Prillprillprill
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When I was a child I had this really nice European style dolls house and would spend hours looking through the catalogues for furniture. I even made a garden for the house and put real light fittings in. I had some really cool unique/ rare items, one of my favourite was a 1:16 scale hard cover bible
I also collected bisque dolls. I still really love Bisque dolls but sadly purged them. The last few years I've found myself being drawn to dolls again but I couldn't commit to buying a doll house and don't have the space for it, and I feel sad when I think of getting another bisque doll because I had such an emotional connection to my childhood dolls getting another would just make me miss them too much and wouldn't feel the Same as Sophie and Alice (my 2 favourite).
But then I found Blythe dolls. They're like Japanese- American dolls with eyes that you can like change .... Idk how to explain it if you don't know what they are. But they're really cool dolls and I love them. But they're so expensive and the ones I like are especially expensive. I've been looking at Blythe and following groups etc for a while and I decided to get one for a graduation gift to myself.
I'm undecided on whether to get a custom ooak or a stock doll. There are a few artists I like but then I think if I'm going have the doll altered anyway maybe I should get a custom fake as these are much cheaper. I'm pro fakes as long as they're clearly marked as such. But then I also kinda wanna get an unaltered stock doll, because there's something kind of nice about that. Idk.
Anyway it's so nice to be excited about getting a doll again and kind of makes me feel little at the same time as just being appreciative of a craft. But I definitely want dolls to play with (carefully ofc) and for emotional reasons NOT as investments.
Anyone else into Blythe dolls or any other types of doll? Do you consider yourself a collector? Do you play with your dolls? Do you buy/ make clothes for your dolls? What appeals to you dolls?
I also collected bisque dolls. I still really love Bisque dolls but sadly purged them. The last few years I've found myself being drawn to dolls again but I couldn't commit to buying a doll house and don't have the space for it, and I feel sad when I think of getting another bisque doll because I had such an emotional connection to my childhood dolls getting another would just make me miss them too much and wouldn't feel the Same as Sophie and Alice (my 2 favourite).
But then I found Blythe dolls. They're like Japanese- American dolls with eyes that you can like change .... Idk how to explain it if you don't know what they are. But they're really cool dolls and I love them. But they're so expensive and the ones I like are especially expensive. I've been looking at Blythe and following groups etc for a while and I decided to get one for a graduation gift to myself.
I'm undecided on whether to get a custom ooak or a stock doll. There are a few artists I like but then I think if I'm going have the doll altered anyway maybe I should get a custom fake as these are much cheaper. I'm pro fakes as long as they're clearly marked as such. But then I also kinda wanna get an unaltered stock doll, because there's something kind of nice about that. Idk.
Anyway it's so nice to be excited about getting a doll again and kind of makes me feel little at the same time as just being appreciative of a craft. But I definitely want dolls to play with (carefully ofc) and for emotional reasons NOT as investments.
Anyone else into Blythe dolls or any other types of doll? Do you consider yourself a collector? Do you play with your dolls? Do you buy/ make clothes for your dolls? What appeals to you dolls?
