I HAD TO REPOSITION HER ARMS BY MAKING A PIECE BETWEEN THEM SO I COULD 'LAY' THEM ACROSS THE TOP OF THE TORSO BEFORE PUTTING THE BISQUE HEAD BACK ON. THE TOP OF THE TORSO SHOWS A PIECE OF PAPER THAT WAS STILL ON THE CLOTH BODY STUFFED WITH HAIR! I WILL TRY TO FIND THE PICTURE THAT HAD THE STAMPING ON THE BODY SAYING IT WAS STUFFED WITH HAIR.
THE DOLL WAS A 154 KESTNER!! PERFECT SHOULDER HEAD! SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON A NICE KID BODY, BUT SOMEHOW SHE HAD ACQUIRED THIS 'HAIR' STUFFED BODY WHICH WAS IN VERY NICE CONDITION ONCE I WAS ABLE TO GET DOWN TO IT. SEE HER PLASTER PATE? ANOTHER SURE SIGN OF A KESTNER! HER EYES WORKED PERFECTLY, SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO REMOVE THE PATE AND WAS GLAD OF THAT. I DON'T THINK IT HAD EVER BEEN REMOVED. NOW TO FIND A FEW MORE PICTURES. THE CLOTHING WAS SUCH THAT IT DID NOT GO WITH THIS DOLL AT ALL. I WAS ABLE TO RESTORE IT AND SELL IT ON EBAY, BUT PUT THE DOLL ON NAKED WITH NO WIG, AS SOMEONE NEEDS TO FINISH HER UP IN STYLE!! CORRECT STYLE!!
CAROL

THE FOLLOWING PICTURES SHOULD BE VERY INTERESTING. I FOUND THIS DOLL IN A COLLECTION I PURCHASED RECENTLY. I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN A 'BEFORE' PICTURE, AS SHE WAS DRESSED AND WIGGED, HOWEVER VERY DECEIVING AS TO WHAT A WONDERFUL DOLL SHE BECAME. AS I CONTINUED TO TAKE OFF LAYERS OF CLOTHING AND A VERY BAD EXAMPLE OF A WIG (IT WAS A HUMAN HAIR WIGLET FOR AN ADULT PERSON, FULL OF GLUE WITH SOMEONE'S ATTEMPT TO MAKE A DOLL WIG OUT OF IT).

I WAS FLOORED TO FIND THAT SHE HAD A CLOTH BODY THAT WAS FILLED WITH 'HAIR'. SOMEONE HAD SEWN MANY PIECES OF FABRIC TO HER BODY IN AN ATTEMPT TO COVER IT, I GUESS, AND WHEN I REMOVED ALL OF THEM, THE SURPRISE WAS JOYOUS! HERE ARE PICTURES OF WHAT I DISCOVERED.

THE COMPOSITION 'MAMA' DOLL IN THE PINK DRESS WAS 'SPECIAL'. SHE WAS VERY DIRTY, BUT AFTER ABOUT A DAY OF CLEANING HER AND RESTORING HER CLOTHES, SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL! HER DRESS HAD A FEW WORN PLACES, BUT WAS SO SWEET AND ORIGINAL, THAT SHE SOLD IMMEDIATELY ANYWAY. THESE DOLLS ARE HARDER AND HARDER TO FIND IN A CONDITION LIKE THIS ONE. IT WAS ENJOYABLE, THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE.

THE BISQUE HEAD DOLL WAS IN VERY NICE CONDITION, HOWEVER LACKED HER EYES, WIG AND CLOTHING. HER KID BODY WAS IN GOOD SHAPE AND NO CRACKS IN HER HEAD. SHE NOW HAS A NEW HOME ALSO AND I'M SURE SHE MAY HAVE SOME OF THOSE MISSING THINGS REPLACED BY NOW.

THE SAUCY WALKER WAS A NICE ONE WITH FLIRTY EYES. POOR THING, SHE WAS SO DIRTY THAT IT TOOK A WHILE FOR HER BEAUTY TO BE SEEN, BUT IN SPITE OF NO WIG AND A LITTLE PIECE MISSING OUT OF THE TORSO ABOVE ONE HIP JOINT, SHE PROBABLY IS DRESSED AND WIGGED AND ENJOYING HER BEAUTY AGAIN! SHE KEPT SMILING AT ME THE WHOLE TIME I WORKED ON HER! HER FLIRTY EYES WORKED PERFECTLY TOO. WHAT A JOY SHE WAS!

I HOPE YOU ENJOY THESE DOLLS AND OTHER THINGS. SOMETIMES I FIND SOMETHING THAT I REALLY DON'T KNOW IF I CAN RESTORE ENOUGH TO BE FOR SALE OR NOT, BUT LATELY I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE.

CAROL

I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT THE LITTLE VINYL AND CLOTH KEWPIE BABY IS TAGGED "KEWPIE BABY". I BELIEVE SHE WAS MADE IN 1999 AND IS SO SWEET. SO SOFT AND CUDDLY!

HERE ARE A FEW MORE THINGS.

MOST OF YOU KNOW THAT MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE SOLD ON EBAY FOR YEARS. WE TRY TO WIND DOWN ON OUR INVENTORY AND THEN WE FIND SOME WONDERFUL THINGS TO SELL, AND DOWN TO BUSINESS WE GET AGAIN! HERE ARE SOME OF THE WONDERFUL DOLL ITEMS LATELY THAT WE HAVE EITHER SOLD OR ARE STILL FOR SALE. SOME ARE SO UNIQUE I THINK YOU WILL ENJOY SEEING THEM. (AS USUAL, I NEVER KNOW WHERE MY PICTURES WILL BE PLACED SO HERE GOES.)

WELL, THE HOLIDAYS ARE OVER AND THE CHRISTMAS IS ALL PUT AWAY FOR ANOTHER ELEVEN MONTHS! WHAT A JOYOUS TIME WE HAD THIS YEAR THOUGH. A LITTLE AHEAD OF CHRISTMAS ON THE FIRST WEEKEND OF DECEMBER, 27 OF US GATHERED FROM VARIOUS PLACES ON THE GLOBE TO BE TOGETHER FOR A FAMILY REUNION. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME (AND HOPEFULLY NOT THE LAST) THAT ALL OF MY CHILDREN, AND THEIR CHILDREN, AND GRAND CHILDREN WERE TOGETHER! WE ALL HAD A WONDERFUL 3 DAYS OF LOVING, EATING, VISITING, TAKING PICTURES, AND LAUGHING AT THE LITTLE ONES AS THEY PLAYED, ATE, AND SLEPT. THANK YOU, LORD FOR MAKING ALL THIS POSSIBLE.

CAROL