Dear Blank, Please Blank.

Dear clothes patterns,

Please put yourselves together nicely and quickly so that my dolls wardrobes become complete.

Regards,
Unmotivated

 

Dear Camera,
I do not appreciate the washed out, blurry and dark photos you like to take. I would appreciate it if you could take some nice, crisp and professional photos for me.
Sincerely,
Camera Operator

Dear Dollzone,
I know you have notoriously long wait times for producing resin babes, but could you please hurry up and finish casting my Raymond head that I ordered in December? I'd highly appreciate it!
Sincerely,
Patiently Waiting

 

Dear fairyland,

Please make a mermaid bjd and not a seahorse ..pretty please and maybe you can lower your price just a little

Thank you

 

Dear jointed hands,

Fingernails don't face down/inward, so please stop rotating that way while in the process of being positioned.

Sincerely,
-Handy

 

Dear Work,
Please stop taking up all my Dolly time!!! I have so many projects to finish and I can’t take them on the boat with me! Perhaps we shall have to take up hand stitching
Very respectfully
Disgruntled sailor

Dear mom,
Until you start spending more time at home, I shall be forced to resort to piracy to steal your time away from work! Come home and make me things!!
Argh!
Pirate Shirou

 

Dear Doll Leaves,
I'm trying to be patient, but I'm so fidgety, I hope you send my doll to Alice's Collection soon, so I can have him home at last. I even ordered him without faceup in hopes of meeting him sooner.
Sincerely, a very eager John.

Dear Hibiki,
Why have the eyelashes on one of your eyes suddenly decided to mostly fall off? I've been so careful over these years we have been together.
Sincerely, your concerned parent who needs to wait until it warms up to even attempt using glue near your faceup.

Dear DC Larry,
Why won't you tell me your name? I don't know what type of look to give you when I try doing a faceup, or what colors to use for your shell. I don't know what color eyes I should give you to replace those strange yellow eyes you came with that don't suit your cute face.
Sincerely, A doll parent who wants to get to know you better.
PS. Why do you look so cute in the penguin hoodie I just got?

Dear Crobidoll,
Why are your dolls so gorgeous that they make me want to break my self imposed "1/4 dolls are the biggest I'll get" rule? Also, why did the collaboration you did with one of my favorite game companies, Cheritz, make me cry so hard and make me that much more eager to own one of your dolls some day?
Sincerely, my poor arms that will become sore carrying my eventual purchase.

 

Dear J+C, thank you for inviting me to the japanese bakery, I was pleasantly surprised upon getting your invitation

Dear Iplehouse, thank you for answering my e-mail so quickly. And if I may say so; please don't make me wait more than three months for my doll to arrive!

And dear SQ Lab... I'm a little bit sad about your non existent customer service, please take down your website or write some kind of announcement that you're NOT taking any orders anymore.
Sincerely, someone who had to order through a proxy to get one of your beautiful head sculpts

 

Dear Inspiration,

Please grace me with your presence so I can take nice pictures for the A Doll A Week photo challenge.
I'm already two weeks behind.

Sincerely,
Sad Aspiring Photographer

 

Dear Headcap,
Where were you? You scared the crap out of me! You had better not get lost like that again!
Sincerely,
Nervous Doll Owner

 

Dear 'back'
Enough with the pain needing me to medicate ... It makes me not trust handling me dolls (for fear of weakness and dropping). I miss playing with my big resin kids

Signed,
sick unto death of pain and brain fogs, resin mom

 

Dear Impldoll,

could you please make nice elbows and nice looking knees for the Male SGB Idol body?
I want my owner to buy me a nice body I can show off instead of spending my life stuck in a box full of chattering heads. There is a point where 'Wow! she took us out! How long was that for, do you think?' grates.

Sincerely
Chad Beast Head

 

Dear Guórén,

I love you so much, but why oh why are you so difficult to find clothes for? Freedom Teller is the only one I know of that stocks nice formal outfits for your size, but buying a complete set would cost more than all of Adhara's store-bought outfits combined.

