The BJD Addict

Hello and welcome back to the latest entry to the Ball-Jointed Baby. :D As you can see, today's topic is "The BJD Addict". Let's read on to find out what's going on!:

I now know more than enough sites to acquire BJDs from... Wigs from... Eyes from... And clothes from... I even have favorites! But, at this point, I'm becoming a bit of an addict. I currently have 56 pins on my Ball-Jointed Doll Board on Pinterest... I own 4 of those 56... Everyone else is a hope or a dream... Or, in Tdelia and Gela's cases, a "soon enough"... One of my fellow BJD lovers, a lady from Ohio, like myself, giggled at me today and told me I may need an intervention. XD (We all do, but still... ) So, I am taking the first step... Hi. I'm Shelby, and I'm a BJD Addict. The BJD Addict. Lol. I think I might need to make that mine. XD

Tan Tdelia - Source: BJDCollecstasy

Let's see... I currently have 11 1/3rd-sized, 9 1/4th-sized, 28 1/6th-sized, and 5 1/12th-sized BJDs on my list.... @_@ Less than half of them have names to be, so I don't know who will be, who wont be, but I still think I want a good chunk of those for sure. >w< I have figured out who Tdelia and Gela will be, though, Tdelia will be tan and a character I created when I was 12, and Gela will be DIMdoll Flowne's daughter. :) I think they work perfectly in those two places. ♥

I really want to find a doll that matches a character that I created when I was 5 or 6, 'Bie. ('[name] is for the sake of using a nickname) She started out in a wheelchair, but was able to walk after about 4 years of relearning. She was my first character... But she'd have to be 58cm like Tdelia's character to be 'Bina... They aren't for the same thing, but they are best of friends in my head. :) Silly child dreams... They seem so far away...

I've decided to make a Page on here that has all my favorite links to all my favorite BJD-store sites. :) It will help me stay organized and might help those looking for a good starter list. My first doll came from Junky Spot, my second from Denver Doll, and I plan on buying from Mint on Card... After a few weeks of research, I just figured out those are the ones to stick with. :) And many ppl say MoC has a great 6 month layaway plan! >w< (I have yet to partake in this.) But, anywho, I figured that would be something nice for me to do. :3

Still working on the Aimi doll tutorial. @_@ This is taking forever, I know, but Japanese isn't my first or second language. Lol. So I'm working the best that I can. >w< (Too bad it's not in Chinese, I might do better. Lol.) So, if you're really looking forward to it, I hope to have it up within the next month or so. :)

I guess that's all for now... Still working out moving to the fiancee's house... :\ And a bit of sewing and no writing... The pictures for the 'Like's Contest Designs are up on BJB's Facebook page if you had wanted to place your vote! :) Please make sure you 'Like' the page too if you actually wanted to be able to GET the set once the actual contest starts. :)

Thanks for reading~!
-The BJD Addict

Mobile Mama Translator

So~! Over the past few days, I have been traveling around on my bike. My parents bought me a baby bike seat for my birthday, and the three of us finally put it on my bike earlier this week. (after an hour and a half! x_x The reviews were right! ridiculous!) So I have gone about 9-10 miles in the past two days alone. >.< It's GLORIOUS to be able to be self-reliant on transportation. Lol. It's a nice little seat too... Though, I'm not sure what I will do next summer. Kole will only be two, but I'm almost positive he won't fit the seat anymore (even though it says 1-4, or something similar, on the side). I hope I can find something that works for him. :\ Bc I LOVE this. (He does too. He gets to see cars and trucks. Lol.)

I finally stumbled upon the wonder that is Resinsoul. I can't believe their prices are so LOW!! (I had to have this explained to me by some of my fellow BJD Group members on Facebook.) I guess they promised BJD at low costs. And their color selection is WONDERFUL! So many colors to choose from for only a few dollars more? Are you kidding me?! I can get a coffee colored doll for $10-$12 more? That's it?! So, I was thinking, "What's the catch?" but everyone explained that they use a different kind of resin. Not that it's a bad kind or too fragile, but it's less expensive to use. They also don't spend thousands on making limited edition dolls or items.

