Here are my two bjd's, ball jointed dolls. What is so great about these dolls? Many, many things:

• Ball joints enable great posing.
• Dolls are very customisable: one can change their eyes, wigs, hands and so on.
• Most dolls can be purchased without makeup so the owner can paint them and give them any look he or she wants. Most bjd's are made of resin which is really nice to paint on.

Most bjd's come from Asian manufacturers (South Korea, Japan and China), and are only made on order but an increasing number of American companies have joined the trend as bjd's are getting more and more popular.

My first bjd is American bjd Rumor by Goodreau Doll. She got home October 2007 and was renamed Lyra Ellamar. Lyra is 42 cm tall, has a pale skin tone and slim figure. She can wear some Ellowyne clothing but most of what you see below is made by me.

Two pics from the first photo shoot with Lyra. She has Masterpiece afghan blue eyes which I bought for her some months before she arrived, like the Monique wig she has in the left pic. The clothing she has in this pic is Ellowyne size but fits Lyra nicely. You may recognise the skirt from Ellowyne's Room, sweater will be added there too as soon as I have time to make tartan capris to go with it.
On right Lyra has changed to pink Goodreau wig and borrowed another outfit (Tatters) from Ellowyne.

This outfit was finished during the cold and dark November. I love Taika (translates as Magic) pottery from Finnish Iittala and was delighted to see they had made tiny versions of the mugs of the series. These were meant to be Christmas tree ornaments but I just removed the ribbons and the mugs were just perfect for Lyra.

This is the pic I used for my Christmas greeting in 2007. Lyra has her original dark green eyes and her wig is from Monique. Clothing (except for the socks) is made by me. The bigger the eyes, the sweeter she looks. Most of the time, I prefer smaller eyes for less sweetness.

I just got some new clothing for Lyra, this is her first Goodreau outfit and first fur wig. With pale blue eyes and that wild hair, she has a totally new look once again.

I just cannot help trying different effects when editing my pics. Here's a blue negative pic of Lyra.

With a little sweeter look Lyra's character is less edgy and more co-operative and she agreed to sit next to the mighty Johann Sebastian Pooh on my brother's organ bench for a photo.

My second bjd is Souldoll Hye from Korea, arrived to Finland March 2008 and is known as Sara Sonata now. I have painted her face and as she is taller than any of my other dolls (55 cm), I've had to make all of her clothing myself. Still lots to do with her, face up needs some enhancing and so far she has only a couple of pieces of clothing. Will be taking more photos as I progress.

This is Sara almost excatly the way she arrived to me. No face up, original Souldoll eyes and wig (which is braided though). The top (and matching undies which don't show here) was made by me.

After months of indecisiveness, I finally got around to order eyelashes and buy gloss varnish. Before applying them I decided to redo Sara's faceup. I like her better now.
Sara has a cute little necklace of four linked glass beads. I've learned a lot about making jewelry this summer. All thanks to two little cross pendants I spotted at a shop. I decided to make chain necklaces for Sara and Lyra and had to study some jewelry making. During the summer, I've made almost 20 different doll necklaces, two of them are pictured here.
White shirt with rhinestones is one of my favourite basic styles. Sara's not the only one of my girls who has one :-)

Last couple of years I've tried to make something formal for one of my dolls for the Independence Day of Finland, 6th December. I've never managed to finish those projects in time before this year. In november I saw the most wonderful gown at a doll clothing web store and couple of days later found some beautiful blue silk for 50% original price at a department store. I love the beautiful gown, little jewelry - and the wearer! In the first pic Lyra is wearing her dress from 2007 which actually isn't finished yet... but looks great anyway.

More pics (and hopefully more dolls!!!) coming as soon as possible.

BJD wish list:
Volks Olivia Morgan
Elfdoll Emma (preferably on old body)
Dollstown Rhea or Susie on 13body
Souldoll Ahee
Bobobie Charisma normal girl
Unidoll Selina

Boys:
Iplehouse Mars
Elfdoll Aden
Souldoll Osu
Unidoll Feanor

Monique wigs:
size 8/9 J-Rock double red
size 8/9 Pretty Girl light peach blonde/white blonde size
size 8/9 Trix black/red

Masterpiece eyes:
13 mm Baby Blue soft glass with onyx jeweled pupil
13 mm Copenhagen soft glass
13 mm Silver Fox soft glass
13 mm Tuscany soft glass

LeekeWorld shoes:
SD size Casey girl tan
SD size Diana silver sparkle