Dawn's Dolly Collection

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These are Pictures of My- Mattel My Child Doll Collection:

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My Little Elmo, Loves cupcakes!


MC Dolls & Rainbow Brite:

[★Bama★]

OMGOsh! How ADORABLE! NEVER too many photos! We only have one MC and it belongs to my daughter.

Your photos are really amazing. Thanks for sharing with us.

[dawnspraying]

Thanks Bama:-) I do enjoy taking dolly photo's!

[fladuranie]

WOW! You take some great pics!!!!


Dillon

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Aww, Thank You very much Dillon:)

[jadetheevil212]

not to fond of these dolls

[dawnspraying]

They are my Fav collection as far as dolls. however I Appreciate your insight nonetheless:)
have a Lovely day!

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[★Bama★]

I love them too, and I think your collection is quite stunning. You have so many rare ones and they are all in such excellent condition.

[dawnspraying]

Thank You Bama:-) I have restored a lot of my dolls...some were bought from
other collector Friends (which didn't need restored) and some were purchased
off e bay (which needed lots of work)....they clean up very nice. and are
very easy to restore.......if you ever need any advice on how to restore your's
just let me know dear:)

[inkiemama]

I love these dolls, I had two when I was yonger and just seeing them makes me smile. Such good memories Very cute

[★Bama★]

Dec 13, 2010 15:03:45 GMT -5 dawnspraying said:

Thank You Bama:-) I have restored a lot of my dolls...some were bought from
other collector Friends (which didn't need restored) and some were purchased
off e bay (which needed lots of work)....they clean up very nice. and are
very easy to restore.......if you ever need any advice on how to restore your's
just let me know dear:)

Thanks Dawn! I know my daughter's MC doll needs some work done to her hair and under her chin is a little baggy. I have restored many types of dolls, but never one of these.

[dawnspraying]

Thanks Inkiemama:-) I am glad you like them. they do bring back lots of childhood memories:)

Bama, these dolls clean up wonderful:) Your doll looks to
be a China Girl:)

is her side tag readable? it should
say rather she was made in Taiwan or China.


the Taiwan made dolls were the first released. and are known
for facial sagging & protruding eyes. they also look a little more chunky then the china dolls. their are some China dolls that
have sagging too. just not as bad:) your dolly does not look to
have bad sagging...just some typical chin sag:) a "chin tuck"
can be done on them. but it's best to leave it as is.
(if it doesn't bother you) a lot of times you can smooth it
out to make it look better.

[dawnspraying]

Bama, Here is a picture of a Taiwan made My Child Doll from my collection.
She is Mint in the box. as you can see, she has lots of facial sagging.
I have owned a couple mint girls that were perfect with hardly no sagging
whatsoever or other Taiwan traits. but this is what a typical Taiwan doll
often looks like. just wanted to give you an idea about them:)

[★Bama★]

Dawn, you are right! I just looked at the tag and she was made in China. I would never attempt a chin tuck, because I am afraid to try it, especially since their heads are sewn into the bodies.

The most I will do is attempt to clean her up a bit and try to fix her hair. My daughter adored this doll and took such good care of her, so there's not much that she needs. The saggy chin area isn't too bad.

How did you get your dolls' hair to look so new and shiny? Seeing all of your's makes me want to collect them, but I have no idea where I would put them! ;D

[dawnspraying]

LOL Bama, that is my problem....I see so many doll collections that I want, but I am running out of curio cabinet space to put them.

from time to time, my MC dolls will have a bath:
I simply just put one in a sink and use mild soap to clean them.
If they are really grubby I will use Oxyclean and a toothbrush or nail brush to clean them. (being careful not to scratch the eyes) I use Pantene Shampoo on their hair. after I rinse the shampoo out, I use pantene (or a really good conditioner) it helps to make it soft. I then rinse out the conditioner, and squeeze all the water I can out of the doll. you may just allow your doll to dry natural.

but I use the spin cycle on my washing machine. I simply Put my doll in a pillow case, (You might want to wrap a towel around the dolls eyes to protect them. You may also want to add a couple towels in the washing machine. (to help protect your dolls eyes) I allow my doll to spin anywhere between 4-6 Min.

