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Abandoned & unloved, broken, damaged & sad were these old hard-bodied composition dolls when they arrived home with me recently. Three shabby orphans
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Following on from previous post Pt 2 The little girl, I believe may be a Shirley Temple doll, came with the sort of pinky mismatched clothing, a cotton dress with crocheted jacket & booties. I haven’t changed the outfit to date as it seems to suit her & I love her as is…
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Following on from Pt 1 The ball joints and string. In case you’re wondering about the doll on the right, I have simply placed a head’ from another black Americana dolly’ on a white doll body that came without the head. OK, you think I’m weird. …
Despite this little gal’s worn & somewhat battered face, the chipping & cracking including around her old glass eyes, it’s a sweet face with little rosebud type lips. In fact, the little gal looks like she could be a Shirley Temple doll. Given that I have a few images to share on this topic,…
Mid 2018 I found this new treasure – a well loved, well worn, boudoir doll. Sometimes known as a sofa doll, a salon or a bed doll, this old beauty shows glorious age wear. She is the first boudoir doll I have acquired. I really knew little about these sofa dolls at the…