I found Julie's Calico Dress at the thrift store. It was being worn by an Our Generation doll. Doll and dress cost $6.
One of my friends has been wanting an 18 inch doll to use as a sewing model, so I gave her the doll.
I am really pleased with myself to have recognized the dress.
Julie is pleased as well!
It worked out very nicely.
I took a couple of comparison pictures with the MCM dolls.
Here is Maritza with Joss.
It's just interesting to me because they have the same face mold, but they have very different facial expressions.
I think it's in the eyebrows. I originally thought that Maritza's eyebrows were further down on her face, but this picture just shows that they are a very different shape.
Her lips also seem to be painted a slightly different shape.
I also took a picture comparing my Kaya, on the left, with the new Kaya, on the right.
They look very different! The shape of their faces even seems different. The new Kaya seems to have a much rounder face.
I knew that when I got Maritza and Makena, I would want to remove their painted eyelashes. These have been a sore spot with me ever since Nanea, and I particularly dislike the ones on the World By Us dolls.
Luckily, I saw a post on a forum about using "Windsor & Newton - Brush Cleaner & Restorer" to remove markings from doll vinyl. I bought it at Joann. It cost $8, but I was able to use a 50% off coupon. The cleaner was in a locked case at the store I went to, and I had to get an employee to unlock it so I could buy it.
I used this on the dolls with a toothbrush, so I could control where the fluid went.
I used a dry paper towel to wipe their faces clean after removing any sections of face paint.
I was able to use this successfully on Maritza, Makena and Corinne.
Funnily, one of my friends misunderstood me and thought I was removing their eyebrows.
She said she thought that this was a bad idea, but she was going to support me anyway. I agree, it would have been a bad idea! Although I wish that Maritza's eyebrows were slightly higher on her forehead.
Usually, when I get a new doll, I enjoy them a bit as they come before I make any changes.
But I knew that this was a change that I wanted, and I am very happy with it.
I picked up my MCM dolls on Saturday. The benefit sale actually asked us on social media not to come Saturday morning if we didn't have to. I didn't see that post. I just got up and went. My GPS actually died on me, and I had to go buy a new one.
I got there about 9:30 am, and didn't have to wait long. I was surprised that I had to park in the street and carry my items across the parking lot to the car, because I hadn't seen the post.
I picked up my items and the items for a friend who couldn't do the pick up this weekend. I am going to meet with them in September to give them their items.
The dolls that I got are Maritza and Makena. They were both brand new, never been taken out of the box, no X on their bottoms.
Makena is super cute too!
My friend got Kaya, who was also in perfect condition.
As usual, I had a really good MCM experience. I feel guilty about going on Saturday morning when they were asking people to stay away. I thought the morning would be less busy than the afternoon.
After picking up the dolls, I went to Clausen's Bakery, the India House Grocery store, Joann, St. Vincent de Paul thrift store and Portillo's for lunch. Since I live in a very small town, it was really special to have all of these great shops so close together.
Here is a link to my blog post on the MCM sale in 2023- the very last MCM sale ever.
Yesterday was the start of the Madison Children's Museum Benefit Sale. It is ongoing though Sunday.
This is the third online sale.
It's never started on a Thursday before, but this worked for me for having a better Internet connection.
I logged in at the start of the sale at 10 am.
I decided not to try for any Create Your Own dolls. There were only 263 of these and I knew competition would be high.
First I checked to see if there were any 35th Anniversary Felicity dolls. There weren't.
Then I went to the World By Us section and tried to buy Evette. She sold out while I was trying to check out. It must have been in the first five minutes or so.
I went back and made about three separate purchases, trying to keep my finds from selling out.
I got dolls: Maritza and Makena. Martiza was not listed in the World By Us section. I found her in the All Items section.
I also bought several doll outfits: Explore the Outdoors Outfit, the Everyday Accessories with an orange hoodie, Dream Pajamas with a hot air balloon on it (for my Saige), and the Wellie Wishers Frosty Fun Outfit.
The items I wanted most that got away were Evette and a set of pumpkin pie.
There were no technical problems, which was very nice.
Overall, it was a good experience. I look forward to picking up my purchases in a couple of weeks.
I wanted more clothes for my Caring for Baby, and I wanted them to look like something a real baby would wear.
I used the Read Creations pattern Baby Sister's Sleeper Outfit.
It was easier than it looks!
It can be made with different sleeve and leg lengths, and the closure can be on the front or back.
So it's very versatile!
I used fabric from a real baby onesie for authenticity and to find a print small enough.
The pattern used all of the fabric from one onesie.
I am very happy with this pattern and the onesie!
I found Willa and Emerson at the thrift store, and they came home with me.
I have been wanting Willa!
I already had Emerson, but this one had a different outfit on and was so cute with her pierced ears. I couldn't resist!
Willa is missing her boots and needs a spa treatment. She has some orange marks on her face that didn't come off with magic eraser.
Emerson is so cute. I stand by my dubious decision to have two Emerson dolls, haha.
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