Who do you talk to and share you BJD ideas with?

I talk at my mother about my doll plans, she doesn't understand all that much, but she tries to support me, I find she gets a bit irritated at just how many plans I have and how much they'd cost, though. She's not artistic at all so she struggles, I like talking to her about them but I don't get much feedback at all.
I have an online friend who, while isn't into dolls herself, lets me bounce ideas off her and seems to have taken a genuine interest in my dolls, so I get to talk to her about my plans and ideas, and actually get some sort of feedback for, which is nice!

 

My sister. She was the one who got me into the hobby. She's been a part of this community for a very long time and after years of her showing me potential dolls she wanted and different things about the hobby, we actually sat down together and she showed me the nitty-gritty, just what exactly goes on and the different companies, forums, etc. Now whenever she comes home and we have time to chill together, we end up talking about different dolls we found and just chat about sculpts and things like that. I don't even have a doll yet and we talk about places we want to bring them and just random things like that.

My parents don't really know about this hobby, and I've found that talking about it with my friends is pretty much hopeless since while they think the idea is still neat, they just aren't a part of the community and they don't understand when I talk about faceups and such. So pretty much I just talk to anyone that I meet online and my sister, but it's enough for me.

 

I've had the good fortune to get into the hobby with a few very dear friends of mine which I'm glad for - we're all newbies so it's been fun feeling our way around and suffering through the pains of getting our first dolls together, as well as brainstorming ideas for each of our dolls. Aside from that I have a few more experienced Twitter acquaintances who I occasionally ask for advice from, but don't know anyone into the hobby irl!

 

I share my hobby with my bjd collecting best friend who got into the hobby at the same time and my partner Both are so supportive of all my plans for dolls, and it's great getting to work on making clothes/talking faceup ideas with them both ^_^

 

Most of the time I talk about BJDs with my boyfriend as he actually is pretty interested! Then I also talk a little bit with my closest friends, though none of them don't really care haha XD and of course I share my thoughts with BJD hobbyist in my city and when ever I meet some bjd people in my country's anime conventions

 

I talk to my mum. She's a super creative person as well and has always been encouraging in this hobby, so it nice to have someone who I can bounce ideas around with.

 

I have two of my best friends who don't have bjd's but have other doll hobbies and my sister who is very artsy and is getting here first doll soon. she is attending the pnwbjdexpo with me in May before she makes her final choice.

 

There is a bjd group where I live that I've just started going to, it's a lot of fun sharing my bjds in person with other collectors!
But I would say the person that I talk to the most about doll ideas and their stories is still my mom, I'm really lucky because she collects dolls (not bjds yet) too! So she really understands when I fall in love with a doll, or when a doll fits a character perfectly. I also talk about bjds with my brother too, I actually waited to open my second doll when she arrived until he got home because he was really excited too!

 

A friend I've known since 2009 who is also a doll collector. She collects Lati dolls, but even with the different sizes of our dolls we share ideas and she teaches me a lot about wigs, clothing, eyes, resin, etc.

 

I don't really know a lot of people who are into dolls either so I just talk to people on DoA or Facebook, occasionally on Flickr and Instagram. I assume it would be a lot of fun to have a friend I can get together with and just spend hours discussing dolls. I talk to my husband but he just listens since he doesn't know much about them.

 

I'm fortunate, in that, I get to talk doll plans with my mom. We both like to do creative things and we're going through learning this hobby together. I've only really talked about it with an online friend, who painted these small figures otherwise, though. It felt like I wouldn't be judged by someone doing something similar.

 

I talk dolly ideas with my husband. He's not into dolls and doesn't do much for art but he's always been supportive of me and he always knew I was into really creative things so he doesn't mind listening to me go on and on about my dolls as long I do my time and listen to him go on and on about the newest video game or D&D session he's excited about. He seems to genuinely enjoy listening to me talk about things I'm excited about.

 

I talk about BJDs with my older sister because we live together right now. Sometimes she gives feedback and she asks me if I really need them;(I do). My little sister is kind of interested in BJDs, so sometimes I show her dolls I want/I like, but we don't have the same tastes in dolls lol. Most of the time, she's like "meh" when I show her. ouch. <I like them that's what counts..!

I think my friends don't really care about them, and some dislike them. I don't talk much about dolls with friends, but, but when some of them show interest--- *rubs hands* I will talk.

I want to go to meetups soon, so I can meet people with who I can talk more about dolls.! Altho, I might not have much to say... Also, I don't have friends/don't know people with doll projects and I'm curious about them. I think sharing ideas work both ways><.

 

I talk about BJDs with the boyfriend. He went to the pnwbjd expo with me and is starting to become interested in the hobby! I also met some pretty cool people at the expo.
I plan on attending local meetups and more cons!

 

I don't have any bjd friends yet so really only the people on here and on instagram. I don't really like to tell anyone unless I know that they are crafty or fashionable people

 

I don't know any other hobbyists in person, but I tend to talk to a lot of my fellow collectors over social media sites, especially Instagram. I do talk about them with my family and a few friends about dolls, as they like to know what's going on in my hobbies. I do have one friend who seems particularly interested in BJDs, but doesn't own any herself. She seems happy to listen to me, and I'm happy to talk about dolls. It's a win-win.

 

I tend to talk to my friends the most, one in particular that I sucked into the hobby. She knows all of my dolls, their characters, and such. She's also one of the most levelheaded people I know so she let's me have it when I'm getting too obsessed with find the perfect wig, clothes, shoes, etc. To some extent, I talk to my mother and sisters because they help me get an outside perspective on how much I'm spending or what might go with what.

 

I talk to my best friend and my mom. My best friend is in the hobby so she knows more about the fine details and stuff, but I bounce off outfits ideas to my mom, and color schemes to her mostly.

 

Nobody really. When I'm practicing face-up, I send pictures to my pal so he can discuss the art aspect of them, and my mom gets to hear about how I want one.

My "Toy Story" view makes some people nervous even in the hobby, so I don't want to worry folks I'm otherwise getting along with.

 

The hubs occasionally asks what I've been up to doll wise, but apart from that, I don't really talk to anyone about BJD stuff.