Summer Restorations: Post One

Hello, internet! I know I've been quiet for a while but I've been very busy with the end of the school year and all that entails. Now that it's Summer, though, I have time for a lot more fun, such as restoring some of the dolls and ponies from my collection that have been rescued from thrift stores and need to be cleaned up (confession: I have a box in my dining room that is full of these dolls and ponies.) I also have a few long standing members of my collection who need a little pick-me-up, especially in the hair department. 

First up is a singing Gabriella Montez from High School Musical that I found at Goodwill. The dress and shoes are Barbie clothing from my secret stash in the basement and are not originally hers, though her earrings are original. I conditioned her hair and removed the marker on her leg using acetone.

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She looks so much better!

Next is my DAC Snow White. (Thrift store find.) Her hair was pretty bushy and gross, and I was only sort of able to fix it by conditioning it. I haven't been overly impressed by the hair quality of the DAC dolls, especially those from the first wave.

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It's better, but not perfect. It does look better in person than in photos.

Last is Lavender Cloud, an MLP eBay rescue. She was in pretty good shape, but I wanted to restyle and condition her hair.

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I am very, very pleased with how she turned out!

I hope you enjoyed this post and I apologize for some of these pictures, which are a lot blurrier than I was anticipating!