Restless Rose Dolls

It's torture. In the most "fulfilling" way  This was my... "it's finals week, let's start a doll reno project!" ingenious idea.     Losing my Mind over my OG Diner Reno Pt. 1 Hey guys!  So, the cherry tree in my yard is *finally* blossoming!  But... it's been pouring rain... (typical, right?) So I decided I would throw this together, and do a... I guess a dollhouse update?   As you can see, this is the Our Generation Retro Diner.  Which honestly, I really do love it, like the countertops and the music box and everything... but those colors??? Hahahaha no.  Not me.  I've been wanting to repaint it for years... and decided... this was the year to do it.  *I've been working on it for about a week, as you will see, progress is painfully slow* So... I did something really shocking for me, and I actually went and did research about how to "properly" paint plastic.... and I actually took the effort to sand it down and properly clean i...

Bonjour!  I know I JUST posted, but at this point, I feel like an irregular posting schedule is kinda the trademark of this blog… like that’s just the joy of RestlessRoseDolls, no one knows what I’ll do next! Not even me! 😭🤣 Besides, I have about five other posts I’m planning/working on (two of them I’m really excited about and hopefully they will both be posted within the next three weeks!)  Anyway, let’s circle back to my point.  I have been waiting  and waiting for the cherry tree in my front yard to blossom, but alas, (it feels so funny to say 'alas') I have a feeling I will still be waiting quite awhile. (All the other non-cherry but pink blossoming trees in my neighborhood are filling me with false hope)  Here is the picture I took last year, because I need a cover photo:    So I decided, that while I am so *very* im*ahem* patiently waiting, I decided I would—instead of just daydreaming about—manifest my collecting goals for this year! Because...

 guys.... I— Ya.   Uhm.  *Ahem* New Doll Clothes!!! *money is just... well... it's just paper and a number, let's ignore the total... Besides! We're working on our spring fashions* I really try to avoid Etsy.  Because.  The stuff is SO cute, but it is so expensive.   I honestly wish I had just learned to sew.  But that's okay.   So.  Ash Wednesday was last week... and I decided I was (among other things) going to give up shopping and buying doll related things for Lent.  (We're crying real tears).  So what I did.  Was I... ya, I just decided to impulse buy some doll clothes the Sunday before, because you know.  It's like Fat Tuesday, just, with doll clothes on a Sunday!  Anyway, the last of the packages arrived, I finished taking photos, I will include the Etsy shops with my photos, and let's get into it!  (Yes, this is just a photo dump). First things I ordered--and this was my cheapest purchase--...