I have used this method on dozens of dolls and have never
had a problem.

Once my doll has spun, I go to work combing out her hair
just to remove knots, if your dolls has any.

After washing your doll, you may want to fluff the buildup on the skin and body. The Best way to remove the pilling is a toothbrush or nail brush once the doll is completely dry. Brush the skin one way until the material is soft and no visible pilling is left.

I then dress my doll and style her hair, unless I need to touch up her makeup: if your dolls makeup is faded and you want to touch it up here is a tip on how to do that:

On some dolls you may find that the makeup has faded, This is common. Don't bother trying to remove any of the original faded makeup (You can use this as a guide when trying draw on the new stuff).

Prisma pencils work best and if you need to you can simply wash it off and re-do it. These can be purchased from eBay or are available from most Arts Supply shops.

Tip: When doing eyelashes - wet the tip of a very sharp pencil (in your mouth?) for a sharp, bold impression.

Colors to use: Goldenrod, Yellowed Orange, Mineral Orange, Light Umber, Dark Umber or Sepia, Dark Brown, Blush Pink or Pink, Process Red, Hot Pink or Blush Pink, Magenta, Black Grape, and Cool Grey 70% or Cool Grey90%.

[dawnspraying]

Bama, if you decide to clean your doll and you need help just let me know:-)
I can "walk you through it" or give you more info if you need it.
or I would not mind at all to restore her for you, and then send her back to
you. so if you ever need me to do that, just let me know. I think you will be perfectly fine at cleaning her up yourself though. it's not very hard & you will be surprised at how well they do clean up. :-)

[★Bama★]

Awww, you are very sweet! Thanks for the offer and for all the help. When I ahve a little spare time, I may try to clean her up a bit myself so I can learn. I have restored lots of other types of dolls in the apst, so hopefully I can do this too.

I do have a question though. How is a chin tuck done?

[dawnspraying]

Bama, I have only done 1 Chin Tuck on a doll I owned a few years ago. and for my first attempt at it, I done very well. the idea is to keep it as "original" looking as you can.
when I done mine, I pulled the fabric tight and sort of folded it. I then followed the same original stitching line. so the thread looked to be the same as the original. It has been
a few years since I done this. so my brain is a little rusty:) I remember I tried to use
invisible thread first, but that didn't work out for me. so I had to use regular thread.
try to match your thread to the original. and use a thin/small size needed so the holes
are small. It's not real hard to do, but I did come to the conclusion that I would
never do another chin tuck. Unless it was on a OOAK MC doll, and it had to be done.

sometimes you can take water and wet the sagging
fabric and then try to smooth it out with your fingers. I have noticed that a chin tuck
seems to bring the value down some with these dolls. so if the sag is not bad, it's
best to leave it as is.

Below are some instructions on a chin tuck as well:

you need to unpick the first row of stitching in the neck line, there is no need to cut the thick thread that is visible. Restitch up the neck line but now stitch just above where the original stitching was on the face skin.

Due to the facial skin being molded to the plastic head, when the skin sags it is bigger then the area you are stitching it into, so you may end up with stitching line when you are finished.

Make sure that while you are stitching that you push the needle into the skin fabric and not just the surface of the material. If you don't do it correctly when you go to pull the skin tight you will rip a hole in the skin causing more problems

[★Bama★]

UGH! I think I'll just leave it alone. I'm not a big fan of sewing, even though I can do a few things. I just know I'd mess up my daughter's doll and she would be so upset. Thanks for the instructions. If I ever run across a used/abused one that needs it, maybe I'll try it then.

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MC Dolly Pics:)

[★Bama★]

Awwww, how sweet! Love the colors!