Hello doll lovers!! I did a couple of restorations this week, the bubble cut I did is already posted so if you haven't checked her out go on and look at it. This girl if from the same estate sale sad doll lot. She is not in as bad of shape as some of the others but she still has the blue "eye shadow" that the bubble cut barbie had (a young makeup artist must have thought she needed eye shadow so she used a marker and it has leeched into her skin so unless I want to remove her paint or ruin her vinyl there isn't much I can do). Hers isn't as bad because of her skin tone and it actually looks like eye shadow on her, cleaning it with soap and baking soda did lighten it up a little bit. I cleaned her the same as I did the bubble cut so please go check out the blog for more info on the cleaning process. Like what was previously said, she was not in bad shape just a little dirty. She came clean and her legs are not sticky at all (which can happen with these older dolls when the plastic starts breaking down). I washed and conditioned her hair and it came out really nice and soft. She was found in her original nurse outfit so I did have to clean that and it did not come out completely white, it is off white but I still think it looks better than it did. I also found her a pair of white shoes that look similar to the shoes she came with (out of my stash of shoes and clothes I have picked up over the past couple of years). Just like with the bubble cut I do not think I can get rid of this girl, she is so pretty think I'm gonna keep her for now. I am really excited how these girl turned out and I can not wait to work on the other dolls I got in that lot. I am hoping they all come out as nice as the past two have. Just like the bubble cut I only paid $1 for this girl. Like I said in that post, it pays to take a chance on the dirty grimy dolls cause you just may have a treasure when you are done.
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