One of our readers, Lyric, made a good find this week and wanted to share it with us. She rescued a Gotz doll from Goodwill and has now found a new doll line to collect.
In her words:
Yesterday I was at Goodwill looking around and guess what I found?! A Gotz doll!! Her hair was pretty bad as you can see:
This is exactly what she looked like when I found her. She had on the dress with the sweater and she even had on underwear! I think it was a great deal – she was only $4.00!! As soon as I got home and had a chance I gave her a bath. She had some paint or something on her leg and arm and I scrubbed it off.
After her bath I brushed her hair and clipped back part of her bangs and left the other half down so that it looks like she has side bands. Then I took a picture of her next to Kanani before I dressed her to compare her to an American Girl doll. Her legs and feet are exactly the same as American Girl dolls but she has a hard body.
Then I dressed her and took another picture. I named her Megan like you daughter! She is sooooo cute and she has such a sweet face!!! I really want to get some more Gotz dolls now!!!
**Awww, thanks Lyric for naming your sweet new doll after my daughter. My daughter has blonde hair with side bangs, too, so it was a good choice.
So cute! What a great find!! =)
firstie! cute
Secondie! Your Meagan must be very glad and lucky to go to a good owner! Imagine being in a Goodwill! What horror!
thirdie cute!
no wait kirsten was firstie then maria was secondie and erin was thirdie and i was fourthie
fourthie! Well she looked much better after she was all fixed up! So cute
How cute! What a lucky dolly.
aww that is sooo cute!!!!
Awww thats really sweet! I really want to do that some day! If only the Goodwill near me actually had stuff like that. *sigh*
She’s so cute and I what a great fine she can be a little sister to your dolls
That is so cute! I don’t particularly like the body, but I LOVE her adorable little face! And her hairstyle like that is cute.
I am going to visit my local Goodwill to see what I can find….
I should too!
EXTREME MAKEOVER:DOLL EDITION!
14thie!!! Wow now when I go to goodwill I’ll have to look around more
Gail- we sould so do that! and i think it a rellay good idea!!!!!
and the doll is super cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Megan
Cute doll!
this may seem a bit off subject but does anyone know what type of doll is on the My Dolls Life ad above? thanks, Zoe
Zoe – I think it is a Sophia’s doll – http://www.doll-clothes.com/18-inch-dolls-by-sophia-gotz-like-american-girl/sophias-dolls.html
Aww, she is just the cutest! I really, really want her now, or a doll with the same facemold! =)
I am *very* impressed with Lyric’s rescue of the doll’s hair! That takes patience and some know-how. Now she looks happy and new. good goodwill score, and good job!
A dolly friend of mine named Eva does thrift store rescues, and cleans up and redresses the dolls, then sells them for extremely nice prices: http://www.ejcrafts.com/ I’ve gotten some lovely things from her. Here’s my very own Eva doll! http://www.dollsbehavingbadly.com/2011/04/eva-does-good-work.html
She’s so cute
Char, me and your daughter probably look like twins! How you described her sounds so much like me.
Good find. You did a good job repairing her
thanks everyone!!! Charlie Cecil Riley- your friend’s website sounds cool i’ll have to check it out!!! this is off topic but yesterday i made a really cute digital camera (does not really work but it would be awesome if it did!!!) and a water proof camera for my dolls!! the water camera is really water proof!!! megan is very happy in her new home!!!