Diana finds the best deals on dolls to be rescued and she does an amazing job of restoring them to their original (or close to) state, too.
After going to the Diana Doll Hospital, here are Tally (from Toys R US dolls called Tally Tots) and Kingsley (from the Kingstate Company) .Each were less then $4.00 and I just had to rescue them.
Here we have Tess (from Litttle Sisters) who went to pick up chinese food and ran into Tally, and of course Tess”s dog Goldie had to sniff Tally the newcomer. Tally is wearing an outfit from the FAO 18″ doll line.
This is the Kingsley doll all cleaned up and looking beautiful.
Samantha and Nellie welcoming Kingsley to thier Era 1904, in the Ice cream parlor. The backdrop is Samantah’s Scenes & Settings whichDiana found in Craigslist for $35, including shipping.
I was just looking in ebay and I came across a doll that just called out to me, she looked to have auburn red hair and light eyes, the close up of her face just called out to me. I could not tell who she was and neither did her seller. She was $69 and only one bid, the seller said she had lost her husband and was downsizing and needed a home for her dolls. Well, I am a weak heart for rescuing dolls, and she was from Tallahassee Fla so shipping was just $5.44, so I bid and won and got her for $71, So when I got her I was in shock! She was an original Molly, yes one of the originals with tan body, no tag and soft vinyl.
She has been loved and played with but no major marks, I cleaned her up and dressed her in the original clothes from West Germany, which I had. What surprised me most was when I put on the eye glasses they fit perfect, they are the original eye glasses, which never fit very well on my other Molly. I think my other Molly although it says Pleasant Company is a newer one with tags. I immediately thought about you, I was not looking for her, I actually was looking for a Ruthie, which I found last night, another rescue at a very good price.
Thank you Diana! I can’t wait to see what you rescue next!
firstie
secondie!cool!
Wow Diana, you are brilliant at fixing up dolls!
You can get really cool deals on e-baby.
* I mean e-bay
wow your a dolly hero!
i wish i had molly do any of you have her?
Lucky! You must be really good to make a doll in such bad condition look like new!
Wow!
Awesome! It’s so nice to see needy dolls lovingly restored and given a new life. Great job, Diana! : )
Molly looks very happy to have her identity back. And the other dolls look nice too. Nice work Diana!
Wow, Diana! You’re amazing at doing this!
Wow! Amazing!!
That is crazy!
Char,Can you post pictures of your doll storage place and your AG dollhouse?
Didn’t recognize Molly lol
Of course it warms my heart to see a Molly rescued. 🙂 Tess is sooo cute too!
Sabrina – We don’t really have a doll house but I will photograph parts of my office and the doll storage and the doll play area in Natalie’s room soon.
I thought Molly was a my ag before I saw the fixed up photo! I have Molly, but I don’t use the glasses.
omg! diana should open a doll hospital and she could make so much off of it
Thank you All for your kind words, and thank you Char for posting this. I love to restore dolls and I have done it for many years although when my son was little I focused on him and my dolls were put on hold. Now that he is grown up and in college, I can go back to my love of restoring dolls. I will surprise you all, with my next finds, it was a good week….. I have never officially opened a doll hospital, but on occassion I have restored dolls for others. I sometimes even re-create their original dress. Again thank you all.
Cool!
Oh and Char, is it okay in a photo story to include a multitude of dolls? I want Astor to star, but I also have seven AG’s and a collectible Snow White doll
Cool and thank you Char!
Cool and thank you Char!!!
Sure!
Char, I just made a photo story. Can I send it in???!!!!
Yes, of course you can.
thirty-onethie! xD
Wow! Diana works some magic!
Can you do some restoration tips? I think I’d like to buy a doll on eBay or Craigslist and fix it up! I think it would be fun and nice.
That is so awesome!!!!!
I have a Samantha doll who’s wig is almost totally of her head. Do you have any advice for that?
That’s awesome! How come you don’t do “before pictures”?
Beth – the Molly picture is a before and after. Some of Diana’s posts have before and afters – I think it just depends on what she has time for. I love seeing them all!
Diana, it makes me feel happy to think that these dolls are restored to their “glory days” and have a caring home with you. They look great.
Cool! Diana you rock!