#bjd review

[tiffyfoundsomething]

Lady Doolli

I’ve mentioned before that I like blind box toys and ball jointed dolls and now I’m in trouble because there are blind box ball jointed dolls out there.

Lady Doolli is blind boxed but is NOT a BJD though she’s in a similar style. I’d seen these on Amazon for a while and was curious but only recently decided to give one a try.

There is 1 skintone, 6 different hair styles/colors, and it looks like maybe 2 eye colors.

There are also 6 possible outfits.

The dolls and clothing are separate, but are each $26 and both are in the same listing here: https://amzn.to/3OrhHsk

The box is small and cute with a lot of pictures and writing on it, especially making a point to let you know there’s no second outfit in here and they must be bought separately.

The outfits are packed in a little paperboard box shaped like a garment bag. It says 2022 Spring, so I wonder if there are many other outfit sets that have been released.

To be honest, I don’t care for any of these outfits, really. Figured I should get one to review, at least.

Both the doll and outfit are packed in these silver foil bags inside the boxes. There’s no plastic shell or anything to hold their position in the packaging. They’re just loose in there.

I got dark, long hair with a side part with blue and purple eyes, and almost missed the tiny little bag of extra hands inside the silver bag. She does come already dressed in the pajamas.

I tried to get a good photo of the face screening but my phone is a potato. There’s a good amount of detail with a simple layout. She has eyeshadow, blush on the cheeks, chin, nose, and brows, a little lip line to separate her lips... It’s a cute face, but I do prefer my dolls to not look sad or startled.

She does have rooted hair which is silky and smooth. It’s a little stiffer than Kiwi nylon (Rainbow High) while still being soft.

She also has a couple paint spots on her face that look to be from the eyebrow paint.

The rooting isn’t super dense in some areas.

Her head is harder than a Barbie’s head but is squishable to a degree so her eyes could be removed and replaced with some heat and her hair could be rerooted if you wanted.

Hair drop on a new doll head is normal. This looks like a plug or two which didn’t get anchored.

I’m impressed with the posing. The joints are stiff enough to hold a pose but easy to move other than her hips which take a little bit more pressure, and have a high range of motion.

The torso joints aren’t as mobile as the arms and legs, though.

Her head can look up and down or tilt left and right depending on how you turn the neck joint which is a simple hinged ball.

The backs of the knees...

All of the jointing reminds me of Figmas.

Honestly I feel like the body alone is worth the $26 price tag, AND you get a rooted head with quality hair and inset eyes, a pair of pajamas, and an extra pair of hands.

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Neither outfit that I have has any sort of closures or openings so you do need to remove the head and hands to dress her.

Getting the hands on and off is difficult

Turns out there’s a LOT of flash on her wrist pegs. I did go in and clean that off. There was a good sized bit on her neck ball, too.

Heat up the hands, though, and they go on and off pretty easily.

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As for the outfit.

Silver bag again.

I couldn’t get this headband to stay on her hair because it’s satin and her hair is satiny smooth, but it does have a wire in the “ears” so you can pose it as you wish.

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LOOK AT THESE TINY LITTLE SHOES!

They have stitches, laces, tongues, glued on rubbery soles with IN SCALE texture on the bottom...

They went on a lot more easily than I expected them to OVER her socks. I did need to get a little stick to pull the back of the heel out and over the doll’s heels. Other than that, easy-easy.

I also didn’t even try to extract and tie the laces. They looked really short and I have poor motor control, so I opted to just shove her feet in there with the laces tucked inside.

The outfit came with shorts, a one-piece sweater and shirt combo, and some long socks. The socks aren’t hemmed but everything else is. Again, no closures, not even an elastic waistband on the shorts. The shorts were a little difficult to put on.

All of the fabrics are soft and despite the sweater having a feelable texture, it’s not rough or scratchy so it’s not kicking off my texture-BAD senses.

Action pose! FWIP!

She can’t quite pull of Sailor Moon’s signature pose.

