FruitBowlPunch Posted July 8 I've been into BJDs since I was a child. I became fascinated when I first watched a Youtuber create stages for his dolls and took beautiful photos of them, (Forgive me, I don't remember his name since I was a kid just mindlessly browsing on the Internet). Ever since then, I started looking for BJDS and fell in love when I discovered there were anime BJDs! I loved how beautiful they looked! Even better than my plushies. But I was only able to look at them from afar since they were so expensive. And I would never expect my parents to even buy me anything close to $300. Since I'm in my mid 20s, I wanted to start picking up some new hobbies (being a blue collar worker and bouncing from different jobs can be mentally draining LOL). Scrolling through TikTok I found some blind box BJDs and went down the rabbit hole once again. And my love for BJDs grew once again. I started joining Facebook Groups, Discords, and eventually joined this site when someone from my Discord group mentioned they were from here! I became a huge fan of Tinyfox! I love how inexpensive they were compared to other dolls, so I started collecting them the most. The Tinyfox Fan Club Discord made it easier for me to find such great deals! Couldn't have got such a big collection without their help! Eventually I caved and bought 2 DOLK collab dolls (Sandra and Mercury Lamp) both were never opened but owned 2nd hand. I currently have one more DOLK on the way and I'm close to completing my 1/4 Tinyfox collection! All my dolls are proudly displayed and I'm planning to get a doll bag and some outside stands to take some pictures (even thinking of investing in a camera down the line). Luckily, I live in Los Angeles, so finding something scenic would not be too difficult of a task (but would have to be planned days ahead). So I look forward to posting on here! I might be a bit shy since the internet is scarier than real life for me, but I will get over than fear eventually once I get comfortable 😁. Here's a picture of my collection so far. My Mercury is always next to me ✨ Also I apologize for the images being so big. First time posting pictures to the forums 😅 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skorpion9x Posted July 8 Welcome to the board. Your dolls are all very cute, and you sure have a lot already for a "new collector!" I also have the TinyFox Lee and Meiling (panda) dolls, and a handful of 1/6 dolls. I'm always impressed by the quality of the outfits that they come with. I would love to have more, but I had to start limiting myself because I don't have infinite space for them all ;_;. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FruitBowlPunch Posted July 8 1 hour ago, Skorpion9x said: Welcome to the board. Your dolls are all very cute, and you sure have a lot already for a "new collector!" I also have the TinyFox Lee and Meiling (panda) dolls, and a handful of 1/6 dolls. I'm always impressed by the quality of the outfits that they come with. I would love to have more, but I had to start limiting myself because I don't have infinite space for them all ;_;. Yeah, luckily my job pays me well enough to support my hobby. Perks of working as a Custodian LOL! I got a bit carried away since this was a hobby I've been wanting to enter for so long, but luckily my group is always able to find good deals for me 😁. And the quality of the outfits PLUS the adorable faces reeled me in so quick! The fact Tinyfox came out when I just started working makes me wish I found them sooner! I feel you about the space part, believe it or not I live in a decently sized studio apartment. So I'm about to slow down soon. My boyfriend has no problem sharing the space with my dolls though so thats a big relief 🥰. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battrastard Posted July 8 Welcome to the Forum! Being in the LA area, I'd suggest @Sticks-Ara might be able to help you out with meet-ups and getting great photo ops! I (and a few of our Ecchizonans) had a wonderful time meeting them and plenty others from here during last years LA Dolpa. Hope you have a lot of fun here, Rick 1 "Madness takes it's toll, Please have exact change!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FruitBowlPunch Posted July 9 1 hour ago, battrastard said: Welcome to the Forum! Being in the LA area, I'd suggest @Sticks-Ara might be able to help you out with meet-ups and getting great photo ops! I (and a few of our Ecchizonans) had a wonderful time meeting them and plenty others from here during last years LA Dolpa. Hope you have a lot of fun here, Rick Aw yes! I've been dying to go to meet-ups! But most of the groups I'm in don't live in Southern Cali so it's nice to know that there's a couple of fellow Angelinos here. I also been wanting to go to doll cons as well. I've been following someone on TikTok for a couple of weeks who's actually in my area, (been too shy to message them though) and they went to an Anime Expo doll meet up this year. I don't like Anime Expo too much, but it be worth going if they're fellow collectors there. 😁😁 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sticks-Ara Posted Monday at 10:10 PM On 7/8/2025 at 5:34 PM, FruitBowlPunch said: Aw yes! I've been dying to go to meet-ups! But most of the groups I'm in don't live in Southern Cali so it's nice to know that there's a couple of fellow Angelinos here. I also been wanting to go to doll cons as well. I've been following someone on TikTok for a couple of weeks who's actually in my area, (been too shy to message them though) and they went to an Anime Expo doll meet up this year. I don't like Anime Expo too much, but it be worth going if they're fellow collectors there. 😁😁 Hi… it’s me @Sticks-Ara 😊 There are actually two groups in SoCal that have great doll meetups. The group I’m with is primarily in the OC, but we cover many locations throughout SoCal. We had a great time at Anime Expo this year (2 events in one day) and we’re open to anyone who wants to join us again next year. For now, we’re preparing for a doll meetup at AX Chibi in November, a possible meetup this fall (location to be announced), and our annual Christmas meetup (possible new location). Plus the other group is planning a meetup in Little Tokyo in the coming weeks. If you’d like more info on upcoming meetups, or if you’d like more info, please consider joining our group on Facebook… https://m.facebook.com/groups/dollcollective/?ref=share&mibextid=wwXIfr Or you can follow me on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/sticks_ara?igsh=ejR4eXAwYTB4anZt&utm_source=qr Hope you can meet with us someday, k?? 🙂 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sticks-Ara Posted Monday at 10:18 PM On 7/8/2025 at 3:44 PM, battrastard said: Welcome to the Forum! Being in the LA area, I'd suggest @Sticks-Ara might be able to help you out with meet-ups and getting great photo ops! I (and a few of our Ecchizonans) had a wonderful time meeting them and plenty others from here during last years LA Dolpa. Hope you have a lot of fun here, Rick Thanks for the shoutout 😊😉 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FruitBowlPunch Posted yesterday at 03:00 AM 4 hours ago, Sticks-Ara said: Hi… it’s me @Sticks-Ara 😊 There are actually two groups in SoCal that have great doll meetups. The group I’m with is primarily in the OC, but we cover many locations throughout SoCal. We had a great time at Anime Expo this year (2 events in one day) and we’re open to anyone who wants to join us again next year. For now, we’re preparing for a doll meetup at AX Chibi in November, a possible meetup this fall (location to be announced), and our annual Christmas meetup (possible new location). Plus the other group is planning a meetup in Little Tokyo in the coming weeks. If you’d like more info on upcoming meetups, or if you’d like more info, please consider joining our group on Facebook… https://m.facebook.com/groups/dollcollective/?ref=share&mibextid=wwXIfr Or you can follow me on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/sticks_ara?igsh=ejR4eXAwYTB4anZt&utm_source=qr Hope you can meet with us someday, k?? 🙂 Thank you! I'll be checking out the facebook group. I hope to meet all of you eventually! 😁 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
