Meme: Some confession sharing?

My confession is I'm low-key super attracted to my first BJD (that I still own) a grey-haired, kinda feminine boy named Zen. Not in a weird way but I wish I could meet a guy as pretty as him.

 

My first doll is a hybrid that I wasn't sure would work until I had attached her head to her body. I hadn't seen resin comparisons for either company, didn't know if the head would fit the neck, and I wasn't planning on blushing or modding anything so buying everything was kind of risky. I got pretty lucky when it worked fine- the resin match is perfect and the head fits pretty well.

 

Sometimes I make characters faster than I can remember them. I'll have a nice little character and a doll to go with them, work on them for a night or two, and then just...let them go, I guess. I think my brain has finally reached carrying capacity for characters. I also never write any of my backstories or anything down, which is kind of a problem when I start forgetting little details. I just can't stop creating things though!

 

I dropped the head of my first bjd as soon as I got her, and then dropped her two more times within the next week. Didn't touch her for two weeks after that. ;u;

 

I still miss the Iplehouse old YID Sylvia I sold almost 10 years ago. She seldom came out of her box compared to the rest and at the time I sold her I was not to keen on her chronic open mouth breathing look.

I cried when I packed her up for shipping and I still miss her.

 

Also, it hurts me more then it should when my mom calls them "those dolls with the ugly hinges".

 

My confession would be, as much as I love my boy Sage, his faceup was a little bit of a let down... It's a company face-up, but in the pictures I saw, I really loved it. However, when I got him, I really didn't like it as much as I thought I would.
I want to be able to commission him a new face-up from someone, it's just taking the time to find someone since I've never done it before, and also having to get over the fact that I paid $80 for a face-up I don't like as much as I thought I would... ;_;

 

I spent months weighing the pros and cons between what doll I wanted as my first doll (between msd and yosd). I went with D.I.M Flowne, because I convinced myself that the more adult-like proportions would make it fun to design and make lots of different clothes for her. But for many reasons, I regret buying her, but I also don't know if I have the heart to sell her either.

 

I hardly touch my boy because I am too afraid to tell my family about him. They saw the box, but now it's hidden and they've forgotten, save a brief remembrance when I got another boy's head in the mail and didn't tell them what it was. It's part of my motivation to move out as soon as I can, despite needing to save for grad school.

I also told myself I would make my dolls' clothes, but my unfinished turtleneck started going sideways, and I've lost motivation despite making bodice slopers. Which is a shame, because my boy really needs pants and shoes. Thank goodness for underwear.

And I still can't sleep with my boy out of the box. Something about the dark...

 

Sometimes at work I'll just sit around looking at doll stuff to buy.

I am positive this will be me. I am the worlds biggest clutz, you should see my tablet screen. nothing but cracks.

 

Sometimes I feel guilty for not buying my grail. She's not even a limited or from a high end company. She's a Resinsoul Mei and I love her to bits but just can never find a character that makes her stick. Especially when I think about selling Kazumi and reshelling her as a Mei and then I feel ultra guilt because Kazumi is one of my hybrid girls and I love her a lot. Characters take priority over grails. And as pretty as Mei is... She's not my sassy Kazumi or my clever Vala.

 

My confession is, I bought two very expensive dolls for my first ones, 500 and 1000. I saved up about a year for them. I did not know much about BJD's at the time, and sometimes I regret buying them, wishing I had known about MYOU doll and Resinsoul first. And DoA! That would have been so helpful! But...then I feel super guilty because I love my dolls and do not regret the dolls themselves at all! Just the price.

 

Everytime I think about the dolls I didn't bought here on DOA I regret it so much It was such a good deal for both of those dolls too but I didn't and now I can see that kind of deal elsewhere , I stalk eBay and other buy and sell group but nothing

 

Confession: I read this thread at work.

Sometimes I wonder what my collection would look like if I had saved for the really expensive doll I liked best off the bat. It's not regret, because my tastes have also changed, but more like an alternate universe thing--I wonder what *else* I might have purchased and what kind of story I'd have going on.

I get embarrassed when I see some of the super early pictures of my dolls. Everyone has to start somewhere...

I took almost two years off from the hobby to plan my wedding, move to a new country, get established, etc... and coming back now I can't help but wonder about all I could have accomplished if I hadn't put my dolls away. How many more clothes and props I might have made, how much better I might be at faceups, etc. I didn't really have a choice because I was far too busy, and it was an amazing and pivotal time of my life, and I have returned with fresh enthusiasm and inspiration, but I feel like I need to catch up! Life, please slow down! I'm having too much fun for it to be going by this quickly.

