In my previous post I told you about the four Vogue Ginny dolls I bought on eBay and showed you the first one I restored. I've had Ginny doll number two finished for a while, but just hadn't gotten around to writing about her here.
Ginny number two really didn't require too much work. She's a bent knee walker and was given a bath with a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and her little dirt spots disappeared. Her hair was a little messy but combed back into place quite well. It was a little "fly-away" so I patted on some Armorall. I learned about that treatment on a doll list some years back and have used it before. She still has some "fly-away" ends so I might go back at some point and give her another treatment. I already had the 1959 Ginny dress #1213 and decided she was the perfect doll for that dress. It was missing the pink bow so I added one. I'd really like to find the matching 1959 Jill dress #3233! I have a thing for the matching Ginny and Jill outfits.
Here are a couple of before pictures:
And here is how she looks today:
Here she is with her sister from the previous post:
I showed you the bag of clothes and accessories that the seller so nicely included with the dolls. (Don't you just love those kind of surprises?) I've washed, ironed, and steamed a few of those things so far. Here is the 1955 Ginny Bride outfit #64 from that bag. It had a blue mark on the bodice but it washed right out. The netting and lace were in very good condition. I added white bows on the dress and veil and added a bouquet. This is a reproduction Ginny wearing the outfit.
And here is the back of the veil.
I'm really not crazy about her bouquet but that's what I had on hand to use. It might be replaced some day.
I've been working on a few other things (and goofing off) but I will get the other dolls restored soon. Betty
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