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Hi everyone! I'm finally back to my doll collecting. I had to take a hiatus from active collecting for about a year to give myself time to finish my degree and get in a better financial place. The Covid-19 Pandemic has had me really stressed and anxious this year for various reasons. Definitely not a good time to be graduating from University. To give myself a pick me up, I've decided to pick dolls back up since they've always brought me joy throughout my life. What better place to start than one of my favorite doll brands growing up?
This doll her was a TLC American Girl Julie doll I got on Ebay for about $32 including shipping. She had marks on her body, part of a missing eyelid, toothpaste all over her face, and ratted hair. However, I saw there was a star lying underneath all of that!
Julie was always one of my favorite historical dolls from AG. For those who don't know, I just graduated Uni with a History bachelors with a focus in education, so history has always been something I've loved since I was a kid. Particularly I'm enamored with the 1960s and 70s with all of the social upheaval and renewed interest in civil rights those decades saw. Julie was a fast favorite because of all of this (also so is the newer Melody doll, which I should be getting in the mail in a few weeks.)
Okay, enough rambling, on to her makeover.
I'll be posting some pictures of her transformation, but I decided that I wanted to turn this Julie into a bit of a new persona and that had to include a new haircut/style, of course. I wanted to give her a sort of Farrah Fawcett-styled 'do, which I think the back really shows. I cut her hair to fall at the upper back and then cut some light layers into the front to get that feathered look. My process included a boil perm to get rid of frizz, a roller set and then heat setting the rollers with a steamer. This is a trick I've learned from watching Drag Queen Jaymes Mansfield on Youtube style synthetic hair wigs and It worked wonders on dolls! Her outfit is one of my sister's old doll outfits that I... uhhh, lifted...from her dolls tucked away in storage. I can't wait to share more!
Vogue Itália Julho 2005
Fotógrafo: Steven Meisel
Styling: Edward Enninful
Modelos: Linda Evangelista, Missy Rayder, Elise Crombez, Julia Stegner, Hana Soukupova, Inguna Butane, Jessica Stam, Eugenia Volodina
Fonte:http://www.jedroot.com/
Hey playgirl, hey playgirl
Northern lights catch you coming down
Sleep your way out of your hometown
Ladytron - Playgirl
I'm very happy with how Lillith's hair turned out. I feel like we don't get enough dolls with short hair. I love the way lillith looks now, I was thinking of rerooting her in an auburn shade, should I not win the NuFace lottery for her sister Eden, but I feel like the short hair gives her so much more personality and allure. She's gonna carry on with #shorthairdontcare for a while
Friday morning in the vendor area, dressing down for a casual look. My good side?
I am wearing my "pricetag" so I don't look like some local who has just wandered in off the street. Those are casual "cargo jeans" with lots of pockets I wear around my Delaware beach area so I fit in with the other women there.
The Dennis Dart low floor which after a makeover will go to Gisborne for school bus duties. Delivered so far are ex Redbus 301. 320. 322 and 326. The next four will arrive at the end of the week 28 July at Higgins Rd depot.
The buses are for “schools contracts” in the GoBus group. ex 326 has been renumbered 933...it could be that as the “last” new Urban bus was 925 then the ex RedBuses may become GoBus 926 – 933.
Photo courtesy of DON ROBERTS.