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US Ash Full Fringe

Aqua Eyes, Pink & Grey

SN #2876R2


Outfit

Satin & Taffeta full length Gown


Repairs
I fell in love with this little chubby belly girl.

She is SUPER minty and although she is an 86 girl, her make up is amazing and strong. I decided not to style her in the usual Full fringe way, she looked so cute like this. I have gone for a glamourous look for her with this gorgeous dress made from Satin and Metallic 2 tone Rayon. I added a genuine swarovski crystal hair clip to finish the look. SO SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!

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Aussie Ash Sidepart Ringlet

Aqua Eyes, Pink & Peach

SN # faded


Outfit

Original Teal Sleeper


Repairs
What a sweety this little one is. She has her problems, but she is so cute. She had a facial smoothing treatment, and 2 x deep conditions, a detangle, her frizz I smoothed out best I could, her ringlets were restored with medium set. She has a bit of a hair cut in the front, which covered up fine. Slight make up touch up.She is just so cute with those big Aqua eyes.

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Before Chiara After




Euro 2 Tone Midpart Ringlet

Green Eyes, Pink & Peach

SN #3218HR


Outfit

Peach Tafetta & Lace Dress

Made by Bonnie USA


Repairs
OH WHAT A STUNNER!!

Could not resist this girl. She is keeping the name her original Mum gave her. It means 'Bright' in Italian.

She was in great condition when she arrived. I loved her loose ringlets and only did a little neatening to her hair and re set a few ringlets in the front. I also did a light spray to depill her face. Bonnie is making a special outfit for her in an Apricot colour.

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Aussie Ash Sidepart Ringlet

Green Eyes, Pink & Peach

SN #no tag, cut.


Outfit

Shorts & Vest Play Set (3pc)

Made by Laurence in France


Repairs
I won this lovely girl along with the original Yellow Romper outfit, shoes & socks. She is sweet. She had a bath & depill, but was overall really minty. Her hair is so soft. I have restored her hair in a more 'relaxed' curl. She has a small imperfection on her cheek, but how cute is she?? This doll is named after another lovely girl I know. Her sister is below.
HI MEG, GEORGE & WILL!!

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Hermione

Aussie 2 Tone Sidepart Ringlet

Violet Eyes, Peach Make Up

SN #1008HR


Outfit

Bunny Outfit
Made by Bonnie USA


Repairs
She had the most birds nest hair EVER. It took me 2 hours to remove the knots!!. She was also VERY dirty, so endured a long 'bath'. Her hair turned out magic. It is soo soft and bouncy. Her original make up was stronger on her left eye, so I had to touch up her right eye to match.

Luckily her part was completely intact.

She is one of my most favourite.

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Before Georgia After




Aussie Ash Double Ribbons

Brown Eyes, Pink & Grey

SN #1437HR


Outfit

Striped Dress with Beads

Made by Laurence (France)


Repairs
I bought this lovely girl as I fell in love with her expression. When she arrived, I smoothed out her face and rewove her part and styled her hair in the Double Ribbons style. My first try. She has amazing original make up. I have had this dress for a while waiting for the right girl to come along. Suits her perfectly. This doll is named after a lovely little girl I know. Reminds me so much of her.

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Aussie Ash V Part

Teal Eyes, Pink & Peach

SN #faded


Outfit

Repro Pink Flare Dress

Made by Nicole & Maria

Past Perfection USA


Repairs
A bit of a problem girl this one. She had a bad hair cut along her fringe, terrible mould all over her body, pilling, crack in her eye and also a hair cut to the length with frizzy ends. After a wash and mould removal I straightened her hair to get the frizz out, thickened up her fringe to cover up the cuts, then added in some curls. Her eyeshadow, cheeks & lips were faded, so added a bit of colour.

I just love her eyes. I'd never seen the teal eyes before. She's very cute now.

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Bree

Aussie 2 Tone V Part

Green Eyes, Peach Make Up

SN #1407HR


Outfit

Original Lavender Party Dress

Repro Barrettes


Repairs
She was pretty great when I got her. I gave her a bath, smoothed out some pilling on her face and re wove her part which was a bit messy. That was a challenging first time. Put a few curlers in the top layers (of the long strands) to add a bit of lift

I just love the V Parts.

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Cate Before Cate After




Aussie 2 Tone Puppy

Green Eyes, Pink & Peach

SN #3386R2


Outfit

Repro ABC Floral Dress

Made by Nicole & Maria USA


Repairs
Her entire body was covered in Mould! She had lip stick, liquid paper, pen and other marks. She soaked for 48 hours and had mould treatment. Now I had to deal with the terrible hair cut she had right across her fringe. I restored her parts and what was left of the fringe. To bulk up the fringe, I wove forward plugs from the top of her head and trimmed them to fringe length.

