Dolls (Customising and sculpting!)

So I'm gonna sort this into two main sections: my customised dolls (modded blythes and other dollys) and my original sculpted pieces. I'll update this as I make more with the latest at the top of each section. I started doing this after I finished uni in summer 2025! ;P

I always get my blythe and customising dolls secondhand from vinted or other places.

Sculpted BJD's

4th Doll: Lan Wangji Nov'25-Jan'26

This is Lan Wangji from the awesome series Mo Dao Zu Shi. It has many adaptations and I took inspiration from all of them, referring to the artbook for the live action and animated versions. He is my most articulated doll so far and is made from Premier air dry clay and painted with acrylics and soft pastels. The wig and clothing are handmade, I cut up a human sized wig and mad the wafts. His clothes are hand sewn because I didn't have a sewing machine. He has three layers of robes and a hand made tassle. His boots are awful but they complete the outfit so it's okay lol.

3rd Doll: Vampire Lolita Oct'25-Nov'25

This little lady was moreso an experiment with the new clay type I got, using airdry clay over polymer clay. I instantly fell in love with the clay from its light weight and ease to work with (many tears shed over polymer clay). I wanted to experiemnt with a more anime style body and I will admit I am not very happy with it. I didn't understand how joints worked on BJD's and didn't allow for enough space for the elastic to move for adequate articulation. I think she looks best in her clothes which I am happy with. I also love her face and would like to do more in this style with my current knowledge. The wig was very cheap quality and was not heat resistant. I did however learn patience with acrylic paint drying time because I was so impatient with my previous dolls and then wondered why the paint at the joints would rub away!

2nd Doll: Little Goat Girl ver1.0 Sept'25-Oct'25

Now, I think it is important to showcase your failures as well as your successes... that being said, this little girl was based on a hebridean sheep. I wanted a gothic sheep where the females also have horns so she could be a little girl. I wanted her to be a chubby human baby hybrid. This was my last polymer clay doll and it made me hate the clay for dolls lol... the process of partially baking it to the carve out the foil inside was hell and led to full limbs collapsing and crumbling. It is so brittle! I think if I was to use this again it's best to make the limbs solid and hollow out with a dremel (which I don't have). I wanted to make her nice big sheep legs articulated and moveable like a sheeps would but I couldn't get it to worth because it's hard to add clay to polymer (if u keep baking it, it will eventually burn) so I just glued them in place. Again with her, I didn't understand joints and tried to use carved wooden beads. I have since found out that make my own joints per doll is the best way to get the most articulation. I love her design and want to revisit this character in the future hence ver1.0. I intended to make her a pinifore but I gave up on this project and focused on my new clay medium instead...

1st Doll: Elven Queen Jul'25-Aug'25

This lady is my first BJD. Ever since I watched doll customisation vidoes as a kid and learned of BJD's, I had wanted to make one but just never did, doubting my skills (probaly a good job cuz it would've been wank). After I finished my degree I thought it was the perfect time to begin projects I previously had no time or energy for. She is made from polymer clay and if ou read the above entry first, you will see I HATE polymer clay for doll making. It cracked and collapsed and I glued and filled in... It resulted in her having some lumpy parts which I actually weaved into her backstory. She is in elven queen of a cave dwelling city, previously a scientist of the upper court, researching medicines for the nobility. But her rise to power was not through force, but vote of the people who after her discorvery of a deadly bioweapon used by rival clans to infiltrate the previously impenetratble undergound metropolis using a fungus in the water. Our lovely lady scientist here nulified the fungus and saved the people. She was elected as leader and became queen. In reality her scars from the fungus are me fucking up with the clay lol but it prompted me to make her a backstory hehe.

Customised Dolls

4th Blythe: Blue Scemo Jan'26

This was meant to be a quick little project after I finished the Wangji BJD so I didn't inten to make her a new outfit, but I reused a shibajuku dolls clothes I am also custmising and hat and jeans I got with one of my dolls as freebies.

3rd Blythe: Mana-sama Sept'25

Around this time I began exploring more into lolita and vkei, I was really inspired in both my personal fashion and art by Mana-sama, one of the guitarists of Malice Mizer and Moi Dix Mois. I really love his still and makeup so I customised this blythe accordingly. I had some purple fabric leftover from my 1st BJD and was gonna make a purple version of one of his blue outfits, hence the purple instead of the famous Mana blue. But I got side tracked by my main sculpting projects at the time and just put her in a 20cm cotton doll outfit and cinched it at the back. Eventually I might make her outfit but I was planning on making it quite elaborate so yeah. Lowkey wish I did the blue now if I never end up making the purple outfit version but I do like this shade of purple.

Pierrot Clown Boy Aug'25

This little chap was a small side project while I did my 1st BJD. He was a cheap unbranded MJD body from vinted and so he became my little clown! His outfit is handmade.

2nd Blythe: Maria Jul'25

Tbh this is one of the few dolls I have actually settled on a name for. Idk why she just strikes me as a Maria. Her outfit is handmade and shoes made from polymer clay!

1st Blythe: Clown Girl Jun'25

This clown girl was inspired by a makeup look I did on myseld in May'25, that was in turn inspired by 1920s and 1930s film makeup and pierrot clowns. Her outfit is the most elaborate of my Blythe dolls, with a paper-maché corset with wire boning. I actually died her hair to make it a bit darker and cut it and styled it to create finger waves. Her shoes are polymer clay. I think there are things I would change about the sculpyed if I was to redo it but overall she is still my favourite Blythe I have customised.