Alec Doll Blog Soft Opening

 

 Hello internet! I am starting a blog. 

I have been a collector of fashion dolls for a few years now, and as I make more things for my small plastic women, I want to document and share some of the things I make, or just the pretty dolls I have. 

Dolls have been one of my favorite things in the world ever since I was a kid and every adult got me a Barbie for my birthday. It was the aughts, so I grew up on glammed-out Generation Girl Barbie, and later on a few first generation Monster High. After a bunch of family and divorce shenanigans, my dolls ended up in my dad's storage unit, where they stayed until about 2023 when I picked them up. It was like Pandora's box for autism, and now I am an adult collector with a steadily ballooning room full of fashion dolls that I do not have space for. 

Speaking of autism, I do have a Google Sheets that I use to keep track of my dolls. I haven't updated it in a few months, but I made a few charts to illustrate what type of collector I am. I consider myself an "adopt, don't shop" kind of guy. I could probably count on one hand the dolls I've bought brand new as an adult. I mostly prowl thrift stores, tag sales, and Facebook marketplace to rescue dolls who have gone through a healthy amount of being played with and who are ready to retire to being displayed. Anyway, this means my collection heavily skews toward Barbie (not that I'm complaining!) and roughly dolls released a decade ago as people donate toys from their childhoods. Enjoy my data below! 

My intention with this blog is mostly to document my progress as I rehabilitate older dolls, make miniatures, put together outfits, and maybe thirst over new dolls I can't afford to buy. I might also occasionally talk about other craft stuff, but we'll see how it goes. Thanks for checking out Alec's Doll Blog. 

Love, Alec