Madame Alexander 16" Baby Doll

On our recent driving trip to Seattle, we stopped

 in a little town called Sedro Wooley.

At the local Goodwill I found a...

 Madame Alexander 15 inch Pussycat doll from 1965!

She looked a little sad, but I knew I

could make her beautiful again!

She is marked "Alexander" and 1965.

Her hair was not too bad.  I knew I could

fix it.

Here is the back, it looks worse than it is.

She had a tear under her arm.

And a tear in her inseam.

Back at our hotel I washed her 

hair and her arms and legs.

I picked up these little clothing pieces

at the thrift store.  I couldn't stand the thought 

of her being naked all the way home!

She looks a little happier.

Once we were home I fray-checked the tears

in her body. The fray-check stops the fabric 

from fraying so the fix is more stable.

Under her arm repaired and...

Along her inseam.

I found this little crochet doll dress a couple

of months ago! Little did I know that a little

girl would soon arrive that it fit perfectly.

I will be adding the pink

ribbons and buttons on the back.

Isn't this button card adorable?!?

Buttons attached!

Next I started some little pink booties.

I started with a chain of 6, then started going 

round and round, slowly increasing with single 

crochet stitches. When it fits her foot I 

started decreasing until it was snug.

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IS!!!

The pink velvet ribbon adds a bit of interest.

Here are her new booties.

And she has a name bracelet.

BUT, she has another dress!!

This dress has been in the doll closet

for a while.

When it first arrived Charlotte

modeled it, but I could see it was

meant for a baby doll.

And I was right!

Here are the Before and After photos.

Yellow crochet dress.

White christening dress.

I am SO happy with how her hair turned out!

Welcome home Ruby!

One more thing...

I just couldn't leave her lips this

 bright unatural pink.

If you recall I repainted her big sister's lips.

I mixed: Burnt Orange, Real Brown

and Wild Berry.

Much better!

Very sweet!!