01-28-2014 06:21 PM
09-15-2014 05:12 AM
Thanks--I am pretty sure that is what it is. 🙂 Nice to know about the Tammy doll--I have either her or Shelley--the one that is a knock off of the other. Think I'll rerobe this one and give her something to wear. 🙂
Bless You!
09-16-2014 08:15 PM
Lovely work gg197! It is good to see orphan dolls come back to life again!
Goldie
10-01-2014 04:47 PM
What a difference a dress makes!! Both the dolls and the dresses were purchased on eBay for next to nothing...Spectacular purchases!
1950s Nancy Lee & Sweet Sue - These were filthy rescues / revamps. Look how gorgeous they look in their new crochet and lace dresses.
I know a lot of collectors don't like Walda, but this 1978 doll grew on me for her spectacular 25" long home made dress and matching hat. All I did was clean her up and change her wig so she doesn't look so washed out...She looks like a completely different doll. This one's a keeper...I must say, the old gal is holding her own!
Before and after:
10-01-2014 04:55 PM
Absolutely beautiful work! Great job and so nice to see them gorgeous again!
10-04-2014 01:30 PM
Good Work! What fun to see them as they are now!
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10-18-2014 07:47 PM
Ouch! That looks super painful!
What an absolutely [otherwise] beautiful doll. I like her and can't wait to see the update on this one with the black hair and floral dress.
10-25-2014 09:00 AM
Hi, did your doll have the mold inside her eyes and used a blow dryer to fix them? Beautiful doll!
10-25-2014 11:29 AM
I know about the blow dryer method and it works wonders with vinyl dolls because the heat destroys the mold causing the the haze. With compo girls like Shirley, her eyes are glass and they have shattered. You can only repaint them or replace them.
10-25-2014 08:29 PM
I have trouble reading here since the change. No matter what I do, my messages are from the bottom up, and I hate trying to find my place and work up. I see you finally found a way that works for you with the eyes of compo dolls, but I'm not finding the post that says what that way is. Did I miss it, because my dolls need it too?!
10-26-2014 07:58 AM
No-- some compo dolls had celluloid eyes, and it disintegrates into all over crazing. While I've removed mold from the exterior of vinyl dolls' eyes, I've never found anything to remove the clouding of the interior. Maybe that will be my next project!
10-26-2014 06:26 PM
Hi Nieve,
I prefer to read the posts in the chronological order too, the oldest first.
I had the same problem when they changed the "new-ex- doll board\group etc.." and was all mixed up...
I found out that if I click on the little arrow (at the top, on the left - Topic Option), I can scroll down and choose to reverse the order.
Every time you will sign in, you will get your posts
the oldest first.
Hope it will help !