Meme: Some confession sharing?

[MENTION=40832]Sianserais[/MENTION]--It's cancan-jseries.com now. It's my absolute favorite place to get wigs.

 

Well thank you! Obviously my link was out of date. ^_^
I could have sworn I had the site open just a couple weeks ago, though.

 

I wish Luts shipping wasn't so expensive to the U.S. Same goes for Leekeworld.

 

I wish my electricity, water , phone service, insurance and all my other bills were free so I didn't care how much shipping costs because the dolls are worth it!!

 

Most of my time is spent reading the Problem Transactions thread...^.^'

1. All of my dolls have only one outfit that properly fits them, that those are the outfits they came in.
2. My SD has needed restringing since I bought him back in May 2012, but I still haven't done it. I've read way too many stories about S-hooks going through fingers to do it...>.>
3. Julian has a chip in his face-up, Grey has chipped claws on both his hands and feet, and my floating head needs a face-up. I have yet to do anything about this, even though I've had Julian since 2012, floating head since 2014, and Grey since the middle of May of this year.
4. I was driving my coworker home one evening, and we sat in my car talking until midnight, and I didn't call my mom to let her know I'd be EXTREMELY late. She went into my room while I was gone and took Grey (my $800 LE), and hid him in her room. I didn't notice until three days later when she called from B.C. and asked if I was missing anything...>.> In my defense, he sits in a corner of my printer that is usually blocked from sight by my jewelry box door...

 

- my grail doll is coming home next month, and i cant wait too get him home, but im so scared that he will broke in the mail because last time i buy a dolls so expensive he broke 2 fingers

 

Sometimes I feel a bit guilty because I should give more money to charity and less on buying expensive shoes for dolls. That money could provide shoes for a dozen poor children.

 

Lately I have been an awful owner, I didn't take out my dolls for pics during all summer. I feel like a bad mommy T_T

 

I don't know if mine is super horrible or not but I spent almost $300 on doll clothes and accessories for my boy and he's not even here yet! I know I have enough clothes, but I feel like there's still something missing and I can't figure out what it is @__@.

 

These are great ;u;
Hmmm, let's see...

I have wanted so many times to take my dolls out to a public place, but it scares me silly. But I just want to really badly, especially when I see a nice spot, like the park...
Once I brought one in the car with me, and I had to sit in the parking lot while my sister went in the store...this guy and his girlfriend stared at me for over fifteen minutes straight. O.o They must have never seen a girl with a little man on her lap. They just stared, like I had sprouted another head. XD
Also, I brought both my dolls to the lake recently for some photos, and I felt so proud of myself. So accomplished XD

I really wish I knew someone in real life who was into BJDs XD Those meetups look so fun...
I also really would like to bring my doll to a convention, but I don't think that will ever happen...

I think my resin doll smells nice. XD

My first doll will always be my baby.

Sometimes I just want to buy a doll that has a bad reputation for being undesirable and fix them up to look beautiful.
Also, the more I tell myself I hate a sculpt, the more I secretly want one for my own. XD

I like to cart my dolls around the house, even though my family embarrasses me when I do.
My dad and brother get squeamish when they see my dolls.
Sometimes my family will greet my dolls like their family too, which I find funny. XD

My biggest doll regret is not buying pants with my Iplehouse doll. His rear is too big for normal pants, and shipping is too much to justify going back and buying some.

 

right now im so stress because its not sure that i get my grail doll home so im just waiting too see she ship him....or i get my money back...i just want this too end so i can relax again

 

I stalk my favorite doll sites/sculpt pages >50 times a day. :O

 

I'm starting to love the idea of the vinyl dolls I'm currently working on getting more than my resin BJDs, and once I have them I plan to prioritize them A LOT, buying stuff for them, taking pictures, taking them to meets, etc., over the resin dolls.

I feel a little bit guilty, but on the other hand, I never do anything with my resin dolls because I'm petrified of something happening to them, so.. having a doll I don't have to worry about as much will be such a pleasure that I think/hope it will reignite my passion for the hobby.

Also, my girlfriend wants to take our new dolls to a craft store after we get them (next week!) and I'm very excited. I usually won't dare to bring a doll out in public, but if my girlfriend is with me I can do it.

