Doll year 2015

It's time for an overview on how this year was for me in the doll hobby~ I wrote about last year here and also wrote a separate blog post about my goals for this year :) Next year's goals will get their own post a bit later as well and in that post I'll also go through this year's goals that I had and whether or not I managed to achieve them! In this post I'll just list which dolls arrived or were rehomed during this year and what kind of plans I have for next year :3

• Arrivals

BJD:
Soom MD Toad
Eve Studio Russian Toy Terrier
Souldoll Bella with Justitia's armor (ordered in 2014)

Iplehouse SID Eva

Iplehouse SID Grace
Soom MD Onyx

Dollfie Dream:
DDS Mariko

The doll year started quite nicely in January when I got Toad that I won from Soom's 2014 Christmas photo contest and in June I found out about the re-release of DDS Mariko, a doll that I never thought I'd be able to get! As a cherry on the cake, I got grey skin Onyx, another doll that I thought would always be out of my reach... She's really special, as she was also a dream come true for Sarg at the same time!

I was supposed not to buy any dolls this year, but again there were some irresistible limited dolls and other temptations that I just couldn't resist getting ^^; Still, I have no regrets and even though my doll family is quite big already, all of my dolls are important and dear to me ♥

Azone Pureneemo:
Cotton Candy Miu
Picconeemo Koron
Secret Garden Chisa
Minami-sensei (DS ver.)
Sweet Punk Girls Koron
Majokko Little Witch of the Heart Chiika
Blue×Pink Maya (DS ver.)
Little Briar Rose Lien
Winter Vacation Mia (DS ver.)
Swan Lake Raili
Risu-san Chiika
Little Maid Chisa

Azone Picconeemo:
Dreamy Girl Chiika
Wicked Style Aika
Lil Fairy Lipu (Lambs of Sheep Year)
Lil Fairy Erunoe (Azone Staff ver.)

This was my second year collecting Azone dolls and the Neemo family grew quite a lot... I managed to find many of the older releases that I had on my wishlist (like Minami-sensei ♥) and didn't want to miss on the pre-orders of the new ones that I liked, as finding dolls second-hand can often be so frustrating >.< Like with BJDs, I have no regrets and love all of these dolls!

• Ordered, will arrive in 2015:

Souldoll Aehael
Souldoll Junia

MSDs are not really my thing, but Souldoll managed to release two irresistible ones in a row... I'm not sure about their characters or even names, which is why I haven't talked about them in my blog yet. I'm quite excited about these two, though also worried that I might not bond with them because of the size ;___; I guess we'll see how things go once they get home~ I've seen some people get their Aehael already and in pictures she does look absolutely gorgeous! ♥

• Rehomed:

Soom MD Lucky

Even though I really liked this birdie, I just couldn't bond with her :/ I had expected her blue skin color to be much lighter and less bright, but it was actually veery different compared to the other dolls previously released in the same skin color. I do love the sculpt a lot though and find myself missing this girl from time to time, but still I think I made the right decision by letting her go. I wonder if there's ever going to be a chance to get Lucky in some other color, like grey or pastel purple *o* Actually, I noticed that Soom just recently released her in WS and NS, but I'm still waiting on a possible Free Choice event or something with more special color options~

• Other thoughts on 2015:

I feel like this was quite a lazy year for me, as I didn't take as many doll pictures as on previous years and didn't sew that much either ;___; There have been lots of changes in RL stuff, like moving together with Sarg, and many things have kept me busy most of the time. I've still had time for doll things, but often we just play around with the dolls - have a few at a time in our living room and pose them or change their outfits etc. without taking any pictures. It's relaxing, but I still wish I had taken more proper photoshoots >3<

This year we also started meeting up with a bunch of doll people that have become our great friends~ ♥ Hopefully next year we manage to arrange to meet-ups as well ^^

• Doll plans for 2016:

Sarg actually ended up buying Souldoll's Tera Zenith Oscal, which will be my character Eemil, so that crosses one doll off of my wishlist and I no longer have need for Iplehouse Felix, thank god!

In 2016 my number one thing would be to finally find the perfect sculpt for my mermaid girl Undine and get her home. Other than that, I don't really have any BJD plans as my crew is starting to feel quite complete! We're planning for a Japan trip, which will require saving some money too, so hopefully I'll be able to stick with getting just Undine and there won't be tempting limited releases etc. I hope there won't be many new Azone releases that I'd like to get either >.< The beginning of the year doesn't seem too promising though, as there'll be two (or maybe three...) cuties that I have my eyes on...

Overall, I'm looking forward to 2016 and hope it'll be another good year in the hobby ^3^