I am excited about this new blog. Well, I am ready to begin on a # 1 Chatty Cathy. I found her naked, dirty and lonely at a church rummage sale. I hesitated buying her as I had a collection of Chatty dolls that I had given to a friend several years ago because I had run out of room to display or even store them. A doll packed away is not something I like to see. Chatty kept calling to me and finally I picked her up, paid for her and rushed out to the truck before I could change my mind.
The first thing I did was to clean her with dish washing soap and a little comet (be careful with comet because if you used it on a painted area it can take the paint off) for stubborn spots. I washed her hair with shampoo and used conditioner just like I would my own hair and combed and styled it while still wet. As you can see she looks pretty good.
The first thing I did was to clean her with dish washing soap and a little comet (be careful with comet because if you used it on a painted area it can take the paint off) for stubborn spots. I washed her hair with shampoo and used conditioner just like I would my own hair and combed and styled it while still wet. As you can see she looks pretty good.
Betty, that's called the "ugly Christmas tree Charlie Brown complex"...I have it also...I see a dirty doll that no one but me (that I knew of before your post) would even want. I buy it take it home, do my best and tah-dah...it's a beautiful doll again. As a matter of fact. That's how I started collecting madame Alexander Wendys'. I found one in pieces at the flea market and the lady told me to just take it because it was broke and would end up in the trash. I figured out how to clean it,restring it and the rest is history...I'm glad you have your blog going again. Take care. Sincerely, Ashley
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