Unusual - 1993 Blonde Camp Teresa Doll

One of the highlights of my collection - a blonde Teresa with gorgeous green and brown eyes!  Sunlight streaks her hair (the streaking only lasts a few minutes, at most). I found her sans clothes and all alone in an online auction.  She was in excellent condition, with original hairstyle intact.  I redressed her in Mattel Barbie yellow open toe/open heel shoes, a tagged blouse, and untagged (possibly non-Mattel) pants that match everything perfectly.  An outdoor scene sets the perfect light and atmosphere for her photo op!

My Scene Madison

Pictured here is a lovely My Scene Madison doll.  She came to me in a box lot of dolls that had been very very very much loved (read:  highly played with ... battle scars to show it!).  Her feet are chewed.  She had nail polish painted as a swimsuit on much of her body - I successfully removed most of it.  Her hair was quite tangled and it was highly possible she was used as a bath toy from time to time.  I gently coaxed waves back into her hair, which I think is quite lovely.  I cleaned her up and performed a few repairs - I may work more on her chewed feet later, although I am probably limited in what I can accomplish.  I had to super glue half of one foot to keep it from tearing off, and now it looks great and wears a shoe quite well, as can be seen in the picture.  She was a challenge, but well worth the effort!  I redressed her in non-Mattel 11 1/2 inch size doll clothes - I think it gives her a nice Parisian look, all artsy by the street corner, waiting for her favorite poetry cafe to open for the evening so she can listen to some slow, bluesy grooves to the rhythm and soul of the latest artist to grace the stage.

1992 Brunette Totally Hair Barbie Doll

Pictured is a 1992 Brunette Totally Hair Barbie.  I found her rather unexpectedly in one of those random lots of dolls I like to purchase now and then.  This poor doll had her hair in a scrappy ponytail, which I promptly took down and have been fighting with the resulting hard crease ever since.  Her ski-slope bangs are frizzy.  Deep conditioning has tamed down this doll's hair considerably, aside from the bangs.  However, the cut is uneven - all her original "crimps" are gone.  I have a few of these dolls with their original hairstyle and clothes. I have been able to restore many blonde and brunette Totally Hair Barbies, and a Totally Hair Ken.   I will photograph them sometime for the blog - they are currently in storage.  This particular doll would probably benefit most from a re-root.  Her face make up is great and completely intact.  Her limbs are reasonably tight, as well as her waist.  Someone did attempt to puncture another hole in her left ear, but it's really nothing more than a pin prick.

She is currently up for auction on eBay.  If she doesn't sell, she's going in storage as a project doll for down the road, since I'm such a sucker for those nice purple and blue eyes.  Gotta love the late 80's/early 90's.  :)