1957 Ideal Crown Princess Doll

 WELL! I was thrifting the other day with my

daughter and SHE found this little doll!

(I have definitely done a good job raising her)

I was hunting around when I heard,

"MOM! Look, is this a good doll?"

It turns out she IS a good doll.

She has no markings, but I knew she was 

probably from the 1950s.

Her dress looks original, but very crushed

and dirty.  Her hair and skin were

also in need of a good cleaning.

She has this mark from the snap on her dress.

So much dirt in her ears!

She is just grimy everywhere.

I set her dress to soak with Dawn overnight.

 I gathered my usual cleaning crew.

Wig shampoo and conditioner and magic eraser.

After a wash, she is looking a little brighter!

I had to pin her bangs to get them to lie correctly.

But, who is she?

I asked my doll mentor, Janet P.

Janet suggested that this doll might be a 

Vogue Jan or an Ideal Crown Princess doll.

Here she is next to my Little Miss Revlon doll.

You can see how similar they are, but not a match.

This is a Vogue Jan Doll. She is a bit 

closer, but not a match.

Then I found a photo of an Ideal Crown Princess

Doll, YES! Definitely this is who she is.

She needed some blush and lip color.

I like to use a skin tone and a melon color

Melon color for lips and the 2 mixed for cheeks.

For cheeks I dip a make-up sponge in mixed paint.

I tap off the paint until the sponge is nearly dry.

Then I pat onto cheeks.

Notice how I trimmed the corners off 

the sponge so there are no sharp corners .

WANT TO SEE HER NOW?

HERE

SHE

IS!!!

She looks happier.

I've had this little crown for ages!

It seemed perfect for her.

Here's the back.  Sadly the mark from her snap

is still there.

BEFORE and...

AFTER

BEFORE and...

AFTER.