My Resin Rose 2024 Trip!
Almost two weekends ago now, I went to Resin Rose. Oops! That means this update is a little delayed. (‘’❛ - „)❀ I was actually in Portland up until August 15. Resin Rose falls around my birthday (Resin Rose is the second weekend of August and my birthday is August 14), so I made a fun little Portland trip out of it! Here are some photos from my trip to the Japanese Garden and International Rose Test Garden before we go into Resin Rose. You can view all of my photos from my nature day here.
Back to dolls! Here are my girls ready for the Friday night dinner event!
This was my second year attending Resin Rose, so I was a little more prepared this time! Last year, Resin Rose was a bit of a last minute thing, so I was at a hotel across the street and wasn’t able to purchase a 3-day badge since they had sold out already. This year, I actually was able to purchase a 3-day pass and attend the Friday night dinner.
Our table was completely packed with all kinds of dolls. I finally got to see an angelphilia girl in person! She was able to hold a raffle ticket in her cleavage — impressive! >▽< Dinner was delicious, and there were SO many people there. We had something like 19 tables of around six to ten people a table, so there really were a lot of attendees. What a fun way to start the convention weekend!
3-day attendees also received a goodie bag. Here’s what was inside:
This year’s theme was Game Night, so there were themed items including stickers, a phone charm, pen, and a coloring book. I think my favorite item was the box of tiny but very much real Tic Tacs. (≧∇≦) They were so cute! I didn’t even know Tic Tacs came in that size.
All ready for Saturday!
3-day attendees were able to enter the vendor hall an hour early, so shopaholic I am, that is absolutely how I started my day. I’m notoriously picky about what I buy, but once I find a vendor I like, I tend to just buy a BUNCH of things from them. But more on my haul later — let’s look at some of the contest entries!
More entries made their way to the table over the weekend as well. I’m still obsessed with how awesome Mochi’s girls look. The rhinestones on the shoes, prop, and telephone head were all individually placed, and her work was immaculate. (⟡ᗜ⟡)
I spent a little bit of time (well, maybe a lot of bit of time) in the vendor room, but it was soon time to make my way upstairs for the European Doll Meet. The meet up room also had some photo sets in there — look how cute this café is!
We had quite a few doll makers represented in the European Doll Meet, including Asella, Depth Dolls, and Do Dolls Dream. I also met this cutie, made by an artist from Ukraine!
Saturday night was eventful! We had the Swap Meet, followed shortly by the Pajama Party.
The Resin Rose Swap Meet is huge! It’s also a little hectic, but in a fun way! I was selling this year, so thankfully my wallet was safe from all the temptation around me. Someone behind me had an Atelier Momoni doll I probably would have left with if not for the fact that I was busy at my own swap table for the whole event. I sold a lot of what I brought with me, which was exciting since that meant I could fill it with all the things I bought instead. ( •̀ω •́ )
A couple of tips if you’re considering attending the swap next year:
The event is super cash focused, but thankfully someone gave me a tip about that! I’ve been used to using payment apps in lieu of cash and didn’t even think to bring change.
Do a couple of loops around the room before buying anything, especially if you’re coming in right as the event starts since sellers might still be setting up. Quite a few people let me know they were 99% going to buy something, but they just had to make sure their grail wasn’t hiding in the room first! ( ≧ᗜ≦) That’s smart shopping!
We had a half hour between the swap and the pajama party, which was much appreciated! I think everyone needed a few minutes to drop their stuff off and recompose from extreme garage sale mode. (ᵕ—ᴗ—)
Here are my girls ready for the pajama party!
The pajama party was packed this year! I remember it being really busy last year, too, but this year we had both sides of the tables completely full. I don’t know how many extra seats had to be brought in, but it’s awesome that a late night event gets attendance like that! ٩(^ᗜ^ )و ´-
I spent a lot of my time on Sunday in between the meet up room and the photography room since most of my shopping was out of the way. I should also mention that Resin Rose has a lot of great classes and workshops — there’s definitely more to do than shop, swap, and socialize if that’s what you’re looking for!
One of the meet ups I attended on Sunday was the Puyoodolls meet. I have a Baby Kumako on the way and wanted to see some of these adorable dolls up close. Look how cute these dolls are!! I’m super inspired for how to style my own girl once she gets here. Everyone was super sweet and helpful at the meet. I learned a lot about the brand and the dolls. The greatest thing I learned is that these dolls are RESIN, so I don’t have to worry about staining! We had a few people showing off the dolls and clothes they had purchased at the swap the night before. How fun!
The next meet up was the MSD Swap, which was half swap half social really haha! It’s always more relaxed with the smaller scale swaps. I left the swap with two new wimukt dresses and a gorgeous, one-of-a-kind corset from Raouken.
Here’s my everything I bought and swapped for at Resin Rose!
I purchased two MSD size dresses from the always lovely La Mienne Doll, the cream dress and the pale green and black set. Even though my girls are Slim MSD size, the dresses still looked really pretty on them! Her table display was full of cute dolls in her handmade outfits. Check out her Instagram for photos of her display and everything she had in stock.
One of my favorite parts about conventions is how many shops you’d never just stumble upon online that you end up discovering when you see them in person. I purchased three Baby Kumako size outfits for the Baby Kumako I recently pre-ordered from the super sweet and helpful Soromo’s Doll Supply. She helped me figure out what size outfits I should buy, and I picked up three adorable and very reasonably priced outfits from her. I also got two super cute stands, which are sadly cut off in this photo. Photography is definitely not my strong suit! ≖ᴗ≖
We wrapped up the weekend with the closing ceremony. Look, I’m on the sponsor poster! I donated some enamel pins for the goodie bags. I’d like to donate some other prizes next year, too!
The closing ceremony had a few big announcements:
Next year’s theme is The Seven Seas. Anything water related goes! I think I’ll be seeing a lot of mermaids next year!
The Monarch Hotel has been purchased and will be a Hilton Garden Inn next year. I’m a Hilton Diamond Member, so absolutely a win for me. The hotel will be getting some much needed renovations, so I’m excited for a slightly less scary hotel experience next year haha!
THE PRIZE WINNERS!
There were so many prizes that they couldn’t all fit on the table. How awesome is that? I think a few people left with more dolls than they were expecting! We had some really lucky people in the room! ( ≧ᗜ≦)
It was a super fun weekend, and I’m super excited for next year! If you haven’t attended Resin Rose yet, please do consider attending next year. It should be especially fun with that 2025 theme!
