A Little Compo Girl

I went back to the Antique Barn the other day.

I had seen a  little Compo girl on a shelf

and could not stop thinking about her.

Here she is! She was still there!

OH! But she was SO sad!

She was sad at the condition she was in.

She must have whispered to me the first time

I saw her, "Please take me home!"

She was wearing a funny fur collar, but

underneath was this adorable little dress!

Her feet had been painted brown!

It looks like she had extensive leg 

repairs in the past, but 

we all have scars, right?

This is her maker's mark.

This indicates she is 13" but I have not found

anymore information on her.

I believe her to be from the 1920s 

or early 30s.

She is missing her eyelashes on her right eye.

She has sweet little teeth.

I used wood filler to clean her body.

At this point I realized her head was immovable!

Someone has glued her head to her body.

I quickly and gently washed her hair.

This is her first brush out.

AHH! A sigh of relief.

This is my first attempt

to curl her unruly locks!

While her hair dried I repainted her lips and cheeks.

I always mix a skin tone with a melon color

  for cheeks.

I use a make-up sponge dipped and patted

nearly dry and tap onto cheeks.

I then use the melon color for lips.

She looks better with some fresh color!

As you can see, after the curlers failed

 I put her hair in tight pin curls.

She came wearing these clothes.

The dress just needs a little refresh and

her bloomers need new elastic.

I didn't like this ribbon, so

it had to go.

Here is her dress all cleaned and pressed!

Want to see her now!?

HERE

SHE

IS!!

She looks SO happy!

Yes, definitely happy.

BUT, every girl needs more than one outfit!

I found this playsuit ages ago.

It never suited any of my dolls til now.

It's like it was made for her.

This is a little dress I made for

my Mary Hoyers, but it looks sweet on her.

Such a bright happy face.

BEFORE  AND   AFTER

BEFORE  AND   AFTER

After a little research and a more magnified

 look at her neck mark, I found that this is a

 1937 McGuffey Ana doll by

Madame Alexander.

Welcome home Ana.