Angela’s Dolly Care – More In-Depth Hair Care
So, lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of people using human hair products to wash and care for their dolls’ hair…and I mean, I will preface this by saying you do you and I’m not going to stop you from doing whatever you want with your own dolls.
But I will give you the lowdown on why this is a really bad idea for most dolls and which playline dolls have which hair fibers.
You want to be very careful which dolls you use human shampoos on and which shampoos you choose to use on them.
(more…)Angela’s Dolly Care – Rerooting Tips #1
Hello again and welcome back to the blog – I’ve got some new tips and tricks for you with rerooting Barbie dolls specifically. Rerooting can be a wonderful thing when it turns out well, you can take an old friend from frizzy, dry, chopped off, etc. hair to a new head of luscious soft locks ready to be styled. Or just give her a color change if you think she’d look better brunette than blonde. You can also simply add highlights to an already existing color.
Rerooting gives your hair customization new levels with Barbie and other dolls. Sure, applying a wig might be less work, but the satisfaction of putting your doll back together post-reroot and seeing her new look all put together is worth every second of the work it takes to do it.
Kate’s Tangents – Be Open-minded
You know what they say – be open-minded but not so much that your brain falls out!
Hey everybody, long time no see! Kate here, with another one of my tangents…this one has to do with my fellow doll collectors. Most of the community is kind and welcoming, willing to share their knowledge of doll care or help another collector find a doll they want, full of joy for another collector regardless of the type of doll they prefer.
(more…)Angela’s Dolly Care – Identifying Barbies
Hello, everyone! So, we’ve noticed lately that a lot of people have been having trouble identifying their secondhand dolls, especially if the dolls aren’t wearing their stock outfits or have had their hair cut in the process.
So…I’m going to give you some helpful tips and resources to make your dolly identification challenges a little bit easier.
Kate Update – A Very Dolly Christmas!
Welcome back to our blog!
With Christmas up and coming shortly, we’ll be bringing out our Christmas setup for the dolls and showing you some of the cool things we make and find to set the scene!
For starters, Dawna’s Christmas sweater!