Vintage dolls restored! ~ START to FINISH ~ Fixing cloudy eyes on vintage dolls, cleaning tips, etc
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- Today I’m going to walk you through cleaning a trunk full of vintage dolls, from START TO FINISH! I have Vogue Baby Ginny, Horsman, Block, Waterbaby, and more. We’ll go from opening up the package to washing, fixing cloudy eyes, and even sweetly dressed up in the end. So come and join me at the sink, while we take care of a bit of “dolly scrub dubbing”, bringing new life to theses vintage dolls, so that a new generation of kids can enjoy them once again!
Your Grandchildren are lucky to have such a kind grandmother Greetings from Egypt 💙
Thank you So much, Heba! 😊💕💞💕😊Greetings from America 😊😊
Usually old dolls are very creepy but these babies are actually adorable XD
Thank you for the sewing machine oil tip, I have never heard of it but it worked great!
Some of them have the prettiest faces I have ever seen in baby dolls like this, especially this old!
Thank you Fancy! I thought so too ~ Some of these old baby dolls seem to get by-passed a bit in the dolly world, but they are just so adorable. I think my most favorite are the twins 😊 💕 😊
@@CarolsCurrentObsession Oh, yes , the ones on 9:49 are sooooo adorable, for me the prettiest one is the one on minute 10:53, that is sooooo cute. I also have the same current obsession as you!
I agree! They are adorable!
you are awesome!!! I love that you have restored the most unrestorable dollies
You did a great job cleaning the dolls. The dolling you sewed each doll are outstanding. You appear to be an excellent seamstress.
Thank you so much, Lisa! I sure had a ton of fun doing it ❤😊
Great Job! Thank you for the information on removing cloudy eyes on vintage dolls. Wish me luck! I love vintage dolls too! Love the outfits you make.
Thank you so much! Good Luck, 🥰🙂Let me know how it goes! 🥰
I find taking them completely apart helps get any gunk from inside, I pop out cloudy eyes and take them completely apart to clean, my goddaughter loves older baby dolls since she was a baby and being the only boy with a sister I’ve picked up a few things
Thanks for the pearls of wisdom as I have an ideal bonnie that has cloudy eyes and I've heard that a hair dryer works focusing the cooler air using a paper funnel. I am a bit confused about which way to proceed. On another note
I love your meaning of MAGA , I also love the original meaning too and agree with you about supporting American business first and foremost. I appreciate the time and knowledge you share. Thanks and Happy Labor Day Weekend. Joni
America and Canada need to make new CUTE dolls
Oh my I love your doll collection. So adorable. Omg
Thank you so much! 😊😊💝😊
Your baby dolls turned out really nice, they are so cute. The clothing you made is beautiful.
Thank you so much Romona! 😊😊😊
Your outfits really make these dolls and I'm glad someone is restoring them good tip!!
yes they’re so pretty
I gab the doll around the mid section and shake it face down and in a popping motion. It helps get out some of the water out of the eyes because causes the eyes to open and shut. Also I use baby oil for the eyes when they are good and dry.
I always pop the sleeping eyes out when they are cloudy because there’s normally a ton of dirt and mold behind the eyes, I do recommend to pop off the arms and legs for a day to dry them out to prevent any mold
How do you pop them out? Does it alter the blinking ability?
I've never refurbed a doll, but I have a 43 yr old one I'd like to fix.
Hot water or a hair dryer to soft up the vinyl then push on the back of the eyes to pop the sleep eyes out, to put back pour boiling water over the face and while holding the neckhole push the eyes back in, dont push on the actual eye part as it can break them so only push on the eye canister, once in use a small screwdriver to move the eyes into a correct pose
Wow these turned out soo cute. And the outfits are so lovely.
Thank you so much! 💝😊😊
I love the doll trunk idea
the twins are adorable!!!! love the faces
love those composition doll behind you!
I think she made a video about the dark haired doll in red dress. So beautiful! I think she got it from goodwill!
Wow they looked amazing once washed and the beautiful clothes you made I really enjoy this😃
Thank you so much Lisa! 😊😊
Absolutely looove your cute dolls❤️🥰 and so beautiful clothes! Thank you for sharing! Will follow your channel🌸🌷
Thank you so much, Linda! 🥰🥰😊🥰
Those dolls look amazing. And I like the older dolls better than the newer dolls they are much better quality. You’re amazing your grandchildren are lucky.
Thank you so much Holly!! You are sooo right about the quality ~ even 50 and 60 year old dolls and they are still in better condition than the new ones available today. My grandson is not always gentle with the dolls and they have held up so very well ~ they still look like new! And my granddaughters love bathing them and feeding them and changing them, lol they get worked over, and they are still good to go! 😊 😊 🥰
Good point about made in america maybe we could have our own doll business !