 

I just spent $1.25 in quarters at the grocery store to get dollie-sized eraser foods, and I gave the duplicates to my son's dolls.

Hey, if I'm at the grocery store, then even the resin children get food. XD

 

I need to tell myself I don't need floating heads.

 

Confession: My husband is terrible with finances, and since I took his card and deactivated it we have had substantially more money. I've been in control of the finances which has made it so that we actually HAVE a little money to spend on hobbies. I feel bad for having to do that, but it's put us both in a better place to fund hobbies, pay extra bills, and take care of life in general.
So...sorry not sorry? I could actually afford to buy a doll this month for once in a couple years!

 

• I don't care for anime/manga styled dolls. Also, I don't care for most anime/manga.
• My most expensive doll will be my smallest. I think I'm fine with this. I'm also anxious as hell because holy cow she's like twice as expensive as either of my msds... it's going to be worth it, though. It's going to be worth it.
• I learned how to do a faceup rather than risk sending my girl out for one. The risk being "having to speak to people in the post office", not something rational like "what if something happens to her".

 

Most baby/young child dolls put me off. I grew up with a sister obsessed with a couple of baby dolls, and developed a disdain for them. An exception has to be those cute harucasting ones. They are just too adorable

I have moments where I have to put my bjds out of sight because they raise my anxiety. I put all the work into them with their faceups, and when I'm going through a moment where I'm struggling to like my artworks, It has an effect on them. So...I sometimes have a love/hate relationship with my crew

And to be silly...I ordered the bodies for two of my boys specifically because they come with those lovely optional parts. I wanted them to not be permanently flat down there

I also have this tendency to take on too many projects at once.There are wigs needing to be made, a few blank dolls waiting in their boxes for me to work on them, as well as body blushing I'd like to get around to. On top of that, I'm trying to figure out everyone's aesthetic, and I've got a lot of bjds wearing adequate garments until I can get them something fitting their aesthetic.

I've also got a silicone kit and some urethane sitting around, waiting to be used on custom eyes, but I'm too afraid to make them lest I mess them up...

 

I secretly and desperately want one of those "optional love parts" some people make in resin or other materials for doll boys for my Vito guy, I would love to see how it would look under his boxers and trousers (that sounded awfully pervert, sorry xD).

In a more serious tone, I have spent quite a bit money lately in dolly stuff and I've been feeling a little guilty about it. I think it's because I haven't had the time to try all the stuff properly so I have just checked them and put them in boxes.

 

I have written down and kept every single address I got my hands on in this hobby in my notebook. I like the feeling of power, idk why ahaha don't worry I won' t dox people

 

Sometimes I kiss my dolls goodnight.

I have so many plans for my dolls but very little free time and when I do have free time I have no motivation to work on them.

 

My boyfriend (of 7 years) and I are going to have BJDs instead of children...........

Also I've fallen in love with Iplehouse, please send help. (I think Asa is my dream girl)

 

I sell my daughters' things to afford more doll stuff.

This sounds worse than it is! I only sell stuff once they've outgrown it and/or lose interest and I would never sell anything special to them. Still, I feel guilty!

 

I spray a bit of perfume to my dolls' clothes before they wear them to add a touch of their personality. Each one of my of my dolls has their very own perfumes.

 

this is... genius! Consider me your fan right now! I'm so totally giving this a try

My confession: I love storing doll clothes! I like to stare at my little wardrobe and bring everything in order, fold shirts and pants and Imagine new combinations and styles for my dolls... my personal wardrobe one the other hand... is a mess XD I hate it and I hate doing laundry! Human-sized clothes are just annoying to me

 

My confession: I've been taking my dolls on vacation with me ever since I got into this hobby. Been to lots of places all over the states -- Boise, Los Angeles, Anaheim, Seattle, Boston, Honolulu, Kansas City, Las Vegas, and yes, even Washington DC. When people look at me funny as I'm taking photos, I would respond, "uh... for the kids."

 

I wrote a bad review about a seller's service because she promised me a doll and then sold it to someone else while I slept...and then she kept my address and started threatening me and my family...

 

Leon, the Puki Puki Pukisha in my avatar, has his face-up redone every year. He's on his third, since his nose gets rubbed riding in my purse. I should make a travel journal for all the places he's gone with me!

