Doll-A-Day 2019 #268: Baby Dreams Velvet Skin Doll

  Well, we're back from vacation. I have lots to show you, and tell you about. That will come later in the week,or maybe next week, considering today is Wednesday already. I am totally exhausted,and I need time to rest and get caught up. Luckily I photographed a few extra dolls ahead of time so I didn't have to jump right back in when I got home. So today's doll has nothing to do with my vacation. She's this kid.
 

She measures about 17 inches tall.

She's Baby Dreams, the Velvet Skin Doll.

The name comes from the unusual flocked face and limbs she has.

 

She was made in 1975.
 

She's an Ideal doll.

 

There were a couple of versions of this doll. This is the first version, because she has flocked legs as well as a flocked face. Later versions just had regular legs, even though they had flocked faces and arms.

It's very hard to find one of these dolls with perfect flocking. It tends to wear off on the high spots,like the nose and mouth,toes,and finger tips. It can also get dirty,like this girl's toes.
  Her body isn't dirty. It came this weird colour.

I don't understand the thinking behind it, since the flocked areas are so pink. There was an African American version too,and that doll's body was tan coloured.
  She has inset sleep eyes.

Supposedly her eyes aren't supposed to close until she's laid on her side. I didn't notice I had to do that to make them close. But I was in a hurry the day I photographed her.

 

The little bunting she's wearing is original.

 

Under that hood she has rooted blonde hair. It's a bit dry and doesn't comb very well.

 

Supposedly this is a fairly rare doll. Considering how damaged they can get,and how weird the concept is,(How many did they even sell?),I can understand why it would be. You can watch the original commercial for Baby Dreams HERE.
  That's the doll for today. Now I an my tennis ball ankles are going to bed. Hopefully tomorrow they will look normal again.