I have all my dolls from the 50's and 60's.. I'm sure I bathed them many times as a little girl, but now I'm questioning about water getting inside and the eyes. I guess it's ok though? really enjoyed watching this. thank you
They are so dang cute, and I love the outfits!
Ah, thank you so much Ann! 😊 😘 💕 😊
Beautiful thnku for sharing
You are so talented!
How lovely, they are super adorable. Love the clothes you did. I would love to see a video about potty training with a doll. I have a daughter who needs to be potty trained and I need help!
Thank you Ana! 😊 💕 😊 That’s a great idea for a video ~ in a little tiny nutshell, the child teaches the dolly to use the potty and then you teach the child, meanwhile using the dolly as an example all along. It takes a few days of being at home, because after they spend the morning teaching the dolly, then you spend the afternoon teaching the child. And then it takes about another day to have the child basically running around in a t shirt and no undies (so that they can get on the potty fast) to sort of cement it in. It’s great because the child totally understands what is going to happen because they have already taught the dolly. One thing though, the child has to be exhibiting some sort of desire to begin potty training, or else it doesn’t work quite as quickly. The book that I learned and used this method for all five of my kids (and it worked beautifully!) is called “Potty training in 24 hours” or something really similar to that. It’s an old book from the 70s, but it totally works! I am sure if you googled it, it would bring up the right book. Best of luck 😊 😊 😊 its a big day when they are finally potty trained!!! ( Actually, its more of a HALLELUJAH moment than anything!!! 😂 😂)
@@CarolsCurrentObsession Thanks for the tips Carol, cos I really do not know where to start!
Great. Loathing! They look adorable!
Sorryimeant clothing
Thank you! Cheers!
Oh my goodness such cuteness!! They really are so sweet! Thanks for the tip with the sewing machine oil, I will try that - I thoroughly enjoyed your dolly business 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
Thank you Jay! ❤️ 😘 😀 Sometimes I look at my growing pile of “dolly business” and I get a little concerned ~ then my husband complains about my “one last doll” statements and I get a little more concerned ~ 😂 😂 😂
Carols CurrentObsession oh I know what you mean bless you - there’s always just one more 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Beautiful 😍. 😍
You are welcome 😊.... 😊
I bought a little doll with very clouded eyes and yesterday used your tip for clearing eyes- there's a huge difference today. So pleased with the resulti, I have shared your video with my fellow UK Palitoy Tiny Tears collectors- thank you..
Oh Elizabeth! I'm so glad that I can be of some use! 😊😊😙😊 Isn't it so rewarding to see the lovely old dolls sparkle once again?! 😊😊
@@CarolsCurrentObsession Hello Carol, i posted your video on the face-book page today and have a number of collectors say that they will us the technique to brighten and clear their dolls eyes-thanks again,
Very nice work! 😊
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How cool!! My kids call my mom MAGA!! Never heard it anywhere else.
And I heard you say your name is Carol .... funny ... so is hers!!!!! She's much older though.
That really is funny! My 1st grandson never could say “gramma” quite, and as little kids do sometimes, he dyslexically switched it to “Maga”. I like it, lol! There is this hilarious video about choosing grandma names, and all I can say is, I’m glad I got Maga instead of something like Lala, 😂😂😂. Here’s the link to that video, it’s pretty funny! th-cam.com/video/FEnw-TDuwn0/w-d-xo.html
Nice job with these babies!
Thank you so much, Sylvia! 😊😊💝😊
Beautiful!🌸💙🌸
Very nice makeover , well done, love the little outfits too
Thank you so much Mary! 😊😊💝😊 I love the doll in your avatar picture, is that a little Toni doll of yours? (It also looks like sweet sue sort of...lol...my old eyes ...)
Cute dolls. Your grandchildren must LOVE visiting you. lol
Thank you so much, Diane! They do love it 😊😊💕💞😊 I like to make dolly quilts and there are little vintage bassinet and a stroller too. I found an old metal dolly high chair that was repainted and has seen better days that I need to get fixed up for them as well.im pretty sure I have just as much fun as they do 😉😊😊💓😊
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They are lovely dolls and you dressed them so nice.
Oh thank you so much! 😊😊💞😊
My dream job would have been doll making, butCorporate America sent our jobs overseas 40 years ago.
Nice dolls
Thank you Marie! 🥰😘🥰
Cute dollies
Thank you! 😊😊💞😊
@@CarolsCurrentObsession you're welcome.
I really enjoy your videos! They're super cozy and very helpful!
