Kimberly!!

One of my lovely readers, Mary N, contacted me.
She found her daughter's Kimberly doll in a closet and wondered
if I'd like to see if I could fiix her up?
You all know my answer....

YES!!!

I had never heard of a Kimberly Doll.
Turns out she was popular when I was in High School.

Kimberly first appearred as a 

fashionable school girl in 1981.

She is 17 inches tall.

Kimberly was also a Cheerleader doll

released around 1983.

There was also an AA Kimberly!

(She is on my wish list)

There are 2 versions of Kimberly.

The Kimberly above is a closed mouth.

Later they came out with  the

"Gettin' Fancy" 

version with a toothy smile.

 I prefer the earlier version.

Additional outfits were available for purchase.

I am currently searching for the cheer outfit 

and the school outfit.

As I was researching Kimberly I found this!

It is a "Hang Ten" skating outfit.

(found online and ordered!)

Needless to say, I was hooked!

She finally arrived and here she is! 

She is wearing a very sweet crochet dress.

Here is the dress.  It will get a gentle wash.

Soaking the crochet dress.

Mary also sent this fabric along.  I will

definitely make something for Kimberly!

Mary told me that Kimberly needed her leg fixed.

First thing was figuring out how to fix that leg!

My husband found this rubber plug

 that used to hold her leg.

I decided to try one of these to insert

into her leg to hold the elastic.

I chose this anchor since my elastic fit through the hole.

It worked pretty good! Here she is with both legs! 

Now, we are ready for a spa treatment!

All ready with Shampoo, conditioner 

and magic eraser.

(She is the first doll to have a spa day 

in the new powder room!)

She is feeling SO much better now.

Look how pretty her hair is!!

Such a sweet face.

The skating outfit has arrived!

I soaked it overnight in Spray n Wash.

Here are the skates with the "Hang Ten" logo.

Laid out to dry! I can't wait to try this on!

Looking good!

WAIT A MINUTE!

What's happening in the dollhouse?!?

Julie: Martin you got a package!

Martin: What is it?

Julie: WELL, open it!

Martin: Roller blades?

Willa: Put them on Martin!

Martin:  Whoa!

Kit: Use your arms for balance!

Emma: You're doing great Martin!

Hi!

Everyone: Who are you?

I'm Kimberly!

80s Fashions for Kimberly

Dresses, dresses, dresses!

Several years ago, I found this adorable dress and hat set

for my repro Patsy doll. I wish I still knew 

the name of the lady who made this set.

I bought 3 or 4 of her sets for 

my different size dolls.

This is my American Character Sally

with 3 of these dress and hat sets.

(The pink dress set I made)

I took it out the other day and noticed this yellowing!

I think it might come from wood stain leaching 

onto the fabric from my antique dresser.

SO!!

I am trying to see if I can get rid of the yellow without

bleaching out the other colors.

Since this is a modern reproduction I 

don't hesitate to start with some Spray & Wash.

I saturated the yellow areas and set it to soak.

This may take a few days, so onto my next task...

THE MISS REVLON DRESS

Awhile back, a lovely lady sent me this Miss Revlon dress.

She had found this dress at an estate sale and recognized it.

She knew someone out there would appreciate this!

She found my blog and contacted me.

Someone had taken apart an original Miss Revlon dress

and used it to create a pattern.

This is the part where I hang my head in shame....

I was afraid to start work on it!

The lining is in tatters.  Should I cut out a new lining?

 Might I damage the dress further by 

ripping out the old lining?

The front looks pretty good, so what to do?

In my usual Savage Doll fashion I have finally 

decided I must plunge ahead.

I will remove the back lining and leave the front as is.

Luckily, I have an original pink dress to compare to.

So, here I go, wish me luck!

Upon closer inspection, I realized the

shoulders had been cut! 

Using basting tape and a bit of muslin, 

I reattached the shoulder fabric 

so the fit would be right.

After the fabric was reattached, I used fray chek

to reinforce the fix.

So, bodice is put back together and ready to

attach the skirt.

I will clean this all up after

I know it is all going to fit!

Looks pretty good.

I don't have any rhinestones, so

I decied to use this little button.

I decided this dress needed a hat.

I am playing around with this

fascinator, ribbon and tulle.

BACK TO THE FIRST DRESS

After soaking for three days I laid the dress and hat

flat on a towel to dry.

Almost all the yellow came out of the hat!

There is still a slight tinge of yellow in the

blue fabric of the collar, but not too bad.

Want to see it on!?!

This is my repro Patsy.

This dress fits her best.

I love this little sun hat.

Very Sweet!

And now, 

the Miss Revlon Dress!

Here's Marylou in her restored dress.

Her hat is just pinned.  I want to take

my time deciding if this is how

I want it to look.

I love her long wavy hair.

But, I'm not satisfied with this hat.

Here's another look for the hat with

 the bow in back.

Hmmm, better I think.

Well, the hat may get another look, but...

The dress came out lovely!!

Thank you again Anita C.

And here's one more look at Patsy.

What's happening in the dollhouse?

 It's 2024!!

What are the Savage Dolls up to?

Marylou and Cissy are relaxing after getting
 all the Christmas decorations put away.

Marylou: What are the girls up to?

Cissy: I think they are going skating.

Julie: Use your arms Kit, they help your balance.

Maggie: Oof!! My arms didn't help...

Willa: I'm doing it!!

Martin: I'm finally finished! 

My marble tower is complete!

*Whir-whir, click-clack, whirrrr, clack*

Woo hoo! Awesome!

Martin:  HEY!  Don't skate over here!

Julie:  Oh Martin! We're not going to 

knock over your tower!

Martin: That's what you said last time!

Julie: Well, It won't happen this time!

Willa:  Look Martin, I'm skating!!

Martin: Great...

MEANWHILE....

Molly is doing some mending with a little

help from Missy.

Grace is learning to crochet.

Grace: Look I made granny squares!

And Emma is catching up on her reading.

Kit: Whew! I'm tired.

Maggie: Me too!

Nina: You'll get used to skating and 

you won't get tired so quick.

There's one other new item to share!

The white lights inside the dollhouses have been 

added onto, all around the room!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!