 

I understand people who think these dolls are creepy and won't get angry if anyone tells me my girl scares them. Because these dolls can be exceptionally creepy due to how lifelike they are. Part of the appeal of my girl is that she's beautiful but could also be the source of conflict in a horror novel.

 

what the actual f... I hope you're alright! it's not like some random doll owner would really hurt you for a bad review, but a threat is enough to feel unsafe.

My confession: Sometimes I feel guilty for spending too much on this hobby. For example, I thought I would learn how to sew and take good photographs and I'm not using my sewing machine nor my camera. Ouch..

 

@Naisha You just reminded me, I bought a sewing machine a year and a half ago and I still haven't had the chance to use it!

 

Confession: I'm not a fan of Iplehouse (other than Ashanti for some reason). Something about their eye shape combined with mouth shape just doesn't do it for me. The expression? I love to see other people enjoy them, but just not for me.

 

I will never stop buying dolly sized fabric. Ever.

 

I have some dolls I haven’t touched in years. I don’t regret it. I like looking at them.

 

I make clothes and wigs with more passion for my friend's dolls than my own. Helping them bring out their characters makes me so happy that I work so quickly and with more pride but when it comes to my own I work slowly or leave things half done for some reason.

 

Confession: I have a doll that I do not want or like, but if I get rid of her my other doll flops and goes limp ans tbeows himself off the shelf, so I have to keep her to keep my other doll that I DO like happy.

 

I’ve confessed quite a lot in here but gotta confess that I can’t resist checking bjd sales post either IG, fb and here, sometimes eBay too. Mainly IG. I’m so addicted to buying clothes and such , I feel like I buy at least an item per week. Sometimes doll heads huhu

 

I'm afraid to order anything online because I know my postman is judging me every time he delivers something.

 

Confession: It makes me sad that I have a harder time bonding with my MSDs, but easily bond with my SDs. Especially since it seems like the majority of people have an easier time bonding with the smaller scale bjds, and a harder time doing the same with the SD and larger scaled ones.

 

I absolutely love dollzone and bought prajna mainly because he was limited one time only. I bought him at the last minute as the sale period was ending. So I was pretty upset when they released him a few months later. The whole thing felt silly to me so I recently sold his head and kept the body. He just left me with a bad feeling because he wasn't that limited as originally planned. And I feel bad for wanting him just because he was limited.

 

I didn't even think about giving stories to my dolls when first purchasing them. Now I just make stories up on the go and use them as excuses to buy more dolls to create more characters in this so called story, ._.

 

Also I keep on buying new dolls even though the ones I have own next to no accessories. I say I will make wigs and sew clothes, but I dont :p

 

I love reading confessions some are so good
Anyway, my confession is that I treat my doll(s) like they're real people in a sense, like they're my kids/friends. I'll talk to them and dress them up in different outfits sometimes, even if the outfit isn't very seasonal I need a life haha

 

I haven't even opened the cabinet my dolls are inside to look at them for like a month. Maybe more. I think I am just keeping them at this point because I feel bad that I never finished the novel they're all characters for if they're dolls then they have an existence of some kind so I haven't "failed"? It would probably be good to admit I am never gonna finish that project, give up the dolls, and move on.

 

I do the exact same thing with Chaeri. I'm not delusional. I know she's just a hunk of plastic. But to me, it seems like she has a presence, a being, that transcends ordinary concepts of what being real/alive means.

I talk to Riri. I hold her. I take her out and share experiences with her. And oh, how I spoil her. I buy and make her the prettiest things I can manage. I learn new skills in an effort to give her nice things.

I take Chaeri to work with me because my boss and coworkers are awesome. She has her own headset and badge. During downtimes I make little things for her--necklaces, little accessories.

People at work have asked me if I sleep with Chaeri. I told them I didn't.

I lied.

 

I wish I only had 6 dolls, or fewer. I could pour all of my money into making them perfect. They'd each have a perfect custom wig, a wardrobe of clothing and shoes to fit their characters perfectly, flawless OOAK eyes and a whole box of accessories. Each one would have their box, CoA, original proof of purchase and there would be no bad hybrids, uneven yellowing or damage.

But I currently have 11 full dolls and a head, and I'm just too attached to them to sell off half, and too broke to make them all flawless. A few were also secondhand bought in pieces that don't match and missing box, CoA or paperwork or all three, but I currently can't justify selling them off at a loss and rebuying the same doll brand new.

