Some added surprises for Little Miss Revlon!

 

I recently found and refreshed this lovely 

Little Miss Revlon doll for my Aunt Jan,

who has named her doll Sybil.

Aunt Jan's doll

I hinted that there were some other surprises 

in the works. I am going to

show you everything!

I picked up this storage box from the craft store.

What is this going to be?

NEXT

I started making some furnishings.

My first furniture piece started with a little 4x4x4

shipping box.  I opened it up and trimmed

 it down to 10". For more details click below.

How to make Doll Furniture

I glued batting all around it.

Guess what this will be?

On the underside I added some more 

cardboard for strength.

I also started this little crochet project.

JUST WAIT!!!

I also had a couple pair of plastic doll heels.

I wanted to do a shoe makeover on them.

I start out by cutting off the plastic straps.

(they seem to break after awhile)

You can see I already cut out felt

insoles.

I measured and pinned a satin ribbon

around the doll's foot and tacked it with a 

tiny spot of glue. Make sure this pinned 

ribbon slides off the doll's foot.

I slid the felt inside the loop of satin ribbon

and glued it down to the plastic heel.

The bottom edge of ribbon should touch 

the flat bottom of the toe flat.

VOILA!

You can see I did the same with the white shoes.

This is one of my sneak peek photos...

In the sneak peek was this a blue floral dress,

this red-stripe holiday dress,

this summery polka dot dress,

And this adorable summer outfit.

I specifically wanted to share this outfit

with Aunt Jan because...

This outfit was made by Susan J. 

The Attic Couturier.

I thought it apropos since it was 

through her facebook page this

whole doll adventure began.

And, of course, this lovely

prom dress.

Here is the second peek and...

The third.  

Want to see what it all is?

A box doll room!

Doll Furniture Tutorial

A handy storage shelf filled

with tiny doll accessories.

Including this little jewelry box.

A wreath, perfume bottles and tea.

Everything fits neatly inside.

Including a doll and all her dresses.

Alright girls, one last hug goodbye!

Your new cousin is off to her

new home.

Here is Aunt Jan just after she recieved her 

doll package.

And her new doll and doll room all set up

and ready for new adventures.

Love you Aunt Jan,

Hugs

Brenda

The Search is on!

 

I was on facebook the other day and my friend 

Susan J. had a new post about her 

Little Miss Revlon Doll dresses on her facebook page, 

"The Attic Couturier".

The Attic Couturier

Susan sews reproduction dresses for Little Miss Revlon dolls.

Aren't her dresses adorable!?

I commented on Facebook about how lovely

Susan's dresses were and how amazing

her sewing skills.

LO AND BEHOLD!

My Aunt Jan asked if Susan sold the dolls, or

just the dresses?

(Aunt Jan, Uncle Colin and grand daughter Kaloni)

Well, I had no idea my Aunt Jan had

a Little Miss Revlon doll when she was a girl.

Her mother gave the doll away after she got 

married and seeing the Attic Couturier post

sparked those fond childhood memories.

SO, what did I do?

I told my Aunt Jan I would love to find and restore

 (if needed) a Little Miss Revlon doll for her.

I started a search and this is

what I found....

This doll had lingerie, stockings,

earrings and her box. I know

brunettes are sought after, but

I was really thinking of a blonde.

This doll had a dress, but I wasn't sure what

condition her hair was in.

This doll has good color and a couple

extra outfits, that's always nice, 

but I really wanted a light blonde.

This doll has the light blonde hair

which I was looking for, but

not much else going for her.

This doll has stockings, lingerie,

earrings and a tagged skirt.

Very interesting.

Last but not least. I found this lovely

lady.  She has Lingerie, shoes and earrings.

Really lovely.

SO, which doll do you think

will be the selected doll

for my Aunt Jan?

Here she is, just arrived in the mail!

Wow, she came with her vintage letter!

There was also a nice thank you note

and some misc. items.

Here she is!

She came wrapped in tissue 

and tied with a pink ribbon.

First thing she got a bath and hair wash.

As you can see in the listing

photo, she came with pearl

earrings, but she needed a necklace.

I start with a fine wire and bend one end

over tight. Then just string small

seed beads until it is long enough to go back

around your doll's neck.

When the length is right cut your wire

leaving enough room to bend the

remainder in a tight loop to finish.

The necklace is great.

She is a bit faded, so she will get some 

new cheek and lip color.

I always use a flesh tone and a melon tone for cheeks.

I mix the colors and using a makeup sponge

I dip in the paint and pat it off on 

a paper towel.

For her lips I used the melon color I mixed

to refresh her cheeks.

She is all dressed and lovely.

Want to see her?

HERE

SHE

IS!

She is dressed in a vintage prom dress.

I added her little hand bag, bandeu hat

and shoulder wrap.

She is all ready to go, but I have 

some other surprises for Aunt Jan.

Want a sneak peek?

Any guesses what I am up to?

While I was busy preparing the surprise

part of this package, the girls were

getting to know one another.

Having tea and....

Long conversations....

And finally a farewell to their newest friend.

Parting is such sweet sorrow!

She is on her way Aunt Jan!

Now, we just want to know what her name will be.

Click to see her added surprises!!