Here she is next to some other blind box BJD (the others really are BJD). They all could certainly share clothes despite Doolli’s longer, thinner body.

From left to right:

Penny’s Box Antu Natural Wonderland - https://amzn.to/3IqKfOz

SimonToy Teenar Campus Series - https://amzn.to/3IlnGLl

Lady Doolli and outfit pack - https://amzn.to/3MiOflA

Come4Free Bonnie Journey of Streets - https://amzn.to/42QlMKG

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While I do feel that the quality of Lady Doolli is in line with the price (all together she costs $52), and am impressed with, basically, everything about her, I don’t feel a need to buy another. Out of all of the blind box BJD I’ve tried (not pictured here is the Penny’s Box centaurs), the only one I’ve wanted more than one of was Bonnie. I have three.

#bjd #blind box #blind box bjd #lady doolli #product review #affiliate links

[fulgurbugs]

home stretch, doll unboxing… 5! double doll special

as you can see, i’ve already opened these. these are the come4free series 2 dessert bonnie bjds, which come on blind boxes

here’s all of the versions they come in. i’ve seen the secret one, since she’s not hidden in promo pics or anything, but they’re all dessert themed this time, unlike series 1 which was streetwear themed

well, cutting to the chase, i pulled these two, matcha fufu and seasalt sisi. personally i’m very happy with these two, as they’re two of my favorites out of the available options

i don’t have my series 1 girls to compare to, but i think they have quite different bodies this time, with larger hands and more paw-like feet, and overall cartoonier proportions.

another difference with this series is that the ears are magnetized, rather than pegs with joints. while this makes the connection more seamless, i think i prefer the jointed peg ears as they have a greater range of motion. the magnetic ears can only rotate.

here’s the girls all dressed up! i think i might get some kind of ribbon to waistband seasalt sisi, her dress feels a little loose around the waist. matcha fufu’s apron has a clasp in the back, but it was unfortunately not clasping for me so i’ll probably sew in a new one when i get back to my studio

offending plastic clasp.

obligatory .5 shots. with their inset eyes, then look a little idk… angry? i’m a big fan of inset eyes though. they look really good on these

and that’s the series 2 dessert bonnies! they’re super cute, and i think i’ll give them some new names soon when i think of good ones.

#dux doll tag #dux doll review #i love these guys… #but i also have my eyes on some other blind box bjds. there’s some mermaid ones and this bug cafe ones upcoming i want so bad. #(perhaps christmas money purchases….)

[bon-bon-blog]

Unoa Freak 1, 2 and 3 [Review]

Summary

The Unoa Freak series is specifically written to celebrate and discuss Unoa dolls. Created in 2003 by Gentaro Araki, founder of Alchemic Labo, they were one of the first BJD available on the market. They are not as popular as they once were but Unoa dolls come in many common sizes, making these books a great resource to this day. The books also contain tutorials on face-ups, manicures, modding, stringing and more.

These books have been created with so much love and creativity, from the beautifully illustrated covers, to the fashion editorial style spreads for the patterns. They are one of my favourites to take off the shelf just to flick through the pages.

The number of patterns varies by book and each one has been created by different artists, so do take a look at the tables below before purchasing.

Details

Language: Japanese Author: Graphic Sha ISBN-10: UF1-4894253720 UF2-4798600261 UF3-4798609021 Patterns UF1: Pirate set,Mod set,Country set,Babydoll,Punk dress,Traditional fabric set UF2: Freie Shirt, shorts, socks. Honeymeryl corset body and skirt. Silver butterfly Jumpsuit. Elolita jacket, dress and bloomers. Dollsdrugkingdom Blouse, skirt, petticoat. Atri corset, garter, skirt, bustier, bra, stockings and miniskirt. Sekiguchi uniform set for girl and boy UF3: FLC shoulder bag,FLC Pants,FLC Socks,FLC Beret,FLC Suspender pants,Poupee Mecanique pants,Poupee Mecanique shirt,Silver butterfly jumper skirt,Hanon onepiece dress,"Galum shorts, sailor shirt, socks, beret",FLC Blouse,FLC Tunic,FLC ruffle shoulder blouse,FLC piping shirt,Atri bustier,Atri tutu skirt,Atri Skirt panties,Atri Panties,SilverButterfly sleeveless dress,FLC Cropped Pants ,FLC Denim pants,Poupee Mecanique pants  Sizes included: Unoa sister, Unoa boy, Unoa Zero, Unoa Fluorite, Unoa azurite, Unoa Ani, Unoa chibi