They all look so cute! I've tried the oil, but it didn't last long term, it seems the heating method last longer.
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The old Horsman dolls with the painted eyes are adorable! I collected quite a few of them, but have since sold them. The best cleaner for vinyl dolls I've found is Twin Pines 9-1-1 cleaner. That and a good old magic eraser gets most gunk off vinyl.
Ah thanks for the tip! Is Twin Pines 9-1-1 sort of like Pinesol? Or is it a specialty type of cleaner?
@@CarolsCurrentObsession It's a special cleaner for vinyl dolls. Their website is just twinpines.com. They also sell a good peroxide stain remover for vinyl dolls. :)
Hi Carol, I love watching your videos about saving these beautiful little beings. Did you know that Mary Hoyer’s granddaughter started up the Mary Hoyer Doll Company again? Dolls and clothing made in the USA, Lancaster PA👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I had no idea!! 💞💞💕💞 I am going to look that up ~ thank you Brenda! 😊😊😘😊💕
Those are really cute. You did a great job. Thanx for the video and the tip on the oil for the eyes. Thats great. Thanx alot. Okla. City, Okla.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting Kim! I’m really glad the video is helpful 😊 ❤️ 😊
I just found a doll at the thrift, disassembled, washed and it's air drying now... Why don't you disassemble the dolls to clean? There's dirt inside the joints 😅 especially the neck attachment
Your dolls Are so sweet!
Thank you Jarene! 🥰😊🥰😊🎀
I love these dolls! You’re the best!
Thank you Dedra! 💕💞💕
They’re all so cute
Thank you Leman!! 😊 😘 ❤️ 😊
New subscriber here and Ill tell ya, as much as I love my grands, they are hell on dolls - omigosh!!¢ I found a soft bodied 14" doll at GI awhile back - cute, clean and in cute jammies. She's sleepy eyed (nearing blindness now, I fear). One eye now seems a bit slow but the other is suddenly without eyelashes and sticks. Love your video - I've a few vintage I'll be refurbing soon so excellent guidance! For this little nameless softbody, I need a good eye repair video!
Thank you for subscribing!! 😊 😂 😂 😂 yah, the grands can be hard on the goods, truer words truer words 😂 😂 i wish those half gone eyes were easier to repair. One trick that i found for a droopy misaligned sleep eye is to take a needle nosed plier or a small forceps and catch it on the rim of one of the eye edges and try to carefully nudge the eye back into place. Sometimes it works and every once in a while on the really cheap dolls, it basically makes the eye worse, lol, soooo… proceed with caution! If its a cheapo dollar store type doll, i wouldnt try it, but if its a decent vintage doll, then it will probably be fine. At least it will align the eye.
Now, replacing those eyelashes can be a stinker. You reall have to decide if the doll is worth it, lol!
First, youll need a couple of cheap paintbrushes from the dollar store. Cut off the brush right close to the stick of the paintbrush, to get as long of brush pieces as possible. Then using tweezers, take a couple of pieces of brush and fit them into that slightly raised rim where the original lashes fell (got pulled) out. You can try to dip the lash bits into glue before inserting them, but i personally make a mess doing it that way, unless i also tediously cover the eyeball, and it stays put. (I have used that Glad wrap with the wax dots on it and it works ok, but you run the risk of wax residue if you get it too warm or push it too hard, so there’s that, too.) I’ve also just waited till I’m done inserting them and then add a tiny line of white glue to the top side and then let it dry clear. Then, ONCE THE GLUE HAS DRIED (dont do it before, or you might be cussing up a storm, lol!) trim the eyelashes to all the same length.
They are delightful. You do not look old enough to have grandkids.
Oh thank you so much! You made my day! 😘💕💓💕😘😊😊 I actually have 6 grandkids now, with number 7 on the way 😊😊 (but I started sorta young ~ at 20, and I'm 49 now......😢😥
Hi Carol. I used to do cataract surgery with a little vaseline on the eyes. I'm wondering how clear nail polish would work? I've been building a bit of a doll collection since I last posted. I bought a new Momoko which I love, a Tonner Ellowyne Wilde (new and expensive) Yikes! I've been making clothes for her but she is as small as I want to go with the doll clothes. I just ordered my first OB11 from aliexpress this week. Pretty excited to see that one when she comes. The mail is so darned slow these days it will probably be a long time before I see that one. I don't mind buying from China when I can't get the same made here in Canada and we just don't have anything like that. I think my favorite doll is still the Waldorf I made in the winter. She makes me smile every time I walk by.