 

... I prefer seeing a cleverly styled basic doll to an expensive fullset.

I'm also right with you about the vinyls, roserising. I have a bunch of OT Obitsus and one SD with Star Trek mods, and I took a little one along for the exhibition last weekend instead of the SD.

 

I'm right there with you.

In that vein, I also prefer seeing less-than-perfect styling in less-perfect photos on a very well-loved doll than a perfect, polished showpiece doll with professional studio lighting and styled within an inch of its life. I like it when the excitement and love is palpable.

 

Whenever my parents ask about the price of something, depending on the price i tell the truth or not.

 

I only care about the way I look when I'm taking Nadeko out for pictures, I usually don't care at all but I don't want to make her look bad.
I've spent more on Nadeko's clothes in the past 3 months than I spent on university textbooks all last year. And I regret nothing!
I took two photography classes at university for the sole purpose of taking better doll photos.
When asked the price of things I tell the truth but sometimes I wish I could lie to avoid the crazy looks and talks about how I should be spending my money that usually follow.
Buying clothes for Nadeko is almost a hobby of its own.
I was not the least bit interested in owning any boy dolls until I saw @thesaraghina 's boys, particularly the Hasukura that she used to have.
I love the F-01 sculpt above all other dolls, so much so that about half of my wishlist consists of F-01s.
I have a strong aversion to shoe shopping, and that has carried over to include doll shoes too because it's such a pain but sometimes I wish Nadeko had more shoe colors to choose from.
I'm not very concerned about yellowing, now uneven yellowing is a completely different story.
I have a weird thing about doll ears, they can't be pointed or pierced (with an actual hole in the resin) in any way. I don't mean to offend anyone who likes these things, it's just something I personally dislike on both dolls and people, including myself.
I really want to make more friends in the hobby but always feel like I'd be a bother or somehow offend them so I don't typically start conversations.

 

I don't really worry about yellowing! Sometimes I open my blinds and let the sun come in. It feels so daring and risky :P

 

My confession would be I love sock dresses :3 if you use the right type of sock it looks like those body con dresses

 

I'll join in on the festivity.

The Fairyland Celine and Luka sculpts are my very favorites. I actually wished I looked like them at one point. :P

And I often sell my dolls or their parts really quickly after I buy them. I haven't kept any piece of resin for over a year, only a couple months (I don't even think I've kept one for over 6 months). I feel really bad about it, and that I should just keep them, because I know once I have a better cash flow I'm going to pretty much buy everything over again. Or at least that's the plan, anyway.

 

I've considered selling my doll after I've had it for month or so too. I just get too attached. I guess it's because I want to experience having different dolls and things but it's hard to do that when all your money is tied up with one doll.

 

I'd love to be in your position. I think the problem with me is that I don't get attached. I'd love to just have one doll I can put all of my money into and have some sort of bond with, but I just don't I can really get invested in them in that way. Either that or I just haven't found "the one".

 

I keep saying to myself that I need to start sculpting the doll head that I was supposed to start last year. This is my usual thought when I think about it: "Meh... Maybe next week."

I've very bad about procrastination. Just this past year, I haven't even worked on all the outfits for each season and holiday. I just feel really out of sync with the seasons. Sure you can wear a long sleeved shirt and jacket. It's only 99 degrees today.

I just told my mom that I bought a doll and she was okay with it. Little does she know that I also bought another SD head and a lot of clothes within the past week.
She also doesn't know that I have two floating heads in a box. Won't she be surprised when two SD bodies come home.

That's about it for my rambling here today.

 

Well everyone enjoys the hobby differently, it's okay to not be attached . I can say developing a bond with the doll you have does feel really awesome when it happens. Just keep searching! :3

 

Every doll I've been super excited about getting ended up being not so great. Never bonded and sold. I'm getting my complete grail doll in a few days and I'm terrified she won't be as lovely and awesome in my hands.

 

When my partner pisses me off I buy a doll and don' tell him :p

 

I really really really like cat-head and body bjds more than any others and seek them out everywhere. Oh and I like collecting super hard to find floating heads (like the Beast).

 

Yep, same here.

 

I feel like I own too many, so sometimes I manage to sell one... but then another takes its place. I just can't bring myself to sell more of them...

