Please post your before and afters on this thread. Big or small, whole rehab or just a refreshing....and tell us how you did it!
I will start. Here is Ideal 14" Sonja Henie doll before and after. The crochet ensemble is "Bare Back Rider" by Mary Hoyer.....
Here is Before:
All are so beautiful! I really enjoy this topic. Of course a gal posted about Terri Lee on the board. I have danced this dance with Terri Lee for years, buy, tired, sell, never really clicked with a TL doll. So of course her post got me interested again. I always try to find the dolls I have had and sold, never want them when I have them, only when I don't :{. You know the drill. Anyway, found one that I really liked, but it needed a bit of primping. Wanted braids and dark hair and wanted to try sewing this pattern from 2oth century dolls pattern book for the longest time....what do you think?....terri
Before:
Happy New Year to all! Sharing some recent cosmetic revamps - A little OxiClean goes a long, long way to remove age yellowing and liven up vintage colors. The key is to rinse, rinse, rinse (and even rewash) to get that stuff off.
1950s Universal Baby Barry, 16" or is she 1953 LuAnn Simms by Roberta? Impossible to tell? If you know for sure, please share.
Her back is marked "170 Made in USA," as are a few 1950s dolls.
1955 Ideal Posey, 18"
IMPCO Tina Toddler, 22" - Will add Mary Jane shoes as soon as they arrive.
I was at an outdoor flea market, on a sweltering day. I noticed a barrel had old sad looking dolls in it and started digging thru them. Everything was useless until I got to the last doll on the bottom - I was thrilled to find her, even in her desperate condition and wearing an ugly, poor fitting dress. I am not really good at fixing dolls up, but I did clean her and tried a little make up, hair ribbon and I had bought this cabbage patch doll dress that was wonderful on her. She looks much happier now 🙂
