Mood:
happyNow Playing: "The Aristocats" - recently repaired VHS
Foundation for the Disabled called - they're in the area Thursday. Guess who's getting a big lot of Barbie clothes, the latest Dearest Son's outgrown, and a couple of sewing books ? :)
Slowly getting back to the daily routine. Being off for a week for bad weather spoiled me utterly ! There's doll stuff everywhere, my studio's a wreck, and the rest of the place ain't lookin' much better. Time to get off my butt and on my feet, I got a lot of work to do !
Found two stained things during the Saturday clean-out, one was the 'Jerrica' blue-striped t-shirt dress from the first Jem doll. It has two rust-colored spots that are completely impervious to soap, Chlorox 2, and even straight bleach. At least I can hide the one spot by simply putting it on the doll's back, and hide the other with a belt. Stain might have come from the belt, now that I give it a wisp of thought. But since I don't have it, can't say for sure. Did Jem's reversible belt have a snap or Velcro ?
The other is a lovely nightgown. It's untagged, but it has a vintage look to it. It had some sort of brown spot, but luckily soap and a touch of bleach applied with a cotton swab took it out. It has a nylon inner dress, surrounded by a white lace shell that has touches of pastel color. Simple, but just lovely. I'd swear it was a vintage Barbie, but there's no tag. And nothing in the books I have looks like it.
Most of the 'needs repairs' bundle is already done. Fixed three swimsuits and two dresses. Two more dresses, a blouse, and a pair of pants - actually, I'm altering those to fit Leia - remain. May get to finish those up tomorrow, while I'm waiting for Dearest Son to get out of school.
I'm thinking that, since a lot of my housework's done - boy, what a job ! - I may dress all my girls in the vintage and 70s stuff for some photos. I need some new ones for the site, and of course, you get 'em here first.
But instead of finishing up repairs or getting photos ready, I'm gonna go play ! Have a nice evening !
