The Final Driving Trip Doll

The final Doll from our driving trip to

Seattle and Portland, is this 

1950s Shirley Temple doll.

This little girl was found in Chehalis, WA.

This is the cutest small town! It is chock

full of antique shops. I wore myself out

going from one to the next.

(photo recreated)

I was ready to give up from exhaustion. I had

gone from one antique shop to another!

Is there such a thing as TOO many antique shops?

There she was lying on an old ironing board.

Sadly she had no clothes!

She was naked when I found her.

I put her in some PJs as soon

as we got back home.

She had dirty toes.

And dirty fingers, but...

Her hair was in pretty good shape.

It's time for a bath!

I hope all these black spots come off.

She is made by Ideal.

She looks happy getting all washed up.

I used this synthetic hair (wig) shampoo

and a magic eraser. Her fingers and toes

got scrubbed with a toothbrush.

Freshly washed! Time to comb out her hair,

but first...

The color has rubbed off her lashes, 

which are formed plastic.  

I carefully touch them up with a

sharpie.

Much better!

I have used this spray on several hair

projects now and I like it. I used

it on Shirley's hair, which was 

very stiff and crunchy.

After spritzing her hair, I combed

 her wet hair into finger curls

and pinned it with tiny bobby pins.  

This is how she turned out!

I used small bobby pins to 

hold her hair in place.

Very cute!

I had this dress which looks very

Shirley Temple-ish.

She likes this one, but it needs

to be fitted to her.

This is a little dress I have had

for a long time.  I think it works

for her.

Here are some Before and After photos.

Before     and      After  

Before     and      After  

Before     and      After  

Here are all the trip dolls together. I hope

you have enjoyed seeing them refreshed, 

as much as I have enjoyed restoring them!

Here are their links:

Madame Alexander Maggie

Madame Alexander 16" Baby Doll

1954 Gerber Baby Doll

Ideal Crissy and Velvet

Dawn Dolls