Have you seen the YouTube videos of people putting together miniature DIY house kits and dollhouse furniture from kits like the ones from Cutebee, or Robotime? I thought this would be fun to try, and maybe even a cute setting to display 7 inch dolls in. However, what...
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The Dollie Lingo Guide to BJD Terminology
Do you sometimes feel like you don't know how to speak BJD? After being in the hobby of collecting ball-jointed dolls for a number of years, we forget just how much BJD terminology we use when talking about our dolls. To someone outside the BJD world, or new to...
The Ball Jointed Dolls Phenomenon
If you’re looking for a new hobby, I want to share with you the fascinating world of ball-jointed dolls, also known as BJDs. This unique and beautiful form of doll collecting has taken the world by storm for a good reason. Not only are BJD’s stunning works of art, but...
Why I Will Never Be Recast Friendly
For those of you who don’t know, recasting, as it's called in the world of ball jointed dolls, is when companies or individuals take an artist’s doll, and make molds for the purpose of copying them for resale, without the original artist’s knowledge or permission....
5 Valuable Things Sculpting a BJD Taught Me
Back in 2007, when I first started learning how to sculpt a BJD, I had no idea when or if I’d ever cast my creations in resin. But my determination to uncover all the “hows” kept me going on the road to becoming a ball-jointed doll artist, and I’m almost there! Here...