Visual pattern list

UF1

UF2

UF3

Pros

Gorgeous cover art with a partially transparent layer

A real must if you love Unoa dolls

The photography is superb

So many patterns for any size of Unoa doll

Includes a few accessories 

Tips and tutorials for common doll styling and mods

Cons

Minimal instructions for the patterns, sometimes just a couple of drawings

The patterns in the book don’t work for every size of Unoa doll, usually each pattern is designed for a particular body sculpt (cries in Unoa Zero)

My copy of UF2 had a few pages come loose from the binding - not sure if it's a common problem but something to keep in mind

Final thoughts

I don’t think I would recommend these as pattern books for beginners, as the patterns are sized so specifically and the instructions are quite minimal, but if you are an experienced sewer I think you will enjoy the variety of styles here. My main reason for recommending these books wouldn't be the patterns though - it's the peek into BJD history that make them special. I think they are a great addition to any bookshelf. 

#BJD-pattern-book-review #bjd sewing #bjd #bjddoll #ball jointed doll #unoa #unoafreak #unoa freak #alchemic labo #unoa marion #unoa zero #gentaro araki

[the-bjd-community-confess]

Be careful of what kind of accusations you make in chat groups/pages/accounts. You could end up getting sued if the accusations hurt an business. (Regardless of what country you are in.)

~Anonymous

Mod: Vote in the comments which salty “business owner” you think wrote this one. Company and product reviews are completely legal, otherwise everyone who has ever reviewed an item on Amazon is in big trouble. 

#bjd #ABJD #BJD Confessions #Community Confessions #Reviews

[anna-neko]

blah blah blah, 2022 review... only the GOOD STUFF lets go!

kick-off the year with NewYears card: lovingly created by ya local Vault Dweller, only the choicest locally~sourced organic dank meme etc etc etc

JANUARY played photographer. Also braided stars & pearls into my hair

it helps to have an adorbs partner-in-dressing up. She does my eyeliner, I document her cute outfits

APRIL worked at PAX East, Vaulty had couple adventures. Peaked in my "will never be this cool ever again!!" moment when Fallout cosplayers specifically came to find me (because Vault-boy)

MAY played with dolls, unfortunately a massive hdd crash ate the rest of this wonderful shoot

staffed an anime con, wore Very Outfit (ended con a day early by havin to visit first aid.... Shout-out to those amazing volunteers)

JUNE

played photographer again, to same pretty friends

more playing with dolls. Made some bebi-gay's day by knowing this "old series" apparently (let them take photo w/ Himemiya & ChuChu)

SEPTEMBER went to see a play; we didn't coordinate our outfits ahead of time, we are Just That Awesome

OCTOBER DnDads cosplay brainrot. Peaked in my "will never be this cool ever again!!" but now in interwebz cred

DECEMBER *hastily flipping thru notes* ... hmm... strung some Words into a Magnificent Sentence to be placed into someone else's fanfic (according to my phone, was furiously messaging at freakin 5am when the idea smashed me upside the head like slice of lemon wrapped round a large gold brick)

#year in review #lolita Fashion #frills #cosplay #dollfie dream #bjd #doll photography #fallout #vault-boy #Angelic Pretty #Commonwealth Wasteland

[real-bjd-recast-community]

One of my favourite recast stores just got a bad review from a pro artist who bought the doll just to say it’s a recast. Most of us know lmao they just gave the recaster money💀

The anti "pro artist" after leaving the review ⬇️

#bjd #bjd confessions #truebjdconfessions #bjd community #proartists #antirecast #review #lol #🤡

[artsysister]

I reviewed some old games. #game #review

Game Reviews: Dragon Age 2, Divinity 2, Kingdom of Amalur, Tropico 5 By Teresita Blanco (artsysister.com)

#game #review #bjd #doll #cute

[olderthannetfic]

https://www.tumblr.com/olderthannetfic/750768261479694336/yeah-cultural-appropriation-is-a-little-bit

Take my words with a heap of salt, because I didn't read the actual book. All I did was watch some long videos and reading a few reviews. But like, some authors can fuck up even when they're writing about their own culture.