OHH mYYY, those Tonner dolls are pricy! But they are beautiful! 💞 I would not use clear nail polish, as it can stick the eyes in place and also can wrinkle the plastic of the eyes. If you have a doll that has cloudy eyes from what looks like a white sort of film (not just cloudy inside), you can hit them with a hot blow dryer for a few seconds ( be careful, it gets hot fast, and your hand will feel it!) and that will “melt” the white film away. What that white stuff is is usually the waxes in the plastic separating, and creating that white film, and you’ll notice that when you are hitting it with the heat, it has a sort of oily or melted wax type of residue that will need to be swabbed up with a piece of tissue paper or a q-tip. Once the eyes are fixed with the blow dryer, they will stay clear for years longer. I have a couple of dolls that I have fixed this way, and its been over 10 yrs, and they are still good on the eyes, so its a very effective way of fixing them when they have a white film. You have to be careful, and sometimes hit the eyes with short bursts of heat, but it does work!
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Thank you Cmarie! 💝😊😊
Always lay dolls face down to allow the eyes to drain and always store face down to prevent eyes from sinking back into the head.
Beautiful 😍. I just subscribed for your channel ❤
Thank you so much Tanner 😘💕💞💕
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@@CarolsCurrentObsession you are amazing 👏❤. I responded back to you as soon as I saw your message was on post 📫.. Have a great weekend 😀..
Enjoy your videos very much ❤
Tfs I have a couple from my mom. They need a clean up
You are so welcome, I hope it helps! 😊😊
Awww so sweet
Thanks so much Irene! 😊
Haha.. I am Mooga!
I have a vouge doll with a cloth body and sleeper eyes. Any hints to clean her??
I think that she is copywritten 1964. Although, I got her brand new in 1973 or 74.
Thanks in advance.
Thank you so much
You are so welcome, Irene! Thank you for watching! 😊 ❤️ 😊
Love your videos
Thanks so much for watching them Disney! 😊 😘 ❤️
i love dolls 🥰
A cloudy eye on my wife's 1963 vintage "Rosebud" is what concerns me. The left eye is a little foggy compared to the right. I have seen this trouble supposedly cleared elsewhere by placing a paper funnel over the faulty eye and directing warm air from a hair-dryer. Have you any views on this or would you advise sewing machine oil or maybe silicone oil?
Many thanks and kind regards from l'il olde England!
Welp, time to learn how to make dolls!
Yes, or refurbish old ones 😊
It the same in Australia do we buy chain and are a Australia dolls i love bjd dolls so wat do we do?😍😍😍
LOL! I know! We buy more dolls! 😂 😂 😂
I now have a problem with my doll’s eye- I messed it up trying to clean the foggy eyes. So- can you do a video of how to fix an eye that is now a twisty eye that even needs the lash strip put back on.Can the head be removed of a rubber horsman doll in order to fix the eye?
Hi Leslie! Ahhh, these old dolls can really give us a certain amount of grief, lol! I definitely can do a video on how to fix that, but I’ll try to tell you as well as I can right now, in case it takes me a hot minute to get the video done.
So with the twisty eye, sometimes you can take a flat head screw driver and GENTLY push one way or the other, and get the eyes to reposition.
If that doesn’t work, it may come to removing the head, but depending on the type of doll, that might be a risky venture.
As for the eyelash strip, here is a cool little trick ~ go to the dollar store and pick up some ( maybe 3 or 4) of those really cheap kid paint brushes, you know, the really stiff crappy kind. Then you‘ll also need some white school glue or something similar that dries clear. Now take the doll and look closely at the spot where the eyelashes are supposed to be, and you’ll notice there is a tiny sort of raised area of the metal eye housing. Take a needle or pin and clean that trough out all the way, making sure that there is no left over glue or eyelashes left in there. Then take your cheap paintbrushes, and snip the brush as close to the handle as possible. (I like to get a paper plate, and snip the brush on one side, and put a puddle of white glue on the other side.) Then you need to get a little tweezer and dip a few hairs in the glue (just the tips!!) and then insert them into the eye trough. This is a touch tedious, but once you are done, dab the tiniest bit of glue on the edge of a toothpick and run it just barely along the line of eyelashes. Once they have dried (oh please learn from my hasty mistake, and wait, lol, or all of your hard work may shift!) decide how long you want the eyelashes to be and trim them up to size, and VOILA~ she is done! I hope this was helpful 😊
Carols CurrentObsession I actually have the eyelash strip in tact- so is there an easy way to reattach it? Also, will the doll’s head be able to come off and on? I just don’t want to break it.
Is there a way I could send you a picture so you might could tell me if you know anything about this particular doll’s head- removal, that is. Sorry to be so much trouble.
Have you tried magic eraser?
