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Kirsten Larson - Semi-Complete Costume Collection

Kirsten's outfits were interesting– her Work Dress in her collection is green like the one in the books, but has different sleeves and lacks her red stripes. I also included her original On the Trail outfit from when it was in AG Magazine.

“He’s stung by a bee! Poor Caro! Hold him tightly, Peter!” Kirsten said. 🐕

Someone else had tried to climb the tree already. Someone else was after her honey! 🐝

For a moment Kirsten couldn’t get her breath. This was the first bear she’d seen up close. 🧸

Kirsten pinched Peter’s arm. “Hush, Peter!” She said. “We might not even have enough money for what we need.” 🍯

1. Peter

He might get a new wig if I decide I hate this in a month; this is the second Camille wig I've cut to a "boy" style and it's better than the first one but still not my favorite.

2. Davey

He needs a slight tooth adjustment; he used to be a Camille but I used the original wig for the second attempt at Peter's wig and gave the original eyes to the Camille I fixed up for Youngest because her eyes were faded.

3. this unnamed girl

She's made from the Willa doll who donated her eyes to Davey, the original faded blue eyes from Youngest's Camille, and a wig I originally bought for another doll but it was the wrong color.

Currently Rosie is getting her hair set:

And then it will be Lori's turn under the bonnet to set her curls:

I expected the missing lashes and eyebrows (I was going to remove them anyway and repaint the brows and upper lashes). But there is a lot more dirt than I expected, what looks like cat hair in the wig, a weird perfumey smell, and the eyes are covered in what looks like a gloss sealant. I think whoever took the brows and lashes off didn't protect the eyes so the remover dulled them, and they painted a gloss coat over the eyes to bring the shine back. But they used a thick coat and in person it's even more obvious.

Removing the eyes to finish paint removal and clean the eyes will be tricky. You can't take Wellie Wishers heads off like AG heads. I'll have to heat the head to soften the vinyl and pop the eyes out that way. If I can clean them up and restore them, great; if not, I will need to find some replacement eyes.

I know pink stains can take a while but I'm thinking I'm gonna give it another week and then Josefina can just have a pink birthmark on her cheek because a month is ridiculous, I'm sorry. And she's a first edition so I can't just chuck her at the doll hospital for a new head.

But.

I was right about the eyes - a prior owner painted over them in the sockets with something glossy and it took some work to break that seal and get them out.

After I had the eyes out, I cleaned the whole doll - scrubbed with baking soda, removed the rest of the paint, brushed and vacuumed the black hairs out of the wig (much to the consternation of the cat because I was using HIS vacuum on the tiny plastic human)

Then it was time to work on the eyes. Nail polish remover didn't help so I opted to sand them clean, working with fine-grit papers to start with and then finishing up with a four-way nail buffer.

Then I had to put the eyes back IN. Which is surprisingly a lot more difficult on these little stationary eyes than the sleep eyes! It took a good five minutes and I had to keep pointing the hair dryer at the head to soften it till I got them in.

Then it was time for haircut and paint. I didn't get a photo of the hair before I prepped the doll for sealing in the morning. I will have to get a photo after the sealant is dry.