What is a ball-jointed doll? Glad you asked! Simply put, BJDs are expensive, highly-articulated dolls that are meant to be completely customized. Made out of a kind of plastic called resin, they can range in size from very tiny to over two feet tall and are extremely sturdy. Because of the resin used to create them, they can be painted so that they match whichever personalities their owners have made for them. Wigs and eyes may be purchased in a huge variety of styles and colors in order to create a doll that is truly unique. The resin can even be sanded and shaped to create a completely different look for a standard-issue doll!

Here at Instant Karma, we have dolls from a range of popular Korean and Japanese companies. Lamia has a Volks F-08 head that has been lightly modified by a previous owner, and her body is a Customhouse girl body. Her face-up (make-up) has been done by JerrySugarAV. Kijo is a standard Cerberus Project El, with a default factory face-up. In the future we hope to order more dolls from Customhouse, Volks, and some of the other Korean manufacturers!

If you're interested in learning more about BJDs, the best resource to begin is at Den of Angels. The DoA forums are extremely active (and sort of intimidating at first!) and are full of any kind of information you could possibly want to know about the different companies offering BJDs, where to find clothing, wigs, and eyes, and how to care for them.

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Name: Miss Alli M.
DoA username: Maya Cecile
Alignment: Lawful neutral
Occupation: Corporate drone
Likes: Writing, good literature, cosplay, chicken parmesan, web design, ogling BJD photos, chocolates, Lord of the Rings Online
Dislikes: Most vegetables, hair in the shower drain, uninvited guests
Wears: "Business casual," pithy t-shirts with jeans
Image song: Bjork - "Sonnets/Unrealities XI"
Website: The Cyanotic Organization

It may not always be so.

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Name: C-ko!
DoA username: Marmalade
Alignment: Chaotic good
Occupation: Temporary something
Likes: Reading, knitting, sewing, J-rockers
Dislikes: Not being taken seriously
Wears: Many cute things from Kohl's
Image song: hide - "Pink Spider"
Website: Spiritualized

"I'll fly one more time, tearing away these strings, with my own jets as soon as that cloud passes by..."