Effanbee 1969 Babydoll Makeover

Here she is as I found her in the thrift store.

She is an Effanbee 1969 Babydoll.

She is either a "Sweetie Pie" or a "Sugar Plum" doll.

I can feel a crier in her back but it doesn't work.

I plan on doing some research about fixing criers.

 This may be her original dress and bonnet.

It all fits her perfectly.

 She is quite dirty, but it seems that someone

may have had her for a long time, since she has her

original undergarment, dress and bonnet.

 Her hair was horribly matted under her bonnet,

and I wasn't sure if there would be much to work with.

 She had this strange black mark on her cheek.

You can see where her sleeve is torn.

 Very dirty baby!

 Under her dress she had this one piece undergarment.

Here are all the clothes she was wearing.

There was a tear in one sleeve and the

bloomers were too big, they are actual baby bloomers.

The bassinet was very dirty too, but cleaned right up 

with a rinse under the garden hose.

 She got the usual cleaning treatment.

I put her clothes in to soak while I worked on her.

 After her hair wash I was astonished that her hair 

looked THIS good.

 She is a little thin in back, but we'll see how it looks after it dries.

AND

Here she is!!

 I could see there had been a bow on her dress

in front, so I added one.

Her bonnet is very sweet all clean and pressed.

 Back in her bassinet.

 I repainted her lips and added some pink to her cheeks.

Her right sleeve is fixed.

 I am amazed at how good her hair looks.

The back is a little thin, but

MUCH better than I expected!

 Before and After - front

Before and After - back

She's a cutie!

I had planned on selling her, but now I can't decide!

I SO wish I knew who she belonged to and what her story is....

Doll Clothes Makeover

One of my latest finds is Sofia who is

a Baby so Beautiful by Playmates.

She was dressed in this denim overall and red gingham top.

Nothing to write home about, SO

I decided they needed a makeover!

Denim overall, pretty ordinary.

AND, here it is now.

 

 I added this big bib pocket in pink gingham, and a smaller 

pocket on the right front.

I added rick-rack over the straps and along the waistband.

Some buttons and a ribbon rose,

I had this unfinished tee-shirt lying around and decided it would 

make a cute baby top, I just added a little pink ribbon on the collar.

And a flower on the bum.

The red gingham top was really sad.

Again, nothing special, but this one really made me think.

What can I do with THIS?

This is what I came up with.

 I decided to make a dress out of it, but I really 

had a hard time finding the right fabrics.

 There was lace around the collar and around the sleeves, 

but the collar needed something to pull it together with the new skirt.

 I used the collar from the AG Molly pattern.

It made a nice wide peter pan collar for this dress.

I put new elastic in the sleeves and added a spotted

red button. The lace on the sleeves will need replacing, but it's ok for now. 

I am quite pleased with the results of both these new outfits.

Baby so Beautiful

I found this little girl recently while thrifting.

 I almost walked by, but something stopped me.

 At first I thought she was a china doll, but she is vinyl.

So, I picked her up. Only later did I really examine her closely.

Look at those eyes!!

Poor baby is SO dirty.

I couldn't find her mark in the store, but here it is.

She is a 1995 Baby So Beautiful by Playmates Toys.

 Her wig was very loose.

So I glued that first.

I decided to use a magic eraser on her body and not wash her hair.

She did not have any odors and I wanted the wig glue to cure.

 The clothes she was wearing were not great.

There were no tags so I am not certain they are her original clothes.

After investigating further the Baby so Beautiful dolls had very pretty clothes, 

so these are most likely not original. 

 Here she is all cleaned and brushed.

She has a section of hair that was meant to be in a ribbon.

She has very cute baby toes.

I had this vintage baby doll nightgown that fits perfectly!

 

I borrowed a dress from another doll 

until I can make something just for her. 

 Such a sweet face!

 I think I will keep her!

I will call her Sofia.