Anyways, I want to rip the author of To Gaze Upon a Wicked God to shreds. She's of Chinese descent, but I honestly felt like she was just exploiting our people's history for "cool" and "novel" plot points for profit. She wrote a fucking colonizer romance between a traitor Chinese assassin and the prince of the invading nation whose idea of peace is to subjugate China without genocide. I guess that makes him better than ✨ the other ones ✨

And before someone rightfully ask if I'm reading too much into it or if I'm misinterpreting anything, they explicitly marketed the book as a "Zutara inspired enemies to lover romance based on the Russian/Japanese invasion of Machuria." She namedrops Unit 731 as an inspiration. You know, the human experimentation base, one of the most horrific crimes against humanity, a permanent scar that won't heal right because Japan insists on never acknowledging its war crimes? Oh, btw, the male lead created the in universe equivalent of Unit 731. Yeah, the love interest.

The whole thing is set in an alternate universe where "Chinese people" aka the Panguians never developed technology because ~magic~ and they fought with bows and arrows because ~magic~ This au version of China, which has no modern weapon and NO MEDICINE is supposed to be Qing China? This really annoys me because she was writing for a primarily western audience, and this weak, infantilized, orientalised mess is already how they picture China during the invasion of foreign forces. Like, I would not be nearly as annoyed if the author herself didn't specify that she was writing about that time period. I actually like orientalism in small doses, it can be aesthetic.

Apparently the marketing surrounding the book is pivoting hard because of the negative reviews coming out. Now, they're acting like the male lead wasn't supposed to be the love interest. The real love interest is her childhood friend of course. Like girl, bffr, you said it yourself it's enemies to lovers and your mc literally just fell in love with the prince while she was being ordered to kill the leaders of her own people.

Last time I was this baffled by the tone-deafness of a Chinese creator vis-à-vis the Century of Humiliation was in 2013, when Ringdoll came out with Hayato the Imperial Japanese soldier bjd

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But you haven't read the book...

Look, anything in the het booktok giant background of expensive hardcovers with their spines facing the wall because the pages have a design space is not of interest to me. It all sounds tedious.

But even before the marketing pivot, it was clear that a lot of people were going on hearsay and that the author's comments about Unit 731 were at least a bit more nuanced than the game of telephone that resulted.

I'm with you that genetics don't prevent an author from writing a shitty book, but can someone who's actually read this thing weigh in?

Does it seem like the enemy prince was the original real love interest, or was that early marketing nonsense and he was probably originally intended as a fakeout?

[firespirited]

for reference: dolltubers

A Thousand Splendid Dolls (Shelly is an ideal reference, knows the doll lines front to back, excellent at repair)

Beauty Inside A Box (doll line overviews, news, lore, Barbie collections)

Chad Marvelous (doll hunting, reviews)

Disney Dad 83 (Disney and playline reviews)

TheDollBoy (tutorials for curls braids dye etc, restyles, customs)

Angel Loza (reviews, comparisons, collector talk)

barbee0913 (all sorts of dolls, thrift finds)

Girl Underwater (fishdress: older doll lines, music, restyles)

Mini toy adventures (reviews)

Artie Ardee (reviews)

Barbination (Arjen: reviews, restyles, repair and opinion)

Darling Dollz (Cammy: reviews, opinions, playline history, doll lines overviews)

The Doll Daddy (Jeffrey’s anti hauls and opinions are very interesting)

Life in Plastic (playline, collector, IT reviews)

