Vintage doll changing table

I found this little changing table over the summer at a thrift store.

The table rotates so all the baskets are lined up.

As you can see the baskets were needing some work.

I needed to re-glue these areas and I wanted to recover 

the cushions and repaint the baskets and legs.

This is the fabric I chose.  

I selected paint from the light pink in this fabric.

I call this antique pink.  Its the shade of pink popular in the 40s and 50s.

Sadly I lost the photos I took of the cleaning and painting, but here is the end result!

As you can see the table folds up to save space.

I had my husband cut the legs a bit shorter so 

the scale would work in my doll room.

Here it is! I am using it to store my little doll blankets

and some dresses.

I painted this doll basket to the left with the same paint

as the table and decided to make a matching quilt.

And here it is.

And whose bed is this?

My 1930s Arranbee Nancy

A little dresser from a friend!

This past August a dear friend saw this little rattan dresser at a community sale.  She texted a picture and asked if I wanted it.  Of course I did!!  

This little dresser was in rough shape.  Some of the rattan was broken or unraveling.

I knew I was going to paint so I repaired loose and missing rattan with ribbon and white glue.

After a new coat of paint the little dresser looks SO much better.

And here it is in the doll corner. This is where all my 1920s and 1930s dolls live.

The photo over the dresser is my Grandmother when he was 11.

This was taken in 1930, so I thought this was a perfect spot.

She too was a doll collector.

BUT, who else do you see in this picture?

My twin Patsy Jr. dolls

My Patsy Joan

Patsy Ann

And my latest thrift store find - Kewpie!

Puddin gets a makeover!

I have a very dear friend, Sina, and this is her childhood doll, Puddin.  

She is a Madame Alexander 'Puddin' baby doll.  

She is 20" long and has a soft body.  SO sweet and cuddly!  

Well, Puddin had been put away for many years, 

but my friend had kept her all this time!  

I knew Puddin had a special place in my friend's heart 

and I knew I could help Puddin!

Here is Puddin right after I got her home.

Her hair is in bad shape and she needed some cleaning.

First thing - wash her hair!

For doll hair I recommend this shampoo and 

finishing spray for synthetic hair.

I get it from my local beauty supply.  

Be sure it says for synthetic hair!

Puddin already looks relaxed and happy after her bath.

Look at those cheeks!

Puddin's hair needed some work.  I brushed it out and used

a ceramic hair straightener set to LOW to help the frizzies.

Then a little straw curler.

This is her little dress and bonnet.  The ribbons on the bonnet were very 

frayed so I replaced them and added the matching bow on the dress.

AND, I made Puddin a bracelet!

(If you look at my header photo, my dolls all have a name bracelet too!)

AND.......

HERE SHE IS!!!

So sweet! SO cuddly.

 Puddin originally had this little side braid.

Well, now Puddin is on her way home for Christmas!

Merry Christmas Puddin!

Here is Puddin back home in time for Christmas, and she's wearing a new 

Madame Alexander Babydoll dress and matching bonnet!

Sina's Puddin and my Puddin together!

We're Back!!

Well, after a long absence we are back.  It has been nearly a year since my last blog entry.  There have been some changes in the Doll Room; some new projects and new dolls! I hope to share lots of doll love with all of you.

Brenda

Merry Christmas!

I just wanted to share how pretty some of our Christmas 

dresses look in front of the tree.

You might remember this first dress, 

I fitted it to Cissy because it was too big.

Red dress makeover click here

This dress I made from the vintage pattern below.

I found this pattern on eBay.

I decided to use this cute hat pattern for this dress

It's Santa!

This dress I found on eBay and hoped it would fit Elise.

It reminds me of White Christmas!

So pretty!

This little dress I made as well.

This was a partially complete dress 

I had started for another doll.

Here they are all together.

This is something I made with my Mother's help.

I know some crochet basics but never could figure out

how to follow a pattern so Mom is teaching me.

It was supposed to be a sleeveless dress, haha!

So much for the pattern.

 Eventually I gave up and went off on my own.

Not too bad for a flub-up.

Side view so you can see the bonnet.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!