Crissy and Velvet

On a recent driving trip, my DH and I stopped

at lots of thrift stores and antique shops.

You can see all the dolls I found in the link below.

Driving Trip Doll Haul

(recreated photo)

The first doll I found was Velvet.  She is a "Look Around"

Velvet.  She has a pull string in her back that makes

her body swivel.

(recreated photo)

The second doll I found was Crissy. I saw her feet

sticking out of a basket on the floor.

Velvet was in her box, but her hair was

really messy.

In every other way she was pristine!

Her pony seems a bit slim.

Crissy was wearing this awful crochet dress.

Underneath the green drss was a pretty

nice slip and pantalettes.  I may remove the 

green ribbon and save for later.

Her hair needed some TLC.

I started cleaning both girls in our hotel room.

Crissy was dirty, but not as bad as some

dolls I have come across.

Hard to see, but her hands were very grimy.

Velvet still has her blue eye shadow!

I washed her hair just because it helps 

to refresh her style.

All freshly washed. The red shorts and top

were in Velvet's box. 

Doesn't Crissy look relieved to be

out of that basket?

I picked up a hair straightener at

a local thrift store so I could begin

smoothing her ponytail.

How to smooth frizzy doll hair.

And here's Velvet.  I didn't want her taffeta 

dress getting wet so she is borrowing a

hotel hand towel for a robe.

I wanted to make a dress for Crissy so I

sketched this pattern on the back

of some scratch paper.

I picked out this fabric at a local Walmart

and bought some needles and thread. I thought

this fabric had a 70s vibe.

This is the handsewn dress I made with my 

hand drawn pattern.

Hmmm, not great, I'll fix it when

I get home, which I did!

When we got home, there wasn't much

more I needed to do for these two dolls

SO....

Want to see them now?

HERE

THEY

ARE!

FIRST Velvet!

Look at the shine in her hair!

Her hair is very long.

AND HERE'S Crissy!

 

I added sleeves to her dress and

made a matching headband.

The boots I already had.

Crissy Doll Boot Tutorial

Such a pretty face!

Her hair is also quite shiny.

Her ponytail is very full.

I like how these sleeves came out.

So pretty!

Before       and       After

 

Before       and       After

SO, I have a dilemma.  I have a rule, "No two 

identical dolls".  This keeps my collection

from getting out of control.

I already have a Crissy, but I've fallen for

this new Crissy. 

Just LOOK at that face!

What should I do?!?!