Shirley Temple has 2 new dresses

Shirley needed some more dresses, so I started by making this

little blue cotton dress with a mix of gingham and flower print.

This was made with a mix of 2 different 14" doll patterns.

Not too bad if I say so myself!

This next dress is vintage. 

I found this dress on eBay. It is a pale blue Dotted Swiss.

This dress came off another Shirley Temple doll.

I soaked this dress in fels-naptha for several days, 

but the lace is still a bit yellow.

I felt it needed a sash, so I tried this big bow.

I may change this.  You can see the lace on the skirt

is a lot less yellow for some reason.

Oh and Shirley finally got some new shoes,

but we are waiting for some socks to be delivered.

(more on that later)

Very sweet!

New pretties for Cissy

Cissy has a new dress!

Cotton day dress with a green organdy collar.

I found this dress on eBay.

I love the colors on Cissy.

I also created this hat for Cissy.

This is the hat before.  I found this package in a thrift 

store and thought I might be able to do something with it.

And I did!  I must say I am pleased with the results.

It looks sweet with her new dress.

 I have been working on her hair too.

The back looks much smoother.
How Cissy looked before

You may have seen this dress in my previous post.

This is actually an American Girl dress!

It is the American Girl Jr. Bridesmaid dress

But look how gorgeous it looks on Cissy!

  I tacked in the bodice and skirt to see how it would look.

Well, I think I will make the change permanent.

SO, some fun new pretties for Cissy!