Mom is sick and we have to liquidate her doll molds, eyes, clothing and wigs. I have a complete listing of all of the dolls. As far as I can tell all doll bases are complete with head, chest piece arms and legs or with head and full porcelain body. There are roughly 47 different dolls. Some of course will share the same body. I believe that most of the molds are new, a few may have been used a couple of times. We also have about 100 assorted bottles of GARE ceramic paints with the rack. You Haul -You Take All and they are yours absolutely free of charge.

I am also trying to do some restoration. I have a couple good dolls for practicing on, but not sure where to start. If you have anything that you could share with me on how to begin this process, I would really appreciate it. I do have one that I had to add the missing teeth and red behind them. That was not hard, just tricky to do. Had to put a new wig on one, and then trying to style it as a baby doll ... stopped on cutting it for now, until I have a better idea of how I want to style it. Sounds like you have found some info on the painting and wigs and costuming them. I have a hard time figuring out exactly how to dress them. I keep looking at my fabrics and could easily get carried away with entire wardrobes...lol Any info you want to share would be appreciated. Carol

Making hair out of yarn is not hard. You can use whole strands of fine yarn for straight hair, or you can unwind thicker yarn for curly hair. The yarn hair can be stitched or glued onto a ribbon or gauze and then glued to the head, or it can be stitched straight onto the head if it's made from soft material. The simplest way is to make a thick hank of yarn and tie it together in the middle with a thread of the same yarn. Fasten this to the doll's head, gather together and make a bun or a braid at the back, pulling the strands together to cover the top of the head. Crafty College has sometimes had courses in doll hair making: http://www.craftycollege.com

Jane, I just started my 4th month of HRT and I swear my hair suddenly feels familiar again! It has so much more body. Today I didn't even put conditioner in it because it feels so healthy without. Heck, I was going for the heavy duty moisturizer conditioners before and my hair was fly away frizzy and wouldn't do anything I asked - which was not much at all. It sounds like there is only so much you are willing to give up and I can't blame you. I'd try HRT first (3 full months) and if that doesn't work, promise yourself that $2,700. wig. NOW! Stop worrying because either way, your hair is going to be OK. Either with hormones or hair replacement therapy, which ever works. You are too pretty to let a little thing like hair get in the way of your confidence and happiness. $2,700. isn't that much money to spend on something big that can be fixed. Why do we justify so much money easily on our houses and then cheap out on the things that keep us from sleeping well at night? No one should cry themselves to sleep when a mere $2,700. could fix it. Yes, we may be vain. So what! Try the hormones, but don't rule out the wig! I bet a new leg would cost lots more... Be grateful it is only hair you need. LOL!