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| Her hair was curled tighter back then! It looks pretty long now. It also laid differently originally. |
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| She needs a good comb out, but if I did it there would be no curls left. I don't do hair. |
She was far too busty for Vera-Ellen though, so I switched her head onto a Teen Skipper body.
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| I managed to find her shirt and one shoe, and she was wearing her skirt when I found her in Ivy's stuff. No word yet on the whereabouts of the other shoe. |
I made her skirt, painted a pair of pink Barbie shoes red, and dyed a white Barbie shirt red. For Halloween I made the same skirt for Ivy, and got her a red shirt. (I couldn't believe how hard it was to find a red shirt!) I had to repaint her face. (Vera's, not Ivy's!) I gave her brown eyes and bigger teeth and eyebrows.
Her red lips should have been painted with a better acrylic, because the redness has bled into the vinyl around her mouth. This has happened before when I've repainted dolls. I have learned my lesson now. I bought a better red acrylic paint.
There are so many things I see I could have done better. If I remade her now I would make her skirt out of a thinner,more flowy fabric and make it less narrow. I'd take in her shirt so it's not so baggy. The shoes need better paint that will actually stick. I'd redo those eyebrows too.
That's the doll for today. Tomorrow we'll see another doll.
Her red lips should have been painted with a better acrylic, because the redness has bled into the vinyl around her mouth. This has happened before when I've repainted dolls. I have learned my lesson now. I bought a better red acrylic paint.
There are so many things I see I could have done better. If I remade her now I would make her skirt out of a thinner,more flowy fabric and make it less narrow. I'd take in her shirt so it's not so baggy. The shoes need better paint that will actually stick. I'd redo those eyebrows too.
That's the doll for today. Tomorrow we'll see another doll.
Vera-Ellen looked a little like Barbie in real life anyway, especially in "White Christmas." This is just plain adorable!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I guess she did look a bit like Barbie in White Christmas. the anorexia helped! Poor Vera.
DeleteThere is so much love in this doll! I loved this Actress in White Christmas.SO talented and beautiful and charming,She (your daughters doll) is a star! Btw, if you want a holiday version of your skirt try the rainbow hair Barbies silver pleated mini..LOVE this!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I see what you mean about the skirt. Ivy would never have put up with anything less than screen accurate though! She's still that way. By the way, these days she is doing film studies at college and working in the theatre department,designing and sewing costumes. She has decided she will probably double major in film and theatre.
DeleteHow sweet you made her! Shame about the colour bleeding, but could it be cleaned up a bit? Would it actually come off the vinyl with maybe Oxy 10 or something? She certainly is a good likeness to the actress.
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Thank you very much! I don't know about the Oxy 10/ I think I would be afraid it would take the lips off too. I'm not sure I would get them right next time!
DeleteYou did a great job. Ivy must have been so happy to receive this cute doll.
ReplyDeleteI think she looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!
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