I have a rule in my doll room.
Everyone must have a place to sleep.
This keeps my doll collection from getting too
big and overwhelming for me.
Sadly, this means I sometimes have to
decide between dolls to keep and dolls
to sell. One doll I regret selling was...
My 1951 Effanbee Honey Tinthair.
(I really should ask your opinion first)
I thought she resembled Marcella in
this, rather sad, Raggedy Ann story.
So, I dressed her like Marcella and she
had these 8" Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls.
But, I sold her...
So, on an impulse, I did a quick
search online and look who I found!!
Another Honey doll!
These photos are from her eBay ad.
She has her original outfit.
She is in really good condition,
just a bit faded.
She arrives very soon!
These Honey dolls originally came with hair rollers
and hair coloring solution. They came in three sizes,
14", 16" and 18".
(The hair coloring sounds like a huge mess!
Especially with little girls.)
Here she is just opened!
Look at this sweet note!
The doll world is full of the sweetest people!
She has her complete original outfit.
The slip has built in bloomers.
Here is everything she came with.
Her dress and slip got put in soap and water to soak.
The photo does not show how really dirty
this wash water was!
Time for a spa!
Her wig needs to be reglued in places.
You can see old dye dripping out in the sink.
Much better!
I rolled her hair and left her overnight.
Oh no! The curlers didn't work!
YIKES! Not an improvement.
I did a little research and found her
wig is made with "dynel fibers".
This hair must be curled with heat,
but not a curling iron or other electronic
heat. This hair needs hot water. I was
afraid to do a boil perm...
So, I re-curled her hair and ran it under
the hottest water I could stand from the tap.
Now I wait another 24 hours.
Sigh.
A little better! I still need to play with her
hair a little.
As you can see her right eyebrow was
rubbed off at some point in her past.
I have this brush that I picked almost
all the hairs from just for
eyebrows.
Her dress and slip get a good ironing.
In her freshly ironed chemise.
I like her hair in a loose style, just like
a little curly haired girl with a busy
mom who ties a ribbon around her hair
and hopes for the best.
And here she is all done!
Before and After
This dress was originally white.
I think this is a definite improvement.
Very pretty!
Welcome Honey!!
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