Lots of love (amidst the frustration),
Your money-starved parent

 

Dear Weather,
Please either rain or let up on the humidity some so I can spray sealant.
Sincerely,
M

Dear Lusis,
Please be patient and stop suggesting more Unoa option parts to stockpile while we wait on the weather, there is too much blank resin in this house already. Next year, I promise...and yes, I’ll complete your faceplate set entirely...eventually...
Thanks,
M

 

Dear Gem of Doll,
Please stop having sales before I spend every penny I have buying your dolls.
Sincerely,
The poor girl who keeps thinking she needs all your sculpts

 

Dear Granado,
Thank you for making my doll in a timely fashion. Now will you please send it so it arrives before my birthday in two weeks?
Sincerely,
Impatient Once Doll is Made

Dear Doll Mom and Seamstress,
Please make the new guy some clothes of his own before he gets here so he won't have to borrow ours.
Sincerely,
The Doll Men With Limited Wardrobes

 

Dear Wardrobe Department:
Please move MSD boy clothing higher on the priority list. I would like to point out that my sister now has three times as many clothing items as me.
Sincerely,
One Very Underdressed Boy
P.S. I've been wearing the same shirt and pants since December. It's hot out.

 

Dear Iplehouse,

Why did you have to put out a limited doll I find cute? I want to be strict about no more dolls for a little while longer.

Happy yet annoyed,

Saraquill

 

Dear bjds of mine,
I will focus on you guys more! I promise!
Sincerely,
Guilty of not loving you enough

 

Dear Souldoll,
please don't discontinue so many sculpts all at once
Sincerely,
my bank account & sanity

 

Dear work,
Please do the right thing and get rid of that useless worker.
Sincerely,
Tired of working with her

 

Dear Dollshe,
Please keep making basic 33cm Fashion guys long enough for me to save up the money to afford a tiny Saint.
Sincerely,
Broke mature tiny addict

 

Dear Diana,

Why did you have to be so perfect? I have no idea how long you'll take -- forever probably -- but your pretty face really suckered me in. :/

Sincerely,
Not looking forward to a ludicrously long wait

 

Dear dolly diet,

I know I'm not supposed to be buying any dolls but why did my TV go south right now. I'm glad the special head I want won't be available for a month.

Sincerely,
Ouch, my wallet

 

Dear shoe manufacturers,

please create fake leather that lasts. It is annoying to buy a nice pair of shoes and discover that they are flaking after having been barely used.

Yours, in hope.

 

Dear Mom,
Please get your doll soon so you stop dressing me up in ridiculous clothing.
Sincerely,
Toby the Cat

 

Dear self,
Please stop browsing at other dolls longingly when it's important to purchase a body for your floating head
Sincerely, Self

 

Dear weather,

Please don't pull another sudden downpour on me tomorrow like you did today.

Sincerly,
I was right in the middle of body blushing!

 

Dear Time,
Please allow me a lot of yourself so I can spend it with my crew.
Yours Truly,
~Time Waster

Dear Square Enix,
Now that you've added a bjd to the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 3, could you produce more games involving bjds? Please??
Sincerely,
BJD Gamer

 

Dear Souldoll,
please stop making her fall for your sculpts
Sincerely,
Tachi's too long doll wishlist

Dear Doll Chateau,
please just stop making new gorgeous 70cm dolls.
Sincerely,
me who still has no money or room for another doll

Dear God,
please give me faceup talent.
Yours sincerely,
me

 

Dear Impldoll,

Finish up Adhara's mobility body and get it shipped soon, pretty please? The entire doll family misses her so badly already!