 

I love the feel of resin. When I got Jack, he was so smooth, so I spent a few moments awkwardly stroking his leg.

 

*sheepishly raises hand.*

 

Sometimes I feel crazy for having as many dolls as I do, so I search through peoples profiles looking for lists longer than mine! It shouldn't make me feel better but it totally does

 

I have another confession: I block certain sellers on the MP because....well, they are obviously scalpers and they always have a "No Layaway" policy and always ask for paypal fees.

 

I needed to grab one of my MiniFees to double-check the length on this fancy-schmancy, frilliest-thing-to-ever-girl-its-way-out-of-girlytown outfit I'm in the process of making...

The easiest MNF to get out of the cabinet wasn't one of the girls. It was poor Koza.

'Dude *so* looks like a lady all dolled up in that dress.

 

feel free to check mine out then, I think we're in the same boat!

 

I rather get a second hand doll in bad condition and fix it than get a prime new from a company. I will bond better with a doll I have "saved" and worked with.

 

I get insanely uncomfortable if someone who doesn't understand the "bishounen" aesthetic ask if my boys have boy bits.

Conversely, around people the community, I'm obsessed with doll boy bits. Some are just so...boring and not anatomical. And then there are those that...well...yeah...

 

My confession? I love my dolls too much to let them just sit there and do nothing. Whenever I watch a show they come to sit next to me so they can see. If I go to university, I bring one of them to keep me company and so on. If I don't attend to either of the boys for a few days, I feel very guilty, like I abandoned him. That's why even though I really want more dolls, I'm terrified of getting them. How am I supposed to entertain all of them and not let any be forgotten?!

 

Every MSD I get, I seem to get rid of it at some point.

 

As much as I want an SD, if I got one I feel like I'd have to reshell all my MSDs and buy them as SDs because of the difference in size ://

 

I'm the exact same way! I don't get the time to take out my gentleman every day, but even if I'm not taking photos of him or changing his clothes or anything like that, I just have him sit on my desk or sit on the couch with me. I feel guilty if I leave him alone for too long.

 

As something of a counter-point...

There are a few of my crew who haven't really been tinkered with, aside from routine string tightening and stain checks, in several years. No photographs, no sewing projects, no new wigs or eyes or props. They just hang around in their cabinet being pretty while others in the collection get all the attention.

I feel absolutely no guilt over that whatsoever.

 

I'm actually not a big fan of most Volks/Fairyland dolls

 

A thing I'm kind of embarrassed about: my first doll is in real need of a re-do, but I'm so sentimental about his current faceup that instead of wiping it, I'm getting him a new head. It puts a dent in my fund for other doll stuff, but every time I get out the materials to wipe him, I can't bring myself to do it. I always wanted to update him to a more realistic/detailed sculpt, so there's the excuse. Still feels silly.

(EDIT: My other confession is that I already confessed this somewhere else and forgot that I mentioned it. My other other confession is that I look at unboxing photos and videos mostly for the inevitable cat invasions.)

 

I used half of my scholarship money to pay off a doll. I haven't regretted it even though I should feel guilty.
Oh well, what's done is done.

 

My two MSD's are going to be sold soon.. I grew out of them I got a taste for smaller dolls..and because I have no MSD-suitable shelf space they've been in their boxes for months, I feel terrible!

 

When I have new friends come over to my house I try to keep them away from my room so they don't see my dolls and silently judge me. haha...yeah...

 

Same, to both of these! Having my dolls with me and getting to play with them and photograph them in different places is so fun. But even if no one is commenting or looking at me weird, I FEEL like they are... it's just nerve-racking. And I want to show my dolls off or talk about them to new friends/people I meet, but I'm afraid they won't understand. When I say my hobby is "dolls," I feel like a lot of people imagine a room full of MIB Barbies, or vintage porcelain dolls with those dead lookin eyes... I hate to sound pretentious, but it feels like this hobby is so much "more" than just collecting dolls. We do so much creative stuff with them and put a lot of work into them. They often end up being their own unique art pieces, and I love that. There's nothing wrong with collecting mass-produced dolls (I have some myself), but it doesn't feel the same to me. And it feels hard to explain what this hobby means for me and how much passion/effort I put into it. But anyway.

