Hair Salon Day!

 Back in September of 2022, I did a post
about how I fix doll's hair and faces.
The link below will take you to that post. 

Restoring Hair and Face Paint

I promised in that post to restyle my 

Miss Revlon, Marylou's, hair.

Marylou has VERY thick, long hair.  More so

than any of my other Miss Revlons.

Here is the back of her hair.

I am now going to attempt to tame this mane!

I promised I would redo Marylou's 

hairstyle with the "Heads Up" products.

I have actually had the products and 

been using them for a couple years!

Now I am finally getting around to 

Marylou's wild hair.

Marylou is all ready for her salon day.

BECAUSE...

I finally got to the beauty supply and bought

some perm rollers and papers.

By far my favorite product is the "Styler Conditioner".

I leave it in the dolls hair, after washing, without rinsing.

(You can see this bottle is almost empty)

SHAMPOO!!

I always use a steel tined brush for doll hair,

but as you can see it's time for a new brush!

(It's not dirty, just full of Marylou hairs!)

I had to switch to a plastic comb.

I poured the de-tangler all over Marylou's hair.

I combed through from scalp to ends 

until there were no more tangles.

For those who don't know:

Hair rolling papers are folded over a strand

 of hair and slid to cover the ends.

This controls the hair ends while rolling.

I poured the "Styler Conditioner" on each

strand end and combed it through

before each roll.

EEK!  Even with roll papers Marylou's

hair has a life of it's own!

All rolled up!

Notice all the used roll papers?

I re-rolled about half these curlers.

WHEW!

This is definitely not as neat as 

Robert Tonner's example.

A little netting helps hold the curls to her head.

Two Days Later...

OK!  Finally ready to take out rollers.

Notice the new wire tine brush?

WOW!  Crazy hair!

Curls are not as tight as I'd have liked.

Pulled back with pins, hmmm...

Tried the hairnet.  It just looks too bunchy.

OK, getting there. I decided to pull the 

side hair back with a rubber band.  

Then put the hairnet back on.

I have decided Marylou needs a Bandeau hat

Like the one I made Laura Ann.

Wire, ribbon, flowers.

I'm working at my kitchen counter, so I 

laid down a sheet of foil.

Hot glue the wire to the ribbon. Curve so wire is on top.

Cover the wire with leaves, feathers or 

petals and then flowers.

Bandeau Tutorial

Here is Marylou's finished bandeau hat

beside Laura Ann's .

Want to see Marylou's new style?

HERE

SHE

IS!

I'm pleased with Marylou's hair.

Front...

And side.

Laura Ann and Marylou.

Pretty sisters!

Before and After

She definitely looks like a Miss Revlon now!

Very pretty Marylou!

Finding Marylou

A Little Patsy Part 2

 Well, Patsy is slowly getting restored.
I have asked my friend Susan J for advice.
She is an amazing Doll Doctor and
SO helpful answering some questions I had.

The Attic Couturier

You saw previously that Daisy had

been taken apart in preparation

for repainting.

A little Patsy - part 1

The back of her head was badly cracked.

This needed to be stabilized.

I filled the gaps with woodfiller.

As the woodfiller dries I add more 

until the gaps are completly filled

Then sanded down smooth.

I personally use wood filler because

it is designed to adhere to wood,

which these dolls are made from.

It is strong and sandable.

Sanded and paint filled in.

After her dress was dry, I did a

little repair work.

I stitched the arm and used fray check

on the hole here and...

I have ordered this toddler style wig.

Here she is after arms, legs and torso

have been sanded. I was careful not to 

sand the Effanbee mark on her back.

Here is the rebuilt left thumb and

the right forearm filled in and sanded.

Ready for PAINT!

My airbrush did not work, so I used

a soft artist brush and hand painted.

Time for restringing!!

When restringing, you loop the middle

 of your elastic through

the head, then the arms then the legs.

I pull the elastic tight through

a leg hole, knot and trim. 

Tuck elastic ends inside the body.

Here is a reminder of how she looked 

when I found her vs. now.

Want to see her now!?!

HERE



SHE 



IS!!

Wearing her original dress.

I made her a little sweater and hat to match

her dress, since it is fall and getting

chilly!

I think she likes it.

I also made her this simple hanky dress.

Tutorial coming soon!

And of course, every girl needs PJs.

BUT, 

who was Daisy's first mommy?

Her name was Jessie Macon Sapp.

She was born in Charlotte, NC in 1929.

When she was six weeks old, her family

moved to Greensboro, NC.

 Jessie rode in the car inside a laundry basket.

This was the home that Jessie grew up in.

Jessie stayed in Greensboro the rest of her life.

Jessie's daughter Ruth has wonderful

memories of this home.

Jessie went by her first and middle name 

growing up. Her friends all called her 

Jessie Macon.

Thank you Jessie Macon for

saving this little girl!

Before and After photos:

Welcome!

Daisy Jessie

to the Savage Pea doll family

Patsy Restoration Part 1

ADDENDUM

One of my readers was asking for some more 

detailed information about the products I used in this restoration.  

Sandpaper - 120 to 220 grit for the body. For her face

 I used a sponge block emory board for manicures.

Paint - Sherwin Williams Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel. 

I took my doll to the paint store and they matched

her original skin color. This is a water base paint.

I sanded down to the original base coat and then

hand  painted with a soft watercolor brush.  

Nothing special, just something I had in my art box.

Be aware that these dolls were ORIGINALLY painted 

with oil-base paint. All that original paint must

be removed.  Some people pick off all the old paint, 

I chose to sand down to the original primer, 

which is usually a brighter pink.

Clothes Restoration - Restoring Vintage Doll Clothes

Doll Eyes - Her left eye is still waiting for a new iris.

I hand painted her eye, but am not

satisfied with how it looks up close.

I am still hunting for a replacement iris.

This video shows how it's done. I'm

bracing myself to try this.

Replacing Doll Eyes

Here is the website she found her doll irisies on:

Glass Eyes online