Makeover Time..... American Girl Mini Doll Caroline

     Hello doll lovers!! I picked this sweet girl up last summer at a flea market (she may be in a haul post) for $2! This is the american girl mini Caroline doll. I was happy to find her, she is complete with shoes and all. Her poor dress had some issues. It had a stain on the back (did a stain treatment before washing) and the ruffle around the neck had unraveled, since I am not a seamstress I could not sew it. I cut it the rest of the way off and cut the strings that was left. It actually looks like it was made without a ruffle now.
     I washed her head, arms and legs like I do with all my dolls (instructions will be at the bottom of the post). Her hair was pretty bad it was dirty and frizzy, I washed it like normal, added conditioner, let it set for a bit and combed through every curl, rinsed out the conditioner and let her dry. After she dried I redressed her and she looks like new! Her hair was very voluminous so I had to tie it back for now but glad I could save her curls, she is so pretty.

     She will be displayed with my other mini american girl doll Marie Grace (she has her own post too! and she is in the last pic I so wish she had her shoes). I put a pic of her clothing items so you could see how much quality goes into the little dolls. I love these mini dolls they are so cute! I hope to find more in the future while thrifting.

(If you are wondering how I clean my dolls I use dish soap first then do a wash with some baking soda, I use a tooth brush for both of these steps. I clean their hair with dish soap too and use conditioner that I let set for about 10 min then comb through. For really damaged hair I use a boil wash, which is just some boiling water and you dunk their hair in or can let them set for a bit. All of my cleaning tips came from a YouTube channel called "a thousand splendid dolls" I love their channel and she has so many helpful tutorials. This is how I clean all the dolls and ponies I do restorations on.)