Sincerely,
Me, Guórén, Kokiden, and Mama-san

 

Dear wallet,
Please hold out a little longer, there are clothes I need to buy for some of my boys. I know the holidays are coming soon, help me.
Sincerely,
Almost broke

 

Dear family,
Please just send me money for the holidays. No really, I have bills to pay and a layaway doll and rent I need to account for. just send money. Or maybe gift cards to Marianos or Aldi. Or home Depot. I could use a drill.. or dremel?
-that weird kid

Spoiler: other life letters

Dear theater scene,
Please post a call for crew members to work with the tech directors /designers /managers... I don't want to be in charge, I just want to help.
Sincerely,
I just want to be paid to make things

Dear boats,
Why can't we do stuff outside in tents or something while we await the building completion? Why must you release me just before a very expensive time of year?!
-grumpy captain

Dear Alice,
Can we extend this layaway for a few months? It's over half paid and I really want her now but work is a butt so... please?
-JUNYAO COME HOME

Dear Big Spender,
You know winter is slow. Why did you buy a 5th doll this year when you still have so much Life to pay off?
-Wallet

Dear Aelin,
I promise I found a pants tutorial so we can solve that lack. Please be patient while I avoid making you a collared shirt. Your sisters' skirts and dresses are so much easier...
-wants to make more than basics

Dear Carrie,
When did you grow up?! You're supposed to be 12! but going on 15! Since when?
- I bet it's the new eyes

Deah Pinsess Deanie ,
No it's not kissmas yet!! Thas like TWO months away!! Is still Ha'oWEEN!! I AM I'ON MAN!!
-rUthIE

,
. !!!
-

 

Dear Dollshe,
Since I found the money to order one of your lovely boys, would you please hurry up and make him? I know I ordered fancy resin, but he's not very big. I don't expect him before Christmas, but before my birthday in August would be nice.
Thanks,
Doesn't want to wait a year

 

(Dean doesn't speak, she.. uses her illusion-magic to make her point. Ruthie is super loud, to balance her quiet.)

The first week of November

 

Dear Wallet,
Sorry I found a doll I wanted more than the clothes, Please forgive me. I'll try to do better.
Sincerely,
Broke AF for reals

 

Dear Luts,
Vino is super cute. You KNEW I'd PURCHASE him and I DID purchase him. Just tell me this is not a trap!
(Please, send him home quickly. I can't wait to kiss his cute little face.)
Sincerely,
I'd sleep on the floor and put my dolls on the bed if I run out of space

 

Dear Ruthie-Bee/-munch/-Pong,
You are so cute. Please keep being adorable and excited, and making me and everyone else smile. I promise you will always be my first little favorite.
Love and smiles always
- your Cenne

Dear Aelin, my overprotective, slytherin fae child,
Thank you for settling on a set of eyes for a while. It makes me more likely to change your clothes instead of leaving you in last month's clothes longer....
- eye putty is annoying // thanks for the eye placement practice

 

Dear self, gosh darn it if you don't stop making characters that "need" a doll shell, I will end you myself!

Dear meet up groups, please come closer to me! I am a very isolated doll owner, and that makes me sad!

Dear physical doll stores, GROW. SPREAD OUT. we need more of you!

 

Dear doll makers,
Stop coming out with stuff I like. I need to save money! I need to keep below double digits.
Sincerely,
Sorely tempted to reach my quota

Dear imagination,
The whole "make a character first" thing was supposed to be a limiter, not a blank check!
Sincerely,
A person who is getting quite good at making characters for sculpts

 

Dear Olive,

Sorry about the knick on your shoulder while making your slopers, but if you want to stop looking like a hobbo you'll deal with it.

P.S. you'll get restrung soon so try to stand up straight until then.

 

Dear Children,

I know you expected to inherit the doll fam one day, but I'll never let them go.
Yours truly,
Undead mom.

PS. Tragdoooooooooor

 

Dear Canada Post,

Your labour dispute sucks. Please resolve your differences soon, so I can receive my purchase before the new year.

Sincerely,
Every person in Canada who is currently awaiting their dolly delivery this December.

 

Dear Hyacinth,
YOU ARE MY MAIN CHARACTER. Cold you please tell me about yourself? I have all the other characters fleshed out, I know your lover better than I know myself.....Why are you doing this to me?
Sincerely,
I WILL WRIT YOU OUT OF YOUR OWN STORY I SWEAR!

