We received this special doll
on Tuesday 7-7-09. Below are the photos taken of
the doll before she was shipped. Let me begin by
saying this doll will be absolutely beautiful once we
are finished. Evelyn thought she would never have
the chance to see her baby restored and brought
back. With everything I am about, I say she
will....what do you think? All those who believe
in prayer, please pray that this doll not only will look
fabulous but will be even prettier than she remembers
and be a blessing to Evelyn beyond words. God
Bless all those who enter in to watch God helping us to
fulfill this dream.
The photos will tell the story:
I want to personally
thank Michele with http://thisolddoll.com
for all of her help and for the perfect little shoes.
She also included the little pin on the waist as a gift to
Evelyn. God Bless You Michele.
Please note: We added the net
petticoat because this was a dream of Evelyn's to have
it show at the bottom and puff the dress way out.
Dreams are very valuable to a person's heart, We
personally feel that it is not always important to be
valuable to a person's wallet.
This doll will never be for sale for she
is part of the family and shall never be absent again
from that family.
FINISHING PHOTOS
ONE LAST REPAIR
One last
repair on Shirley. She had a little pink spot
next to her dimple from the blushing that was pinker
then the rest. We put plastic around her to
prevent accidents with the paint. Most know this
but just incase some do not...Never wrap a composition
doll in plastic for very long. It collects
moisture. Also if your composition doll is
incased in glass it needs to be well vented and never
in an area that is humid. The oil paint is the
protection for the composition but just incase there
is a tiny open crack it can be made worse with
moisture. (there is an opening around the eyes and at
the joints) This doll is now in the controlled doll
room with no covering on her so she can dry and she
will be shipped in soft tissue paper on the inside of
her doll box.
BEFORE SHIPPING TO US: PHOTOS
RECEIVING &
REPAIR PHOTOS
(Click On Photos For larger Viewing)
The Stringing that
we took out is worth keeping. I love the way the
metal clamps were placed on the string.
Our first objective is to bring life
back to these glassine eyes without replacing them.
This eye was not as
bad. Missing a section of the upper crease.
As you can see a piece of the
shattered varnish has come out. We are in the
process of replacing that piece one layer at a time.
A layer or so to go, then lighter
brown and black pupils. Then Shiny! Then fix face.
All is sanded and patched..When dry,
sanding again...then patch..then sanding... then
painting.
Been Babysitting all day.
Giggle
Final coat drying with shiny clear
layer on.
Looks a little better.
Not quite as scary looking.
Now doesn't she llook happy?
First Layer Of Milliput Compound
Around Eyes and head. In Drying Mode. Desk Is where
she stays all day long smiling at me.
Layer at a time until the
cracks are gone. Trying to save original
eyebrows. Hope I can. She wants to play. "Hide
and Seek"
Notice that she now has a full
eye crease. Above photo shows it
missing. It's not missing now.
All parts sanded and ready for
spraying when husband figures it all
out. Doing good learning Air Brush
machine so far.
Close up of lil face hiding the
eyes and those original eyebrows. I will
hand paint around the covered areas later.
Dr. Husband
painting lil arms in his office on upper
level. My office is on the lower level
of the Sunroom warehouse here.
Took
another one moments later. He is such a
good man to help on the dolls. His
normal time use to be guns and knives.
What happened? HA!
Here
she is...Peek-A-Boo. I will miss her now
as she has been on my desk since she got
here. Now she is going to stay mostly in
the Doll Room.
She is on Mom's book shelf away
from traffic of any kind so she won't topple
over.
Leg on right at the top is the
test leg I tried just to see how many spots I
needed to re-sand. Before we got the ST
oil paint I used Saucy Blend. It is
lighter than the ST paint.
All the other
dolls will baby sit her while she dries.
With a lot more sanding and painting, this
doll will be gorgeous. I am getting very
anxious.
She is hanging
over our listed Playtex Dryper Baby. We
lock the room and keep most dolls under
plastic. Vinyl faces not so much. Plastic
holds heat and moisture.
Here
is the cutest little shoe box of your Baby's
new replica shoes. Michele is wonderful
and makes them like they were the
original. I will send the box with your
Baby.
Going to sand
dry doll body tonight...then paint
again...I
cannot resist showing li shoes to you even though
I was saving them for a
surprise. I am weakened...They are so very CUTE!!!
This is so
exciting...I feel like it is Christmas
time....
Notice the new
netted petticoat under it. The Onesie
and slip that you ordered are not here
yet..but will be soon. This petticoat is
perfect size to go over or under the slip.
Almost
complete. Legs match and just a 2 more
layers and she will be completed in that
area.
3 days later...>
Finally Ready to
be put together. Painting is wonderful
on the pieces. Going to try to duplicate the
original stringing of the 30's
HOWEVER...Waiting on--->
How bout
this..Lips drying and little dots in
nose. Paint around the eyes is drying
and THEN...Eyebrows, Could not save original ones.
Here are her new
eyebrows. Not an expert at doing
eyebrows.
Since this doll belongs to a
precious Lady, Evelyn who's only wish is to
see her 1934 baby look new once again and to
pass her down to her daughter Cynthia, we have
chosen to take precaution and use Velcro to
insure the absence of the rubbing of the joint
areas. As you will see soon it does not
change the appearance of the doll but only
adds future resistance to the breakdown of the
surface skin which is the paint itself.
For the stronger posing of the doll we have
found through experience that our special
re-stringing, unlike most would do , seems to
be a better and a more functional approach for
the stronger arms and legs posing in display. Although not
seen at this hour in these photos, we have
already applied her wig and bow and are
working this day toward her completion and
hoping to have her photos by this evening or
tomorrow morning. Today is 7-26-09.
FINISHING PHOTOS
PACKAGING
USPS Priority With $500.00 Insurance
Coverage Shipped The Morning Of 8-1-09
