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Use Vintage Display Box for Barbie's Living Room

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A glass and brass vintage display box in the shape of a hexagon. Sometimes these were used for jewelry or as miniature terrariums in the mid 1970s.         I picked this vintage glass display box from the 1970s at a local Goodwill. I thought it would make a lovely sofa table in our doll's house. Little ones can display whatever treasure they think their dolls would enjoy inside of it.        I cut a clear plastic sheet, the same size of my box/sofa table by tracing around the top of the box with a marker and cutting out the shape  slightly smaller. Then, I hot glued the shells onto this plastic hexagon in order to keep them in place. When the dolls tire of their beach themed living space, their child mothers may change out the displays for something else like flowers or holiday decorations.        Some parents may believe that the fragility of such a item will not suit for a younger girl or bo...

Toothpaste Not Just for Whitening Teeth!

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These dolls not only look clean, but they smell clean too, just like fresh mint!         Try cleaning your dolls the way you clean your teeth! After purchasing these cabbage patch kids at a local resale shop in my area, I decided to give them a good brushing. These little figurines were so dirty and dingy, I thought that using a toothbrush would be just right for getting into those hard to reach areas. Then I used a dish washing soap for their yarn hair. I think that this experimental cleaning was quite successful don't you? Now my dolls look almost as clean as they were when first purchased! What a dirty little doll; I hope that she can be restored!