Wilson Kirsten took a long time to restore! I removed her eyes to bleach the face, but it removed the original face paint (as expected), so she got all new face paint and was sealed. Her eyes were carefully repainted to match her original eye color. Stains were also removed and her body was mended…… Continue reading Wilson Kirsten AFTER
When I saw this beat up Kirsten, I could see that underneath that dye transfer was a beautiful doll, ready to shine. She is, after all, a 1989 Kirsten doll with the white body version of tinsel hair (a bit less coarse than the 1991/92 cousin), and seafoam blue eyes. Not only does poor Kirsten…… Continue reading Yes, I bought this… Wilson Kirsten BEFORE
This really is one of my favorite Kirsten rehabs to date! This doll came to me in disarray with thinning hair, a giant stain on her cheek, and age spots on her cloth torso. Kirsten needed a lot of love, but I could tell that she would be beautiful by her very unusual turquoise eyes…… Continue reading 1989 White Body Kirsten Doll
Poor 1988 Kirsten looked a lot worse in person than she did in the photos! This girl had frizzy, unsaveable hair, a dog bite through her finger, and two holes in her torso (which I also suspect was created by a dog). This beauty was inspired by the actress playing “Claire” in Outlander. She has hand-drawn…… Continue reading 1988 Kirsten, “Claire”
I’ve been collecting and restoring vintage American Girl dolls for the past 5 years or so, but this is my first blog post with a before and after with some of my work. Recently I purchased a 1989 white bodied Kirsten doll on eBay. She truly looked like the had been in the garbage. She…… Continue reading 1989 Kirsten doll
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