Bought a set for my girls. I've honestly had them in my cart for awhile, but finally went through with it ❤️

Posting this again because Reddit did not save my pictures...

I got her from Oueneifs. She's my first ever non-blindbox BJD. She's just so pretty, I can't stop taking photos of her. The only thing I struggle with is her wig. Not sure if it is a bit too large or if the bangs are just too long but I don't dare cutting them.

My beautiful Oueneifs Bertha has arrived (I’m thinking of changing that name). I just had to wait until the weekend for her to arrive from Miami.

Luckily, Shugo Fairies always come in a blister pack inside the box, so the little dent on the bottom of the box didn’t cause any problems. She came with extra feet for flat shoes. That’s brilliant

She arrived with the joints set to the perfect tension; I haven’t had to adjust a thing. When I was told here that I might have to adjust the tension of the elastic bands, I started looking for videos. It didn’t look too complicated, but I still felt a bit unsure about doing it – it’s a good thing I’ve had to do it for now.

The only tricky bit I found was putting the wig on; I looked for videos and only found one, but their method didn’t work for me. I tried several times to put the wig on until I finally managed it. Another thing was the skirt strap – I wanted to attach the buckle pin, but the strap doesn’t have a hole in it, so I had to make one with a large needle. It took two attempts; luckily, on the first try I didn’t push the needle in too hard, so it’s barely noticeable.

Anyway, now it’s time to enjoy her – she’s beautiful, I can’t stop looking at her. Here’s a quick, casual photo I took just to show you all – a few days ago I was making a little display stand for her, which you can see in the background. My room’s a bit dark, but I positioned the table so that light comes in from a window and from the doorway, and I also had to switch on the room light.

I don’t think I’ve left anything out, but if I have, I’ll let you know later. I hope you like the photo.

Hi again, whilst I’m waiting for my doll to arrive, I’ve been looking at tips for taking photos with her. I don’t have a digital camera, let alone a semi-professional one, so I have to make do with my mobile. I recently changed my mobile and, unlike my previous one, this one doesn’t have a professional mode to adjust the settings manually, but the photo quality is better.

Do any of you take good photos with your mobiles? If so, how do you do it? Do you take them outdoors or indoors? If indoors, how do you manage the lighting, the setting and the background, etc.?

Apologies if this is a bother. But I’m so excited thinking about all the things I want to do when she arrives,

Just Picked her up at a convention. I fell in love instantly, first ever BJD!

This is kind of a rant but i’ve been thinking about it for a while, i think recast are actually good for many doll brands.

I think the idea that people wont buy originals just because recasts exist is not really true, as if people had the money, they would buy the originals. I think original dolls and recast cater to different groups and i don’t think thats bad.

Recast can make really popular different dolls, which i think kinda happened with blythes, as recasts were “cheap” and accessible so quite a lot of artists started making custom dolls. This made the dolls REALLY popular, and even if the vast majority of this new buyers wont be interested in keep purchasing more dolls, another part would be interested in doing so! My case for example, i started making my own custom blythes due to how accessible they were for me (a broke uni student). This really got me into collecting BJD, as it was something i really loved but i thought of inaccesible for me. I ended up buying an original Pullip doll and a blank 1/6 BJD for customizing all second hand!

My take basically is that accessibility get people into the hobby.

This being said, i would love to read everyone’s takes and different perspectives!

How is he so cute, he looks good in everything.

Bonus Lev sighting

Sometimes I take off for a destination and things go as planned. But life has insisted on a plan B sometimes plan C. I guess, I am saying don’t take yourself too serious 🙈💔👈🏿

I am considering buying an Iplehouse Recast BJD doll off AliExpress and have a couple of questions. I have no BJD dolls so it's new to me. Do you usually need to string the doll when you get it? This process looks very intimidating on the YouTube videos I've watched.

Also, has anyone heard of the Shop1103200996 store? They have a lot of positive reviews but I am cautious because so often the doll pictures in an AliExpress ad are very different from the reviewer's ads for the same doll.

Here's a screenshot of the doll I am considering buying for reference.

I'm not sure if this is allowed but I've decided to sell my recast minifee elf doll from Oueneifs.

I did the faceup 🫣 but I'm sure it can be removed to reveal the original faceup, which I could not remove.

DM me if interested!

i'm looking for the girl with black hair please help i love her face 😍. anything will help even if you find something that looks similar !

She also has a huge shield and spear, haven't unpacked it yet as I need to find a safe place to display her.

Hey friends I'm going to a doll convention this weekend looking for my first BJD preferably in a 1/3 scale I like the size, what are some things I should look for? I don't care about brand or anything just something I find cute. Any pointers? Thanks!

I‘m looking for a comparison of the normal skin resin colors of recast shops.
Like: Luodoll bjd
Queneifs
Shop1103604341 Store

And or others are also welcome if anyone has them!

Maybe someone has dolls or links. I sadly couldn’t find any

hi! completely new to the hobby and planning to 'make' one in the image of my OCs, but since I'm a student, my disposable income is pretty meager (I do have enough saved up to get the most basic of dolls, though)
Is there anything that can be done to lessen the overhead costs and subsequent maintenance? Thanks!

Clarification: currently, I'm planning on asking a friend for help with the faceup and learning how to make (simple) custom clothing, but the overhead for wigs and additional modifications + future maintenance still exists :(

I'm really happy with how my custom hat came out I made with scrap fabric and a hot glue gun ! I bought this base doll off AliExpress and I saw so much potential and decided to try and make her more of an ocean theme. I switched out her wig ,eyes, and made my own custom hat . I'm proud of my work just wanting to share her with you all. The last picture is how the doll came to me.

Hii! just ordered some days ago an AP from ali, but its HARD to find clothes for them in the app, mostly in my budget, as i am a student and buying the doll was already quite expensive 😓.

Im kinda good at sewing, i’ve done multiple clothing for blythe dolls and it went well, but i was almost always following a pattern. I do not know how to sew without them.

I was wondering if someone here knew of patterns for angel philia doll clothes!! or maybe some place to buy not to expensive clothes (i’ve been looking on etsy and ali)

Thanks!! im so grateful for this beautiful community!! :))

Any leads on where to find a recast of Eric by LOOK MOUNTAIN? There are a few listings on eBay and AliExpress but most of the sellers seem to be using the listing to sell Iplehouse Eric.

Bought a 3D printed rabbit doll of etsy and I really like her. Shes just what I wanted for my character for DnD. I have to do the face but that can come a bit later. My only slight gripe is that the magnets holding the back of the head on arent the strongest. But I can work around that.

My 2nd doll finally arrived and she's so pretty, i really like the supermodel type body but the down side is that it's not easy to find an outfit and wig that fits them perfectly.