Today's doll is this girl.
She's from the Quick Curl series of dolls.
Actually,one of the Quick Curl series.There were a couple. This particular doll was part of the first series of Quick Curl Barbie and friends.
The dolls in the Quick Curl series included Kelley,Barbie,Skipper, and Francie.
You can see my post on Quick Curl Skipper HERE.
This is Kelley's original dress.
I have to apologize for the state of her feet. As beautiful as Kelley is, when I got her she was covered with mildew. Her feet have mildew stains I couldn't manage to remove. |
All the dolls in the series had coordinating dresses.
The gimmick to the Quick Curl dolls was that they had fine copper wires in their hair that allowed it to be 'curled' with the special curling tool that came with them.
Kelley's red hair hides the copper wires better than Barbie and Skipper's blonde hair.
Kelley has the Steffie head sculpt, which has always been a favourite with collectors.
There was another Kelley. Yellowstone Kelley was made in 1974. That doll had the same red hair and brown eyes,(Yay! My combination!),but she had long,straight hair,a suntanned complexion and pale lips. I like this one better.
That's all for today.See you again tomorrow for another doll.
Wonderful news about your niece!
ReplyDeleteYes! I'm so happy for her and Chris!
DeleteThat certainly is good news about Carly! I had my head in the clouds and thus didn't know she was sick, but I'll definitely add her to my prayer list.
ReplyDeleteKelley is a very sweet doll with a lovely face. Even that vinyl is a pretty peachy shade. Red hair flatters the Steffie head, I think.
Yes it is! Thank you!
DeleteI think she has a beautiful skin tone. It's very realsitic.
Thank you for the update on Carly. Prayers continue.
ReplyDeleteThis doll is a cutie and very poseable.
Thank you. I hope Carly's progress continues.I'll let you all know.
DeleteThis doll is amazing. I love Steffie headmold. I've just discovered your blog, you have a great collection of dolls.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I hope you stay with us!
DeleteThat is really great news on your niece in law, long may her recovery continue.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very pretty doll, but the hair reminds me of a wire brush, the strands on those could be curled around a pencil....I used to do it to my mum's wire brush sometimes when I was bored!!!!
But yes, a very pretty face, she's lovely!
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Yes! She has three more rounds of chemo to go,so hopefully it will all be gone!
DeleteMy niece's hair was like that when she was little,and Ivy's too, to an extent.
Nice doll! I don't know if newer dolls will hold up as well!
ReplyDeleteProbably not. Everything was made better in the 'old days'!
DeleteMy cousin is dying of breast cancer, so this post is dear to me. I am so glad your Carly is winning her fight. I hope she's still good in 2022.
ReplyDeleteCarly is still going strong. She is doing well and enjoying every day.
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