 

My first doll hasn't even arrived yet and I'm already spoiling him with accessories. Also I was originally going to give him a single outfit since he's based on a pre-existing character but now I'm planning to sew him several different outfits that are not in character just because I think they're cute. Bonus: some of these outfits are very feminine and while I can save this for a female doll, I do not like collecting female dolls/figures in general so I wouldn't be able to enjoy sewing these designs if I only saved them for the girls

Also I feel bad about the way I treat my practice head even though it's just a hunk of resin. I have dropped her many times and dubbed her 'scissors' because she has claimed my desk scissors as her permanent body. I'm also not a huge fan of her sculpt and wished I would've gotten a male based practice head instead.

 

Confession: I'm not a fan of Switch dolls. I can appreciate their aesthetic, but they do nothing for me. The same goes with Volks dolls...

 

I clicked on an email with "eye" in the title thinking it was about some eyes I'd ordered. It was actually an email that I was overdue for an appointment with the eye doctor.

 

I accidentally scared the mail carrier. I was sitting, in front of the door doing class, waiting for them to come, and when they rang the doorbell, I just... opened the door. I don’t think they expected me to be there that fast.

despite not yet having characters for all of them, I want one of every twigling sculpt. But instead of buying one of each like a sane person, I hoard gamine and ingenue (recently Elbe too). I’m at 5 ingenue OE heads (though 2 are for shrike), so it’s not AS bad.

I reshelled Aura, because her old shell/face didn’t make sense, and I miss her character. The sculpt didn’t work, and it’s new owner is happy to have it, and that’s awesome. But I’ve spent hours trying to find a head that looks good with Shrike, comes in light tan, and can go on a short body. I miss Aura.

 

Same for me! But I will admit that I do see the appeal in the super cute childish dolls and horror dolls - just not for me personally

 

I don't like buying dolls (or clothes/accessories) second-hand. I'd rather spend the extra money (usually a long layaway) to get them brand new. I've only ever owned one full doll (a LTF) and one head (Soom Heliot) second-hand, but they have long since gone on to new homes.

 

I'm jobless, so I often struggle with money and feelings related to it. It's the reason most dolls I've kept are very old project dolls bought second hand, and whenever I bought one new I sold it almost immediately because of guilt. Well, and the fact that they didn't end up fitting a character or inspiring me...

I also really like modding dolls but would feel super bad modding a new doll!!

 

I touch my dolls with my bare hands all the time, including their face!
I also keep buying dolls and I so far have 1 accessory... All of my dolls are naked. For whatever reason in my head I can justify a doll, but a dress??? Nope. Wig??? Too pricy. Fabric??? Too selfish.
Like what is wrong with me?

 

I like cheap acrylic eyes I prefer them over glass or urethane. Namely, the Glib ones you can get from DDE. They are the right mix of realistic and cartoonish that fits with my style of faceup.

 

I tend to rotate through "favorites". Like for a few month a doll will get the most attention and they'll get clothes made for them super quickly while previous projects collect dust. I also don't like super big eyes sculpts as even some minifees have too big of eyes for my likening.

 

I confess that after years of technically being in the hobby, I've been too scared to give my BJDs face-ups... every time I've tried to use MSC on playline dolls it's cracked like mad! D:
To be honest, I should probably purchase face-ups from artists I know will do a good job...

 

I confess, I know realistically my dolls are just resin...but I talk to them, and ask if they like the new outfit, and tell them about my day, and if I leave the house I tell them to behave while I'm gone lol.

I also confess I bought jointed hands for my Doll Family A Heiju, which I renamed Longwei, and I STILL have not put them on. I bought him about two years ago! But I do not feel confident enough to try and remove his default "yaoi hands" XD so I can put on the more attractive jointed hands. I have never done it before and at this rate it seems I never will. Oops.

 

I have so many

• I drink only on the weekends and this is when I tend to make my biggest doll purchases.
• I secretly get really mad when I see a CP SD sized Shiwoo that has sold before I got a chance to consider buying it (because I have a friggin' problem and I would likely buy it )
• I have an eye hoarding problem.
• All of my dolls share clothes and I'm cheap and don't tend to buy a lot of them.
• I only own two pairs of doll shoes, I just take pictures of my dolls from the waist up.
• I hold conversations with my BJDs when they get kicky or irritating.