Out of Town Notice

Resin Melody will be out of town June 15-25th for a large family reunion in Minnesota.

Any orders placed in that time will ship on June 27th.

If you have any questions, feel free to let me know! I will have access to email while away.

Thanks!

~ Tiarah =^.^=

Meet Our Models – Arianna (Volks MSD Midori v2)

Volks MSD Midori v2Name: Arianna

Mold/Company: Volks MSD Midori v2

Size: MSD

Age: 10 – Early-Teens

Sex: Female

Usual Wig Color: Brown/Black

Usual Eye Color: Default Volks HG Olive Green

Additional Info: Arianna loves spending time with her sisters Ellie & Chiyo. She always does her best to help out with the little ones and really looks up to Ellie. Arianna is fairly quiet and introverted. She does tend to come out of her shell when she gets to know you, though.

Arianna can be seen modeling clothing for MSD girls.

View more images of Arianna on her gallery page.

~ Tiarah =^.^=

Meet Our Models – Collin (LTF Bisou Boy)

Fairyland Little Fee Bisou BoyName: Collin

Mold/Company: Fairyland Little Fee Bisou (Boy)

Size: 28cm/Yo-SD/LTF

Age: 4-ish

Sex: Male

Usual Wig Color: Brown

Usual Eye Color: Blue

Additional Info: Collin is a your typical 4-year-old. He gets into everything and admits nothing. 😉 He loves to play jokes on the others. Collin and Midori love playing together. He absolutely refuses to wear pink, since “pink is for girls!”

Collin can be seen modeling clothing for LTF/Yo-SD size boys and (much to his horror & dismay) girls.

View more images of Collin on his gallery page.

~ Tiarah =^.^=

BJD Naming Woes

Have you ever gotten a doll that you absolutely fell in love with, but simply cannot figure out a name?

That happens to me more often than I would like to admit. I have dolls that have been nameless for 6 months or more! >.< And while I could just keep the sculpt name, that just doesn’t feel right to me.

Since my dolls are not characters based off of a pre-existing story, I usually end up trying to name them as they arrive.

Currently, I have one new arrival and another on the way that will need names soon.. Below are just a few things I look at, or think about, when I’m trying to decide on a name.

Usually what I try to do is think about how their character feels to me –

  • If the doll is a girl: is she a girly-girl? Tomboy? Does she like modern clothes? Fluffy dresses? or is she comfortable in anything?
  • If the doll is a boy: is he a macho-man? Metro? Flamboyant? Just like to dress in comfy clothes? Dressy clothes? or again – comfortable in anything?

Answering some of those questions helps me when I’m trying to think of names.

The other thing I do, sometimes, is think about what I’m interested in, either in general as a long standing interest or a new-found favorite. For example, I love playing my violin and music has always been a huge part of my life. I have a newer doll (not yet here on the website) that is named Gretta; short for Allegretta which is a play on the music term Allegretto. In all honesty, I have one of my girls (Chiyo) who is named after Chiyo in Azumanga Daioh because she has brown pig-tails, and at the time I had just finished watching Azumanga Daioh (again).

If you are looking for an anime-ish name – what are your favorite animes? That may help give some ideas for names.

And don’t be afraid to combine parts of names and/or make up new ones!

Once I have a few name ideas (if I still can’t decide), I like to check out their meanings on baby name websites to see if the meaning of a name may match the personality of the doll.

How do you decide on a name? Any tips & tricks for others? Feel free to leave a comment!

Here’s hoping these 2 new girls don’t take me 6 months to name! 😉

Let the brainstorming begin!

~ Tiarah =^.^=