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Aussie 2 Tone Pony Ringlet

Green Eyes, Peach Make Up

SN #2047HR


Outfit

Flare Style Stripe Dress

Made by Laurence in France


Repairs
She was a lovely girl but smelt smoky and was pretty grubby.
Only a slight bit of mould but was quickly cleaned. Parts were restored and her ringlets came back with a twist.

I've heard some collectors say that Ringlets can't have a xxx7HR serial number, but this girl definitely has and she has not had artificial ringlets put in.

She has a lovely face and her dress frames her colourings.

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Belinda Before Belinda After




Aussie 2 Tone Ultra Long

Brown Eyes, Peach Make Up

SN #0067HR (faded)


Outfit

Red Silk Taffeta Dress

Made by Bonnie USA


Repairs
She was in amazing condition. Probably had already had a bath but had to bathe her again to combat the pilling problem on her face. Just a bit of mould around the eyes. Re Conditioned her hair and rewove a couple of gaps in her part. Perfect.

I just love this dress on her!!

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Alice Before Alice After




US 2 Tone Top Knot

Green Eyes, Peach Make Up

SN #0706R2 Handwritten


Outfit

Repro Floral Flare Tulip Dress

Made by Bonnie USA


Repairs
She was very dirty and had the typical "grey" look to her. Her face was totally faded. She had a bath & soak, some minor mould removed, parts were pretty intact just needed slight fixing. Hair curled to add body and complete make up was applied.

She has a very sweet face.

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Max Before Max After




US 2 Tone Curly

Green Eyes, Pink & Peach

SN #1267R2


Outfit

Pumpkin Patch Outfit


Repairs
He was pretty perfect. Cleaned him and he is very soft and minty.

Very understated make up applied. Such smooth minty skin, his eyes; perfect.

He is sooooo cute in his little outfit from Pumpkin Patch.

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Charlotte Before Charlotte After




US 2 Tone Puppy

Brown Eyes, Pink & Peach

SN #1616R2


Outfit

OOAK Butterfly Organza Dress

Made by Bonnie USA


Repairs
She was pretty grubby but
cleaned up SO EASILY. No soaking required. Her parts were pretty much all still there, although the fringe was re worked. I added some soft curls to her hair to soften her face.

Her make up is FANTASTIC and original. Only very minor touch up on the faded inner lips.

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Madeline Before Madeline After




Aussie 2 Tone Crimp

Green Eyes, Peach Make Up

SN #3268HR


Outfit

Original Floral Flare Dress


Repairs
None required. This girl was perfect. All I did was change her outfit and hair ribbons to better
suit her colouring. Her outfit is complemented with original lace socks and white Mary Janes.

She is one of my favourite girls.

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Holly Before Holly After




Aussie Ash Sidepart Ringlet

Blue Eyes, Pink & Peach

SN #faded.


Outfit

Repro School Dress

Made by Bonnie USA


Repairs
This girl had lots of hair cuts but after a decent soak and wash, she cleaned up well. She had so much frizz. I reparted her hair, and straightened only the ends to remove the frizz. I twisted her hair in small clumps to dry. After drying I gently combed out to get the scruffy look. I had to cut her hair into some sort of style as it was all different lengths and patch up the small hole in her cheek. I stuck a bit of fabric from her scalp and positioned it under the top fabric. I also added some make up and removed nail polish from her feet. I think she turned out really well.

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Aussie Ash Haircut

Brown Eyes, Peach & Pink

SN #2058HR


Outfit

Retro Flare

Made by Jamie K T (USA)


Repairs
This poor little girl would have originally been an Ash midpart ringlet, but a nasty apprentice hairdresser has got to her. All of the length is gone but the fringe is still all intact as was the part. She was absolutely filthy and needed extensive soaking and scrubbing. Her face came up amazingly well, very smooth and fluffy. I re worked her hair and gave her a mini haircut to even it out. The back of her hair is very curly. Sometime I have to block out what potential biohazard I could expose myself too when washing these kind of dolls. I contemplated using gloves this time. Now she's is totally kiss and huggable. Little sweety.

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Aussie Ash Sidepart Ringlet

Blue Eyes, Peach & Pink

SN #2108HR


Outfit

Original White Ducky Dress


Repairs
This little cutie has a hair cut all over. She has however enough hair to save her.

I gave her a wash and her face is super smooth now and her body is nice, clean and fresh. I also conditioned and detangles her hair and it is very smooth and soft. Her ringlet popped right back in. She is so cute with her short ringlets. No frizz at all!

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Before Honey After




US Ash Curly Piggies

Aqua Eyes, Pink & Peach

SN #Faded


Outfit

Aqua and Pink Flower dress


Repairs
This girl was in great condition, she had some light depill work and her hair was condtioned and softened. Her make up was lightly touched up as it was abit faded. A very beuatiful gift from a super kind gal !!!!

