Economy household kilns just for china painting

 Your creating area is small, the dolls you want to make are small, and you are positive you just want to paint...a very small kiln may be just what you need! They can be advertised as glass kilns, PMC clay kilns, enameling kilns etc and most are priced for the budget conscious. Fair warning however these models only come with pyrometers! Basically an interior temperature gauge that you have to watch and manually turn off the kiln when it reaches temp.

Evenheat's Studio Pro clamshell design makes loading a breeze and a base model with shipping will run about $500 including shipping.  Its electrical needs are a modest 12 amps and a mere 1440 watts  means it can be plugged in almost anywhere! Firing chamber is 8x8x4.http://www.clay-king.com/kilns/evenheat_kilns/evenheat_studio_pro.html


For under $400 including both a shelf kit and shipping; Paragon's Quickfire 6 is known for its speed, miserly power consumption (1550 watts), and easy portability. It also has a surprisingly large interior of 6x6x6 inches. This makes in suitable for small scale production china painting or for rapidly firing students' dolls while they take a well deserved lunch break!The only drawback for this kiln is that you literally just lift off the top to access your doll pieces. So this does mean if you're trying to do quick firing, you will have to have a safe heatproof surface to rest the top as it is cooling off!
http://www.clay-king.com/kilns/paragon_kilns/paragon_quickfire_6.html

For $450 including shelf kit and shipping is Skutt's Firebox 8. The interior dimensions are 8 x 8 x 4 inches. And unusually in this price range the kiln comes equipped with a digital pyrometer.
http://www.clay-king.com/kilns/skutt_kilns/skutt_glass_kilns/skutt_firebox_8.html

 Blessed are the very small! While it has a minuscule firing chamber of 6x6x4, the GS Fuse box by Jen-Ken Kilns has the most modest electrical requirements of any in this group. It only draws 10amps and a mere 1200 watts. Not including shipping, the base price is $385. http://jenkenkilns.com/gs-fusebox.aspx