NEWS FROM
PEACOCK PARADISE...
*** BABIES, BABIES & MORE BABIES! ***
Look at all of them... ELEVEN! Four of these
wee ones were adopted by this mama
when their own mama abandoned them.
Their adopted mama has blended them
right into one happy family.
There's a white baby in front that Marie
is in love with along with a white one with
specks of bright blue on his head, very unusual.
They grow up fast but that
gorgeous display of feathers takes three
years to become the spectacular show we
associate with peacocks.
*** TOTAL SWEETNESS ***
THE "ALEXIA" DOLL
Here's Marie's daughter, Alexia,
coming home from the hospital
41 years ago!
Look at the adorable outfit Marie
dressed her in for her first trip.
Alex is so beautiful!!
Marie has saved that sweet outfit & blanket, as
many of us have done, for the sake of sentimentality.
She was looking for the perfect size doll
to display Alex's clothing on and be able to enjoy
looking at them again.
She was looking for the perfect size doll
to display Alex's clothing on and be able to enjoy
looking at them again.
Finally the right doll came along that was
the perfect size.
She is a 2000 Heritage Mint Doll.
She's just too cute isn't she?
The dress was purchased by Marie's
Mama and as you can see her favorite
color was orange.
Look at the adorable little baby shoes
she has on! They're pale yellow to compliment
the orange dress. (The hat is from another
baby outfit that Alex wore.
Marie still has that sweet outfit also and she'll
show us in a future post.)
The blanket is the one Alex came home in.
I love the colored stripes!
The pacifier was Alex's very first
and the pink rattle was her first toy.
The little giraffe was among her first toys
also. I told you this was sweet!!
*** A BROKEN UNICORN ***
A friend of Marie's gave her a beautiful Fairy
Doll and the White Unicorn. The unicorn was in
a crippled state having a badly broken hind leg.
Not an issue for Marie. The repair was easy
for her. But then she added something that
took my breath away, a LACE saddle!
It gives the illusion of an intricate
saddle fit for a Fairy!
Very creative Marie! What a great result
from "thinking outside the box"!
*** "LOIS", A 1970S WALKING DOLL ***
(IN NEED OF LOTS OF LOVE!)
Marie was going on a group venture with
her Busy Bee group a while back and
noticed that everyone was stepping on
and over a doll that was laying on the
vehicle's floor. One of the ladies said
the doll was for Marie to see if she could
do anything to "save" the doll. One of the
other ladies said " It looks like it should
go in the garbage!"
Marie thought "Oh my...the poor doll", and
graciously took the sad looking mess.
She had NO eyelashes, mildew
in her eyes, layers of dirt and scum all over her...
and NO hair!
You could say Marie had her work
cut out for her! The doll, "Lois", started
with a major scrub down. We're not talking
a bath, we're talking heavy duty scrub brush
and good old fashioned elbow grease.
Then she had to take a trip to the doll hospital
to have an eyelash transplant!
It's a delicate procedure...
thank goodness it was a success!
Marie found new hair for her on Ebay and
gave her a gorgeous hairdo.
You'd never guess she was the same doll
would you?
The floral crown came from
the Dollar Tree along with
the fluffy white bunny.
Lois' clothes came from Fred's Store
for about $6 and her shoes were $3.
The transformation is amazing!
Absolutely Amazing!
Nice makeover Marie!!
*** HARRIET HUBBARD AYERS
DOLL RESCUE ***
(Are you detecting a pattern here?)
This doll was made in 1950.
Marie has named her Priscilla.
The doll was in the back of a closet
at the house of Marie's mother-in-law.
It was incredibly sticky and almost
felt like it was "melting".
(No before photo, our apologies!)
This was another job for the scrub down!
Priscilla's hair was even sticky and a lot of
her once lovely ringlets had to be cut off!
Marie gave her a new hairdo with what was
left of her hair and I think it looks great.
Her original dress was still in decent shape
so Marie laundered it and made it look
fabulous. The little doll in her hand is a small
Dorothy doll that was given as a toy at
McDonalds years ago! Marie thought
that Priscilla's dress looked a bit like
Dorothy's dress style so she put them
together to make a darling doll duo!
*** SEYMOUR MANN DOLL ***
Another rescue? Yep!
These two dolls were filthy! Marie had to...
you guessed it, scrub them and scrub their
clothing!
(You can see the "before" of the Dorothy doll.)
The difference is amazing!
So beautiful Marie!!
*** REVIVING THE PRAYER CHRISTMAS
TREE DOLL***
Oh dear... this is a doll Marie made
a while back for a friend of hers and is
now in need of a good cleaning!
This is a fabulous doll and Marie
wanted to bring it back to it's
original beauty for the owner.
The result is incredible! Look at her shine
and sparkle!
The Prayer Christmas Tree Doll
lives on to delight it's thankful owner!
