Ready for spring

Vintage Ginny now has a peach colored ensemble--sundress and matching sunhat and panties which I made in one morning. She's all ready for Spring. Her hair has been fluffed. My early strung Muffie is wearing midnight blue taffeta. I'll either make matching panties or possibly use a generic pair I just bought on ebay which were advertised as old store stock.




My Ginny wearing polka dots was purchased yesterday for $1.38 at Goodwill. She had no clothes and was a bit dirty. Her hair was mussy. For dolls which aren't valuable antiques I have had great success using those magical eraser cleaners. One swipe will remove dirt that you might otherwise have to scrub with a stronger cleaner. I also used undiluted fabric softener on the hair. I combed it out and then rinsed thoroughly. Again, this shouldn't be used on a valuable doll without at least testing first--or asking for professional advice. I have read that it can change the hair color on certain old Barbies. But, I have always had outstanding results with it. She now has an outfit I made.
The Ginny in the center is from 1968. She is vinyl and is the most unusual of the little girl dolls of her year and is all complete with her original outfit, socks, and shoes. I purchased her in an antique store for about $7.
Bent knee Ginny again models her new peach outfit.