A Little Patsy

 This past Saturday I went to a flea market with my Mother-in-law.
Just LOOK who I found there!

She is an original 14" Patsy wearing her 

original dress. She has a mohair wig. 

She was sold to me by Ruth.

This little girl belonged to Ruth's mother.

I almost walked away, but I think I heard

a tiny whisper to save her.

I think her name is Daisy.

Daisy has her original dress.

She has a mohair wig which I 

cannot save.  It has lost too much hair.

Here she is with her dress and panties.

Dress and panties are set in a gentle soak.

After soaking all night I rinsed and 

soaked again for a couple hours.

when the soak water no longer gets 

dirty I rinse and lay flat to dry.

Next morning I took her apart 

and removed her wig.

You can see her paint is flaking off.

You can see her swirls of hair

under the wig.

The back of her neck is pulling away.

Paint is completely gone from her toes...

and her forearm...

And sadly her thumb is missing!

BUT

None of this causes me anxiety,

All will be well!

Here are some examples for how

I hope Daisy turns out.

In particular I am looking at these 

wigs as examples of what Id like 

to order for daisy.

1930s Patsy

1930s Patsy Joan

These are examples of what her

hairstayle should look like.

Here are some doll wigs I am considering.

Tell me which ones you  like best.

Wig 1 - auburn

Wig 2 - blonde

Wig 3 - blonde

Wig 4 - Auburn

Let me know which wig you like best!

Stay tuned for more about Daisy's restoration.

I found her! Tomy Kimberly!

When I recieved my blonde Kimberly from Mary N,

I saw this photo of an AA Kimberly and I fell in love!

I started a search on eBay and for months,

Nothing!

Then one day she came up!

And here she is! 

She was a bit messy, but overall in great condition.

Kimberly was SO excited about her new sister.

She told us her name is

Bethany.

Bethany had a lovely spa day.

She looks so happy and refreshed.

Such a pretty face!

Her hair is in great shape.

While her hair was drying I ordered this cheer outfit.

While we waited for this to arrive

Bethany tried on some outfits

She looks lovely in this pink

skating outfit.

And another skating outfit.

Pink is definitely her color!

Looking good!

So pretty!

And finally the cheer outfit is here!

Rah, rah, rah!

Welcome Bethany!

The girls couldn't wait to go roller skating together!

Go Bethany!

Go Kimberly!

What did we do in the 1980s besides rollerskate?

WE WALKED AROUND THE MALL!!

This way Bethany, I know where I'm going.

I love just walking around the mall!

Me too!

Over here Kimberly.

Whoa!  So cool!

Look Kimberly, our favorite!

Ms. Pac Man!

(woka, woka, woka...)

While the girls play games here are

some more photos of Bethany.

Welcome Bethany to the Savage Pea!

Another Miss Revlon!

My husband and I recently drove from Utah

to Texas to visit family. On our way

we stopped at any thrift or antique 

store we found.

We hit Albequergue, NM midmorning

on our second day of driving.

A quick search found lots of places to stop.

Our first stop was the

Family Indoor Flea Market

But they weren't open yet.

We were about to drive away when ...

The Burning Daylight Coffee Co. owner

came out and told us they'd be there soon!

You see they all share the same building!

Boy am I glad we waited!

BECAUSE....

I found this little lady in a case of other dolls!

She is a blonde Miss Revlon wearing

 her original yellow stripe dress.

Her dress is rumpled but no apparent 

damage or stains!

Her hair is quite messy.

She is dirty and has some goop on her eyelid.

Besides her dress she was wearing pink 

undies and slip.  She also had her stockings.

When we got back home she got a spa day.

Shampoo and conditioner.

Better!

I brushed out her hair and rolled it up.

She will stay in rollers for a couple days.

While her hair is drying I repinked her cheeks.

Restoring Hair and Face Paint

She did have her stockings, but they

had holes.  

I inserted a wooden kitchen tool into the

stockings and went around all holes with 

"Fray Check". When they are dry

I will stitch them by hand.

Here is her washed dress before ironing.

Here is how to iron a gathered skirt:

Restoring Vintage Doll Clothes

Time to take the curlers out!

Nice curls, but I wish they were tighter...

I pulled her hair back on the sides and 

bobby pinned it.

I played around with it quite a bit,

(I wish my friend Janet was here!)

I finally got her hair to look right,

BUT,

She needs something more for her hair...

I started a bandeau hat. It's just gros-grain

ribbon with a wire hot-glued to it.

Then I add petals and flowers.

I tried to keep it in the off white range so it

wouldn't overwhelm her yellow dress.

And here it is!

Bandeau Hat tutorial

Well, she's all cleaned and coiffed...

HERE

SHE

IS!

(her dress was nicley pressed, 

then I played with her)

Still very pretty!

(her left sleeve is still a little grey, so 

it may get a second wash)

I'm very happy with  this little lady!

Oh, and here are her shoes. I made these years

ago for my Cissy.

AND

Some Before and After photos.

First photo right after I got her! 

And

after she is all beautiful again.

Before and After

Welcome Home Laura Ann!

Side by side

Guess who is getting a hair 

makeover next?

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