Christmas Doll Room Tour 2023

Welcome to my newly RE-arranged Doll, 

sewing and guest space!

Click here to see:

the powder room under construction!

Here we go up the stairs.

Click on the photos to see up close!

As you get to the top and look right you can 

see my new guest sleeping area where my

sewing area used to be.

(This is also our gift wrapping station)

Here is a closer look at my Tiny Tears, Lara, and my

 two Madame Alexander dolls, Bonnie and Bella.

At the end of the bed is my dresser full of doll clothes.

A close-up of my hat pin doll.

As you keep turning right you can see

the new powder room!

I love my new powder room!

My DH built this whole room!

We laid the tile together.

Looking left at the top of the stairs is my new sewing area

and my Little Miss Revlon town house.

A close-up of the Townhouse interior.

Behind the Townhouse cabinet is the 

newly rearranged doll room.

(the guest bed used to be here!)

My fabric cabinet is now behind the Townhouse.

On top of the fabric cabinet are my Betsy's

new room and my chinahead dolls.

In the center of the room is the doll's 

Christmas Tree and a little skating rink.

Lovely Cissy ready for Christmas!

OOPS!  Are you OK?

Cissy I fell down!

You've just got to get back on the ice!

To the left is the big dollhouse.

All the girls in the dollhouse decided to wear

pajamas all day.

(L-R: Kit, Molly, Emma, Willa and Julie)

We may wear our PJs until Christmas!!

(L-R: Julie, Grace and Martin)

(girls)

Cissy and Marylou's Room.

Molly's Room.

Emma's Room.

Julie and Grace's Room.

To the right of the big dollhouse is my 

Liddle Kiddle dolls and case room.

Behind the Christmas tree is the Patsyette's dollhouse.

On top are my two babies.  China baby Ellen and

Patsy Baby Janie.

Here is a close-up of the Patsyette's doll house,

Helena and Lillibet.

Continuing to the right is my Raggedy's corner.

Next to the Raggedy's are my 

sock animals and plushies.

And finally my Composition doll room in the corner.

Doll Room BEFORE Tour 2022

We hope you've enjoyed seeing our 

new rearranged doll room.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

and 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Another thrift Wellie Wisher!

Look who I found thrifting!

This is Willa, an American Girl

Wellie Wisher Doll.

I fell in love with these little girls when they 

first came out at American Girl. At that time, 

my daughter had outgrown dolls and I 

could not justify purchasing one

of these dolls just for myself.

But time marches on and I found my FIRST

Wellie Wisher at a thrift store.

This is actually Willa #1

Three Little Dolls

So when I saw Willa 2 in a bin I could not

leave her behind!!

(I swear she whispered, "Please don't leave me!")

This is Willa 2.  She was wearing this dress

and she had her original panties.

She was dirty and her hair....

Was a wooly rats nest!!

She was quite dirty, I am sure from lots of love .

How could I leave her behind when,

I KNOW, 

I can help her find a new girl to love her?

I've got my cleaning crew and she's ready for a bath.

Here is Willa during her bath.

Look at all that DIRT that

came off with the magic eraser!

All clean!

Willa looks happier doesn't she?

I put her dress and panties in to soak.

Here is Willa 1 and Willa 2, side by side.

You can see how wooly Willa 2's hair is.

Using a ceramic flat iron on the lowest setting,

I straightened Willa 2's hair.  I only do about 1/2"

section at a time while the hair is still damp.

Next I put some wig Styler Conditioner on each 

section of hair and rolled it up.

Willa wore the curlers overnight and here is

the result from the first curl.

All her curls look great!

I had this little Minnie Mouse set.

Willa loves the dress and she now 

wants to go to Disneyland!

She also got some shoes and socks.

So, this is the dress she came in.

It's too long and the underskirt is raveling.

I hemmed the underskirt.

I shortened the bodice.

Whenever satin is closed with velcro,

this happens. Frays and snags.

UGH.

I removed the velcro and added a snap.

My solution is to create a lace covering.

This will hide the snags and add

a little cap sleeve look.

Here is the dress after hemming and

adding the lace.

BEFORE and...

AFTER!!

AND...

AFTER!!

Willa is up for adoption here:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/235320108043