Charity Dolls

 

My friend Sina sent me these five dolls recently.

They were turned in to the thrift store she volunteers at.

Doggone Good Treasures in Pine Mt. GA.

This charity shop helps to fund their local Animal Shelter.

Sina knows I love to restore dolls, 

so she sent them to me to see

if I could make anything of them.

Today I will concentrate on just three.

This 1950s American Character Toodles baby doll.

She is 20" long.

This 1950s Madame Alexander 19" Bonnie Doll, 

AND...

This 1987 Thumbelina 18" Baby Doll.

First TOODLES!

First thing she got was a bath!

The first swipe of the wash cloth!

I was pleased to see the dirt WOULD come off!

ALL CLEAN!!

Her face needs a little freshening up. Lips, 

cheeks and eyebrows all need paint.

I chose these 3 colors. A light peach tone, a light melon

and a rust color.  I mixed the melon and rust to make lip color.

Next I trimmed a triangle make-up sponge

so there would be no corners.

I mixed my three colors and coated my sponge.

I tap off almost all the paint on a paper towel.

Then I dab the paint onto cheeks.

I also dab a tiny bit of color on the nose and

sometimes at the temples.

AND HERE'S 

TOODLES!

You will recognize this dress from my last post!

These babies all need dressing, so I 

will dip into my own supply.

You can see I repainted her lips and eyebrows.

I also re-pinked her cheeks. These

molded hair dolls always look sweet

with a ribbon tied around their head.

NEXT

Next is this 1950s Madame Alexander 

19" Bonnie doll.

She got a bath and a hair wash.

She is looking better, but her hair is pretty matted.

She will also need her lips and cheeks repainted.

Sadly she is missing hair in front and has

a crack in her skull. I debated about

getting her a new wig, but decided to leave

 that to whoever is her next mommy.

I was able to restore her original slip.  I have her 

dress on my sewing table, but not sure I  can

save it.  However...

I have had this vintage 50s era blouse and

skirt for quite awhile and it fits her perfectly!

I added this sweater that is newer, but I think

it really completes her outfit.

I combed her hair forward to cover

her bald spot and set her bangs with 

a bobby pin.

Here she is all dressed and refreshed!

She is very sweet! 

Here is the back of her hair. Not bad

considering the matted mess it was!

NEXT

The third doll I wanted to get ready to sell

is this 1987 Ideal Thumbelina.

She is 18" long.

Her sides were torn open.

 

I removed a little

stuffing from both sides to 

relieve pressure on the seams.

After stitching I reinforced the repair with

Fray Check.

I washed her face and limbs, but, sadly, a lot of the

marks would not come off. 

I found this vintage baby dress that fit her.

I replaced the elastic in the sleeves and...

Added a sweet ribbon around her head.

Not too bad.

SO, all three of these babies are 

available for adoption!

Look for them on eBay.

I will send the sale price to 

Doggone Good Treasures and

hopefully save some animals too!

BEFORE AND AFTER

American Character Toodles

Madame Alexander Bonnie

1987 Thumbelina

I will finish cleaning and restoring the last 2 

babies in the near future!