You also both have the best memory I can barely remember yesterday and you two remember when you got each and every doll. This is my favorite doll channel too !
Shelley, you are truely an official Doll Doctor! The work and transformation is incredible on these Dolls! Your videos are also so inspirational and help me get motivated! Thank you very much! 👏
I love the dolly transformation videos, it always amazes me how much time and effort you put into fixing and making over dolls most people would write off. My favourites were the Hawaiian Barbies they have such beautiful faces.💜
Hi, I've been watching you for about a year now. Your channel, your/Colleen's collections and restorations are a huge inspiration to me and I'm so happy i can finally leave you a comment to say this! 😅 keep on keeping on!
Watch your videos is a therapy and relaxing time for me! Thank you so much for teaching us your wonderful techniques and of course your beautiful collection! ❤
I am so glad we can comment ❤ I love watching your videos , your love for dolls and the story behind it them really makes me enjoy your channel more, thank you ❤
He is an icon! It's cute that your Siamese cats like dolls too. Oliver is such a pain whenever they are out--rolling around, rubbing his face, trying to chew ha ha :)
I absolutely love your videos! I watch some of them many times over to make sure I’m doing it right. I ALWAYS come back to yours for important info on how to do things. much love………Linda
The brow touch up! *chef kiss* I struggle with brows, so none of my girls have them if they are rubbed off. They get bangs or pretty hats! But that is so smart to use chalk! It looks so good! Thanks for the tip!
Thank you! Eyebrows are the hardest thing to paint for me. The pastels definitely are easier to build up without looking chunky. I just put a little bit of sealer down first (so the pastels have something to grip to). Then you just wet the paintbrush and rub it on the pastel, and paint with it. Once it dries and you seal it, it is just as durable as paint :)
I didn't realize one of the dresses was Maxie! Thanks for the info! I only have one other transformation video waiting to go up. After that, I'm not sure how many I'll be able to post since it will depend on what I find this year at the flea market :)
Omg your comment section is finally unlocked, your vids are pretty much the reason I've been able to properly clean and fix my dolls, as well as to get rid of any unwanted smells on their bodies and clothing because who knows where those dolls had been before ending up in my hands, loveee your videos
Seeing dolls come back to life is so relaxing, and I will have to try the peroxide treatment on hair for a severely marker stained Ever After High doll I thrifted. Making a wrap in the style of mummy bandages would be a good way to accessorize Nefera or Cleo dolls with broken/misshapen limbs
Omg I was born in 1986 and when you said your precious Cabbie was pushing 40 I cringed! Hahahaha!!! 😂😂😂😂 I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! Super entertaining! So happy you turned your comments back on. 😊😊
Thank you! I'm glad my dolly commentary can be comforting background noise :) I have such a slow heat response. I can't tell you how many times I have burned myself because I didn't realize how hot something was--will literally hit my hand on the inside of the wood stove and not feel a thing ha ha!
ASMR dollie cleaning at the beginning, love! Thank you for the video, Dollies came out beautifully! My back kills me after a while so I started sitting in the tub with two cleaning buckets and standing for the boil wash. I can do 10 dolls if I do that method. 😊
Thank you! I know a lot of people like the sounds of doll cleaning, so I try to include it when I can. I'm glad you found a way to do the boil washes without killing your back. I had a problem standing to do it a few years back after I messed up my knees.
Hey beautiful!! I hope you, your sister, and your fur babies are doing well!! I wanted to email you guys and check in but I didnt know if that was too weird or not lol!! So I'm happy the comments are back on. I gave alot of catching up to do on your videos!!
Love your dolly transformations. Tthey're so gratifying, so much fun to watch & so rewarding & worthwhile after all the tedious work you put into grooming them in the end. 🫶🏼💜🩷🩵Does Mr. Oliver like to cuddle up on the dolls? Or does he like to rub against/scentmark or chew on them ? 🤭
Thank you! Mr. Oliver likes to do all three--cuddle, rub, and chew. He especially likes tulle--he has fun playing with that, but of course we have to keep an eye on him ha ha :)
Okay, here's my random question I've been dying to ask while comments were off: what is your music genre of choice while working on your dolls? I always see the headphones and my curiosity is off the chart. 😂
I was going to buy another Frankie Stein doll only for the body, because my reproduction Frankie her head along with her neck peg fell off the body. Luckily I had a spare body that was found in the garage so now she’s complete.
