I don't know much about the BJD craze - it holds only a slight fascination for me - How is it that women can be so frenzied over ball-jointed dolls? I got a HauteDoll magazine the other day out of curiosity and was amazed at how popular they are. Huh. But I did perk up when I found 7 Gene dolls at the local Goodwill one night. I bought the prettiest one, who was decked out in a sultry 40's gown, drove home and checked out prices for Gene dolls on eBay to see if I had been ripped off. I hadn't, so the next morning at 9 a.m. I returned to that Goodwill and waited impatiently for the doors to open. I was in good company; a gal drove up in a neon yellow Mini S with black and white racing stripes and checkerboard side mirrors and parked next to my little darling (the official transport of the Ministry of Magic). I had brief worries that she would be vying for the rest of the Gene dolls, but when the doors finally opened, she darted off to the other side of the store while I made a beeline to the glass case where the 6 beauties were waiting to be freed from the confines of a second-hand store. Here are another 3 of the 6:
They all look just a tad haughty if you ask me (which no one ever does).
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So how much were they?
$24.95 a piece except for one which was $14.95 because she didn't have shoes...
oooh fun :) (I'm just back from visiting my SIL in south of Germany and I'm trying to catch up) Are you planning to sell them or keep them?
Tini,
I haven't made up my mind. I'd like to keep at least four of them because they are so inspiring - you should see the details they have - hosiery, long gloves, earrings, necklaces, all nicely done. I think it would be fun to design costumes for them; that way I get my costume-design fix but don't waste tons of fabric doing so.
That is something everyone is dreaming about, what luck! :-) I collect vintage Barbie and therefore have to limit myself, but they are gorgeous, no wonder you had to buy them. Don't you just love those tiny garments?
Greetings from Germany :-)
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Hi Annika, I found your blog through patternreview.com. I also live in Snohomish and have collected Gene for years. Small world! I love sewing for her; you're right, you can really have fun sewing in miniature outfits you can't necessarily afford in human scale! Drop me a line, maybe we could get together and I could give you a pattern or two.
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