Thanks Jodi

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Before Elspeth After




Canadian Ash Double Ribbons

Blue Eyes, Pink & Peach

SN #1827HR


Outfit

Pink with Silver Sparkle Dress

Made by Sue (Mauve_Twin) (Australia)


Repairs
Another little sweet heart. She is a stunning doll. Amazing condition. I bought her from a dear friend. She needed nothing major done, she is very minty and all I did was neatened her hair from her trip. Super perfect little love.

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Before Padma After




Aussie Ash Midpart Ringlet

Brown Eyes, Peach Make Up

SN #tag cut


Outfit

Stripes & Lace Dress

Made by Laurence (France)


Repairs
She had a scratch to her eye and a bit of face sagging but her hair is fantastic and soft. Her fringe is super long too and has a soft curl. She was washed, depilled, face skin was set tight during drying, hair done, ringlets retwirled naturally (so no forced pinning) and her make up was evened out. Gorgeous

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Before Odessa After




US Ash Topknot

Brown Eyes, Pink & Grey

SN #1676R2


Outfit

Spots & Dots Dress

Made by Sue (Mauve_Twin) (Australia)


Repairs
I couldn't resist this girl. She is SO MINTY and lovely, she needed no work at all, I combed her hair and changed her dress. Super lovely condition all over. Barrette made by me. I'm a shocking sewer.

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Ash Midpart Ringlet

Green Eyes, Pink & Grey

SN #-----


Outfit

Flowers & Lace Dress

Made by Laurence (France)


Repairs
Fell in love with this girl. Ultra minty body, and the BEST ringlet hair I have ever seen. I spend hours carefully detangling her hair bit by bit. No artificial curling methods, curlers, rods or pins were used on this girl, the hair simply popped back into soft, tight supple ringlets. LOVELY! Sorry no before photo, I lost it!! She is so wonderful and perfect and her hair is now in wonderful soft ringlets just like she would have been when she was new.

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Aussie Ash Crimp

Aqua Eyes, Pink & Peach

SN #3208HR


Outfit

Original Jogging Suit (sold sep)


Repairs
I have been very very spoilt in the last few months. I have had so many sweet friends send me dollys as gifts. This one is very special as she is from a dear friend. I love this combot too. THANK YOU DEAR FRIEND. You know who you are!!.

xoxoxoxox

All this girl needed was a bath, depill, part rewoven and some crimp care. I plaited her entire head in small plaits and left for 2 days. It really helped with her frizzy out of control crimp hair. She is here with her Strawberry Shortcake friend, Angel Cake.

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Aussie Double Ribbons

Green Eyes, Peach Makeup

SN #35--HR Faded


Outfit

Gorgeous Halloween Dress

Made by Pam (Australia)

Ebay ID: Oldskills58


Repairs
I was amazed to find almost all of her original parts were there including her fringe. She had a bit of curl to her hair but I wasn't convinced she was a ringlet girl. The curls look so good on her I gave her some soft ones. She has faults ie. A few little holes on her upper lip, but when I washed her gently, I fluffed up the pile and it covered it a lot more. It's much harder to spot now. Overall she had a wash, depill, hair condition and detangle, body depill, curls and make up because she was so pale. I gave her a bit more make up than I usually would to give her a younger look. When a doll arrives, I 'get to know them' before I do anything to them as I like to bring out the little people and the personality I see inside them.

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US Puppy with Haircut

Blue Eyes, Pink & Grey

SN #---


Outfit

Pumpkin Patch Cord Pants.
Her shirt from one of Laurence's Overall Outfits.


Repairs
What a sweet face. Her hair cut was no where near bad enough for me to cut off her Ash locks for an artifical wig. She's too cute!! I gave her soft flowing locks of hair (much like a V Part), added a but of curl, depilled her face, Voila!!

Stunning minty fluffy body. Love her round face.

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US Ash Puppy

Blue Eyes, Pink & Grey

SN #---


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Repairs
Little cutie pie. Such a sweet face.

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Aussie Sidepart Ringlet

Blue Eyes, Pink & Peach

SN #---


Outfit

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Repairs
This girl has serious frizz, and I hope to bring her back to her former glory and tame this wild hair.

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US Waif

Blue Eyes, Pink & Grey

SN #---


Outfit

Pink & IvoryTaffeta Dress

Made by Sue (Mauve_Twin) (Australia)


Repairs
Such a gorgeous face. I had a red wig on her which I liked but I didn't LOVE, so I gave her this super expensive Mohair wig. It's just divine!! It;s a lovely soft blonde with a hint of strawberry. Matches this dress to a T. PERFECT!

I added some extra make up and voila!! Super cute.

LOVE this wig on her!! Very happy now.

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US Ash Mystery Doll

Brown Eyes, Pink & Grey

SN #---


Outfit

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Repairs
Cuet little doll. Not sure what she is or if she has haircuts etc. She's a peachy skin and has some body damage. With clothes covering the holes, she will be fine, still a cute dolly.

 

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