If you soak them in Oxi Clean (or any oxygen based cleaner) that takes care of the stickiness. I do it all the time for sticky shoes, accessories, doll heads, etc and it works great :)
I have a Barbie Jewel mermaid doll and would like to wash her outfit. Do you know if it can be washed or is the material something you wouldn't want to put into water. I got her in a box, but she smells a little musty.
I've washed my Jewel Hair Mermaid Barbie and Midge outfits and they were fine. I would just recommend not letting it soak too long, since that metallic material is a little more delicate :)
I've always just used regular laundry detergent (I make my own, but you can use any kind you have). So just a little bit of detergent in cold water should do :)
hey i feel like you are the doll aficionado so i have a question I have a bratz doll with a very wobbly head. her head is wobbily because the neckholes have two cracks on them. how do you think i should go about fixing it? can you post a tutorial or something
The neck has cracks or the head has split? Usually heads get wobbly from the joint inside getting stressed from age (which is where tying the fish line around it comes into play). But if there are cracks on the neck that are causing the issue, then you would want to patch them. I have a tutorial on that already :) If the head has tears in it, then you would want to use a flexible glue to repair the tears.
You will need a flexible glue, and just use a toothpick to apply it to the splits :) This is the brand I've used in the past for such repairs: www.amazon.com/Loctite-Plastic-Adhesive-1-Ounce-1360694/dp/B001F7E9VI/ref=asc_df_B001F7E9VI/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=198142582501&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14986058158224766926&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001830&hvtargid=pla-352793682230&psc=1&mcid=9c7dfae7f87132c5bc93b13e978a4e6b&gclid=CjwKCAiA2pyuBhBKEiwApLaIO8QUcdPUmYfAdsMhZStBgCNw9bbKujrzQyVFP6ZqS00HHEraK8D6JxoCteIQAvD_BwE The brand doesn't matter, as long as it is made for rubber, vinyl, etc. it will work (you want it to be flexible, so the head can still squish--regular super glue dries hard).
No, you want a glue that dries flexibly, because you need to repair the fleshy head. A hard glue like e6000 will make the bottom of her head crunchy, and the tear will just happen again since the glue can't move around with her head (I've had that issue several times when I tried using glues that dry hard).
Silver eye isn't caused by water. It's a factory defect that happened in Pleasant Company dolls when the decal inside was faulty and peeled. You'll see boxed dolls from the 80s/90s who were never touched have it. Raven (doll in the video) is made by Mattel, so she isn't at risk. I did use a blow dryer on the cold setting to get all the water out, I just didn't show it. I had no other choice to get her eyes a little wet because the makeup was on top of her eye lid too. But she is fine--I filmed this like a year ago, and she still has perfect eyes :)
@@AThousandSplendidDolls Thank you for that information!! I had no idea. Good to know Raven still has her eyeballs intact. I loved watching this video. Do you know if Pleasant Company is still in business?
I love your transformation videos but I'd like to see you go back to mostly voice over instead of captions. I like to watch in the background and and with captions that's difficult without missing things. but ultimately, it's your channel do whatever you like, no pressure haha! oh and the dolls look positively gorgeous!!!
Thank you! I try to mix it up--I have a bunch of people who like just hearing the sounds of the cleaning, which is why I sometimes put captions in instead :) But I definitely still will do voice overs, especially if I have music on in the background or something.
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You also both have the best memory I can barely remember yesterday and you two remember when you got each and every doll. This is my favorite doll channel too !
Aw, thank you! It does help us that we keep track of where/when we got dollies on Flickr, because if my memory gets hazy I can go back and check :)
I swear you hav the BEST doll channel imo
Thank you so much!
