Since then, we moved to our new home and my Sasha family grew even more! I also finally have my very own craft corner and the dolls have their own shelf. I will post pictures later.
However, I'm posting this one anyway as it was already written, to show you some of my new dolls.
It has been a while since the last time I posted anything to my blog. There was a little complicated situation with my family moving. It was stressful and it influenced our lives, including my knitting, posting on my blog and other things. I wish the situation could have been better.
I have some new dolls and I would like to share them with other Sasha doll lovers. :)
How many similar dolls can one have? I do not know. But I just found out that it is difficult to resist a new Sasha doll even when you already have one just like it.
I found two Sasha dolls on the Facebood Marketplace, one Honey Blond 101 and another Sasha Baby Bear doll. I already have a Honey Blond, but the price was very friendly. In my defense, I think that very few people could resist buying for such a good price. The dolls were in excellent, not-played-with condition, and in their original clothes. The lady was selling the dolls that she had bought for her daughter in the 80s. So, I bought them. The shipping was very fast, I got them the next day after paying the price. It was a very pleasant transaction!
After they arrived I was speechless. The dolls bodies were silky to touch, and they hold poses like they were made yesterday. The hair and uncovered parts of their bodies were dusty, but not diffucult to clean.
So meet my new Sashas. All cleaned up and beautiful!
This is Kvitana, a Honey Blond 101 Sasha doll. I already have another Honey Blond 101 doll. Maybe one day I will resell one of them, but for now they're both staying. They can be twins :)
Also, I think this one is slightly taller, her eyes seem lighter, and her body has a warmer color compared to my other Honey Blond doll.
It has been a while since the last time I posted anything to my blog. There was a little complicated situation with my family moving. It was stressful and it influenced our lives, including my knitting, posting on my blog and other things. I wish the situation could have been better.
I have some new dolls and I would like to share them with other Sasha doll lovers. :)
How many similar dolls can one have? I do not know. But I just found out that it is difficult to resist a new Sasha doll even when you already have one just like it.
I found two Sasha dolls on the Facebood Marketplace, one Honey Blond 101 and another Sasha Baby Bear doll. I already have a Honey Blond, but the price was very friendly. In my defense, I think that very few people could resist buying for such a good price. The dolls were in excellent, not-played-with condition, and in their original clothes. The lady was selling the dolls that she had bought for her daughter in the 80s. So, I bought them. The shipping was very fast, I got them the next day after paying the price. It was a very pleasant transaction!
After they arrived I was speechless. The dolls bodies were silky to touch, and they hold poses like they were made yesterday. The hair and uncovered parts of their bodies were dusty, but not diffucult to clean.
So meet my new Sashas. All cleaned up and beautiful!
This is Kvitana, a Honey Blond 101 Sasha doll. I already have another Honey Blond 101 doll. Maybe one day I will resell one of them, but for now they're both staying. They can be twins :)
Also, I think this one is slightly taller, her eyes seem lighter, and her body has a warmer color compared to my other Honey Blond doll.
So here they are together, Jasmina and Kvitana together.
The second doll is a Baby Bear. The baby has a unique expression, I am not sure if I was able to capture it with my camera. I love the doll! She holds the pose better that my other two baby dolls, and her haircut looks a bit different. I believe she is from 1982, because her outfit has narrower pique stripes on the fabric, as referenced in the Sasha Dolls Series Identification book. Her name is Evelyn!
And here she was, waiting for her new dress.
The Baby Bear Doll has her original clothes but she lost her wrist tag, and her teddy bear.
I cannot replace her tag right away, but I've made her a white teddy bear, as a friend. She seems happy with it.
Here is the dress and panties I just finished for her.
They look like they like each other.
Here are all my Baby Dolls together :)
Now, about my experience with vintage clothes. The doll's original dresses were covered with yellowish-orange age stains all over dresses, panties, and baby's hat. I just sprayed the clothes with Shout. It worked partially, but the stains weren't out yet. I then put the clothes in water with detergent overnight. I changed the water a few times. 80% of the stains were gone, but a few stubborn ones were still there.
Then I mixed water, soda, and hydrogen peroxide together and the mixture did magic. Almost all stains gone, but I will repeat it once more to get it totally cleaned.
Here is my cute family! Love them all!!!
