#proartistbjdday

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Pro bjd artists day by Nymrah Via Flickr: I am a few days late, due to stuff to cooperating, but here I am. I am very anti recast, I'm pretty sure anyone who follows me knows this. This year I chose my Lillycat dolls to be features, because I have amassed quite a few of them and most of them have a lil story of how I got them.

One of the things that makes people buy recasts is because they want instant gratification. I think we all do to some extent. But this is a hobby of patience. Sometimes you wait 7 months for a body (my purple Lyse) and sometimes you bide your time and wait til that certain one pops up on the secondhand market (my OOAK colored Ombre).

If you can't make enough money right away, there's things like layaway (my Kitty Jolie and Deavon were bought straight from Lillycat using layaway) and sometimes you just find a good deal (Ninon and Millie Choupie were secondhand for reasonable prices).

And last but not least, one of the arguments I see is that people want a doll in a color that doesn't exist. Well, I wanted a black Lyse after seeing MisMantis dye hers black and that's how I got a black Lyse. There are people in the hobby that can help you achieve your dream doll. We have so many creative spirits.

You should not cut corners at the expense of others. If you are opposed to spending money or opposed to waiting, this hobby isn't the right hobby for you.

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