Muñecas, Poupees, and Dolls (BJD expert)

Rachel Hoffman (vintage, antique, tonner)

Soda Collects (reviews)

toohunky toys (dioramas, crafts, 1/6th hybrid dolls and comparisons)

nynnie me (sewing for barbie)

Faith Elene (barbie reviews, includes skintones and details about playline quality)

ZombieXCorn (reviews, doll hair care, stop-motion)

Rubyreds Worldofdolls (reviews, AA dolls focus)

Toy Chat (reviews, opinions on doll collecting, playline and IT)

Courtly Jester (Lizzie: doll news, reviews, opinions, restyles)

JuliebBarbies (dioramas, customization)

Kewpie83 (collector spotlight, reviews of lesser known dolls and toys, doll conventions)

Azusa Barbie (some reviews, more of a barbie-like lifestyle vlog)

xCanadensis (Brooke: her non review videos are very interesting as she extensively collects older, rarer lines and MLP)

FaeryTaleDolls (Oliver: review, opinions, collector talk)

BarbiesGBF (Ethan, sassy and sarcastic, collects primarily Barbie, will tell you about the screenings and skin tones, gages quality well as he collects older clothing like fashion fever to dress new diverse dolls)

ChaymieCreates (disney and barbie)

Mad_Dollz (reviews)

Raven Ry (Monster High)

rodneyrainbow (intricate restyles)

peaceloveplastic (excellent hair tutorials, reviews)

dollthighs (Adam, reviews and doll talk

PoppySeedMini/ (diorama crafts)

Dollulus (reviews, restyles, discussion

#saf #doll youtube #dolltube #dolltubers

[maleficentmrsofallevil]

"Entitled" BJD collector, me

I've got an axe to grind due to a large order I have with a company. Thanks to a lovely bonus, I was able to pay off my layaway early. Re-reviewed my order, and realized I forgot to order bags (I hate those enormous boxes BJDs come in, and if they have any fancy print on them, I can't recycle them). Quick email to the company - Hey, I forgot to order bags. So sorry. Can I add a couple bags to my order? (it's a BIG order)

Doll company snaps back: "If you wanted bags, you should have ordered them when you ordered your dolls."

Oooooo-kay.

Less than 24 hours later: "The optional hands you ordered aren't the same color as the doll. Seeking your kind understanding."

I ordered the hands at the same time I ordered the doll.

I pointed out to the company that when I make a mistake, you snap at me. When YOU make a mistake, I'm supposed to be understanding. I'm pretty sure my email flew right over their heads, but that could also be a translation thing.

I'm done ordering from that company, but it made me realize that I am becoming an "entitled" collector.

It made me realize that this is a luxury hobby, but this is not a rich person's hobby. Rich people - truly wealthy people - expect to be catered to. They expect to get exactly what they want, exactly when they want it. Truly wealthy rich people would not put up with half the shit BJD collectors do. They would not accept dolls that arrive with imperfections, scratches, mis-matching resin, blushing that's already starting to peel, and 3-6 month wait times in which you hope you get what you paid for. They would not put up with poor to nonexistent customer service, not answering your questions for days to weeks at a time, and all the crazy shit that happens with shipping and delivery.

But if the rest of us acted like that as doll collectors, we would be acting "entitled." Emailing a company and asking them to make a certain type of doll is "rude." Asking when your doll is estimated to ship is "annoying." Asking for resin samples is "a waste of time." Expecting after sales service (repair/replacement parts) is "unreasonable." You pay what they tell you to pay. You get what you get. And you better fucking LIKE it, or ELSE. No returns. No cancellations. No refunds.

Tell me what other business operates this way?

My order was as much as a used car cost in my younger days. To me, that is a LOT of money to get jerked around and snapped at by a doll company.

I don't know, man. Folks who make the same complaints I do get told, "Maybe this isn't the hobby for you."

Maybe not.

#bjd #grousing

[tiffyfoundsomething]

We all know I’m a sucker for a blind box.

