My local thrift store had a giant bin full of Barbie dolls with regular dolls priced at $1.99 and children dolls only .25! I had a great time pawing through the pile and came home with this collection for under $12. Read on to see their clean up:
The first thing that I did was to strip everyone of their fabric clothing and make a nice bubble bath in the kitchen sink with a bit of dish soap. I like to sanitize the sink first so that I'm not dunking my dolls in a bacteria filled swamp 😐
I tossed everyone in and give them a good swish through the soapy water. Since bun Barbie's hairstyle was in such good shape, I was more careful with her and took her out right away.
I used the sprayer to rinse away all the bubbles and let the dolls drip a bit before moving them to a dishtowel on the counter.
The next step was to make a new basin of water for the clothing and wash it thoroughly as well.
Next I tackled the hair while it was still damp. Severely tangled hair can be fixed by dunking it into fabric softener and combed out. Just make sure to give it a good rinsing afterwards or it will feel gunky.
Once everyone was cleaned and untangled they hung out on the counter to dry.
Now for the fun part, dressing everyone and deciding where they go:
Bun Barbie got her original dress back minus the boots (nobody wants to serve customers in those heels) She's now serving up sweets in the ice cream shop.
Short hair Barbie and blue swimsuit girl are now spending their days at the pool.
Long haired blond is now dressed as a nurse and visiting the ice cream shop. My youngest niece chose this little girl and the pink headband Barbie to represent herself and her mom (my sister) and left them at the table having a snack the last time she was at my house. Since my sister is a nurse in real life I thought she would like having a doll that looks liker her mom at work, too. I'm going to leave them both here for her to find the next time she comes to play 😊
This poor man and his terrible 90s outfit... I just don't know what to do with him. At least he's clean!
These three girls have permanent outfits that look sort of like dance or gymnastics uniforms. They are having a sleepover upstairs.
These three got dressed up in outfits and shoes. The left is an outfit that came with the haul, but the middle and right are from Dollar Tree. Apron girl is tending to the vegetable patch wile the other two are having a birthday party.
And this lady got the solar system dress before heading to the living room with a bowl of popcorn.
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I hope you enjoyed this thrifted Barbie post, thanks for stopping by!
-Jennifer
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