A NEW Patsy Joan!

I did it again.

Yes I did.

I said I wouldn't, but I did.

I was 'JUST LOOKING' at Composition dolls

on ebay. You will not guess who I found....

Go ahead, guess...

This is her photo from eBay

She is like a sleeping beauty.

I saw her and thought, 

"I can make her lovely again!"

She is an Effanbee Patsy Joan.

She is 17" tall.

She was made somewhere between 

1930 & 1946.

Effanbee Doll Reference

This is my composition black Patsy Joan.

She was completely restored when

I found her. She is also 17" tall.

I also have this reproduction vinyl

Patsy Joan. She is 15" tall.

Thrift Store Patsy

AND Finally! She arrived!! My new

PATSY JOAN!

Here she is right out of the box.

You can see some fine lines in her skin and some

spots, but other than that she looks lovely!

She is wearing this little sweet dress.

It is damaged, you can see a tear in front.

In back the lace and fabric are torn too,

but I think I can fix it!

Under her dress she had this little chemise.

The chemise needs a little repair work as well.

I put her dress and chemise in to soak.

I couldn't wait to start cleaning her up.

I used this wood filler with a VERY, 

very slightly damp cloth to clean her skin.

Her leg before cleaning and....

After.

Her face before and...

After.

Side by side comparison.

Next she needed a little pink on her cheeks.

I mix these two colors.

Then, I use a makeup sponge dipped in the paint and

then patted off on a paper towel.

Now she has some rosy cheeks!

I found her some bloomers and a slip

in my doll dresser.

Here she is in a reproduction dress and sunhat.

  

This is a vintage 1930s white organdy dress. 

 

And here she is in pink Dotted Swiss.

This dress gets shared a lot around here!

But I think she wears it best.

Here are all my Patsy Joan dolls together.

You can see the composition dolls are the same size.

The reproduction Patsy is a bit smaller.

My black Patsy will remain Joan.

My reproduction doll will remain Patsy.

And let me introduce...

Charlotte

Before and After

Charlotte's Dress Restoration

A NEW Puddin!

Recently this box arrived at my house.

When I opened it I saw yellow gingham.

THEN...

I saw this little sleeping face.

She is a 1965 Madame Alexander Brunette Puddin.

You can see the elastic in her 

bloomers is stretched out.

She came with these original booties.

Her hair seemed almost oily, I think from an

 original factory treatment to make dolls hair shine.

Her dress had this dark stain.

But, just look at that face!

Who couldn't love this baby girl?

I washed her hair thoroughly to remove

the oily stuff.

Relaxing in the doll spa.

While she had her bath, her dress was soaking.

My family no longer asks me what is soaking

anymore.  They just know - doll clothes.

Here is her original dress all fresh and clean 

with new elastic in sleeves and bloomers.

Want to see her now?

Here she is in her original dress, but look at her in BLUE!

So pretty.

I LOVE her in this blue dress.

So much better than the yellow.

Her name is Crissy Ann.

I took her braid out and will 

try and make it a curl.

But for now it is cute as a pony.

 Let's see what a curler will do.

I know, not much difference.

Here is Crissy Ann with her new sisters.

OH! What's that new blanket you ask?

I found this on a recent visit to family...

 in their neighborhood fabric and craft store.

It was a sample for display and I got it for a song!

How cute is that?!?!