Folks here may or may not know I collect resin ball jointed dolls. I also like vinyl/abs HJD.

There are blind box BJD.

I ordered a Simon’s Club Toy Campus Series doll on Amazon:  https://amzn.to/3JT66Qy and she was delivered today.

When I first looked through them I chose my favorites knowing FULL well that I would get the one I wanted the least. That’s how it works.

I have a reputation for weirdly good blind bag luck, but that only applies if I’m the one that chooses the box (or if my Son does, then it’s even better luck, which is weird).

It doesn’t work if someone else chooses the package for me.

I wanted basically anyone other than Apple because red and black don’t appeal to me.

I wanted Blueberry most.

I got Apple.

She’s very cute. I am not unhappy about this. I wouldn’t have bought it at all if I actively disliked any of them.

She came with a packet of extra hands, a little dress up card, a sticker sheet with her outfit pieces, a promo card with a QR code, instructions, her outfit, and herself.

The box says they’re hand painted, but that’s certainly at least a stencil. Maybe airbrushed by hand with masks.

She is strung with narrow elastic and has tiny little S hooks in her wrists and ankles.

The instructions say their hats come off but either Apple’s doesn’t or I just haven’t figured it out,  yet.

She is TOP HEAVY and her head flops around a bit. To dress her I had to take her whole head and face off.

She has standard BJD articulation plus a torso joint and double joint peanuts in her knees and elbows.

Her head is 3 parts. 2 hair parts and a face plate, which slides on and off easily from a small retaining plate. Because of the positions of the retaining plate in relation to her eyes, it would be a bit of a pain to modify her to take inset eyes.

I did have to take her head off to dress her. There are instructions on how to take out the face plate retaining.... thing... to facilitate dressing, but I didn’t bother.

The clothes are all hemmed, but not serged and close with Velcro-like tape closures.

She comes with 6 alternate right hands and 2 alternate left hands. I have no idea if they all come with the same hand pack or not.

Swapping the hands isn’t too difficult if you have a tool to help, though it does require a firm pinch-grip so if you have issues with pinch-grip, you may need assistance.

The alternate hands do all seem to be a little bit smaller than the default.

She looks concerned...

Now, a warning.

I’ve been seeing quite a few reports of doll and toy shipments coming by boat from China arriving with visible mold in the packaging (Rainbow High dolls, specifically) with people suspecting they’re getting wet in transit or the cargo containers/ships are infested, and this package absolutely REEKED of mold when it arrived.

There was outer plastic, an outer cardboard box, and then the product’s outer box and the stink made it all the way to the product box.

The box is pretty cute, though, and has a picture of my favorite of the dolls on it, so I’ve put it down in the basement bathroom with my Ozone destinker device to see if I can get rid of that bad smell so that I can keep the box to keep all of her things in together.

We’ll see how that goes.

#bjd #product review #sc toys #simons club toys #blind box #affiliate links

[bug-memory]

Muriel bjd update

An update about my Muriel ball-jointed doll(s)!

I am planning a Kickstarter for this project. It is not ready yet but I hope to have it ready later this month or early next month. I do NOT plan to sell these online apart from the KS campaign, because of recasting. I plan to sell them at furry conventions and ball-jointed doll conventions if I can get myself to one (I live in Florida, though). There will likely be fewer than 100 of these but I haven't calculated all of that yet. I have a serial numbering system and a way to authenticate them that I'm excited to try in my next prototype!

After discussing having them casted, I think I will be 3D printing them myself, as the open mouth faceplate cannot be casted, and I don't want to deal with having to print that anyway and making it fit a casted one... If I regret that choice, I will learn for next time lol. The next doll I am working on (my Harold) I thinking might be a better choice for casting, as they would be one color and have a closed mouth.

I was using Siraya Tech Fast Mecha for my next prototype, which was to be the Official Muriel in her natural colors. What happened was basically two things: 1) resin is expensive and 2) it got really really hot outside, which separates Fast Mecha from the Tenacious I mix it with. My next prototype is basically on hold until it stops being 100 degrees out, which it has been since May... Fast Mecha is a compounded resin and does separate. One of the tails I printed for another doll had a transparent tip because the resin separated at the end of the print once it got hot out, so I'm not going to have that happen with a 20-hour print!

