>>5693144In the beginning I had a strict "finish a doll before you get the next one" rule.
I would pick out the one I wanted and concentrate all my funds and time on it.
I would buy clothes, wigs, eyes and then pretty much call it "finished" as soon as the doll was presentable.
However, that was before I had real "plans", stories or whatever.
That was also before the whole "everything limited, all the time" business model many companies have nowadays and before I was so busy with work and commissions.
The last years I have been working on a big project and two smaller ones on the side.
I outlined the characters and how I wanted them to look like and started going from there.
Unfortunately sticking to the "finish a doll first before you get the next one" model doesn't work anymore.
It's often smarter to buy dolls at the right time, even if you still have unfinished ones at home.
That way you avoid second-hand prices, can wait for good offers or the perfect doll for a character and so on.
It's the same with their clothes/wigs/eyes.
I plan to finish this project, but instead of working on it in big brackets I do it from all directions, in small steps.
So I basically have one big plan for the future (finish a project), and all steps inbetween just happen when the time and funds are right.
I also constantly improve/upgrade my dolls, which means I'm never really done anyway.
It sucks sometimes, because I often just want a bunch of cool and totally finished dolls, but eh.
Hopefully at the end of next year I am finally, mostly, done.
