What's your favourite time of year for dolls?

As a teacher, summer time is nice since I have the time to get all my bjds out for crafting and sewing. The rest of the year is mostly for hugging and taking snapshots. The only downside of summer is that, where I live, it's hot and humid and sunny as heck, so taking my dolls outside is not the most fun.

The pandemic got me back into the hobby after a many year absence, and I'm sure I'm not alone in that. Having my dolls near to hug and play with helped a lot with the quarantine.

 

I DO get really excited around CNY when all of the discounts and new products are announced, just because everyone seems to get so excited about things and it's a fun time to be involved in the community

But as far as actually bonding with my dolls, I think the beginning of spring or the middle of fall are my favorite seasons because it's the best time to go outside and take pictures of them where I live. It's not too hot or too cold, the sun is usually out, and there aren't too many people walking around that could get in the shot.

Although...I'm a really bad doll owner when it comes to giving my dolls photoshoots, as you can see from my singular doll profile listed on DoA despite owning five of them I'm hoping that March will change that when it warms up just a bit and I can take more outdoor pictures.

 

All year, I'd say, but spring is especially nice because I can finally get outside and spray the pieces waiting for sealant and take lush nature photos, but mosquitos aren't yet rampant. I probably won't have the physical capacity or time to do that sort of thing until June or early July this year, though. If I were able to get out there at the moment, I'd love to go take some snow photos, but...

Until then I sew on various projects or craft in my little pockets of time and dream about the things I'll do later on. That stays pretty consistent throughout the year and is crucial for my sanity.

 

I don't really have a specific time of the year that I feel closer to my dolls, but I do tend to get more into my dolls when I have stuff to do, like after clothes I've bought for them arrive or after I receive them and they're blank and ready for a faceup. And that also means that during the rainy months I don't really get to do much, since face-upping is out of the question. So around October or November and in March or April, I tend to have to put them down unless I'm receiving accessories.

 

I've only had my doll for three months now but I can't wait for it to warm up and stop raining so I can take her outside!

 

As for taking my dolls out for pics - spring time & autumn, because of the flowers and falling leaves. But summers too. Winters... snow pictures look nice when one has a DSLR. I'm not good at those xD So,my best pictures in parks are before and after summer, anyway.

As for other things - December is the sales period. Summer time is a time where I realise how much I interact with a given doll (if at all), and if it's time to resell anything. Also, the days are loner, so it's more conveniet to take a photo in good lighting of the clothes or resin.

Any period has it's advantages What an interesting topic btw! I've thought about it several times before, over the years!

 

Def Summer and autumn. Perfect time to be out and about! Doll groups are more active, and that seasonal depression hasn't kicked in yet XD

 

I am very much looking forward to the weather getting warmer which means I can finish the faceups which were interrupted by moving house. I know you can use MSC in cold/damp conditions but I don't like to and it can take much longer to dry.

Plus, longer natural light for handsewing.

 

Winter, 100%!!!

Between Christmas and my birthday, I usually have a good chunk of spending money. Pair that with Christmas and CNY sales and tax season, winter is when I do the majority of my buying. On top of that, it seems like I tend to re-evaluate my collection every year around end of December/early January, and selling seems to go fastest around this time of year, so that gives me even more money to play with! And then add to it that winter is my favorite time of the year--winter holidays, cold weather, the least amount of daylight hours....I'm in heaven! The only downfall is any new dolls I preorder don't arrive until spring.

 

Absolutely Spring. I carry dolls out to the blossoms every year. I've taken some of my favorite photos out there! I really just love Spring in general though.

 

I think my favorite is spring, or if I lived somewhere less hot it would be summer. Any time there is a bit more daylight and I can take my dolls outdoors when there is beautiful plant life and scenery. I try to make the most of whatever the situation, so when it changes eventually I change. I love my dolls a lot all year though, partly, as you mentioned about when you are isolated... They are the majority of my company. I still live in a very closed off world of neverending pandemic life basically so every season has its perks. But I feel best in the spring, which means I have more energy to have fun with them, craft and take pictures i like.

 

I think it depends on the country where I am at… but currently Autumn When I was living in Korea I would say Autumn and spring.

Autumn is my favourite season in general, I feel very inspired by the Autumn leaf colours, atmosphere, seasonal holidays, foods… Autumn is also not too cold or not too hot to take dolls out and there still lots of natural light in the evenings too. I also get usually my tax refunds on Autumn, so it is nice time considering doll shopping as well.

 

Admittedly... I can't say I have preferential time of the year for bjds. I haven't done photoshoots for a while (need to get the camera in for a lens cleaning, it seems), and I've found ways to do faceups without seasonal limitations.

If anything—the one thing that could make something concerning bjds seasonally specific is a sales period/event involving a particular bjd I have my eye on (example for me: when Impldoll does events where you purchase up to a certain amount, and can add a head of your choice as a gift).

 

I got my first doll in November, and I’m so excited to be going into my first spring with him. He’s a faun that I’ve customized into a half-deer and I’ve been dying to photograph him in the fresh green grass, budding trees, and blooming flowerbeds. I think autumn will also be a great time for photos!

 

I think my favourite season to bond with my dolls would be winter, since it's my favourite season in general. I'm not very close to my dolls during summer because it's usually very hot where I live (suffocating, even), wich means I'm usually to tired or not motivated enough to move and play with them. When it's starting to be hot, I just change them into summer clothes and leave them in my cabinet, away from the sunlight. I also don't really bond with my dolls during spring because I'm always busy with work at this time of year.

But I find winter very exciting : with the christmas holidays, my birthday, and of course winter sales + CNY coming, I just feel motivated again, and change them very often, since most of the outfits I own are for winter. I also love looking at new releases and discounted products (dolls, outfits, accessories etc).

 

Right now, I don't have much space, and so I can't keep my furniture out or build permanent roomboxes/displays, which means the only time I get really good pictures is when I haul the crew (or a portion thereof) to a convention. Between only being able to spray sealant when it's dry out for doing faceups, and getting most of my non-box opening pictures at Resin Rose, that makes summer my doll season.

 

Spring & fall are my favorite seasons for dolls bc around here it's the nicest times for photos. There's always a good flower or interesting leaf and the temps are mild enough that I don't melt or freeze while I'm trying to get my shots.

 

Spring and Summer are my favorite seasons because it is when I am the happiest, motivated, and creative! There is more daylight! Lack of sunlight mixed and caused by seasonal depression affects me so badly, which doesn't motivate me to take pictures of my dolls.