The Prayer Doll holds a tiny Bible &
a rosary in her hand. A very sweet
creation.
You are amazing Marie!
Thanks for stopping by to see all the wonderful
transformations that Marie has been working
on these days. We appreciate you taking the
time to take a few minutes to visit and say "hi"!
Blessings,
Marie Antoinette & Edie Marie
xoxo
Makeovers by Marie Antoinette
Post by Edie Marie
Stop by Marie's Etsy to see her beautiful
Theater Dolls & Paper Dolls for sale!
It's a treat to see her talent!!
(I know, I'm partial, can't help it.)
(IN NEED OF LOTS OF LOVE!)
Marie was going on a group venture with
her Busy Bee group a while back and
noticed that everyone was stepping on
and over a doll that was laying on the
vehicle's floor. One of the ladies said
the doll was for Marie to see if she could
do anything to "save" the doll. One of the
other ladies said " It looks like it should
go in the garbage!"
Marie thought "Oh my...the poor doll", and
graciously took the sad looking mess.
She had NO eyelashes, mildew
in her eyes, layers of dirt and scum all over her...
and NO hair!
You could say Marie had her work
cut out for her! The doll, "Lois", started
with a major scrub down. We're not talking
a bath, we're talking heavy duty scrub brush
and good old fashioned elbow grease.
Then she had to take a trip to the doll hospital
to have an eyelash transplant!
It's a delicate procedure...
thank goodness it was a success!
Marie found new hair for her on Ebay and
gave her a gorgeous hairdo.
You'd never guess she was the same doll
would you?
The floral crown came from
the Dollar Tree along with
the fluffy white bunny.
Lois' clothes came from Fred's Store
for about $6 and her shoes were $3.
The transformation is amazing!
Absolutely Amazing!
Nice makeover Marie!!
*** HARRIET HUBBARD AYERS
DOLL RESCUE ***
(Are you detecting a pattern here?)
This doll was made in 1950.
Marie has named her Priscilla.
The doll was in the back of a closet
at the house of Marie's mother-in-law.
It was incredibly sticky and almost
felt like it was "melting".
(No before photo, our apologies!)
This was another job for the scrub down!
Priscilla's hair was even sticky and a lot of
her once lovely ringlets had to be cut off!
Marie gave her a new hairdo with what was
left of her hair and I think it looks great.
Her original dress was still in decent shape
so Marie laundered it and made it look
fabulous. The little doll in her hand is a small
Dorothy doll that was given as a toy at
McDonalds years ago! Marie thought
that Priscilla's dress looked a bit like
Dorothy's dress style so she put them
together to make a darling doll duo!
*** SEYMOUR MANN DOLL ***
Another rescue? Yep!
These two dolls were filthy! Marie had to...
you guessed it, scrub them and scrub their
clothing!
(You can see the "before" of the Dorothy doll.)
The difference is amazing!
Once again Marie has totally saved
a doll without a home.
*** BYE-LO BABY DOLL ***
Bye-Lo Baby Dolls were one of the first
truly realistic baby dolls sculpted.
Grace Storey Putnam,
a sculpter from 1877- 1947, created
this revolutionary doll in the early 1920s!
No doll looked this real up to this point.
How did she do this?
She studied a real 3 day old baby to come up
with her design.
Why tell you about the Bye-Lo baby?
It actually starts with an antique crocheted
baby's gown and hat. It was made by
It actually starts with an antique crocheted
baby's gown and hat. It was made by
the mother of a friend of Marie.
Marie's friend was looking for a home for
this baby set, made in 1890. It was stained
and no one in the family wanted it.
So Marie became the new owner!
She was
So Marie became the new owner!
She was
in search of a baby doll that would do
this little outfit justice. Bye-Lo Baby was
the perfect size! Marie got permission
from her friend to tea dye the antique
crocheted baby outfit which camouflaged
the old stains.
Here's the result...
the perfect pairing!
So beautiful Marie!!
*** REVIVING THE PRAYER CHRISTMAS
TREE DOLL***
Oh dear... this is a doll Marie made
a while back for a friend of hers and is
now in need of a good cleaning!
This is a fabulous doll and Marie
wanted to bring it back to it's
original beauty for the owner.
The result is incredible! Look at her shine
and sparkle!
The Prayer Christmas Tree Doll
lives on to delight it's thankful owner!
The Prayer Doll holds a tiny Bible &
a rosary in her hand. A very sweet
creation.
You are amazing Marie!
Thanks for stopping by to see all the wonderful
transformations that Marie has been working
on these days. We appreciate you taking the
time to take a few minutes to visit and say "hi"!
Blessings,
Marie Antoinette & Edie Marie
xoxo
Makeovers by Marie Antoinette
Post by Edie Marie
Stop by Marie's Etsy to see her beautiful
Theater Dolls & Paper Dolls for sale!
It's a treat to see her talent!!
(I know, I'm partial, can't help it.)