I'm currently in love with Bei, Xu, and Yu from Resinsoul. All tinies. Lol. And Xu is fate because my Chinese last name (my name is made up from my first name only, not my first and last) is Xu （许）.

Resinsoul Bei - 27cm         Resinsoul Xu - 28cm          Resinsoul Yu - 15cm
$100                    $110                         $75

I know that they will be siblings, I just have no idea what color I want them all to have. Lol. I DO love that they have pointy ears, though. >w< Finally, some gorgeous pointy earred dolls!! But that's somewhere down the line... Like next year... After Rolly get's here and is happy with her appearance. Lol. (Two more payments! I'm so excited! Two more and she's mine!! >w<)

Blueprint of a BJD
From Step 1

As you might have noticed, the Tabs Bar has taken a vacation and has been replaced by a Text Widget displaying the same words. Well, I am currently in the process of translating that Aimi Doll Tutorial from Japanese to English. After one full day of translating, I have the Main Page and the first link of the first Step finished. @_@ I had to take away the Tabs bar to make the pages work with me. >w< Otherwise, every page would have had its own Tab. x_x And that would NOT have worked. Lol. 

Sewing-wise, I'm a bum. I'm slowly working on everything now... I think I've burned myself out. >.< It's awful! Maybe once I get the sewing machine skills tuned, I'll sew faster everyday. Lol. Here's hoping! But at least the house is staying clean and the laundry has been kept done. Do a load a day, it works wonders! >w< Laundry breeds when left untouched. Lol. It's true!!

Ah, well, this is an early entry... I didn't think I would finish it before this afternoon, but I guess being able to type 72 words a minute (and read 864 words a minute), things go by a lot faster than expected. Lol.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day~ Thanks for reading! >w< ♥ ♥

Sewing and BJD Research

Aimi Doll

Happy Children's Day~~!!!

So, as of right now, I am continuing finishing touches and perfections on the t-shirt, yoga pants, and the tank top dress; and I'm still messing with the pattern for a school-girl skirt... I'm not too sure how to go about it... Any suggestions are welcome!! >.<

I keep researching all I can about BJD... Like EVERYTHING... I now know all types of BJD inside and out. Lol. It made me want to learn how to make one, but I found it very difficult to find a good site with the right tutorial. I finally, after about an hour and a half of researching, came upon an all-Japanese site: Aimi Doll - How To with the right tutorial. If nothing else, after going through it, it makes me want to translate it. >w< And maybe I'll learn some more Japanese after it all. :3 The doll it depicts is a very beautiful sculpt, but, from what I can see, it is a VERY large doll. Many of the pictures show a leg or arm in the hand of the artist, and the piece is bigger than the fingers!! It's HUGE!!! And I don't mean SD huge, I mean like a SUPER SD or something; big enough to sit on a chair and look like a small child! >w<

But anywho, things are sewing smoothly, life is going well, and Kole is talking more everyday. He's so wonderful. >w< Being a mother is truly the best and most important thing in my life. It's amazing. :) ♥ Today, every time I said, "I," he would repeat it, perfectly and clearly; then I would go onto say, "love," and he would smile a big smile, giggle, and say, "Love Daddy!" He's 13 months old!!! Where has my little baby gone?! >.< He's such a big boy now! He even wears 18 month clothing already! It's nuts!!

The finished Aimi Doll.

I truly cannot wait until I have a more "store-like" store going on Etsy. I really want it to be like a "one stop shop" for MSD-sized BJD one day. My girlfriend is planning on purchasing an Island Doll Shukaku, who is technically Wallace's "brother", so I will soon enough have a model for male clothing! >w< It's actually very exciting! :3 He will be the first resin doll I have ever actually touched. >w< Now, don't get me wrong, I've SEEN resin dolls before, like from a foot away, but I've never TOUCHED one. Lol. I literally have no idea how much they weigh in one's hands. It makes me want Rolly even more. >.< ♥

Well, until next time, thanks for reading everyone!!