 

Dear USPS,

Please deliver my package before 2019, and please tell me you didn't lose it...

Sincerly,
She who has been waiting for these eyes for nearly 2 months now.

 

Dear Shire,
you never really did that whole OC thing, so why do you now so desperately need to have a doll of the only OC you actually managed to create?

Sincerly,
Crying wallet and cosplays-that-should-be-finished-but-will-be-delayed-if-you-decide-for-that-oc-bastard

 

Dear doll clothes makers,

I adore you, I really do, but please stop selling fitted clothing labelled SD13/SD17. My boy is always swimming in shirts because you "make them for both sizes" when really they're just for SD17. At least tell us that instead of letting us choose SD13 from options only to then receive something labelled SD13/SD17...

Sincerely,
Someone who would like to stop wasting monies on clothing my boy can't actually wear.

P.S. At this point it would have been cheaper to buy him a new body.

 

Dear doll companies,

Please can we have some SD Male bodies who aren’t so perfectly toned you can see the outline of every muscle? Not everyone has a visible six pack or is super skinny. Please?

Many thanks,
Person who likes imperfect dudes too

 

Dear Doll Chateau,
Can you please slow down with all these amazing sculpts? I mean first you make two amazing scorpion girls that I need to own, then you make a skeletal mermaid and not one, but two new centaurs??
Sincerely, I'm trying to move

 

Dear Doll Companies,
You all have very lovely dolls but I can't afford all of them...

Sincerely, My Dying Wallet

 

Dear motivation,
Please allow me to actually work on projects that involve my crew. I have some wigs to make, sewing to learn, faceups to do (and redo), and dioramas to get to work on. All I need is some motivation to do all that.

Sincerely,
Master Procrastinator

 

Dear second job,

My first job already takes up most of my time. I'm house-sitting for my parents until March. I have doll clothes to sew, a giant mod project to finish, videos to edit... Please stop scheduling me for five shifts a week. Please. I would like to find time to breathe.

PS. All that said, thank you for helping me afford more dolls. Much appreciated.

 

Dear fabric store,

I know these unpatterned cotton fabrics cost relatively cheap, but please oh please store them properly at least. I spent almost an hour steaming this blue-black bolt over the kettle just to take the unsightly creases off. Even a doll appreciates crisp, unwrinkled clothes!

Sincerely,
Someone who has a long line of commissions ahead of her

 

Dear doll shoes,

Please have descriptions which include, at minimum, the millimeters of your length. "MSD" tells me nothing.

Sincerely, ResinSoul Ya.

 

Dear Doll Chateau,

Its been 9 months.
People who ordered after me are getting their dolls.

Where's mine? OTL

Sincerely,
Waiting is Pain

 

Dear anxiety,
Please leave me alone so I can do face ups at peace again without worrying that I will die or get sick because of sealants. I am trying to properly protect myself and still you make me freak out. Also please don’t make me feel like the resin is extra dangerous lol.
Sincerely, An Anxious Doll Mom.

 

Dear Granado,

Please let the tiny Napoleons arrive sooner than the Lucifers did. We want our friend to come home.

Sincerely,
the other tiny guys.

 

Dear job,

Please return to giving me full time hours like you should be. I have a doll I'm aching for but no money with which to bring him home. He's not that expensive but I need my money. I need my boy home.

Sincerely,
A boy wanting to shell his boy

 

Dear Luts,

Please send the body I ordered soon. I want to make the head I have into a whole doll. I still have to mod his neck to fit his head once I get him.

Thanks,

Planned first hybrid, wants to know if it will work.

 

Dear self,
Stop wasting so much time on random things and actually get some of these projects done! Miniature furniture shouldn't be out in the middle of the floor where you're going to keep tripping over it.
Sincerely,
She-with-a-bruised-foot.

 

Dear Dollshe: It's been nine months now. Dude. I'd like my Diana now please.
Sincerely,
This is absurd