Shelley, you are truely an official Doll Doctor! The work and transformation is incredible on these Dolls! Your videos are also so inspirational and help me get motivated! Thank you very much! 👏
Aw, thank you so much :)
I love the dolly transformation videos, it always amazes me how much time and effort you put into fixing and making over dolls most people would write off. My favourites were the Hawaiian Barbies they have such beautiful faces.💜
Thank you so much! The Hawaiian Barbies are absolutely stunning--well worth the effort of re-rooting for sure :)
I love this channel, you guy's bring me a lot of comfort during hard times 💞
Thank you! It means the world to me knowing our videos can be comforting :)
Wow!!! This video is so fantastic from BEGINNING TO END!!!!! Yes!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!
Aw, thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it :)
I am amazed at how beautifully you restore your dolls! Your jewelry additions are gorgeous too, and add your own brand of magic to each one! LOVE
Aw, thank you! I absolutely love accessorizing my dollies :)
I love your channel. You and Colleen are so talented.
Thank you so much :)
Hi, I've been watching you for about a year now. Your channel, your/Colleen's collections and restorations are a huge inspiration to me and I'm so happy i can finally leave you a comment to say this! 😅 keep on keeping on!
Thank you so very much!
Such hard work and gorgeous results. Thank you for a longer and very satisfying video
Thank you so much!
You do such a great job making up these dollies. It inspires me to take in more second-hand dolls myself :)
Thank you so much! Fixing up secondhand dolls is my favorite part of collecting :)
Thank You for sharing your love of dolls with other doll lovers!!❤
Thank you for watching!
Wonderful makeovers ❤love your channel your the best
Thank you so much!
You did an amazing job with all these beauties, as always!!!
Have a great day 💜💜
Thank you so much!
Fabulous work! ❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much!
I love your videos ❤ Colleen and you have an awesome collection of Dolls. Thank you for sharing your collection with us.❤
Thank you so much!
I rehab dolls for charity donation and have learned so much from your videos. Thank you so much!😊
Thanks! It's so awesome you fix up dolls for charity :)
Watch your videos is a therapy and relaxing time for me! Thank you so much for teaching us your wonderful techniques and of course your beautiful collection! ❤
Thank you so much :)
It’s so lovely to see you having fun while caring for these dolls
Thank you! It's lots of fun cleaning dollies :)
Dolly Transformations are my favorite videos you guys do. It’s like the island of misfit toys, where the dolls come to get the tlc they need :)
Thank you! I love the island of the misfit toy analogy ha ha :)
Love your videos! Great doll collection
Thank you!
I am so glad we can comment ❤ I love watching your videos , your love for dolls and the story behind it them really makes me enjoy your channel more, thank you ❤
Aw, thank you so much :)
I literally love Oliver so much he’s an icon! I have two Siamese cats and I swear they love being around the dolls as much as we do!
He is an icon! It's cute that your Siamese cats like dolls too. Oliver is such a pain whenever they are out--rolling around, rubbing his face, trying to chew ha ha :)
I absolutely love your videos! I watch some of them many times over to make sure I’m doing it right. I ALWAYS come back to yours for important info on how to do things. much love………Linda
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you find these videos helpful :)
The brow touch up! *chef kiss*
I struggle with brows, so none of my girls have them if they are rubbed off. They get bangs or pretty hats! But that is so smart to use chalk! It looks so good! Thanks for the tip!
Thank you! Eyebrows are the hardest thing to paint for me. The pastels definitely are easier to build up without looking chunky. I just put a little bit of sealer down first (so the pastels have something to grip to). Then you just wet the paintbrush and rub it on the pastel, and paint with it. Once it dries and you seal it, it is just as durable as paint :)
I saw a Lookin' Smart Maxie dress! Can't wait to see if you have the Maxie that goes with it
I didn't realize one of the dresses was Maxie! Thanks for the info! I only have one other transformation video waiting to go up. After that, I'm not sure how many I'll be able to post since it will depend on what I find this year at the flea market :)
@@AThousandSplendidDolls Anytime! It's the dress with the white top and pink skirt with the hearts in it
Thank you!
