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--...

 Hey guys!! So after Lilo got water stains… well… I figured I’d put together a semi-amusing post.  So today we have:  The Prerequisites to truly become a RestlessRoseDoll  *side note, I’ve been vibing with Time of the Season by the Zombies but also July by Hozier (which is such a Caspian song and I love it for him) but! Time of the Season… love it.  #1 : Staining.  Paint stains, random stains… when you set out to only buy TLC dolls… all your dolls have stains.  #2 : Water Stains. I will say, *I* have only caused water stains on two of my dolls off the top of my head (Lilo and Jo) because usually when my dolls go “swimming” their entire body ends up getting wet (so there isn’t any staining) OR (and this is more common) I just end up buying dolls with water stains *cough cough I’m looking at you Dylan Tate*  #3 : We are so past middle school  My book characters are in like their 20s, my youngest is Cielo who is 16. And I paint doll tattoos. I p...