Anyway, I'm going to try a few different mixes of the good resin with some ABS-like and Tenacious, as I like how those feel more than Fast Mecha on its own. Mecha is kind of like, powdery, or has a rougher sort of texture, seems to get dirty easier (or I am bad at cleaning it) and is not as transparent. I liked how you could see through the ears a little, like real ears, and Mecha robbed me of that lol, so I want to try cutting it to like a 50/50 ABS-like and Mecha mix, and then add 1/5 of Tenacious to that (math is not my thing but I always add my Tenacious at the end now; it gives me extra resin to not run out in the print and helps my brain calculate things). Also, the cleaning process for Mecha is like, they tell you to toothbrush the entire thing with alcohol, and I want to streamline my post processing, so a resin mix would be good, as long as it doesn't create the scratches in the joints. I want to get it down to a ratio where there is no powdery grinding residue on the joints. The only review I can find said they did 50/50 Mecha and Tenacious and it still did not powder itself at that ratio, so I'm hoping I can do that but with the ABS-like resin I like.

So! Stay tuned for updates for the Kickstarter. I know a few people on here expressed interest and I'm excited at the possibility of actually being able to send some Muriels out into the world, if I can generate enough interest!

#muriel bjd #muriel #ball jointed doll #bjd

[bon-bon-blog]

Dollfie Dream Sewing Book [Review]

Summary

This is a pattern book for modern casual wear for Dollfie Dream dolls. The outfits you can put together are very feminine, the main components are blouses, skirts and dresses.

Patterns mainly use cottons and some stretch fabrics. Beautiful large format photos show how to style the pieces together, and give ideas on fabrics and prints that can be used.

There are also suggestions on how each piece can be customised such as changing the sleeve length.

Clear step-by-step photographic instructions show how to make each piece, I think I wouldn’t even need Google translate to follow them. 

Pros

Large clear step-by-step photos

Decent number of patterns that combine nicely into outfits

Versatile patterns for basics that can be made again and again in different fabrics

Gives ideas to further customise each pattern, eg changing sleeve length and decoration ideas

Patterns for cute accessories included - that handbag!

Patterns included as a pull out at the back (I would recommend photocopying them so you can reuse them and make use of both sides of the pattern paper)

Cons

Only for Dollfie Dream, I wish it at least included MDD sizes

Only feminine patterns included - just something to keep in mind but not exactly a con depending on what you are looking for

Information

Language: Japanese ISBN-10: 4798622265 Author: Taeko Sekiguti Patterns: Cardigan,Camisole dress,Tote bag,Ribbon skirt,Frill sleeve blouse,Socks,Puff sleeve dress,Babydoll,Pantie Sizes:  Dollfie Dream (All bust sizes), Dollfie Dream Sister,Dollfie Dream Dynamite Dolls

Visual pattern list

Final Thoughts

A definite must buy for Dollfie Dream owners. Very beginner friendly so recommended for novices. More experienced sewists should also be able to alter the patterns to fit other SD dolls without too much trouble. In my opinion this is a great addition to my pattern collection and I would recommend it.

#BJD-pattern-book-review #bjd sewing #bjd #bjddoll #ball jointed doll #dollfie dream #dollfie dream sewing book

[squeaksinc]

2023 creative year in review! 💦💦

The most stand-out thing to mention was this was arguably my most active and productive cosplay year...maybe ever? its incredibly uncommon that I can handmake 9 costumes in a year, but on top of that, 7 of the 9 were also custom designs, which is pretty wild.

costume-wise, i learned a stupid amount of skills and really pushed what i was comfortable with. IMO the best from the year are the collector, knives, pupet, and nekomancer at least just from a craftsmanship perspective. I try not to brag or be an ass, but I am genuinely very proud of those. they posed fun creative challenges that kept me engaged, and I'm happy with how they turned out!

the other side of the coin is although last year was my most dormant cosplay year, other crafts were super active....and the reverse happened this year _(:3」∠)_ i didnt really draw much at all other than making cosplay designs, and other physical media didnt get much time to shine either. I made some plushies, but they were lackluster, and I think I made maybe one unfinished figure lol. but I did try BJD making and loved it!! I made 4 this year and have plans to do more haha.

thats the upbeat overview, the readmore is going to be a more negative perspective so proceed with caution haha.

