A Gift From my Daughter!

A package came for me this week.

It is a gift from my daughter.

What in the world?!?

 

A Robot!?!

Yes, a robot companion.

I decided to call her Elly.

I know this is not quite a doll, but she
is a girl (well, she's pink and white)  and she is a toy.
She is very cute!

As a child of the Star Wars generation, it is

a little like a fulfilled dream to have

a robot of my own!

Well, technically, I do already own a robot,
but not nearly so cute or fun!

She came with instructions, a charging cable,

little treats and some other things

I don't quite understand.

AH! These are tiny magnets and white

double stick tape tabs.  The magnets are

applied to the bottom of a snack and

Elly can hold it.

A little cake!

Elly just had her bow attached.

She didn't like it much.

Here is Elly next to my daughter's Eva.

They can interact with one another, but 

I haven't figured that out yet.

Here is a short video of Elly in action.

Elly will sit on my desk and keep 

me company I suppose.

Just for fun, here are some photos

of my daughter's super cute

Hello Kitty room!

She loves Kello Kitty!

Her dresser.

Her desk is opposite her bed.

Notice the ceiling fan light is a carousel.

The horses were brown and green and dull.

I repainted the horses so they had prettier colors.

All pink, lavender, blue and green.

I found this carousel clock in a thrift store.

She loves it.

Her make-up table with light

up mirror.

She definitely loves Hello Kitty!

And here are Elly and Eva.

Welcome to the Future!

Effanbee Suzie Sunshine Doll

I was thrifting with my daughter 

recently when I saw this little girl. 

She is a 1961 Effanbee Suzie Sunshine.

She is wearing her original dress,

underpants and shoes.

She is a bit faded.

Her hair is messy, but not bad

for being over 60 years old!

She has old bits of rubber bands

stuck in her hair in places.

Someone used double-stick tape

to keep her shoes on.

Her shoes are oddly 2 different shades.

I think I have another pair of shoes for her.

First thing I did was wash her dress.

Her dress is soaking in cold water 

with Dawn dish soap.

Spa Day!

She is a little grimy, but remarkably clean for 

her age. She must have spent most of her life in

a cabinet, not being played with.

Using up my styler conditioner on her hair.

First comb out.

And the back.  Looks really good.

Her hair dried overnight and looks nice and shiny.

Sweet freckle face!

Her dress and pantalettes are nice and dry, so

now it is time to replace stretched out elastic.

Her little pantalettes were just falling off her!

The elastic was SO stretched out.

I opened the rear seam and unstitched all around the waist.

When all the old elastic was removed, I zig-zagged 

new elastic all around the waist.

I did a similar thing with her sleeves. 

I opened along the seam a little then

removed all the old elastic.

I stretched and sewed with a straight stitch.

Then I closed the seam.

NEXT is some new cheek and lip color!

As ususal, I select a skin tone and a warm pink color.

The warm pink refreshed her lips

Then I mix the 2 colors for a soft shade for 

her cheeks.  Using a make-up sponge, I dip in 

mixed color and pat almost dry on a paper towel. 

 Then I pat gently onto cheeks, chin and nose.

More Detailed Instructions Click Here

Lastly her dress needed a good pressing. 

I noticed it looked like something had been

on this bow, so I added a little rose.

Want to see her now?

Here

She

Is!

Before and After photos.

Suzie is similar to another Effanbee doll I 

had as a girl. I'm so pleased to have found her!