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Ahhhhhh she’s so cute….

Needs a little work.

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look back month challenge, day 6: any you're thinking of getting rid of?

i have several old customs that i don't vibe with. for some reason two of the worst offenders are both white-and-blue sea creatures. there's nothing exactly wrong with either of them, i just think the interaction of the design and the monster high anatomy/facial features does not spark joy in these cases.

this is the main reason i started making my dolls from scratch. i wanted to be able to chase the vibes & ideas that i had as far as they would go, instead of having to project them onto dolls with fixed, limited shapes. i have made some kind of bjd iterations of both of these creatures, here and here.

[the jellyfish is a create a monster ice girl, while the sea turtle is a kiyomi/lagoona fusion.]

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So, sometimes dolls will have eyes that discolor. (Either due to being poorly stored - in hot environments, for example - or just because they kind of sucked to begin with and time passed.)

Life of Faith was a "Christian alternative" to American Girl in the early 00s. (These spring up from time to time. Most of them only last a few years with a very niche market. I think, at the time, they had because people were flipping out about American Girl partnering with Girls Inc to fund after-school science programs and stuff, because Girls Inc was - according to the conservatives - "A pro-abortion, pro-lesbian organization".) The dolls were based around the Elsie Dinsmore books and it's all . . . big fluffy dresses on a plantation in the antebellum South. With all that that entails.

It was pretty fucking bad.

With that in mind, this is perhaps the funniest toy defect I have ever seen.

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Mercari used to be my go-to for secondhand BJD stuff. Clothes and eyes especially. Many sellers seemed more interested in getting rid of stuff than trying to make bank like on ebay. It sucks that the company now adds so many fees, because it's almost not worth it anymore. Why buy $5 eyes if I have to pay $3 in extra fees before shipping? I don't blame the sellers, but I do wish there was an alternative

~Anonymous

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It snowed! I decided to do a little photoshoot with my dolls (I haven't tried doll photography since I was a kid)...

Kirsten took a walk in the woods!

AnnaJulia (#38) went skiing!

Lindsey and her Kit doll played in the snow!

Laurel (#13) looked at the snow-covered trees!

Group photo!

AnnaJulia took pictures of her and Lindsey's dolls

After a long day of fun they went inside and got nice and warm!

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Happy birthday, Emily Blue! Melissa, Rachel, Dovie, Holly and Marta (and Bonny, too!) are helping to celebrate.

My mini-me is having a birthday party! I love the American Girl of Today birthday set. It's got Coconut and a rose on top of the sparkly cake, a functioning noisemaker and fancy balloons.

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i need everyone to see these panels from the monster high howilday haunt comic

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From 1982

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People say Sword Art Online is a bad anime, and I can see why they feel that way, but I enjoyed it because it was fun to watch. I like fun things for being fun even if the "quality" of them isn't considered great by a lot of people in the community.

I like my SMDs. It feels a bit sad to see people say they look like shit or are gross or bad taste etc. because the company owner is shitty. I know I shouldn't take others' opinions on my own hobbies to heart, but I do want to say- if you don't like Danny Choo, there are nicer ways to express that than bashing people who like the dolls for fun and don't have/want anything to do with the CEO's batshittery. I hate that these dolls are associated with him. But I want to enjoy these dolls like some people enjoy "bad anime" without having to see people claim I have horrible taste for liking something they don't.

Idk why I keep thinking appeals to kindness will work on a confession blog of all things, but I just wanted to point out that you are hurting more than the DC supporters when you may not mean to when you call Smartdolls ugly and such. You can be against bad people's actions without catching innocents in the crossfire. If you really hate SMDs, that's your choice and I respect that. But a lot of people seem to be hating on them because of Danny Ch0o himself, and I wish you would consider that many people.. just like the dolls?

~Anonymous

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Merry Christmas! here's an experimental Jr rainbow high repaint I did.

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How do you not throw your money at new releases in this hobby? Like, if only I had endless disposable income, I'd gladly give most of them to the artists! It's so hard to choose! It's a very happy problem but at the same time, my god this hobby is getting some pretty amazing choices in sculpts and designs in the last decade and if only I can buy them all! 😭 Lord please send more money my way so I can keep supporting amazing people!!!🙏

~Anonymous

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Mmm, fanart. Yum yum copyright infringement. Let me eat your precious manga pages.

... anyway, I'd love to see more fictional character based dolls, I love how they're a tribute to something someone loves and cares a lot about! If anyone wants to post about the legalese of fanart versus copyright, I'll be busy enjoying my dolls and holding my favorite fictional characters in my arms :)

~Anonymous

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I really really REALLY wish that the D0llfie Dre@m Icons were available with the other standard models on the V0lks website, or even that they could be bought through Dream Choice! I'd pay for a proxy to get me an Icon through the Dream Choice system! The fact that they're lottery only really sucks. I entered for an Icon in tawny but ended up not winning and now I feel miserable.

~Anonymous

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I am so tired of companies releasing monster or beast-headed men and giving the women the human head with ears. Maybe even a tail or claws. The men look bold, intimidating, sometimes scary while the ladies look cute and fluffy and...ugh, demure. Like, give me a lady doll that makes my skin crawl. Give me a monster girl who is intimidating and fluffy. Like, come on. I want a beast-headed femme doll to add to my collection. I know they could do it!!

~Anonymous

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My goal for 2025:

ALL DOLLS GET HALLOWEEN COSTUMES!!

~Anonymous

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I lost the V0lks Lottery. Excuse me as I go cry in the corner. 🥲

~Anonymous

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claudie is excited for the holidays!! i made her this dress yesterday, it’s from a stretch lace dress i thrifted. i have plenty more material but boy was it frustrating to work with lol!!