Those dolls turned out well in their new clothes. Could I ask what the doll is in the red at the back corner please. Thank you
Ah, Tony, thank you so much! That doll is a 23" Sweet Sue, & she's a bit of a rarity ~ she's a composition doll, where most of her ilk are made of hard plastic. I have a video about her, if you are interested. th-cam.com/video/l7ojI7Y-iVM/w-d-xo.html
@@CarolsCurrentObsession Thank you for your reply, I have watched your video now. yes you made her look amazing with the new wig and clothes. Thank you
This is such a cute video. I'm guessing from your accent you're from Utah or Idaho? You are delightful!
🤔👌🏻🤣🤣 you guessed it, idaho indeed 🤣 you must either be from this area or have known folks from this area, lol, Idaho is not really well known. Well..Well... at least, we didn't used to be...lol... people routinely mix us up with Iowa and Ohio, or think we are a city somewhere in California 🤣🤣🤣
Any ideas on finding original clothing? The internet has not been helpful. I feel my doll was not popular for the time period as Vogue made several before and after '78 so looking for even a photo has proved difficult.
Mmm~ the best idea on that would be to look for the doll in toy catalogs and then at least you would have an idea of what to look for.
Also, period doll clothes patterns can give an idea as well.
As to where to find them once you know what you're looking for ~ that's much harder. These dolls particularly were ones that generally only came with one little outfit, and mother would sew the rest. EBay will sometimes have doll clothing lot sales however, and you may find pieces that way as well.
For me, personally, I just find an old pattern for the correct doll size and make them the clothing.
If you don't sew, however, eBay and garage sales may be your only hope.
I hope this helps a little. 😔😒😘😘😊😊
@@CarolsCurrentObsession Well it's weird but with further research I found the doll was made in '64, I got it brand new in '78. So did they sit on shelves for a long time??
I did find ONE photo online but it's a defunct listing and I can't reach the poster.
I will take your advice and see what I can find - at least I figured out the year!
So what can you do with vintage doll vinyl that has gone pale white yellow ? The kind I have gotten for my girlfriend and the head is that old hard plastic but the body and limbs are soft plastic that had yellowed and turned white, can you dye that vinyl back to pink?
I have never tried to dye the vinyl back to pink, however, sometimes you can wash the doll up very well and then I have heard of people putting acne cream on the vinyl that will sometimes remove the yellowing. I have never personally tried it, but I have heard that it works. There is a gal named Tammy Laskey that has a channel called Tammy Laskeys Dolls, or something really close to that, and she is the one that talks about putting the zit cream on the dolls for getting staining and yellowing off the vinyl. Best of luck to you, please let me know how it turns out!!
Did not work, gave it away because I dumped my gf
My vintage horsman doll has some sticky substance on her- any suggestions, I tried a little dawn and it helped but it’s still has a some on it.
Ah, Leslie, I'm afraid it might be bad news. If a good wash up with Dawn won't remove the sticky, then it's a good chance your doll has what is called Hard Plastic Disease, or HPD. Try the Dawn again, and use a scrubby, if possible, and if the stickiness doesn't go away, I'm afraid that it may be that the plastic is disintegrating. If it's something like a small area where there is sticker price or tape residue, that should come off quickly with Dawn and a green scrubby. If it seems to be a stickiness that's like a chemical reaction, then it's definitely the HPD. And you should know, HPD can spread to your other dolls, so if you have a doll that's afflicted, you need to dispose of it, or you risk your entire collection. Do try the Dawn again, though, just to be sure, and Google HPD ~ there are a few articles out there that show picture examples of HPD, so you can better assess what's going on with your doll.
Carols CurrentObsession -I think I have about got it off.
Ciao!!^.^
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You’re such a great MAGA 🩷🩷🩷
Can you use any other kind of oil
You know, I wouldn’t, and the reason why is that other oils may disintegrate the plastics. I know from sad experience that tri-flow (while amazing for a sewing machine!) and wd-40 are definitely NOT good to use, for the very reason of eating the plastics. And food oils will gum up really quite badly.
Great show, learned alot, oul in eyes, dont get stuff from china..
Only thrift dolls from China...
Wow great video madam!Ijust subscribed! I have posted a doll restoration video also if you want to check them out.
Thank you so much Tony, I will definitely check it out! 😊😊😊
You’re not supposed to get water in vintage, dolls, eyes they will rust and mold
Hello you must not cleen the old dolls. Because maybe they have spirits ...inside of them....
Well, ive never run into any dolls with spirits, but if I did, dont you think they would want to be clean?
Cleanliness is next to Godliness, as my mother always said. 😉
I think the dolls today are ugly wish they would make dolls from the 50sand 60s
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