Omg your comment section is finally unlocked, your vids are pretty much the reason I've been able to properly clean and fix my dolls, as well as to get rid of any unwanted smells on their bodies and clothing because who knows where those dolls had been before ending up in my hands, loveee your videos
Thank you so much! I'm so glad my videos could help you clean and fix your dollies :)
Yessss! You sisters are back!! 🎉🎉 Love your channel.❤
Thank you!
Love y’all’s transformation videos! ❤ They’re so calming and informative! And I love how you find unique ways to repair dolls that seemed beyond help!
Thank you so much! I love a challenge, so it's fun needing to creative problem solve with some of them :)
Seeing dolls come back to life is so relaxing, and I will have to try the peroxide treatment on hair for a severely marker stained Ever After High doll I thrifted. Making a wrap in the style of mummy bandages would be a good way to accessorize Nefera or Cleo dolls with broken/misshapen limbs
Thank you! That's a good to make wraps in the style of mummy bandages :)
Omg I was born in 1986 and when you said your precious Cabbie was pushing 40 I cringed! Hahahaha!!! 😂😂😂😂 I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! Super entertaining! So happy you turned your comments back on. 😊😊
Thank you so much! It always makes you feel old when you realize the age of the dollies you grew up with haha :)
i find it so comforting to clean/organize/ get ready with your doll-commentary in the backround haha
i’m also convinced you’re a targaryan by now since BOILING hot water doesn’t phase you whatsoever ahah
Thank you! I'm glad my dolly commentary can be comforting background noise :) I have such a slow heat response. I can't tell you how many times I have burned myself because I didn't realize how hot something was--will literally hit my hand on the inside of the wood stove and not feel a thing ha ha!
another very entertaining vidoe, the dolls all look so fresh and clean. 😊
Thank you! It was great fun cleaning them :)
This video was relaxing and super useful! Thank you!
Thank you so much :)
thanks for sharing ❤
Thanks!
ASMR dollie cleaning at the beginning, love! Thank you for the video, Dollies came out beautifully!
My back kills me after a while so I started sitting in the tub with two cleaning buckets and standing for the boil wash. I can do 10 dolls if I do that method. 😊
Thank you! I know a lot of people like the sounds of doll cleaning, so I try to include it when I can. I'm glad you found a way to do the boil washes without killing your back. I had a problem standing to do it a few years back after I messed up my knees.
Hi Shelly & Colleen hugs for you both
Thank you!
I’m so excited to watch! Love these videos 💜
Thank you so much!
Hey beautiful!! I hope you, your sister, and your fur babies are doing well!! I wanted to email you guys and check in but I didnt know if that was too weird or not lol!! So I'm happy the comments are back on. I gave alot of catching up to do on your videos!!
Aw, thank you! I never mind it when people email me, but I do check my comments more often :)
So many dolls.😊
Indeed!
It was funny that you let Mr. Heart's head float around in the bowl of water. Just a head out of water.😂 At least you got his head on.
It was funny watching that back in editing!
Love your Vids !
Thank you!
Love your dolly transformations. Tthey're so gratifying, so much fun to watch & so rewarding & worthwhile after all the tedious work you put into grooming them in the end. 🫶🏼💜🩷🩵Does Mr. Oliver like to cuddle up on the dolls? Or does he like to rub against/scentmark or chew on them ? 🤭
Thank you! Mr. Oliver likes to do all three--cuddle, rub, and chew. He especially likes tulle--he has fun playing with that, but of course we have to keep an eye on him ha ha :)
Good job 🤣♥️
Thank you :)
Are you guys going to pick up the new American Girl Disney princess line?? They are really cute but wayyyy too expensive for me..
I'm glad they aren't $300 like the last ones! I do really love Tiana, but I'm not sure if I'll get her (maybe on a sale or something) :)
Okay, here's my random question I've been dying to ask while comments were off: what is your music genre of choice while working on your dolls? I always see the headphones and my curiosity is off the chart. 😂
I'm actually listening to RUclips videos most of the time :) When I do listen to music, it's random genres depending on my mood.
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I was going to buy another Frankie Stein doll only for the body, because my reproduction Frankie her head along with her neck peg fell off the body. Luckily I had a spare body that was found in the garage so now she’s complete.
