Hi, nice to meet you

Welcome!!!

I'm a lifelong doll-fan from the UK.

I collect any doll that appeals to me, not just BJDs, but have always tended toward the more articulated dolls (in the 70's as a child I preferred Action Girl over Barbie or Sindy, becuase she had articulated wrists, ankels, knees, and elbows while Barbie and Sindy mostly only had joints at the shoulder and hip). When BJDs came along they just got added to the house full of other types of doll, ading a new branch to the already thriving family-tree of dolls in my collection.

Teddy

 

Welcome Lena!
I’m a collector in Idaho USA. While I was looking for art inspiration online back in 2004 (I’m old XD), I stumbled upon these beautifully painted Volks School A and I have been loving BJDs since. I’ve changed up my collection quite a few times but now I have a small collection as I want to focus on enjoying the dolls I have and maybe go into sewing. I have 6 with 4 wip. I’d like to eventually add 1 more doll because I don’t have a tall girl yet. What kinds of dolls or size dolls are you interested in?
And very cool- my stepdad is Lithuanian But he grew up in Chicago Illinois- he has a very Chicagoan accent but his parents have Lithuanian accents and speak Lithuanian

 

I've always liked bigger dolls (or VERY small ones) Barbie size was OK but not the size range I preffered as a child, so my first BJD was an SD sized CP Luts Delf Chiwoo. Then I got a girl of similar siae (Elfdoll Soah) and a Yo-SD sized Petite Ai from Custom House... But while I've got a whole range of sizes from 9 or 10cm right up to 80cm now, the majority of my BJDs are SD sized.


Teddy

 

@Lenasminiland fairlyands are so wonderful and so versatile And yes, Volks are too! I’ve never had one… maybe one day I started with SD sizes because I was afraid minis were too small for me. I ended up with 3 of them- they are such a fun size I like SDs, but I think I like minis slightly more now.

@Teddy ahhh I like your collection I Iove your display too, they look so good together

 

Thanks. This is an old photo of the cabinet where the main SD family live (with MSD and smaller sizes on the bottom shelf), the rest of them are scatered (wherever they will fit ) around the living room and the rest of the house. I now officially have more of them than I have display space for and this cabinet is full to burting point.

Be warned - this hobby can be very addictive.

Teddy