This is "Belle," the second of the five "sister dolls" to my childhood Arranbee doll. Belle has a medium length brown replacement wig and blue eyes. Her wardrobe consists of outfits in red, white, and blue.
She is waving "hello" to you, as she is a friendly doll. She has on a red and white gingham shirt that buttons in front, jeans, and a denim cap, all of which I designed and made for her.
I found some cute denim sneakers for her to wear, too.
Belle also looks nice all dressed up. This pretty long white lace-trimmed dress came on an old Madame Alexander doll that had been in an attic a long time. The dress was quite dusty, but a gentle washing brought out its beauty. I added a red velvet sash.
This dress was made of two coordinating fabrics that just begged to be made into a doll dress for Valentine's Day! Wouldn't you be Belle's valentine if she was wearing this dress? I also made a red net petticoat to go with the dress.
Belle is in the drill team at her school. This is the outfit I made for her, complete with white boots and
matching panties. I like the diagonal bodice.
This red white and blue tiny print is decorated with baby rickrack and features bell sleeves. A nice summertime dress that I made for Belle.
This is an outfit that came in a vintage collection with a fixer-upper doll. I repaired the tears in the blouse, added new elastic to the sleeves, altered both the blouse and skirt to fit, and washed and ironed the outfit. Now Belle has a nice schoolday outfit.
Belle wears soft white cotton gown that I trimmed with hand embroidery on the yoke.
Here is Belle in her trunk.
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