, taller extra body I just found for him
Jointed hands need restringing
The head i'm modding needs finishing.

Doll Family A Susu on Dollmore glamor model body
One of them needs a mod to truly fit on the neck. Body needs to be cleaned and blushed, head needs a mod and a faceup. He has a wig, and I'm sure I can figure out eyes.

Luts SDF event head Bliss Sweety on Dollstown old 15yr body
Body needs to be cleaned like crazy, head blushed to match. Faceup.

Meeksdoll Cain on Dollshe classic
faceup, body cleaned and blushed. Clothes.

Granado Jupiter head on Impldoll Star muscle body (Nightwing)
head has to be blushed and faceuped but first I need to either make or commission someone to make him a mask. Body needs to be dealt with...I hate how impldolls are constructed. It needs mods so I can string it like a normal doll.

Granado Uriel on Soom Super Gem
head needs some sanding because I modded it, body needs mods so I can string it not crossed at the hips (I know what I'm going to do I just have to do it). whole thing needs to be dyed tan. Faceup, clothes (I have wigs on the way and he has eyes)

Modded Vampire Elf Chiwoo
needs to be blushed to match his body and a faceup

These are just the big ones, the ones I haven't started or are just barely started. I have more (a lot more, most of my dolls need some work), I just need to take stock.

 

I don't remember what I first posted and can't be bothered to find it now.

But I spent most of the weekend working out all my plans. ALL my plans. Dolls that are here, dolls whose heads are currently on order, dolls that I plan to order, their outfits, their props, a rough timeline, etc. I'm just a teeny bit excited to get back into the hobby properly.

 

Currently? Trying to find the perfect bits I need to complete dolls looks and customizers for outfits/jewelry.
Also trying to figure out what exactly I want to do with my wigs.

I have a couple doll heads I'm not sure what to do with exactly because one of them is a bit of a random purchase (he came with another head of the same sculpt however they had two versions with different features and I wasn't sure which one I liked more) and others aren't on bodies at the moment.

 

Saving for my first SD doll body and trying to find clothes too.

 

I want to learn how to do a face-up on my KDF Cherry. I got her secondhand in 2014 & I adored her look back then, but despite being stored well (away from light, in a box, temp controlled, etc) in the intervening years, she's yellowed enough that her current face-up of all cool-tones looks... off. So, I need to figure out a way to make her shine again and get her a new wig to coordinate!

I'd also loooove to build dioramas soon-ish, but the space factor is a huge concern right now. Maybe for the 1/6 scale dolls...

 

Currently i am searching for a pattern for a outfit for my FFXIV shell girl, Xy'da, so i can make her outfit, cause it would be hundreds of dollars to comission. I also am working on getting ok with faceups so i can do my doll i have coming soon

 

Getting ready to do a hoof mod to my Dollzone Mini Scarecrow Hal body. I got the apoxie but I still need some gloves. I also gotta make a wig for the Hal head before I do the faceup!

 

Working on restoring some old BJDs I had from 10+ years ago. I'm wanting to do period clothing and a set up for them to be in. I'm hoping it turns out well! I made a thread about my ongoing progress to one: hopefully get encouragement if anyone reads it, and also two: to keep track of what I'm doing as well as... spending, hahaha

 

Currently I'm making more wig caps so I can get started on making more yarn wigs for my dolls. I also ordered some more fabric to try making an outfit for my dolls.

Got some elastic as well, as my Doll Leaves is in dire need of restringing and sueding while I'm at it.

 

I will try to make eyes and clothes for my doll. Hope it won't mess up

 

Weird to see my own post on this thread from almost a year ago! I did get all those hybrids changed around and all 3 of those dolls are complete now...and I really got into UV resin eyemaking and got to the point where I don't plan to buy any more eyes because I'm happy enough with what I can DIY. Still working on finishing up a few last wigs, though...

Currently I'm really into making props/miniatures/furniture for my dolls, and as always sewing more clothes for them. My overall goal for my collection, other than just having fun making stuff, is to get all of the dolls I have finished ( wig, eyes, faceup, and at least one change of clothes for each). I'm getting very close to completing it, too-- only 2 out of the 11 need faceups, I only have 4 wigs left that still need a bit of work, and only 2 dolls don't have at least one outfit of their own yet.