Sunday, March 8, 2020

Zelda

 Poor pitiful Zelda has been passed around in our family for ages. My sister found her in our grandmother's attic when we were kids and we pretty much have been torturing her ever since. This is how she looked when I took her from my mom's house after she passed away. I had made her that dress years and years ago. My mom had bought her the wig and the shoes. Pretty much everything was torn and dirty. It all had to go.



This is how she looked when I found her last week in a pile of junk from all the stuff I was getting ready to pitch from the remodel. No....I am NOT going to pitch her but I had to do something. I felt terrible when I found her in this sorry condition.



 Ebay to the rescue. I was going to make her an outfit myself. I even had the pattern but with all I have going on I knew I wouldn't have the time or the patience.


For $20 and free shipping I got the dress and the hat. It's surprisingly sturdy material. The dress is very heavy. I was more than pleased with how well it was made.


I also found this vintage wig from another vendor for $20. It's kind of meh but it's still better than her little bald head. I'm very happy Zelda has a new lease on life. Now I just have to figure out where to put her.



11 comments:

  1. Oh I love Zelda's new outfit and hairdo. She's beautiful. I'm so glad you rescued her. I have a doll that belonged to my Grandma that has seen better days. I'm not sure what to do about her, but I'll never get rid of her.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  2. Nice transformation! Zelda looks like she’s ready for a barefoot walk on the beach.

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  3. Zelda is looking spiffy in her new dress and hairstyle!

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  4. What a transformation! She looks quite sweet now, whereas before, she looked a little like she was getting ready to star in a horror movie...

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  5. Well, she looks lovely! Somewhere I have a Madame Alexander doll with an entire wardrobe that was made by a very sweet neighbor - complete with a lined wool coat and a-line dress! Now I'm going to go find her!

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  6. Zelda looks very happy she is in a new dress and wig. Oh the stories I bet she could tell if she could get that mouth moving.

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  7. I had a doll like that--in the bald condition; I made her clothes and loved her so much. My aunt had given her to me after years asked for her back. I was crushed. (she found out it was valuable and took it back , I always figured!) Glad you have given Zelda a new life!

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  8. Oh my gosh she's a whole new dolly!!!! Love her clothes!

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  9. Wow, Zelda got a real makeover! I found a Toni doll in our stash of stuff, but her head was really loose; I think she needed a doll doctor as well as a makeover. She wasn't bald though!

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  10. She looks lovely in her new hat, dress and hair.

    My step-mother-in-law had a very similar doll. Her name was Emma-Clare and she stayed in a wicker doll stroller or a little child's chair.

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