Four Dollar Flea Market Fashion Doll Find

Have a look at those eyelashes!
Did someone fall asleep
at the  ..um... brush?

Her markings seem to indicate that she's
nobody in particular.
Yay!  I get to keep her
for a while. :)

Sylvia at Waterfront

If you are in Brunswick, Maine

on the weekend

do visit the indoor flea market.

It is called the Waterfront Flea Market

and is in Fort Andross.

Tucked away in the middle

of this fascinating place

is

Sylvia.

Now Sylvia does not like

to have her picture taken,

BUT

She does not mind if I

take pictures of her dolls.

After all, 

they are for sale.

Here is some of what

I got to see, today.

~Reproduction Bru~

Bru is a name which nearly
any doll collector recognizes.
The French dolls have been
reproduced in various forms
many times.

~Patsy Joan by Effanbee~
This one is hard plastic.

~American Child by Dewees Cochran
for Effanbee~
This beauty is also hard plastic.

~Dolly Rosebud by Horseman~
(another hard plastic)

~Rosebud Brother by Horseman~

~Applause's Raggedy Ann~
What a cutie,
don't you think?

And more...
The beautiful big composition darling,
Chatty Cathy,
more babies, more compo,
more hard plastic and vinyl...

Years ago
I started talking to Sylvia just about
dolls, but (in the interest of full
disclosure) I now count her among
my real friends. :)

One That Got Away

Do I regret it?
I'm not sure.
I found this Cameron Diaz
doll
(Jakks Pacific)
at an outdoor flea market
over three years ago.
Harry was selling
her for $2, and I was intrigued.
We talked
quite a lot as I
went through his dolls.
He has a story,
as does everyone,
and I wonder how he is
sometimes.
This doll represents
the Natalie Cook
character from
the film,
Charlies Angels.
She has a soft vinyl
"skin" and I could feel
her "ribs" and "backbone"
under that.
If you look very closely,
even with this rather bad
picture,
you can see that she's
quite detailed...
(ahem.)
I think that is part of
the reason I let her go.
I sold her rather cheaply,
along with several
used Jem friends
dolls that I am not
sure whether I regret,
either.
Have you sold
or
given away dolls
you regret losing?

Renew This Rescue Doll or Leave Her Alone?

We met at an outdoor flea market.
I passed her by with just a glance.
After all, I did not need another doll.

Walking back by
on the way to the car,
I looked more closely at her.
I knew I would.
It was nearly inevitable.

A vinyl Madame Alexander Elise!
Was she meant to
be a bride?
Forlorn, but still lovely
 in her torn finery,
I could not leave her there,
especially at that price.
(I think it was $8.)

Now, what is to be her fate.
Not too many vinyl Elise's
have been sold on eBay, lately.
The cheapest was over $25.
She looked in much better shape
than mine.
My dolls is missing the heels on
both shoes - the glue marks are there.
There are at least two holes in the
fine tulle of her outer dress.
Will that grayed tulle ever be white, again?
Is it worth while to replace the elastic
in her petticoat?
The tag of her dress is frayed.
It is on the left back side
of her bodice on the
outside!
Is that the normal place?
How does the tag get frayed?
Her face paint looks good.
Her sleep eyes work well.
Her hair is a little matted,
but not much.

To redress or not to redress?
what do you think?