The FINAL Charity Doll!

As you  may already be aware, I have been fixing up

these dolls for Doggone Good treasures in

Pine Mountain, Georgia.

1961 Madame Alexander Kitten Doll

1955 Madame Alexander Bonnie

1950s American Character Toodles

1950s Thumbelina

I left the worst looking doll for last...

Oh my heavens...what a sad baby doll!

Even I, as a doll lover, could not see

much hope for this character!

BUT, I decided to just see what I could do.

The doll's cloth body was really bad.

I removed the baby's head since it would need

different treatments than the plastic limbs.

I am using a baking soda paste for cleaning.

After the first cleaning she was a little better.

I could see this was supposed to be a

newborn baby.

As I was moving the baby around during the

washing of her limbs this happened!

Looks like I will be making a new body!

I started taking the arms and legs off the old body.

Here's the original crier, but it doesn't work.

I made a pattern from the old body.

I had this linen in my fabric bin, so this

baby will have a light cloth body.

Stitched it together in the same way as the original.

The baby's head is really yellowish-brown.

I read that sometimes peroxide can help lighten

this early version vinyl/rubber.

I put the baby back together in the original 

fashion using wires on the limbs.

For the head I used a tie-wrap.

You can see the R&B neck mark.

Here is baby in her new body!

I started repainting eyes and lips.

This took several tries!

I finally decided this is as good as

this baby gets!

WANT TO SEE HER NOW?

HERE

SHE 

IS!!!

She is an Arranbee (R&B) Dream Baby from

the 1950s.

Let me just say, I surprised myself!

I really thought I might have a doll that

could not be saved!

Before and After

All the Charity Doll Makeovers