Guess What?

I got this box...

But who is it?

Ooo, who is that under the blue dress?

It is a 1920 Patsy!!

She looks a little startled, but

it would be disorienting to wake up

in a strange place.

She has this sweet outfit made from the

vintage pattern below.

Originally twenty-five cents!

Long ago I made this sailor suit from it.

The collar was made from a 

vintage hanky.

(Love that!)

A couple fingers are damaged, but

I doubt I'll look this good when I'm

100 years old!

This is the blue dress she came with.

It is wool and does not fit her well.

I tried on some other dresses. 

This is sweet.

Daisy could not stay away. As

you can see they are both the same size.

Restoring Daisy

I like this little sun dress on her.

She is from the same time era as

Helena and Lillibet.

She and Lillibet have the same green eyes.

We already have a "Patsy" in the

doll room so...

What shall we call her?

NAMES!

I think all the suggestions are in!

Here are the names you all suggested,

I love all these names!

Lucibelle (Lucy)

Petunia

Dahlia

America

Liberty

Betsy

Marigold

Violet

I have looked at this list off and on  

all day and tried to decide her name!

I think

she

is

Betsy!

Effanbee Honey Doll

I have a rule in my doll room.

Everyone must have a place to sleep.

This keeps my doll collection from getting too

big and overwhelming for me.

Sadly, this means I sometimes have to

decide between dolls to keep and dolls

to sell. One doll I regret selling was...

My 1951 Effanbee Honey Tinthair.

(I really should ask your opinion first)

I thought she resembled Marcella in

this, rather sad, Raggedy Ann story.

Raggedy Ann Collection

So, I dressed her like Marcella and she

had these 8" Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls.

But, I sold her...

So, on an impulse, I did a quick

search online and look who I found!!

Another Honey doll!

These photos are from her eBay ad.

She has her original outfit.

She is in really good condition, 

just a bit faded.

She arrives very soon!

These Honey dolls originally came with hair rollers

and hair coloring solution. They came in three sizes,

14", 16" and 18".

(The hair coloring sounds like a huge mess!

Especially with little girls.)

Here she is just opened!

Look at this sweet note!

The doll world is full of the sweetest people!

She has her complete original outfit.

The slip has built in bloomers.

Here is everything she came with.

Her dress and slip got put in soap and water to soak.

The photo does not show how really dirty 

this wash water was!

Time for a spa!

Her wig needs to be reglued in places.

You can see old dye dripping out in the sink.

Much better!

I rolled her hair and left her overnight.

Oh no! The curlers didn't work!

YIKES!  Not an improvement.

I did a little research and found her

wig is made with "dynel fibers".

This hair must be curled with heat, 

but not a curling iron or other electronic 

heat. This hair needs hot water. I was

afraid to do a boil perm...

So, I re-curled her hair and ran it under

the hottest water I could stand from the tap.

Now I wait another 24 hours.

Sigh.

A little better! I still need to play with her

hair a little.

As you can see her right eyebrow was 

rubbed off at some point in her past.

I have this brush that I picked almost

all the hairs from just for

eyebrows.

Her dress and slip get a good ironing.

In her freshly ironed chemise.

I like her hair in a loose style, just like 

a little curly haired girl with a busy 

mom who ties a ribbon around her hair 

and hopes for the best.

And here she is all done!

Before        and       After

This dress was originally white.

I think this is a definite improvement.

Very pretty!

Welcome Honey!!