Confession: Sometimes I binge-read the tumblr confessions pages. It's kinda invigorating, but then it makes me sick and sad after a while people are too brutal over there. Some of the confessions are actually really good/important. But the anonymous aspect makes some people so bold, and they end up going off the deep end like a 4chan user...

Another one: I can't stand all the random fashion dolls and other stuff that end up in the #bjd tags on social media, esp. Instagram. The cosplayers I kinda understand; if they're cosplaying a BJD, it makes sense to tag the thing/character they are cosplaying. But there's a #fashiondoll tag, a #monsterhigh tag, and a #barbie tag for a reason. If you put unrelated tags like #bjd in there just to siphon likes I will siphon your dang soul. I didn't come to #bjd for this...

One more: It makes me really mad that the topic of recasts is banned on FB pages like BJD Addicts. I get that it's to avoid drama, but it isn't that easy to find info about recasts. I'm lucky I ended up not encountering them until after I had ordered my first doll, so I didn't end up falling for the low price or whatever. Many new people to the hobby don't know where to start. It's kinda intimidating. DoA is at least open now I think, but it's traditionally been hard to get into, and it's definitely the most factual and wide base of information, which is what people need when they're new to the hobby. I feel bad when I hear stories about people accidentally ending up with recasts and finding out afterwards. They have a right to be informed, and there's no reason to make "recast" a scary swear word. A lot of us are mature enough to discuss it without attacking each other viciously (but yeah, there are some people on either side who will do that, yikes lol). But I just think if we really want to help keep doll companies and artists safe from recasts, we need an informed public. Yes, some will still choose the recast side, but a lot of recasts are bought not by people who agree with the concept, but by people who have no idea what it means. Anyway this was a horribly rambly post. Also, another confession is I feel like I handle my dolls too roughly sometimes I haven't broken one yet, but I play with them a lot, put them in precarious poses sometimes, and take them in the sun a lot for the sake of photography and "bonding"

 

Confession: I absolutely love details on doll clothes - working pockets, waistbands with belt loops, all that. But when I make clothes for my dolls and I feel that something will never be seen by anyone but me (said waistbands, pockets, even the side seams on pants), corners will be cut.

 

My confession, i love sculpts with good stomach details and thats how I choose my dolls >~< I just love well sculpted dolls

 

Confession: The character I have in mind for my doll is quite serious and would not enjoy wearing frilly/super sweet things, but I can't resist putting her in them anyways because they are just so adorable.

 

i once put my dolls in sexual positions, i felt super dirty afterwards lol

 

Confession: I want to socialize with people in the local BJD community (they seem nice) but I'm terrified of the thought of bringing my girl outside -insert vampire shriek here-.

 

Confession: Every time I hold my dolls, I kiss them on the head and show them affection. Can't help it, call me weird, I'm used to it.

 

I won't lie, I show affection too. I just got a little DZ Big Dipper, and it's so wonderful to pat their little head!

 

Confession: I promised my mom that if she allowed me to purchase my dream doll (dark tan resinsoul ming), that he would be my last doll until I move out. Welllllllll....don't tell her, but I've purchased two dolls after him, and am about to buy another one

 

Not sure if this is a confession but I tend to gravitate towards more cute/innocent looking sculpts only to regret it later when they arrive and the only characters I can come up with for them are very one-dimensional. Don't get me wrong, I love the cute sculpts! I just need to stop wanting to fill my collection with solely that if I want to get anywhere with characters! ♡

EDIT: Alright, maybe this is more of a confession. I'm so terrified of my dolls yellowing that I barely touch them/see them in any form of light and because of that I feel that I don't get to enjoy them 1000%

 

They are going to yellow, as well as my dollfies are going to stain, it's something that is going to happen anyway, so isn't it better to enjoy and cherish them now and when they yellow?

Confesion: Whenever I'm changing my girls clothes, eyes or wig I always put a soft white cloth in the table, so she doesn't get cold (and also because Im afraid of her staining xD)

 

That is true, I know it's something I really need to get over and just enjoy them! Also, do they stain that easy? I've never had a doll from Volks so I don't know much about them.

 

Vinyl dolls stain really easily, yeah.