I'm glad you were able to find a body for your Frankie!
How do you get the sticky feel off of doll shoes and a horse saddle? I have washed them with dish soap, but it still feels sticky.
If you soak them in Oxi Clean (or any oxygen based cleaner) that takes care of the stickiness. I do it all the time for sticky shoes, accessories, doll heads, etc and it works great :)
Thank you.
You're welcome :)
I have a Barbie Jewel mermaid doll and would like to wash her outfit. Do you know if it can be washed or is the material something you wouldn't want to put into water. I got her in a box, but she smells a little musty.
I've washed my Jewel Hair Mermaid Barbie and Midge outfits and they were fine. I would just recommend not letting it soak too long, since that metallic material is a little more delicate :)
@@AThousandSplendidDolls what did you wash it in? Would you use Woollite?
I've always just used regular laundry detergent (I make my own, but you can use any kind you have). So just a little bit of detergent in cold water should do :)
@@AThousandSplendidDolls thank you for answering my questions.
hey i feel like you are the doll aficionado so i have a question
I have a bratz doll with a very wobbly head. her head is wobbily because the neckholes have two cracks on them. how do you think i should go about fixing it? can you post a tutorial or something
The neck has cracks or the head has split? Usually heads get wobbly from the joint inside getting stressed from age (which is where tying the fish line around it comes into play). But if there are cracks on the neck that are causing the issue, then you would want to patch them. I have a tutorial on that already :) If the head has tears in it, then you would want to use a flexible glue to repair the tears.
the neck hole has splits on it so how would i fix that?@@AThousandSplendidDolls
You will need a flexible glue, and just use a toothpick to apply it to the splits :) This is the brand I've used in the past for such repairs:
www.amazon.com/Loctite-Plastic-Adhesive-1-Ounce-1360694/dp/B001F7E9VI/ref=asc_df_B001F7E9VI/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=198142582501&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14986058158224766926&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001830&hvtargid=pla-352793682230&psc=1&mcid=9c7dfae7f87132c5bc93b13e978a4e6b&gclid=CjwKCAiA2pyuBhBKEiwApLaIO8QUcdPUmYfAdsMhZStBgCNw9bbKujrzQyVFP6ZqS00HHEraK8D6JxoCteIQAvD_BwE
The brand doesn't matter, as long as it is made for rubber, vinyl, etc. it will work (you want it to be flexible, so the head can still squish--regular super glue dries hard).
@@AThousandSplendidDolls would e6000 glue work?
No, you want a glue that dries flexibly, because you need to repair the fleshy head. A hard glue like e6000 will make the bottom of her head crunchy, and the tear will just happen again since the glue can't move around with her head (I've had that issue several times when I tried using glues that dry hard).
Oh, my!! I cannot believe that you washed the AG doll’s eyes like that. Weren’t you afraid of causing silver eyes?
Silver eye isn't caused by water. It's a factory defect that happened in Pleasant Company dolls when the decal inside was faulty and peeled. You'll see boxed dolls from the 80s/90s who were never touched have it. Raven (doll in the video) is made by Mattel, so she isn't at risk. I did use a blow dryer on the cold setting to get all the water out, I just didn't show it. I had no other choice to get her eyes a little wet because the makeup was on top of her eye lid too. But she is fine--I filmed this like a year ago, and she still has perfect eyes :)
@@AThousandSplendidDolls Thank you for that information!! I had no idea. Good to know Raven still has her eyeballs intact. I loved watching this video. Do you know if Pleasant Company is still in business?
Thank you! No, Pleasant Company was bought out by Mattel in 1998.
I love your transformation videos but I'd like to see you go back to mostly voice over instead of captions. I like to watch in the background and and with captions that's difficult without missing things. but ultimately, it's your channel do whatever you like, no pressure haha! oh and the dolls look positively gorgeous!!!
Thank you! I try to mix it up--I have a bunch of people who like just hearing the sounds of the cleaning, which is why I sometimes put captions in instead :) But I definitely still will do voice overs, especially if I have music on in the background or something.
Hawaiian Barbie hair😂
Io avrei lavato anche l'imbottitura.
:)