More than anything I wish i had more time to do art and build up Stitch in The Ditch/more OC work, but honestly this year was also objectively insane in the non-creative front. like i hit the worst patch of chronic pain i've ever had/found out my abdominals have been ripping themselves apart and bleeding for the past 10 years lol/had to go to the hospital like THREE!!!! goddamn times and now i'm dealing with the news i'm going to need abdominal surgery, got a teaching promotion/award, got my physics masters, utterly INSANE family happenings, had gastroparesis for 2 months and couldnt eat more than 200 cal a day in that time which caused all my blood levels to crash and i'm still reeling from it, and of course, have just been Cashually working goddamn 60-80 hours a week in an experimental physics lab in the background during all of this which is driving me to the point of madness- suffice to say i hit my limit like months ago lmao.

like looking back i know i should be happy and proud i did so much but i cant help but feel disappointed and wishing i had done better quality stuff. honestly, i know i goof about how hard work is, but its really really getting to me. i've always been happy with my ability to juggle so many things and preserve my ability to have a cool job, make cool things, and independently take care of myself, but work is month-by-month morphing into more of a monster thats just been suffocating everything else out. I really dont know what next year will look like, as i've been wearing thinner and thinner i'm noticing a trend where I just dont have the energy that I used to to do anything outside of my job.

I bring this up because on paper I should be happy with what I made, but I still feel like im in a stand-still. I made a lot of costumes, but tbh they were low quality/lackluster. like the number went up, but the quality didnt and I couldnt do much of any other art things. I couldve, and shoulve, been able to make much better work this year than I did, but it didnt happen as a combo of being snuffed out by my job physically and mentally.

in 2023 I got a head start/built up momentum from the beginning of the year that carried me through when things got insane in spring/summer/currently, but I'm already starting 2024 from a low point. yall. im so tired. im so goddamn tired. like its funny to goof about how much I do but its catching up fast and i think this is going to be the year when I just cant keep up anymore. Its hard to talk about since the "being crushed to death by your job" topic isnt one people want to engage with, and unless you're experiencing it first hand its hard to understand what living like that really means.

for 2024, i know theres no way I will be able to match this same number of costumes, but my goal is no matter what I want to start making things that are more solid on a construction level. fewer projects, more polish. also doing more non-cosplay stuff like world building and dolls would also be awesome. will that happen??? lord only knows. honestly usually these predictions/goals go haywire but this is also more of a response to external things outside of my control so ???? ??????? we'll see lads

[marastarlight]

This is one of the “Language of Flowers” clothing sets made by Come4Free for their Bonnie 1/12 scale BJD. It’s modeled by Brown Coco from the Bonnie Sweetheart Party series. I posed her inside the spring gazebo playset I made for my bunny dolls. I think Brown Coco looks so sweet in yellow! And she has her friend Matcha Fufu by her side, wearing another special Come4Free outfit. Soon I will be doing reviews and showcases of BJD clothing on YouTube. I buy everything from KikaGoods, so check them out if you like this aesthetic for your dolls!

#kikagoods #bjd #come4free #bonnie bjd

[sailorsenshishitposter]

Suigintou is here

Should have listened to the reviews. The limbs fall apart constantly and I needed to use glue to hold her together. There's hardly any Suigintou figures (especially of the original anime) so I guess that's the price you pay. On the plus side, you can easily find then for under $100. She has two face molds. One which is painted and the other which has eyes that you put together in place like a bjd doll.

#rozen maiden #suigintou #anime figure #bjd #gothic lolita