Howdy from Texas!

Hello and nice to meet y'all!

I'm 33 years old and born and raised in TX. I started collecting BJDs in I think 2007? 2008? My first ever doll was Luts Delf Harang. So cute! I've also owned some dolls from Fairyland, Switch, Dollstown, Volks, and Echo Town over the years. Around 2015 or 2016 I sold most of my dolls and took a break. I needed to focus on what I really wanted out of the hobby because I felt like I was making too many impulse buys without having any vision for what I wanted my collection to look like. Now I'm refocused and back in the doll world! I used to be pretty active in the doll groups on Facebook, but since I have since stopped using social media I finally decided to give the big doll forum a shot.

Currently my doll family is down to just one, my Dollfie Dream Hatsune Miku with custom faceup. She stuck with me through my big sell-off, not only because I love the Project Diva games, but also because my then-boyfriend now-husband helped me get her But I've also got a beautiful MYOU Chelses on her way in a few months that I'm super excited for, and trying to get one more (1/6 scale) but I don't want to jinx it by saying too much before she's locked in. I am definitely planning to keep my doll family on the smaller side this time at least for now.

My other hobbies include 3d modeling, music, and video games. And I have a dog and cat who are my spoiled furbabies. I've been learning to crochet and I'd really like to try and pick up sewing again so I could make some stuff for my dolls.

I'm looking forward to sharing some photos of my dolls, and more importantly I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's beautiful dolls (and I had no idea there was a doll con in Dallas last weekend next year!)

 

Thanks, I am in local so I definitely want to check it out next year and hope to see you there!

I started learning 3d modeling for game dev so modeling characters is something I've become pretty comfortable with, I have even modeled a head that I would love to print some day although I think 3d printed dolls aren't allowed here from what I read in the rules? I don't have the resin printer yet. But I saw some posts about it in the workshop section so maybe I can learn about resin printing here! If nothing else making doll props would be very cool, my friend in the hobby keeps telling me that when I get the resin printer she's got a long doll-stuff to-do list ready for me

Thanks for the encouragement and stay cool this week! Well until the weekend and then stay warm! dang Texas weather lol.

 

Thank y'all for the warm welcome!

 

Yay, another virtual idol! Kizuna AI is so adorable especially in doll form

 

Totally. I can tell you from my first time around, when I started, I was collecting all kind of beautiful dolls whose sculpting I admired so much!
But I had no idea how I wanted to style them!! I might get as far as a wig and face up.... but then my poor dollies when they were lucky enough to have clothes it was always something "temporary," and it would always be something temporary, because I never had a plan from the start, I just bought it because it's pretty I could always come up with some kind of back story or personality but there was just no vision.
At some point I had to accept that if I didn't have any plan for a doll, it probably wasn't going to come to me after the doll arrived So now I'll only buy dolls if I have a clear vision for them, even if I can't get or make them everything right away I have some goals to work towards!

Maybe that could help you out in your buying decisions. Of course everyone's different and some people can be inspired by having the doll in their hands. Just, if you want to see if that's you, try to test it with one doll, don't let the wait time build up more and more purchases I think many of us have been there!

Maybe we and our dolls will meet each other at Doll-Con next time Welcome to the bjd hobby!