I recently went to Texas to visit family.
One day we had lunch here, at the
Stagecoach Restaurant,
in Salado, Texas,
established in 1861.
After lunch we went looking
for antique shops.
We visited three antique shops and
this shop was the last one.
You will never guess what I found!
Yes! A doll!
A Madame Alexander Maggie Face doll.
She is 14" from the 1950s, and needs
lots of TLC.
The Maggie face mold was used by
Madame Alexander
for many years. She has various
hairstyles and personas.
Here she is as "Polly Pigtails"
This is Maggie as "Teen Roller-skater"
This is a similar example of what my
doll's outfit should look like.
I think the most popular version of Maggie
is as "Jo and Beth" of "Little Women".
Sadly, my doll is in need of some help!
After I returned home, I wanted to get to work!
Her wig was a loss, so she
got a bath and I soaked the wig remnants off.
After a long soak and a little
scrubbing, her head looks better.
Her outfit is in pretty bad shape,
BUT! I am going to work on it and see
what I can do...
The skirt is badly faded and FULL of holes.
Her top is not too bad, but the underskirt
is torn in several places.
She needed some face refreshing, lips and cheeks.
How to: Refresh hair and face paint
Here she is looking a little better.
I had this wig for a long time.
I decided to give it a try.
Let me know what you think?
I may decide to get a wig that looks
more like her original hair.
For now I think Maggie is just
happy to have any hair!
Now it's time for pretty clothes to try on.
My Mary Hoyer is happy to share some
of her outfits with Maggie.
This Mary Hoyer pink play dress is
adorable on Maggie.
Maggie, where are you going?
We have more outfits to try on!"I want to go play!"
Another pretty dress.
I think pink is definitely her color.
This wig is so pretty with lots of curls.
*sigh*
While Maggie is off to play
with her new friends I will be looking
for some vintage
Madame Alexander outfits!
